INFOLIST Red Carpet PRE COMIC-CON BASH in Los Angeles 2026!

Featuring Stars, Producers, Creators & Execs from Your Favorite Blockbuster Movies, Top TV Shows, Comic Books, Anime & Video Games!

PRE COMIC-CON BASH!! in LOS ANGELES

AN AMAZING CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS COMIC BOOK, SCI-FI, HORROR, FANTASY & COSPLAY!

A RED CARPET EVENT!

Check our website for DISCOUNT TICKETS for our Premium Members!

https://infolist.com/listing/pre-comic-con-bash-in-los-angeles-2026/

with

SUPER-SPECIAL GUESTS

including STARS, PRODUCERS, CREATORS, and EXECS from your favorite

Blockbuster Films, Top Television Shows, and major Video Games, Manga, Anime, Comic Books, Cartoons

plus Music, Fashion & More:

COMIKAZE ENTERTAINMENT

LOS ANGELES COMIC CON

Attending:

Chris DeMoulin - CEO Comikaze Entertainment. Inc / L.A. Comic Con

Alli Johnson - Vice President, Show Director

Karen Kiefaber - President of Sales

MARKETING EXECUTIVE

BOB SABOUNI

GLOBAL HEAD OF BRAND

STAN LEE UNIVERSE

former EVP Marketing & Partnerships - MARVEL STUDIOS

former Chief Marketing Officer - STAN LEE'S POW! ENTERTAINMENT

TIM RUSS

Starring as "Tuvok" in STAR TREK: VOYAGER

Starring as "Tuvok" in STAR TREK: PICARD

Live Free or Die Hard• Poker Face • PEN15 • Supergirl

VFX /SFX/ANIMATOR

PAUL RUNYAN

THIS YEAR'S OSCAR-NOMINATED FOR VFX KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APESThe OSCAR-NOMINATED SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME The OSCAR-NOMINATED FREE GUY SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

PINNOCHIO (2022)

RED NOTICE

MORBIUS

The EMMY-WINNING WANDAVISION

The EMMY-NOMINATED LOKI

The EMMY-WINNING THE MORNING SHOW

The EMMY-WINNING GOTHAM

The EMMY-NOMINATED AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

HEROES REBORN

VISUAL EFFECTS / ANIMATOR / PRE/POST-VIS ARTIST

CARL FRITZ

THE LEGEND OF AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER

STRANGER THINGS: TALES FROM '85The EMMY-NOMINATED TWISTED METAL The OSCAR-WINNING CRUELLA The OSCAR-NOMINATED BEAUTY AND THE BEAST SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THEIVES The OSCAR-NOMINATED THE BATMAN (2022) The EMMY-NOMINATED DOOM PATROL POKEMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE

GODZILLA (2014)

THE EDGE OF TOMORROW

THE MAZE RUNNER

Clifford the Big Red Dog, Captain Marvel, Ready Player One

PRODUCER/WRITER/AUTHOR

STEVEN L. SEARS

XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS

SHEENA

SWAMP THING

SUPERBOY

THE A-TEAM

SCREENWRITER

THUNDER LEVIN

SHARKNADO 1 - 6

MEGALODON

ZOMBIE TIDAL WAVE

COMPOSER

RON WASSERMAN

X-MEN (series)

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESSDRAGON BALL Z (series) The EMMY-WINNING HOT IN CLEVELAND The EMMY-NOMINATED DEAL OR NO DEAL THE THUNDERMANS

AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL

The Real Housewives of New York City

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

HALEY NEWSOME

aka Lavender Towne

Writer/Creator of Eisner-nominated comic book

UNFAMILIAR

(2.3 Million on YouTube, 315K on IG)

DANIEL HOFF AGENCY

Attending:

KEVIN TURNER (Talent Agent)

TALENT AGENT & CO-FOUNDER

MICHAEL EISENSTADT

AMSEL, EISENSTADT, FRAZIER & INOJOSA, INC.Talent Agency

ASAP TALENT AGENCY

Representing actors, influencers, writers, athletes, comedians & more

Attending:

GEORGE BAKER (Owner / Agent)

CARTER DANDRIDGE (Talent Agent)

RPM TALENT AGENCY

Representing, branding & booking talent worldwide for television, film, commercials, theatre, print & voice over

Attending:

JENNIFER SIMS (Executive / Talent & Literary Agent)

PANDIUM FUSION TALENT AGENCY

Attending:

DIANA KEELER (Talent Agent & Creative Director)

CASTING DIRECTOR / CASTING ASSOCIATE

NANCY MCMANUS

Rob Zombie's THE MUNSTERS

AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: GIRLS' RULESBOY KILLS WORLD OUR LITTLE SECRET

ATLAS

WILD CARDS

MUSIC EXEC

STEVE OWENS

Exec VP of MESMERIZING RECORDS

43 Platinum and Gold Records including Michael Jackson,

Bruce Springsteen, Lionel Richie, George Michael, and Journey

EMMY-WINNING MAKEUP ARTIST / MAKEUP DEPARTMENT HEAD

DOUGLAS NOE

The EMMY-WINNING FOR ALL MANKIND

AVENGERS / AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR / AVENGERS: ENDGAMETHE HUNGER GAMES / THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY / HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

THOR: RAGNAROK / THOR DARK WORLD

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN / SPIDER-MAN 3

The EMMY NOMINATED LOKIThe EMMY-WINNING BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (series) The EMMY-NOMINATED THE ORVILLE The EMMY WINNING BARRY The EMMY-WINNING THE SHINING (series) The OSCAR-WINNING PULP FICTION

A Man Called Otto • World War Z • GrindHouse • Halloween (2007)

The Butler • Meet the Spartans • Planet of the Apes (2001) • Galaxy Quest

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR

WEN BY CHAZ DEAN

with Celebrity Gift Bags (retail value of over $300!) to be given out to our Special Guests,

and in a random drawing to some of our VIP Ticket Purchasers!

AND THANK YOU TO OUR ALCOHOL SPONSOR!

ROSA VODKA

A Rose-Infused Vodka ...with 27 medal wins, the most awarded vodka out there!

WITH CELEBRITY GUESTS:

KRISTANNA LOKEN

Starring as

"T-X" in TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES

"Rayne" in BLOODRAYNE

"Elora" in IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE

Appearing in

Star Trek: Voyager, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Lethal Weapon (series), Burn Notice, Girl Meets World, Battlestar Galactica, Mortal Kombat: Conquest

ISAAC C. SINGLETON, JR.

The voice of

"Dark Wing" in TRANSFORMERS ONE"Thanos" in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (animated series)

"Thanos" in AVENGERS ASSEMBLE

Appearing in

DEADPOOL

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

TJ STORM

"Maginty" in PUNISHER: WAR ZONE

"Bayu" in CONAN (TV Series)

also Motion Capture as Colossus in Deadpool

and as Iron Man in Captain America: Civil War

as Parallax in Green Lantern

as well as in Avatar, TRON: Legacy

LEILANI SHIU

Starring as “Teeka the Jawa” in OBI-WAN KENOBI

And also in

THE MANDALORIAN THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT

and starring as “Katrina the Cat” in Catatonic (Video Game)

RICHARD CHAVES

starring as "Poncho" in the OSCAR-NOMINATED PREDATORstarring as "Colonel Ironhorse" in WAR OF THE WORLDS (series)

Appearing in the OSCAR-WINNING Witness, and the EMMY-NOMINATED Days of Our Lives

KEITH DALLAS

Starring as

"Al Crane" in SUPERGIRL

appearing in

A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Twilight Zone, Stick, Woody Woodpecker, iZombie

JASON KONOPISOS-ALVAREZ

Starring as

"Shockwave" in TRANSFORMERS ONE

Appearing in

The EMMY-WINNING BARRY IDIOCRACY

CREATURE COMMANDOS

The EMMY-WINNING GENERAL HOSPITAL

DJ JIMMY KIM

Celebrity DJ & Host

Former DJ at KIIS-FM

16 Gold & Platinum Records on collaborations & Re-Mixes with

Madonna, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, MC Hammmer,

The Backstreet Boys, Mariah Carey, & more

AND MORE:

FON DAVIS

FONCO STUDIOS

Design, SPFX & VFX on:

STAR WARS: Episodes 1 - 6

THE MANDALORIAN

STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT

INTERSTELLAR

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

TERMINATOR: RISE OF THE MACHINES

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

THE MATRIX (2&3)

JURASSIC PARK (2 & 3)

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

GODZILLA: KING OF MONSTERS

Coraline, Galaxy Quest, Starship Troopers, Elysium

PRODUCER

NEAL FISCHER

Former U.S. Representative of Davis Films (Resident Evil, Silent Hill, etc.)

Producer, Sushi Girl

COSTUME DESIGNER

GLINDA SUAREZ

The EMMY-NOMINATED HOCUS POCUS 2NEVER HAVE I EVER

RUNNING POINT

THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS

A WRINKLE IN TIME

DAVID BAXTER

Former VP of Development at

LEGION M

Executive Producer of

WILLIAM SHATNER: YOU CAN CALL ME BILLMy Dead Friend Zoe, Archenemy, The Man In The White Van

Development on:

Fade to Black, Tobor: Family Destroyer, Defiant

Producer of Graphic Novels:

The Girl With No Name

Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls

KERRY O'QUINN

Publisher and Creator of Fangoria, Starlog, and Cinemagic Magazines

Producer of Fan Conventions including Star Trek 20th Anniversary and Star Wars 10th Anniversary

PANELIST AT SDCC for the film From the Bridge

WRITER / PRODUCER/ DIRECTORS

MARC & ELAINE ZICREE

SPACE COMMAND STUDIOS

Panelists at Comic-Con!!

EXPERIENCE LEVEL ENTERTAINMENT

Bringing You the Best Immersive Pop-Culture Events at Comic-Con!

Attending:

Bernie Bregman - Director of Development

GEEKFEST FILM FESTIVALS

The World's First and Largest Traveling Comic Con Film Festival

Attending:

Bill Ostroff - Creator & Producer

PLUS:

AMBER MARTINEZ – appearing in the EMMY-WINNING shows Silicon Valley, WandaVision, Euphoria, Homeland, This Is Us, the EMMY-NOMINATED shows The Good Place, Angelyne, Jane the Virgin, and Minx, The Offer

KATIE CHONACAS - appearing in the EMMY-WINNING Westworld, the EMMY-NOMOINATED It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, A Perfect Getaway, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Order: SVU, Cold Case

PETER JANG - Appearing in/stunts on The Suicide Squad, The EMMY WINNING Westworld, The EMMY-NOMINATED shows American Horror Stories, S.W.A.T., SEAL Team, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Danger Force, Tulsa King, RZR; Skeleton Crew, Shadow Force

CHRIS JAI ALEX – appearing in Extraction, Minx, Solar Opposites, Thundercats Roar, Supergirl, Captain America: Civil War, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (VG), “Mace” in the Call of Duty game franchise, God of War, Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Darksiders Genesis, Fright Krewe

CHRIS DELLORCO – Key Artist on Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner, Revenge of the Nerds, Coming to America; artist for Disney

AMY LINSAMOUTH - Founder Monster Candy Publishing; Writer - Omens, Byte Me, Jackie and the Magical Guys; Co-Writer - Vongfai (Sahtu Press)

PAT JANKIEWICZ – Writer/Creator Cosplayer Versus Shark, journalist for Starlog and Fangoria

NICHOLAS TANA - Creator of Hell’s Kitty and eJunky comics,and CEO of Smart Media L.L.C.

CHRIS GORE - Founder & Writer, Film Threat Magazine

LISA PINELLI - Playboy Miss Social (May 2013)

MIA HUDD - Miss Woodland Hills 2024, Miss Glendale 2023, Miss World America Hollywood

WITH

INFLUENCERS & CONTENT CREATORS

NATHAN KESSEL

Content Creator

(11.3 Million followers on YouTube, 10.9M on TikTok, 2.6M on IG)

ANNA MCCLELLAND (aka AnnaG)

Content Creator

(4.2M followers on YouTube, 3.8M on Tiktok, 1.2M on IG)

ERIC FINCH

Actor / Snoop Dogg Lookalike

(3.4 Million followers on TikTok)

EUNCHAE

Fashion Model / Content Creator

(2.3M followers on TikTok, 1.1M followers on IG)

JENNIFER MESSINA

Music Artist / Influencer

(802K followers on IG, 615K on TikTok)

NICOLE DE LA CRUZ

Singer / Actor

(588K followers on TikTok)

SIMONNA MILINYTE

Actor / Singer / Host / Content Creator

(498K followers on Twitter)

RICKY REBEL

Top 40 Billboard Recording Artist

former music artist with No Authority

(379K followers on Facebook)

STRADDLE PRINCESS

Content Creator

(385k followers on Instagram)

HARI TAHOV

Fashion Designer / Model / Content Creator

(346K followers on IG)

IDLESAN

Cosplayer

(301K followers on IG)

and

SPECIAL FEATURED COSPLAYERS:

ETHAN JASON

Captain Jack Sparrowed

AND MANY, MANY MORE SPECIAL GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

COSPLAY HIGHLY ENCOURAGED! (but not required)

Please Note: All weapons that are part of your cosplay outfit must be *obviously* fake, and in the spirit of cosplay. Any fake cosplay weapons will be allowed at the discretion of event security.

THIS WILL BE A MAJOR NETWORKING EVENT!

You should attend if:

* You're a fan of Comics, Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy, or Cosplay! *

* You want to do some high-end networking! *

* You want to walk the red carpet! *

* You work in the entertainment industry *

* You want to mingle with great people *

* You just want to have a load of fun! *

THURSDAY, July 16th, 2026

8pm - 2am

(Red Carpet begins at 8pm)

at

ACADEMY L.A.

6021 Hollywood Blvd

Hollywood, CA 90028

DRESS CODE: FUN, HIP, COOL, SEXY - AND/OR ANYTHING COSPLAY

(Cosplay not required, but highly encouraged!)

This is a 21+ event - you MUST bring valid physical ID

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

THIS IS A GUEST LIST ONLY EVENT

IN ADDITION TO LOTS OF FUN - THIS WILL BE A MAJOR NETWORKING EVENT!

SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR INFOLIST.com MEMBERS!

InfoList Members get 40% OFF!!

For a limited time only - that's just $18 (normally $30!) for General Admission tickets, and only $24 (normally $40!) for VIP Tickets with Red Carpet priority access!

To get your discount, sign up for INFOLIST PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP NOW:

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This event will sell out, so don't wait - get your tickets NOW!

For Media, Talent, and Sponsorship inquiries:

[email protected]

Let me know if you're an ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONAL with RECOGNIZABLE CREDITS, and you'd like to be featured as a Special Guest!

BOTTLE SERVICE RESERVATIONS GET PREFERENTIAL ENTRY - THIS WILL BE A SOLD OUT EVENT

Please contact ACADEMY LA to make your Bottle Service Reservations ONLY at (323) 785-2680 (Use this phone for BOTTLE SERVICE ONLY - tickets must still be purchased through this page!) and tell them you were sent by Jeff Gund!

For Highlights, Pics & Video of our previous events:

re-Comic Con Bash 2025:

https://infolist.com/infolist-red-carpet-pre-comic-con-bash-2025-highlights/

Pre-Comic Con Bash 2024:

https://infolist.com/infolist-red-carpet-pre-comic-con-bash-2024-highlights/

Pre-Comic Con Bash 2023:

https://infolist.com/infolist-red-carpet-pre-comic-con-bash-2023-highlights/

Pre-Comic Con Bash 2019:

https://infolist.com/pre-comic-con-bash-in-los-angeles-2019-highlights/

Pre-Oscars Soiree 2025:

https://infolist.com/infolist-red-carpet-pre-oscars-soiree-2025-highlights/

Pre-Oscars Soiree 2024:

https://infolist.com/infolist-red-carpet-pre-oscars-soiree-2024-highlights/

Holiday Extravaganza & Toy Drive 2025:

ttps://infolist.com/infolist-red-carpet-holiday-extravaganza-toy-drive-2025-highlights/

Holiday Extravaganza & Toy Drive 2024:

https://infolist.com/infolist-red-carpet-holiday-extravaganza-toy-drive-2024-highlights/

Pre-Emmys Soiree 2025:

https://infolist.com/infolist-red-carpet-pre-emmys-soiree-2025-highlights/

Pre-Emmys Soiree 2024:

https://infolist.com/infolist-red-carpet-pre-emmys-soiree-2024-highlights/

Pre-Halloween Bash

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154840929010381.1073741844.873585380

I look forward to seeing you there!

FAQs

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?

21+ ONLY! You MUST bring valid, PHYSICAL ID.

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

There are parking lots adjacent to the venue, and some limited street parking is available.

What can I bring into the event?

All weapons that are part of your cosplay outfit must be *obviously* fake, and in the spirit of cosplay. All fake cosplay weapons will be allowed at the discretion of event security.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

[email protected]

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