In need of some ink therapy? Me, too. While Minnesota has no shortage of great tattoo artists, sometimes you just have to get inked at a convention.

A group of renowned tattoo artists have joined the already-stacked guest list for Twin Cities Con in just a few weeks!

Artists representing Ink Fusion Tattoo Empire will be inking up us nerds at Twin Cities Con, November 8th through the 10th at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

A Very Metal Comedy Show

Actor, comedian, and metalhead Brian Posehn will perform a comedy show Saturday, November 9th on the Hero Stage at Twin Cities Con (TCC). Tickets are $30 ($25 if you have a TCC badge).

From the world of sports entertainment:

  • Sting (the iconic pro wrestler, not the bassist from The Police)
  • Swerve Strickland (AEW)
  • Danhausen (AEW)
  • Deonna Purrazo (AEW)

From the acting world:

  • Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars)
  • Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in Star Wars)
  • Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Young Guns)
  • Danielle Fishel (Topanga from Boy Meets World)
  • Rider Strong (Boy Meets World)
  • Will Friedle (Boy Meets World)

From the voice acting world:

  • Tom Kenny (voice of Spongebob Squarepants, among many others)
  • Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Hazbin Hotel)
  • Vivienne Medrano (creator of Hazbin Hotel)
  • Brandon Rogers (Hazbin Hotel)
  • Alex Brightman (Hazbin Hotel, Beetlejuice the Musical)
  • Krystina Alabado (Hazbin Hotel)
  • Kimiko Glenn (Hazbin Hotel, Orange is the New Black, Into the Spiderverse)
  • Blake Roman (Hazbin Hotel)
  • Erika Henningsen (Hazbin Hotel)

From the author world:

  • Timothy Zahn (Star Wars: Thrawn trilogy)
  • John Jackson Miller (Star Wars: Kenobi, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country)
  • Aaron Reynolds (Effin Birds creator)

Guest schedule and tickets can be found at Twin Cities Con website.

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