Santa Maria Comic Con

🚨🌟 HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT! 🌟🚨

Well folks… we’ve combed the desert, searched the galaxy, and chased every lead imaginable trying to bring him to Santa Maria Comic Con for the last 3 years… and every time the stars just didn’t align.

UNTIL NOW. 😎🔥

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, comic fans and pop culture lovers…

🎉 PLEASE GIVE A HUGE SANTA MARIA COMIC CON WELCOME TO 🎉

✨ ✨Tim Russ

We’re beyond excited to finally make this announcement and add him to the growing lineup for the 2027 Santa Maria Comic Con!

Trust us… this is just the beginning. 👀

📍 Santa Maria Comic Con
📅 May 1–2, 2027
📍 Santa Maria Fairpark

Who’s ready to meet our newest headliner?! Drop a 🔥 in the comments and help us give the welcome he deserves!

🎙️🔥 Guest Announcement: Brian Beacock! 🔥🎙️

Get ready to meet the incredibly talented Brian Beacock — actor, voice actor, writer, producer, and musician whose career spans more than 100 animated series and video games!

Best known for bringing the iconic and sinister Monokuma to life in the Danganronpa series, Brian has also voiced fan-favorite characters including Akutagawa in Bungo Stray Dogs, Yumichika in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Chojuro in Boruto, Shima in Blue Exorcist, and Yamash*ta in Mission: Yozakura Family.

His extensive anime and gaming credits also include:
✨ Takato in Digimon Tamers
✨ Agumon in Digimon Data Squad
✨ Walker in Durarara!!
✨ Rivalz in Code Geass
✨ Krillin in Dragon Ball Super
✨ White Zetsu, Sakon, Ukon, and Chojuro in Naruto
✨ Shigechi in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
✨ Copycat in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
…and many more!

📺 On-screen, Brian has appeared in NBC’s The Rerun Show, CSI, and Passions, as well as films including Mulholland Drive (directed by David Lynch), Buying the Cow (alongside Ryan Reynolds), and the horror feature Hollow Scream.

🏆 Brian is also the creator of a Primetime Emmy Award-winning zombie comedy series and continues to entertain audiences across multiple platforms.

Be sure to follow him online:
📱 TikTok:
📱 Instagram & Bluesky:

🎉 Please give a huge Santa Maria Comic Con welcome to Brian Beacock! Who’s excited to meet the voice behind some of anime’s most memorable characters? 👇🔥

🎙️✨ GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: TARA SANDS! ✨🎙️

Get ready, anime and Pokémon fans! Join us in welcoming the incredibly talented to Santa Maria Comic Con – May 1–2, 2027!

⚡ Tara is one of the most recognizable voices in animation and gaming, with an amazing career spanning hundreds of roles.

🎮 Pokémon Fans Know Her As:
• Bulbasaur
• Richie
• Jasmine
• Oddish
• Tori
…and more than 50 characters from the original Pokémon series!

🌟 Anime & Animation Highlights:
• Biscuit – Hunter x Hunter
• Mokuba – Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Kari – Digimon Adventure Tri
• Anna – Shaman King
• Cynthia – Pokémon Generations
• Kombu Infinity – One Punch Man
• Death 13 / Mannish Boy – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
• Young Ban & Luigi – The Seven Deadly Sins
• Queen Badiane – Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie
• Plus roles in Naruto, One Piece, Beyblade Burst, Ultraman, Slayers, Durarara!!, and many more!

🎮 Video Game Credits Include:
• Sonya – Fire Emblem Echoes & Fire Emblem Heroes
• Genis Sage – Tales of Symphonia
• Masaru – Danganronpa Another Episode
• Leah – God Eater 2
• Roles in NieR: Automata, Dishonored, Final Fantasy, Dead Island, and many more fan-favorite titles.

🎤 Beyond voice acting, Tara has narrated over 200 audiobooks and served as the on-camera host of Cartoon Network’s “Fridays” for more than 100 episodes, interviewing celebrities and creating unforgettable memories for fans everywhere.

🔥 With an incredible resume spanning anime, gaming, animation, and television, Tara is a guest you won’t want to miss!

📍 Santa Maria Comic Con
📅 May 1–2, 2027
📍 Santa Maria Fairpark

Who’s excited to meet Tara? Drop your favorite character she’s voiced in the comments! 👇🎉

🎙️✨ Guest Announcement: Christopher Corey Smith! ✨🎙️

Christopher Corey Smith is an accomplished American actor, writer, producer, and voice actor from Redwood City, California. A classically trained performer, he studied at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and later founded and served as Artistic Director of his own Shakespeare company in Los Angeles.

While Chris has appeared in television and film, he is best known for his incredible voice-over career, lending his talents to hundreds of animated series, commercials, and video games. Fans may recognize him as The Joker in Lego Batman, Luke Skywalker in Phineas and Ferb, and Race Bannon in Jonny Quest.

Chris was mentored by former Mousketeer and Disney legend Ginny Tyler, whose Disney Storybook Album narrations inspired him as a child. Today, he has come full circle by narrating Star Wars books for Disney. He also trained extensively with the legendary Daws Butler, widely regarded as the king of Hanna-Barbera voices.

Since 2012, Chris has portrayed the globe-trotting adventurer Dr. Hank Johnson in the augmented reality game Ingress. He has been married to Broadway star and voice-over powerhouse Cindy Robinson since 2022.

🔥 Don’t miss your chance to meet Christopher Corey Smith and hear stories from an incredible career spanning animation, gaming, Disney, Star Wars, and beyond!

📍 Appearing at Santa Maria Comic Con
📅 May 1–2, 2027
🎟️ Stay tuned for autograph, photo op, and panel information!

We are so very excited to announce that Tim Russ will be our headliner 2027!

Santa Maria Comic Con coming to the Santa Maria Fairpark, May 1-2, 2027
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 10-4

Cosplay Contest
Artist Alley
Vendors
TCG Vendors
Food Trucks
Celebrities from Spaceballs, Star Trek, Dragon Ballz, Bleach, Pokemon, Star Wars, Naruto, One Piece!

🎤 Appearing May 1–2, 2027 at !

Steve is best known for voicing Shunsui Kyōraku in Bleach & Taketsuna Gori in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Hiruzen Sarutobi in Naruto / Naruto: Shippūden / and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Bang Shishigami in BlazBlue, Cain Barzad in The Seven Deadly Sins, Old Supreme Kai in Dragon Ball Super as well as the original voice of Shenron in the Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure movie

With a career spanning decades as a voice actor, director, and writer, Steve has helped bring some of fandom’s most iconic characters to life. Don’t miss your chance to meet him LIVE at Santa Maria Comic Con at the Santa Maria Fairpark!

📍 Santa Maria Fairpark
📅 May 1–2, 2027

Our first guest announcement for 2027! John Swasey will be joining us May 1-2, 2027!

Thank you again to everyone that came out, we are working on 2027 and can’t wait to bring another amazing event to Santa Maria!

Please feel free to fill out the guest survey below:

Santa Maria Comic Con Guest Survey 2026 We want to thank you for attending Santa Maria Comic Con, we are constantly looking for ways to improve and your input is always welcome!