Welcome to our Your Star Wars Guide to Washington State Summer Con! Our goal here is to set you up for having the most Star Wars-infused con experience possible!
Washington State Summer Con, which debuted in 2018 under the name of Washington State Toy & Geek Fest, has raised the convention bar when it comes to movie and comic talent in the Pacific Northwest and especially if you are a Star Wars fan! They have loads of attractions for both young, old, casual, and hardcore Star Wars fans! Here is where Star Wars fans can make sure they do not miss out on all the Star Wars fun the show has to offer. Now before heading to the convention make sure to head over to the website where you can purchase tickets, autographs, and photo ops to make sure you don’t miss out on anything this weekend!
Your Star Wars Guide to Washington State Summer Con 2021 Edition
Actor/Voice Talents
The following list includes the celebrities, actors, and voice talents who will be signing at the con that have participated in various Star Wars media projects.
If you like getting your carded action figures autographed by the actors who portrayed them, then here are a couple of figures that you’ll want to bring with you this weekend:
Katee Sackhoff
- Bo-Katan (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels & The Mandalorian)
Emily Swallow
- The Armorer (The Mandalorian)
Sam Witwer
- Darth Maul (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars Rebels, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Star Wars Battlefront II, Disney Infinity 3.0, LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out)
- Emporer Palpatine (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: Battlefront II, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Battlefront, Disney Infinity 3.0, LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
- Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
- Walla (Star Wars: Squadrons)
- Athex (Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire)
- Dark Side Voice (Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge)
- Hugh Sion (Star Wars Resistance)
- additional voices (Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode II, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order)
Daniel Logan
- Boba Fett (Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Christopher Sabat
- K-2SO (Star Wars: Go Rogue)
Comic Book Writers and Artists
The following list includes the comic book writers and artists who will be appearing at the show this year. We have provided a few Star Wars comic books you may want to bring you to the show if you are interested in meeting or getting your books signed.
- Marvel Star Wars – Annual #1 (1979)
- Dark Horse Star Wars #8 & #10 (this is the first appearance of A’shared Hett who becomes Darth Krayt)
- Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1-4
- General Grievous #1-4
- Star Wars Tales #3 & #9
- Marvel Star Wars #17 (1978)
Authors & Artists
In addition to all of the film and comic talent, attendees of Washington State Summer Con will be able to meet and get graphs from the following authors and artists!
Timothy Zahn
Novels
- Star Wars: Heir to the Empire (1991)
- Star Wars: Dark Force Rising (1992)
- Star Wars: The Last Command (1993)
- Star Wars: Specter of the Past (1997)
- Star Wars: Vision of the Future (1998)
- Star Wars: Fool’s Bargain (2004)
- Star Wars: Survivor’s Quest (2004)
- Star Wars: Outbound Flight (2006)
- Star Wars: Allegiance (2007)
- Star Wars: Choices of One (2011)
- Star Wars: Scoundrels (2013)
- Star Wars: Thrawn (2017)
- Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances (2018)
- Star Wars: Thrawn: Treason (2019)
- Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising (2020)
- Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good (2021)
- Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil (upcoming in 2021)
Comics
- Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand; a graphic novel with Michael A. Stackpole (1999)
- Mara Jade: A Night on the Town, comic in Star Wars Tales 1
Short stories*
- First Contact: short story in Star Wars Adventure Journal 1, later republished in Tales from the Empire (1994)
- Mist Encounter: short story in Star Wars Adventure Journal 7, later republished in the paperback edition of Outbound Flight (1995)
- Hammertong: short story in Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (1995)
- Sleight of Hand: short story in Tales from Jabba’s Palace (1996)
- Command Decision: short story in Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 (1996)
- Side Trip: novella with Michael A. Stackpole in Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 and Star Wars Adventure Journal 13, later republished in Tales from the Empire (1997)
- Jade Solitaire: short story intended for the canceled Star Wars Adventure Journal 17, later published in Tales from the New Republic (1999)
- Interlude at Darkknell: novella with Michael A. Stackpole, in Tales from the New Republic (1999)
- Fool’s Bargain: eBook; also reprinted in the paperback edition of Survivor’s Quest (2004)
- Hero of Cartao: short story in Star Wars Insider
- Changing Seasons: short story in Star Wars Insider
- Judge’s Call: short story on Del Rey’s website.
- Duel: short story / Hasbro tie-in.
- Handoff: short story in Star Wars Gamer
- The Saga Begins: short story in The DarkStryder Campaign (1995)
* information from Wikipedia
Jason Christman
- Official Lucasfilm artist
Ariel Diaz
- cover artist
Attractions
No matter where your fandom lies, Washington State Summer Con has something for you! Here are just some of the Star Wars attractions that you will find at the show!
- Garrison Titan – 501st Legion
- Ewoks Builder Club
- PNW R2 Builders Club
- Mandalorian Mercs
- Alpha Base – Rebel Legion
- Kamino Temple Saber Guild
- Millennium Falcon Bench
We can not wait for Summer Con and as a Puyallup, Washington native, it is hard to fathom we have such an amazing show right in our backyard. This is the premier Star Wars event in the Pacific Northwest this year and we hope you can join us for all the Force-filled fun this weekend!