What To Expect At Yakima's First Fan Fest Northwest

There's a local comic convention coming to Yakima and this first year is shaping up to be a great one.
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A while back it was announced that Mike from the Twilight series, Michael Welch, would be live in attendance.

Fan Fest Northwest just announced a huge guest whose voice you may have heard from several different shows.

Bill Rogers is the voice of Brock in Pokemon, the voice of Lucario from Pokemon, he is in Hunter X Hunter, One Punch Man, Transformers: War for Cybertron as Wheeljack, is the King of Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, various voices in the video games Octopath Traveler II, Demon Slayer, and a ton of other anime and games.

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On October 11th at the Washington State Convention Center, you'll have a chance to meet Bill Rogers and the other guests.

Just like most conventions that have celebrity guests, you can get your items signed if you'd like to bring your own Funko figures, DVDs, video games, toys, and anything else representing the characters they play.
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If you don't have any, no worries, they also will sell you prints of their characters and can sign and personalize them for you.

There are most guests to be announced soon so keep an eye out here as well as the Fan Fest Northwest Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Check out our list below, I'm sure you'll find some surprises.

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Sometimes it helps to have role models to look up to that also have the condition. Here are some local celebrities from Washington, Oregon, and California who have been diagnosed with diabetes. Do any surprise you?

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48 of the Best Musicians to Have Hailed From Washington State

We all know about the influential grunge scene of Seattle that brought the end of hair metal at the dawn of the 1990s. But did you know even more artists have called Washington home? A lot of these artists come from Seattle but some come from Spokane and even the Tri-Cities.

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Top 12 American Idol Contestants from Washington State

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Washington's A-listers, Oscar winners, Grammy winners, and faces of big franchises in one comprehensive list.

These are celebrities that have been born in, moved to, or lived in Washington.

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Top 10 Celebrity Seahawks Fans

The Seahawks are a force respected by players, coaches, and analysts across the sport. It's always fun to know that some of our favorite celebrities are cheering and making crazy promises to a higher power just like us. Check out who some of the famous super-fans are.

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The Richest People in Washington State

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Sensational Sydney Sweeney of Spokane Stuns In These Gorgeous Outfits

Actress Sydney Sweeney of Euphoria, and White Lotus.

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Famous Northwest People with Their Own Genuine Funko Pop

Funko, itself a product of the Northwest, based in Everett, Washington, has honored many of our public figures with their own hunk of plastic immortality.

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