Grand Admiral Thrawn Is Coming To Shreveport Well His Voice Anyway
Downtown Shreveport will host the 11th annual Geek'd Con this August at the Shreveport Convention Center. The pop culture convention spans three days...running from August 14th to August 16th, 2026. It serves as the primary event for fandom communities throughout North Louisiana, and the surrounding areas.
Attendees have access to hundreds of vendor booths offering vintage toys, trading cards, and specialized artwork. The event programming features interactive trivia sessions, scheduled panel discussions, and the big cosplay contest. The primary attraction remains the celebrity area...where attendees can purchase autographs and take professional photos with their favorite actors.
Meet Voice Actor Marc Thompson In Shreveport
Voice actor Marc Thompson will be appearing at Geek'd Con this year, and that's got fans from a lot of fandoms excited. He has built a prolific career across multiple forms of voice media over the past two decades.
Thompson is recognized in the animation community for various roles, including voicing characters like Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Kevin Thompson in Daria. But he is generally recognized for his giant footprint in the Pokémon world.
One of Thompson's most well known Pokémon voices is Gengar, who is one of the biggest fan-favorite characters. While he provides a lot of other Pokémon voices, Gengar is probably the best known.
But his voice work extends far beyond standard television animation. Thompson is a prominent figure in the audiobook industry...specifically within the science fiction genre. Fans of audio literature will have the opportunity to meet him and discuss the intense demands of narrating complex, multi-character novels.
Marc Thompson: The Voice of Star Wars Audiobooks
Star Wars fans are pretty familiar with Thompson's work, well...some are.
Marc Thompson has narrated over 50 official Star Wars audiobooks during his career. His work includes more current canon, and the "expanded universe" Legends material. He provides the narration for some of the highest selling novels in the franchise's publishing history.
Thompson is widely recognized for his work on the 'Thrawn' series, written by author Timothy Zahn. He voices Grand Admiral Thrawn with a cold, calculated, delivery that has become the definitive sound of the character for many of the book fans. His narration spans the original 'Heir to the Empire' trilogy all the way through the modern 'Thrawn Ascendancy' books.
For many fans, Thompson THE voice of Thrawn...even with the Star Wars on-screen universe giving Thrawn newer versions. Thompson isn't the ORIGNAL voice of Thrawn either...Tris King actually voiced the character in a 90s era video game. But what Thompson brought to the role set a tone that help build the legacy of the character.
His vocal range allows him to voice dozens of additional characters within a single novel. Listeners frequently note his accurate portrayals of legacy characters like Han Solo, Yoda, and Lando Calrissian. He also handles the narration for the more modern 'High Republic' publishing initiative...bringing an entirely new era of Jedi to life in audio format.
Get Tickets to Geek'd Con in Shreveport
You can come hang out with Thompson, and talk about all of his Star Wars voices, at this year's Geek'd Con.
You can order your advanced tickets right now, at GeekdCon.com. There you will also find the full lineup, schedules, links for photo ops, and more.
The official vendor portal for the 2026 show is now live and accepting applications. Whether you need a standard booth or an artist table, you can get all the pricing and layout details by visiting ShreveportGeeks.com.