2026 guests:

Over 20 years ago, Briana Lawrence and Jessica Walsh (Snow) were two fanfiction writing ladies who geeked out over Gundam Wing boys and Resident Evil. Now? They’re married geeks who write books, wear nerdy outfits, and do their best to keep their cats in line.

Briana is the Senior Features Editor for Crunchyroll News. Here, she works with an amazing team that puts up with her emotions about “SK8 the Infinity” and whatever sports anime is airing that season. Outside of that, she’s an author with a number of releases. There’s her award-winning middle-grade book series, “In Search of Superpowers: A Fantasy Pin World Adventure,” about a group of kids who get superpowered enamel pins. There’s “The Essential Manga Guide: 50 Series Every Manga Fan Should Know,” an essay guide where she rambles on about why manga is a vital part of our reading experience. And there’s her magical girl series “magnifiqueNOIR,” her love letter to Sailor Moon in the form of Black, queer magical girls.

Meanwhile, you may have heard stories from Snow’s horror anthology “Little Creepers” on podcasts like Ghoul Intentions and the always spine-tingling Mr. Creepy Pasta. Her latest book is “Ironbound Kisses,” a gay romance fantasy where something mysterious and fantastical is going on at a circus. She also runs the blog “Well, Are They?,” a review site that covers queer media and is home to the couple’s Queer Manga Book Club. When she’s not writing, you can catch her (potentially swearing) at her sewing machine as she designs variations of her and Briana’s favorite characters. She does this through both cosplay and everyday looks that show off her love of all things geeky and creative.

When going to conventions, Briana and Snow always bring their best. You can get lost in their books or their ongoing conversations about anime, ships, and video games. Use caution, because if you start a conversation about “Hades II,” “Gachiakuta,” or the criminally underrated “Kids on the Slope,” they may not let you leave!

Rob Neuteboom is a writer, professor and administrator at Rasmussen University, and
enthusiast of myth and fantasy. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota
State University Moorhead and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Writing and Culture from North

Dakota State University. His work has been published in the South Dakota Review, Up
the Staircase Quarterly, and Work Literary Magazine, to name a few. He does most of
his daydreaming and writing in Davenport, North Dakota. In his spare time, Rob enjoys
running, reading, writing, and spending time with his wife Jen and their two dogs, Letty
Ro and Mae Bee. Sometimes, he imagines bending paperclips into little metal origami
dragons. Most of the time, he contrives plots that integrate Norse mythology with
American tall tales. The Growing Ax, The Fallen Queen, and The Rising Hammer (The
Ask Trilogy) are his first three novels. He recently completed The Mountain’s Giant, a
bridge novel to a new trilogy. The Choosing Ax, the first of the new trilogy, is coming in
2026.

The Kamikaze Snowmen originally began in 1993 as a fun improvisational pastime between three junior high friends. The group evolved in the late 1990s-early 2000s into an indie comedy band, recording albums and playing live shows at coffee houses and college campus events.

In the 2010s the Snowmen found a kinship with comedians and a home at conventions. Over the years they’ve grown their repertoire to include comedy showcases, hosting opening/closing ceremonies and cosplay contests, moderating panels with other guests, game shows, trivia, music video shoots, and more.

The group now consists of primary members Paul Tebben and Josh Trumbo, with alum Terry Bown II still appearing on album tracks when able. Taking cues from classic vaudeville and adapting various pop-culture landmarks into their music, The Kamikaze Snowmen provide inclusive and interactive content perfect for any convention setting.

Paul St. Peter, twice nominated for BTVA Awards, is a voice actor from Los Angeles, whose many anime and video game credits include KINGDOM HEARTS (Xemnas), NARUTO (Nine Tail Fox), ONE PUNCH MAN (Beast King), DIGIMON (Wormmon, Leomon), ROBOTECH (Zor Prime), MIRACULOUS LADYBUG (Master Fu), BLEACH (Yammy Riyalgo), EDEN’S ZERO (Captain Connor), WORLD OF WARCRAFT (Boden The Imposing), DYNASTY WARRIORS I-IV (Yuan Shao), DIGIMON: THE MOVIE (Kokomon), ZETMAN (Sugito), MAJIN (Majin), TESTIMONY OF THE NEW SHE DEVIL (Valga), BERSERK (Grunbeld), GODZILLA III (Takeshi), LUPIN Pt.5 (Mamo), BLACK DESERT ONLINE: Mountain of Eternal Winter (Invich), and RESIDENT EVIL 5 (Swahili Zombie). Paul does comical voices too, from WORMMON (Digimon Warriors) to PUNCH (Cowboy Bebop).

Among his other game, anime, and feature anime credits are UNDAWN (Yevgeny/Narrator), GURREN LAGAAN (Jorgun), THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, (Mondego), MONSTER (Dr. Reichwein), PAPRIKA (Konakawa), LUPIN III: THE SECRET OF MAMO (Mamo), DURARARA (Higa), X-COM (Dr. Heinrich), BATTLE B-DAMON (Armada), DIABLO III (Demented Spirit), and DEFIANCE (Burgess). Paul’s voice can also be heard on such titles as JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES (Wamuu, Dire, Jack The Ripper), NARUTO 7: ULTIMATE NINJA STORM (Kurama), THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS (Armor Giant), AJIN (Hirasawa), KILLER (Colonel Derick) YS VIII: LACRIMOSA OF DANA (Sahad), ACE COMBAT 7 (various roles), GUNDAM: IRON BLOODED ORPHANS (McMurdo), DRAGON BALL SUPER (Sorbet), HUNTER HUNTER (Razor), LITTLE TIARAS (Oak), and YASHAHIME (Totetsu).

A versatile performer, Paul also sang for four seasons with the San Diego Opera Company, three years with the Civic Light Opera, and appeared in several productions at the Old Globe Theatre. In Los Angeles, Paul has acted at the Globe Playhouse, Richard Basehart Theatre, Palos Verde Shakespeare on The Meadow, performed with the Rogue Artists, and has “gone on the road” for eleven seasons with the Nevada Shakespeare Festival.

As an instructor, Paul has taught speech, accents, dialects, phonetics, vocal production, and Shakespeare at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, California State University Los Angeles, San Diego State University, Los Angeles Broadcasting School, the Windward School, and is a speech and acting coach for Native Voices at the Autry, a Native American Theatre company, and for the Rogue Artists.

Paul’s TV appearances include work on NCIS, LAST MAN STANDING, JESSIE, LEGIT (for FX), RINGER, TIM AND ERIC’S AWESOME SHOW, and the hilarious KEY AND PEELE (Comedy Central.)

Past Guests

2025
Dane “Daneboe” Boedigheimer — Youtuber
Matt Frewer — Actor
The Kamikaze Snowmen — Entertainers

2024
Julie McElwain — Author
Theo “Okay” Theoretically — Professional Cosplayer

2023
Lar deSouza – Artist
Tim Hagel – Artist
Adam Ordahl Quesnell —Comedian

2022
Toby Sterling — Film Producer
Michelle Roller — Comedian
Midwest Paranormal — Paranormal Investigators

2021
Brian Glur — Professional Cosplayer
Gage Gerardi — Professional Cosplayer
Peter Chiykowski — Author

2019
Jonathan Brugh — Actor
Midwest Paranormal — Paranormal Investigators
Abra Staffin-Weibe — Author

2018
Jennifer Cihi — Singer (Voice of singing Sailor Moon)
Stephanie DeLeo — Author
Adam Quesnell — Comedian
Paul St. Peter — Voice Actor

2017
Jorge Guzman — Prop Memorabilia Collector
Aida Jacobs — Author
Christiana Cosplay — Professional Cosplayer

2016
Bill Cochran — Artist
Renee Cochran — Artist
Paul St. Peter — Voice Actor
Terri Pray — Author

2015
Voltaire — Musician
Christopher R. Mihm — Filmmaker

2014
Anthony Montgomery — Actor
John Picacio — Artist
Lars Pearson — Author
Roy C. Booth — Author
Cynthia Booth — Author
Adam Quesnell — Comedian

2013
Patricia Tallman — Actress
Joseph Scrimshaw — Comedian
Michael Merriam — Author
Terrance Brown II — Artist

2012
S.M. Stirling — Author
Lovern Kindzierski — Comic Book Colorist
Michelle Bredeson — Author
Kevin Lenagh — Illustrator

2011
Karen Sweetland — Artist
Toby Iverson — Film Producer
Rhiannon Paille — Author

2010
Sue Dawe — Artist
Troy Sterling Nies — Composer
Voluntary Nightmare — Musical Group

2009
Anita Burbeck — Artist
Chris N. Mahr — Author

For questions, contact guests@fargocorecon.org.