World-class actors and creators coming to Vilnius – “Natural Habitat Shorts” and “Strange Planet” already landed

As the weekend approaches, actors and creators from the most popular Hollywood and online comic projects are gathering in Vilnius. On Thursday afternoon, the “Natural Habitat Shorts” trio, with more than 6 million followers and hundreds of millions of views, and Nathan W. Pyle, who has over 10 million followers and creates the creatively surprising “Strange Planet” comics, walked through the doors of the capital’s airport.

The purpose of their visit is the largest pop culture event in the Baltic States “Comic Con Baltics 2024 powered by Samsung Galaxy S24”, which will take place from Friday to Sunday at “LITEXPO”.

Earlier, one of the creators of “Cyanide&Happiness” comics had already arrived, and later legendary Hollywood actors are expected: actor Adrian Paul, who portrayed Duncan MacLeod in the series “Highlander”, “Harry Potter” film actors Natalia Tena and Devon Murray, “Marvel” film actor Sean Gunn, actress Natasha Halevi.

Missed flight, schnitzels, and Vilnius restaurants

Among the first guests to arrive were the creators of “Natural Habitat Shorts”. This animated series, created by three friends Brennan Brinkley, Nicole Low, and Tyler Kula, quickly gained millions of followers and hundreds of millions of views on all the most popular social networks.

However, the journey to Vilnius from the USA brought some unplanned surprises.

“We missed our connecting flight, so we waited 8 hours at the airport in Germany. An interesting surprise, but we had the opportunity to try German schnitzels. And now we can’t wait to meet fans at the event,” the trio said.

Asked about their immediate plans while waiting for the event to start on Friday, the creators emphasized gastronomic experiences.

“We are very interested in trying Lithuanian cuisine because, to be honest, we knew nothing about it until now. We have already booked a table at one of the highly-rated Vilnius restaurants,” said the “Natural Habitats Short” team.

The creator was accompanied by his family

On Thursday afternoon, the famous online comic “Strange Planet” creator Nathan W. Pyle also landed at Vilnius airport. The creator, who has gathered an army of over 10 million followers on social networks, features blue-colored aliens using scientific language to portray everyday life situations in his works.

The creator’s support team, accompanying him from the USA – his wife and two children.

“We saw many dishes on Tik Tok that we really want to try in Lithuania. We are also interested in history, so we will explore the city. We already checked on Google Maps and saw that there are many interesting museums and even castles around our hotel. And over the weekend, I am eagerly looking forward to meeting all the fans at the event,” shared Nathan W. Pyle about his expectations for the visit to Lithuania.

Meet and purchase original works

Fans will be able to meet famous comic creators, chat, or even purchase their original works with autographs from Friday at “Comic Con Baltics 2024 powered by Samsung Galaxy S24”.

The event at “LITEXPO” will also be attended by actor Adrian Paul, who portrayed Duncan MacLeod in the series “Highlander”, “Harry Potter” film actors Natalia Tena and Devon Murray, “Marvel” film actor Sean Gunn, actress Natasha Halevi, internet comic stars “Nobody Sausage” and Nathan W. Pyle, who creates “Strange Planet” comics.

The first day of the event, May 24, Friday, is dedicated to schools. With the Culture Passport, entry is free.