VOICE ACTOR GUESTS
ARTHUR BURGHARDT
TFcon is very pleased to welcome Arthur Burghardt the voice of Devastator in Transformers Generation 1 to TFcon Chicago 2025.
Fans of the 80s will also remember him as the original voice of Destro in GI Joe.
Arthur will be taking part in a Q&A panel and autograph session with the attendees of America’s Largest fan-run Transformers Convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $60
Photo with guest: $40
Autograph and photo combo: $80
CHARLIE ADLER
TFcon is very happy to welcome Charlie Adler the voices of Starscream in Transformers (2007), Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon as well as Silverbolt, Triggerhappy and Vorath in Generation 1 as a guest at TFcon Chicago 2025.
Charlie will be signing autographs for the attendees of America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $50
Photo with guest: $50
Autograph and photo combo: $80
DARAN NORRIS
TFcon is very happy to welcome Daran Norris the voice of Knock Out in Transformers Prime and Heavy Load in Robots in Disguise (2001) as a guest at TFcon Chicago 2025.
Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Transformers Prime.
Daran will be taking part in a Q&A panel and signing autographs for the attendees of America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $40
Photo with guest: $40
Autograph and photo combo: $60
DAVID KAYE
TFcon is very happy to welcome David Kaye the voices of Megatron in Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Optimus Prime in Transformers Animated and Hardshell in Transformers Prime to TFcon Chicago 2025.
David will be taking part in a Q&A panel and signing autographs for the attendees of America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $40
Photo with guest: $40
Autograph and photo combo: $60
DICK TERHUNE
TFcon is very pleased to welcome Dick Terhune the voices of Prowl, Maccadam and the Quintesson Scientist in Transformers Cyberverse to TFcon Chicago 2025.
Dick will be taking part in a Q&A panel and autograph session with the attendees of America’s Largest fan-run Transformers Convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $40
Photo with guest: $40
Autograph and photo combo: $60
MICHAEL DOBSON
TFcon is very pleased to welcome Michael Dobson the voice of Starscream in Transformers Armada, Energon and Cybertron plus Signal Flare in Energon and Brakedown in Cybertron as a guest at TFcon Chicago 2025.
Michael will participate in a Q&A panel and autograph sessions at America’s Largest fan-run Transformers convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $40
Photo with guest: $40
Autograph and photo combo: $60
TRAVIS ARTZ
TFcon is very pleased to welcome Travis Artz the voice of Hot Rod in Transformers Cyberverse as a guest at TFcon Chicago 2025.
Travis will participate in a Q&A panel and autograph sessions at the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $40
Photo with guest: $35
Autograph and photo combo: $60
XAVIER PAUL CADEAU
TFcon is very pleased to welcome Xavier Paul Cadeau the voice of Dead End in Transformers Cyberverse as a guest at TFcon Chicago 2025.
Xavier will participate in a Q&A panel and autograph sessions at the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $40
Photo with guest: $40
Autograph and photo combo: $60
MUSICIANS
ANNE BRYANT
TFcon is very happy to welcome Anne Bryant the writer of The Transformers Generation 1 Theme Song to TFcon Chicago 2025. She also wrote the themes and songs for Jem and the Holograms, Visionaries, My Little Pony’n Friends, Inhumanoids and Robotix.
Anne will be taking part in a Q&A panel and signing autographs for the attendees of America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $TBA
Photo with guest: $TBA
Autograph and photo combo: $TBA
VINCE DICOLA
TFcon is happy to announce that Transformers The Movie composer Vince Dicola will be a guest at TFcon Chicago 2025.
Vince will participate in a Q&A panel and autograph sessions at America’s Largest fan-run Transformers convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $40
Photo with guest: $25
Autograph and photo combo: $50
WRITERS
BOB BUDIANSKY
TFcon is thrilled to welcome Transformers creator Bob Budiansky to TFcon Chicago 2025. Mr. Budiansky is responsible for much of the writing of the original Marvel Transformers comic, and conceived the names of most of the original Transformers. He also wrote the vast majority of the descriptive tech spec biographies printed on the Transformers toy packages that Hasbro produced in the 1980s, giving each character its own unique personality. Mr. Budiansky will be taking part in a Q&A panel, signing, and meeting with fans all weekend long.
Bob Budiansky is presented by The Chosen Prime.
JIM SORENSON
TFcon is happy to welcome Jim Sorenson writer of The Ark, The Allspark Almanacs, and The Art of Transformers Packaging book to TFcon Toronto 2025. He will take part in panels and be signing for attendees all weekend long.
Presented by The Chosen Prime.
JOSEPH KUHR
TFcon is happy to welcome Transformers Prime writer Joseph Kuhr to TFcon Chicago 2025. He wrote the episodes “Darkness Rising, Part 5”, “Convoy”, “Crisscross”, “T.M.I.”, “One Shall Fall” and “Orion Pax, Part 3” as well as the Transformers: Rescue Bots episode “Cody’s 11”.
Presented by The Chosen Prime.
Autographs: $30
Photos: $20
Combo: $40
RALPH MACCHIO
TFcon is very pleased to welcome Ralph Macchio writer of Marvel Comics Transformers #1 and the Transformers: The Movie comic adaptation to TFcon Chicago 2025.
Ralph will be taking part in a Q&A panel and autograph session with the attendees of America’s Largest fan-run Transformers Convention. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
RIK ALVAREZ
TFcon is happy to welcome Rik Alvarez back to TFcon Chicago 2025. J.E “Rik” Alvarez is an author who also worked as the Transformers Creative Manager at Hasbro. He will be hosting a special panel focused on The Binder of Revelation (Transformers Aligned Continuity). Rik Alvarez is presented by The Chosen Prime.
ARTISTS
AARON ARCHER
TFcon is happy to welcome veteran toy designer, artist, and world builder Aaron Archer to TFcon Chicago 2025.
For 20 years at Kenner/Hasbro, Aaron created toys for Batman, GI Joe, Star Wars Episode One, Aliens Resurrection and many more. For 13 years Aaron was Hasbro’s creative lead on the Transformers franchise across all media. Aaron helped create the Unicron trilogy, Alternators, Transformers Classics, and Masterpiece product lines; and worked with Michael Bay’s art department on the first 3 feature films. He appeared as an expert contributor on the Netflix series “The Toys That Made Us”. Listen to Aaron share his inside stories on the YouTube podcast “The Toy Armada with Aaron Archer”
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheToyArmadawithAaronArcher/featured and to stay connected check out www.archermonster.com
ALEX MILNE
TFcon is very pleased to welcome back Alex Milne to TFcon Chicago 2025. Transformers fans will recognize his work as the primary artist on IDW’s Transformers: More than Meets the Eye comic book, Transformers vs ROM, the Unicron mini-series as well as the Transformers vs Terminator series. He will be attending all weekend while offering prints and commissions to attendees. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
ANDREW GRIFFITH
TFcon is happy to welcome back Andrew Griffith to TFcon Chicago 2025. Andrew is best known to fans as the long-time artist on IDW’s ongoing Transformers: Robots in Disguise comic book. He will be signing, selling prints, and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
CASEY COLLER
TFcon is pleased to welcome back Transformers comic book artist Casey Coller to TFcon Chicago 2025. Casey is known to fans for his work penciling various issues and variant covers for IDW’s Robots In Disguise, More Than Meets the Eye, Optimus Prime, and Lost Light comics as well as many other one-shot issues. He will be selling prints and offering commissions to attendees all weekend long. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
ERIC SIEBENALER
TFcon is very pleased to welcome Eric Siebenaler former Senior Product Designer on the Transformers brand as a guest at TFcon Chicago 2025.
Siebenaler is best known in the fandom for being largely responsible for developing the Transformers Animated series and toyline, serving as its lead designer. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
LIVIO RAMONDELLI
TFcon is very pleased to welcome Livio Ramondelli to TFcon Chicago 2025. Transformers fans will recognize his work on IDW’s Transformers: More than Meets the Eye, Transformers Robots in Disguise, and Transformers Galaxies series. He will be attending all weekend while offering prints and commissions to attendees. Livio Ramondelli is presented by The Chosen Prime.
MARK WATTS
TFcon is pleased to welcome Transformers Generation 1 box art artist Mark Watts to TFcon Chicago 2025. Mark is known for his work on the original 1980s packaging art for Bumblebee, Shockwave, Jetfire and many more. He will be selling prints and signing for attendees all weekend long. Presented by The Chosen Prime.
DISCLAIMER: Some guests may charge additional fees for autographs and/or photos. Guest appearances are subject to cancellation or schedule change, due to professional commitments. Guests will be cash only.