TFcon Toronto 2018 Guest Update: James Roberts

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Toronto, ON. TFcon Toronto is pleased to announce that Garry Chalk will join its exciting guest line-up for 2018.

As a British-born Canadian Actor and Voice Artist, Chalk has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of Beast Wars: Transformers and Beast Machines, as well as Optimus Prime in the anime English dubs of Transformers: Armada, Transformers Energon and Transformers: Cyberton.

Beyond the Transformers Universe, Chalk was the voice of Dr. Robotnik for Sonic Underground and 30 other animated television series ranging from My Little Pony to Voltron Force and the modern He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series.

As an actor, Chalk has been in films such as The Fly II, Godzilla and Freddy vs. Jason. Through television, he played the recurring role of Col. Chekov on Startgate SG-1 and has also appeared on other shows ranging from Arrow through to Power Rangers and The X-Files.

"We are thrilled to welcome back Garry Chalk to TFcon," says General Manager Colin Douglas. "Fans of the Transformers franchise will have the opportunity to see him in a rare reunion with David Kaye, his counterpart in the Beast Wars and Unicron Trilogy series."

Garry Chalk is presented by Ages 3 and Up.

We are very pleased to welcome David Mendenhall to TFcon Toronto 2018 for his first ever convention appearance. Transformers fans will recognize him as the voice of Daniel Witwicky in Transformers The Movie as well as Generation 1 season 3 and 4 where he later became the headmaster component for Arcee. David will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention all weekend long.

“We are thrilled to welcome David to TFcon for his first-ever convention,” says General Manager Colin Douglas. “His appearance will be a rare first opportunity for fans to meet with an actor from Transformers Generation 1.

We are very happy to welcome Transformers writer David Wise to the Toronto guest list this year for his first ever TFcon. As an American television animation writer, Wise was the single most prolific writer for the Transformers Generation 1 cartoon, penning fifteen episodes including but not limited to “The Secret of Omega Supreme”, “Microbots”, “Kremzeek!”, “The Key to Vector Sigma”, “War Dawn” and “The Rebirth”. Beyond the Transformers Universe, Wise was the head writer for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) TV series where he wrote or co-wrote over 70 episodes and story-edited many more.

“We are very pleased to welcome David Wise to TFcon Toronto,” says General Manager Colin Douglas. “His work has been enjoyed by countless Transformers fans across the world for decades, making his appearance at the show a great opportunity for fans to interact with an original Transformers creator.”

David will be taking part in Q&A panels and autograph sessions with the attendees of the world’s largest fan-run Transformers convention all weekend long.

David Wise is presented by Toyhax

We are happy to welcome back IDW Publishing colorist Josh Perez to TFcon Toronto 2018. Transformers fans will recognize his work from the pages of series like Transformers Robots in Disguise, More Than Meets The Eye as well as Transformers vs ROM. He will be in attendance all weekend and offering prints and commissions to the attendees.