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Joel Christian Gill is a cartoonist and historian who speak nationally on the importance of sharing stories. He wrote the words and drew the pictures in Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride(published by Lion Forge, 2019) and the award-winning graphic novel series Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History, as well as, Tales of The […]

Primarily a comic book artist most known for his work on Sandman, Swamp Thing and Fables for DC Comics. Shawn has also done work for Marvel, Image and Dark Horse, among other publishers. Outside of comics he has done theme park design and work for movies, television, animation and Highlights magazine.    

Paul Pelletier has spent the last 30 years drawing comic books, and more importantly, is the current title holder of the “Granite State Comicon Undisputed Sketch Off Champion”. And he has the belt to prove it! Over the decades, when not fighting off would-be sketch rivals, Paul has worked with DC, Marvel, Crossgen and many other publishers. His work can be […]

Rick Leonardi is an American comic book illustrator. He was born in Philadelphia, and grew up in New England. His work is characterized by his use of dynamic poses, panel composition, and shifting of the camera eye and perspective. His well-known works include various sporadic fill-in issues of The Uncanny X-Men and The New Mutants, […]

Rick Leonardi is an American comic book illustrator. He was born in Philadelphia, and grew up in New England. His work is characterized by his use of dynamic poses, panel composition, and shifting of the camera eye and perspective. His well-known works include various sporadic fill-in issues of The Uncanny X-Men and The New Mutants, as […]

Kelly Yates is an illustrator best known for his work on Doctor Who comics for both Titan and IDW Publishing. His artwork also inspired the My Hero Academia and Doctor Who Kawaii TITANS toy line. In addition, his writes and illustrates the creator-owned books, Amber Atoms and MonstHer. kellyyatesart.com @kellyyates_art

Craig’s been working in the comics industry for over 2 decades, working for all the major publishers including dc (IMPULSE, BATMAN BEYOND, HARLEY QUINN, BATMAN ‘66) and marvel (IRON MAN ARMOR WARS, CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE KORVAC SAGA, SIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE) Between paying gigs like YOUNG HELLBOY from dark horse comics and KILLING RED SONJA at dynamite comics, […]

Born and raised in a tiny town in northwestern Connecticut, Jim Lawson knew a few things. Those were that he loved comics and that a pencil felt good in his hands. Beyond that, he knew that he wanted to become an artist and that he had the hopeful, yet somewhat unrealistic goal for himself to […]

Ron Marz has been writing comics for three decades, starting his career with a lengthy run on Silver Surfer for Marvel. Since then, he has worked for virtually every major publisher and compiled a long list of credits, including stints on Thor for Marvel, Green Lantern and Superboy for DC, Star Wars for Dark Horse, […]

Keith Champagne is a veteran writer/artist/inker best known for his decades of work with DC Comics on Green Lantern, JSA, and many more. He’s currently producing the Stranger Things series of comics for Dark Horse, in addition to several creator-owned properties.