CONFIRMED SPECIAL GUEST FOR BXHCC 5
Selina Briggs
Here you go!!
Selina hails from a small town near Manchester, UK. She moved to New York in 2005 to pursue her art career and now calls Brooklyn her home. She created, “The Jelly Empire” which started out as 2D illustrations detailing the hijinks of a cute, little robot named Jelly. While she still does drawings, this “Empire” has since blossomed into a line of toys, comics, videos, and more. She won’t stop until she takes over the world!
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Selina hails from a small town near Manchester, UK. She moved to New York in 2005 to pursue her art career and now calls Brooklyn her home. She created, “The Jelly Empire” which started out as 2D illustrations detailing the hijinks of a cute, little robot named Jelly. While she still does drawings, this “Empire” has since blossomed into a line of toys, comics, videos, and more. She won’t stop until she takes over the world!
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Paris Cullins- Artist
Paris Cullins is co-creator of the DC character, Blue Devil along with Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn and Peter Kupperburg. Paris has also drawn for DC's Mystic Murder, Secrets of Haunted House #42 (1981). House of Mystery, Ghosts, The Unexpected and Weird War Tales, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern #154 (1982), Justice League of America #212 (1983),The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #7, Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, Blue Beetle (1986 -1987), Jack Kirby's The Forever People and a revival of Kirby's The New Gods. (1989-1990). Cullins broke into Marvel Comics penciling two six-page High Evolutionary backup stories, one each in the 1988 X-Factor Annual #3 and Silver Surfer Annual #1. His other works include Penthouse Comics, Marvels Razor line, and Crusade Comics.
Gary Cohn- writer
Gary is best known as the co-creator of characters for DC comics Blue Devil and Amethyst: Princess of Gem World. Gary has also written Aquaman Special (1988), Demolition Man (1993), Fury of Firestorm (1982), The Warlord (1976), Tomoe/Witchblade: Fire Sermon (1996) Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985). Cohn was also a writer on Demon Gun, Shi / Cyblade: The Battle For Independents (1995), Shi: Nightstalkers (1997), Shi: Senryaku (1995), from Crusade comics and he edited for "Shi" by Billy Tucci.
daxiong- international Artist
Daxiong Guo was born in Jilin Province. In 1999 Daxiong founded QiCartoon Studios (www.qicartoon.com) where he served as chief illustrator, producing over 100 publications. He is currently one of the most successful artists in Chinese and European comics and has received tremendous recognition for his work in the industry, including first place at the Shanghai Animation & Comic Competition, and top honors at the 33rd Annual Angouleme International Comics Festival. Daxiong relocated to New York City in 2008 and founded Flag Studios, LLC. Since then he has done artwork in Top 10 Special #1 with DC/Wildstorm Productions, Dark Horse Comic’s Star Wars Adventures: Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes and "Superman and Doctor Light in Samurai" in DC's 80 Page Giant, Justice League of America written by Amanda Mcmurry.
j.m desantis
J. M. DeSantis is a writer and illustrator known for his work in the genres of fantasy, horror and humour. He is the author of a number of short stories, comic scripts and articles, and his art has graced the pages of various books, comics and magazines. He is also the creator of the Ancient Indian-inspired, fantasy heroine, Chadhiyana.
Eric Nocella Diaz
Eric Notcella Diaz is an artist for Xmoor Studios. Xmoor Studios has been the brainchild of writer/creator Robert Garrett. Join them as the speak about whats new in their creative camp.
Grey Williamson- Carbon Fibre Studios
Born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Grey has worked as a writer, artist and designer for almost every major comic publisher in the comic industry. He formed Carbon-Fibre Media as a home for his entertainment properties and productions.
Confirmed Guest for Bronx Heroes Comic COn 4
Professional Grand Poobah's Mark Mazz and Rob Sodaro
Mark Mazz and Bob Sodaro publishers of their imprint Atlas Unleashed.
In Photo: Mark Mazz, Bob Sodaro with artists, Ed Traquino and Wilson Ramos Jr.
Mark is is best known for being the creative director for Harris Comics from 1995-1998, and the Design Services Manager for DC Comics in 1998-1999. His first published assignments were for Malibu Comics, and Rock ‘N Roll Comics. MazzStudios’ works were published by: Crusade Entertainment, Cry for Dawn Productions, POP Entertainment, Angel Publishing, Sirius Entertainment, Cailber Comics, and Utterly Strange Publications.Mark is is best known for being the creative director for Harris Comics from 1995-1998, and the Design Services Manager for DC Comics in 1998-1999.
Bob Sodaro- writer
Bob is currently the Vice President of Media Relations for Atlas Unleashed, a start-up independent comicbook publisher. He is the creator of two intellectual properties, Agent Unknown and Wülf Girlz. Sodaro has worked for Fantagraphics Publications’ two magazines, The Comics Journal and Amazing Heroes. Catron purchased Sodaro’s first published piece — an article on Steve Ditko’s run on Spider-Man — which set Sodaro off on a publishing run that had his work appearing in virtually every major comicbook industry magazine over the next two decades.From his initial piece in Amazing Heroes, Sodaro went on to contribute to The FantiCo Chronicles, The Comics Journal, Comics Buyers’ Guide, Wizard, Hero Illustrated, Flux, Combo, Nonsports Update, Comics Values Monthly, Triton, TwoMorrows, and numerous other publications. He also wrote marketing and promotional material directly for many of the comicbook publishers themselves, including Marvel (Marvel Age, Marvel Vision, Marvel Year in Review), DC, Image (Extreme), Malibu (The Malibu Sun), Dark Horse, Valiant/Acclaim, J.C. Comics, and many others. Currently he is the Senor Title coordinator and a regular contributor to SpiderFan.org. It was while working in-house as a copywriting/consultant for Marvel Comics, Sodaro met and began his long association with Mark Mazz, then a freelance art director for Marvel.
Sodaro is also the author of two books, (Kiddie Meal Collectibles — a price guide/history about Fast Food toys and Collectibles— and Trivia Mania: Commercials and Ads), as well as the features editor and a production editor for the long-running Comics Values Annual; a price guide for comics. As a comicbook historian he is contributing to The Official Index to the Marvel Universe.
In Photo: Mark Mazz, Bob Sodaro with artists, Ed Traquino and Wilson Ramos Jr.
Mark is is best known for being the creative director for Harris Comics from 1995-1998, and the Design Services Manager for DC Comics in 1998-1999. His first published assignments were for Malibu Comics, and Rock ‘N Roll Comics. MazzStudios’ works were published by: Crusade Entertainment, Cry for Dawn Productions, POP Entertainment, Angel Publishing, Sirius Entertainment, Cailber Comics, and Utterly Strange Publications.Mark is is best known for being the creative director for Harris Comics from 1995-1998, and the Design Services Manager for DC Comics in 1998-1999.
Bob Sodaro- writer
Bob is currently the Vice President of Media Relations for Atlas Unleashed, a start-up independent comicbook publisher. He is the creator of two intellectual properties, Agent Unknown and Wülf Girlz. Sodaro has worked for Fantagraphics Publications’ two magazines, The Comics Journal and Amazing Heroes. Catron purchased Sodaro’s first published piece — an article on Steve Ditko’s run on Spider-Man — which set Sodaro off on a publishing run that had his work appearing in virtually every major comicbook industry magazine over the next two decades.From his initial piece in Amazing Heroes, Sodaro went on to contribute to The FantiCo Chronicles, The Comics Journal, Comics Buyers’ Guide, Wizard, Hero Illustrated, Flux, Combo, Nonsports Update, Comics Values Monthly, Triton, TwoMorrows, and numerous other publications. He also wrote marketing and promotional material directly for many of the comicbook publishers themselves, including Marvel (Marvel Age, Marvel Vision, Marvel Year in Review), DC, Image (Extreme), Malibu (The Malibu Sun), Dark Horse, Valiant/Acclaim, J.C. Comics, and many others. Currently he is the Senor Title coordinator and a regular contributor to SpiderFan.org. It was while working in-house as a copywriting/consultant for Marvel Comics, Sodaro met and began his long association with Mark Mazz, then a freelance art director for Marvel.
Sodaro is also the author of two books, (Kiddie Meal Collectibles — a price guide/history about Fast Food toys and Collectibles— and Trivia Mania: Commercials and Ads), as well as the features editor and a production editor for the long-running Comics Values Annual; a price guide for comics. As a comicbook historian he is contributing to The Official Index to the Marvel Universe.
don mcgregor
Don McGregor, a writer of Marvel comics fame, helped revolutionize the industry by pushing its barriers regarding race. He largely did this in the 1970's, through two series that remain among comics' most acclaimed: "Killraven, Warrior of the Worlds" in Amazing Adventures, and "Black Panther" in Jungle Action.
In Amazing Adventures #31, McGregor and P. Craig Russell created color comic books' first known interracial kiss. Three years earlier, McGregor and Luis Garcia had already presented the first known interracial kiss in mainstream comics in Warren Publishing's horror-comics magazine, Creepy #43. McGregor's work in Jungle Action was also groundbreaking. He set the "Black Panther" stories in the Panther's African homeland, in contrast to Marvel's usual American settings. His bold departure from the Marvel mainstream allowed him to explore mature themes and adult relationships in ways seldom done by comics at the time.
To add to his legacy, McGregor and Paul Gulacy created one the first modern graphic novels, Eclipse Comics' Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species. This dystopian sci-fi story was also the first graphic novel sold through the "direct market" of comic stores. Also for Eclipse, McGregor authored Detectives Inc., a pair of graphic novels set in New York City. The first, A Remembrance of Threatening Green (1980), featured "the first lesbian characters in mass-market comics," according to the Gay League's "LBGT Comics Timeline."
In later years, McGregor was a main writer of the Zorro canon. This includes Topps Comics' Zorro and the spinoff Lady Rawhide; the Zorro newspaper comic strip; Zorro #1-6 (May-Oct. 2005), from the NBM Publishing imprint Papercutz; and 2010's Zorro: Matanzas, for Dynamite Entertainment.
In Amazing Adventures #31, McGregor and P. Craig Russell created color comic books' first known interracial kiss. Three years earlier, McGregor and Luis Garcia had already presented the first known interracial kiss in mainstream comics in Warren Publishing's horror-comics magazine, Creepy #43. McGregor's work in Jungle Action was also groundbreaking. He set the "Black Panther" stories in the Panther's African homeland, in contrast to Marvel's usual American settings. His bold departure from the Marvel mainstream allowed him to explore mature themes and adult relationships in ways seldom done by comics at the time.
To add to his legacy, McGregor and Paul Gulacy created one the first modern graphic novels, Eclipse Comics' Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species. This dystopian sci-fi story was also the first graphic novel sold through the "direct market" of comic stores. Also for Eclipse, McGregor authored Detectives Inc., a pair of graphic novels set in New York City. The first, A Remembrance of Threatening Green (1980), featured "the first lesbian characters in mass-market comics," according to the Gay League's "LBGT Comics Timeline."
In later years, McGregor was a main writer of the Zorro canon. This includes Topps Comics' Zorro and the spinoff Lady Rawhide; the Zorro newspaper comic strip; Zorro #1-6 (May-Oct. 2005), from the NBM Publishing imprint Papercutz; and 2010's Zorro: Matanzas, for Dynamite Entertainment.
confirmed guest for bxhcc 3 @ the Bronx museum
n. steven harris
N.Steven Harris -In addition to creating and illustrating (Brotherhood of) The Fringe, and co- creating Ajala: A Series of Adventures, along with Robert Garrett, N. Steven Harris has had a career spanning 20 years in the comic book industry. His highlights include Aztek: The Ultimate Man, a character which he co-created along with Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, Batman: Officer Down, (DC Comics), X-Force101, Deadpool Annual „98(Marvel Entertainment), and a comic book called The Crush (Motown, Image Comics). Most recently, Mr. Harris collaborated with best-selling novelist L.A. Banks of “The Vampire Huntress Legends” series on a comic book adaptation of the 12th book in that series, published by Dynamite Entertainment. When he is not doing comics or teaching young people through arts organizations, Mr. Harris does storyboards for advertising agencies like Ogilvy & Mather and Berlin Cameron, and products like Samsung, and Glaceau Vitamin Water. He also has participated in gallery shows showcasing comic book art around the United States and one in Japan. Harris also co-created the comic "Crimson Rose" with author Mark Mazz.
jean segarra
Jean Segarra - Freelance story book artist for Peguin Publishing" Dead High Yearbook", PBS KIds, "Super Why", Viacom/ Nick jr's :Dora the Explorer",Noggin's "Digit does it". She has also worked for Marvel Comics as a Colorist for the titles, "Slingers" and "Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty". Jean has in addition freelanced for DC Comics doing Color guides for "Batman: Gotham Nights", "Xtreme Justice" and "Justice League Task Force." Jean is also a fine artist and painted a mural on the MJG building Entrance for the Majora Carter Group.
david quinn
David B. Quinn
Writer- Litlest Bitch: Not-for-Children Children's Books,
Faust by Tim Vigil (art) and David Quinn (stories), published by Rebel Studios and Avatar Press.
The series are known for their strong graphic violence and sexual situations. The main series is known as Faust : Love of the Damned and started publishing in 1988, with new issues being published irregularly, roughly once a year, or sometimes every two years.
Writer- Litlest Bitch: Not-for-Children Children's Books,
Faust by Tim Vigil (art) and David Quinn (stories), published by Rebel Studios and Avatar Press.
The series are known for their strong graphic violence and sexual situations. The main series is known as Faust : Love of the Damned and started publishing in 1988, with new issues being published irregularly, roughly once a year, or sometimes every two years.
carlo quispe
Carlo Quispe
ivan velez jr
Ivan Velez jr.
Ivan Velez, Jr. Xeric Grant-winning American writer of comic books.
His work includes Gay Comix for Bob Ross, Blood Syndicate and Static for Milestone Comics, Ghost Rider, Venom and Abominations for Marvel Comics, Extreme Justice for DC Comics, Flinch for Vertigo, Power Puff Girlsfor DC's Johnny DC imprint,[1] and Tales from the Closet, created in affiliation with the Hetrick-Martin Institute.[2] He has also edited graphic novels for Dutton Books, earning an award from the American Library Association. Ivan is also a Xeric Grant-winning American writer of comic books.
Ivan Velez, Jr. Xeric Grant-winning American writer of comic books.
His work includes Gay Comix for Bob Ross, Blood Syndicate and Static for Milestone Comics, Ghost Rider, Venom and Abominations for Marvel Comics, Extreme Justice for DC Comics, Flinch for Vertigo, Power Puff Girlsfor DC's Johnny DC imprint,[1] and Tales from the Closet, created in affiliation with the Hetrick-Martin Institute.[2] He has also edited graphic novels for Dutton Books, earning an award from the American Library Association. Ivan is also a Xeric Grant-winning American writer of comic books.
confirmed guest for BXHCC2 @ Hostos College
marcus boas
Marcus Boas
Marcus Boas - Science Fiction Illustration Original Artist. Perhaps most celebrated for his painted covers for Heavy Metal and a series of Robert E. Howard books, American illustrator Marcus Boas has also executed art assignments geared toward a European audience.
Marcus Boas - Science Fiction Illustration Original Artist. Perhaps most celebrated for his painted covers for Heavy Metal and a series of Robert E. Howard books, American illustrator Marcus Boas has also executed art assignments geared toward a European audience.
winston blakely
Winston Blakely
Artist/ Inker/ Writer- Freelanced as an inker for Valiant Comics, " Eternal Warrior", "Hard Corps", "Blood Shot" and "Solar Man of the Atom". He also worked with Visage Studios for legendary artist Rich Buckler then later with Millennium Studios were he created "Little Miss Strange".
Artist/ Inker/ Writer- Freelanced as an inker for Valiant Comics, " Eternal Warrior", "Hard Corps", "Blood Shot" and "Solar Man of the Atom". He also worked with Visage Studios for legendary artist Rich Buckler then later with Millennium Studios were he created "Little Miss Strange".
danny fingeroth
Daniel "Danny" Fingeroth is another Marvel legend, best known for being longtime group editor of Spider-Man in the 1980's. He also edited popular series such as Marvel Team-Up and Ka-Zar. As a writer, he worked on all fifty issues of Darkhawk between 1991 and 1995. Before that, he enjoyed a long stint on Dazzler, which featured the superheroine who later joined the X-Men. He also wrote the Deadly Foes of Spider-Man and Lethal Foes of Spider-Man mini-series, as well as various issues of several other Marvel titles.
Fingeroth left Marvel in 1995 to become editor-in-chief of Virtual Comics for Byron Preiss Multimedia and AOL. From there, he served as senior vice president for creative development at Visionary Media, home of Showtime's Whirlgirl, a Flash animation sci-fi series which he edited.
Fingeroth has written several books and taught comics writing at New York University, The New School, and Media Bistro. He was the founder and editor of Write Now!, a magazine about the craft of comics writing.
Fingeroth left Marvel in 1995 to become editor-in-chief of Virtual Comics for Byron Preiss Multimedia and AOL. From there, he served as senior vice president for creative development at Visionary Media, home of Showtime's Whirlgirl, a Flash animation sci-fi series which he edited.
Fingeroth has written several books and taught comics writing at New York University, The New School, and Media Bistro. He was the founder and editor of Write Now!, a magazine about the craft of comics writing.
irwin hasen
IIrwin Hasen is a comics legend who comes from the cartooning side of the business. He is perhaps best known for being the co-creator of the Dondi comic strip.
Hasen grew up in New York City and attended DeWitt Clinton High School. After studying at the prestigious National Academy of Design and the Art Students League, he entered the comic book field in 1940 with the Harry "A" Chesler shop, contributing to The Green Hornet, The Fox, Secret Agent Z-2, Bob Preston, Explorer, Cat-Man and The Flash. In 1941, he worked for Sheldon Mayer. His art during the 1940s also included Green Lantern, Citizen Smith, Son of the Unknown Soldier, and the creation of the legendary National Comics/DC Comics character Wildcat.
What he might be most remembered for, however, is his comic strips. Hasen drew an adaptation of The Goldbergs radio/TV series, which ran in the New York Post in 1944 and 1945. He later met Gus Edson, and together they created the Dondi comic strip, which ran in more than 100 newspapers over a span of three decades. Hasen received the National Cartoonists Society's Story Comic Strip Award for Dondi in 1961 and 1962.
Hasen grew up in New York City and attended DeWitt Clinton High School. After studying at the prestigious National Academy of Design and the Art Students League, he entered the comic book field in 1940 with the Harry "A" Chesler shop, contributing to The Green Hornet, The Fox, Secret Agent Z-2, Bob Preston, Explorer, Cat-Man and The Flash. In 1941, he worked for Sheldon Mayer. His art during the 1940s also included Green Lantern, Citizen Smith, Son of the Unknown Soldier, and the creation of the legendary National Comics/DC Comics character Wildcat.
What he might be most remembered for, however, is his comic strips. Hasen drew an adaptation of The Goldbergs radio/TV series, which ran in the New York Post in 1944 and 1945. He later met Gus Edson, and together they created the Dondi comic strip, which ran in more than 100 newspapers over a span of three decades. Hasen received the National Cartoonists Society's Story Comic Strip Award for Dondi in 1961 and 1962.
jim salicrup
Jim Salicrup is an American comic book editor, known for his work with Marvel Comics and Topps Comics. At Marvel, he edited books such as The Uncanny X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers and various Spider-Man titles. At Topps, he edited books such as Bram Stoker's Dracula, X-Files and Zorro.
Salicrup began his career at Marvel, where he worked for twenty years. In 1987, he became editor of The Amazing Spider-Man and soon hired Todd McFarlane to draw the title. McFarlane's popularity led to the launch of Spider-Man, which Salicrup edited as well. Salicrup was the editor of Marvel Age magazine for eight years. He also wrote Transformers, Sledge Hammer, The A-Team, the Marvel Toilet Paper, Spidey Super Stories, and the child abuse prevention issue of Spider-Man.
In 1992, Salicrup became the editor-in-chief of Topps Comics. He is now the editor-in-chief at Papercutz, publishers of Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Tales From The Crypt, Totally Spies!, and Zorro graphic novels. He is also a trustee at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art.
Salicrup began his career at Marvel, where he worked for twenty years. In 1987, he became editor of The Amazing Spider-Man and soon hired Todd McFarlane to draw the title. McFarlane's popularity led to the launch of Spider-Man, which Salicrup edited as well. Salicrup was the editor of Marvel Age magazine for eight years. He also wrote Transformers, Sledge Hammer, The A-Team, the Marvel Toilet Paper, Spidey Super Stories, and the child abuse prevention issue of Spider-Man.
In 1992, Salicrup became the editor-in-chief of Topps Comics. He is now the editor-in-chief at Papercutz, publishers of Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Tales From The Crypt, Totally Spies!, and Zorro graphic novels. He is also a trustee at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art.
alex simmons
Alex Simmons
As a professional writer Alex Simmons has exhibited his tremendous ability and range by writing about a number of topics, from magazine interviews and articles, to video games and documentaries, to children's novels and comic books. For more than 20 years Simmons has easily moved from fiction to non fiction, creating exciting mysteries, and compelling biographies.
Alex Has written for Archie Comics: "NEW KIDS OFF THE WALLS" , "THE CARTOON LIFE OF CHUCK CLAYTON", "CYRANO JONES" , "J. JONES, SEMI-PRIVATE" and "ARCHIE’S WORLD TOUR!". Simmons has also freelanced for Graphic Classics illustrated novels, "The Gopher Grapes" and "The Two American", illustrated by Trevor Von Eeden. Early in his career, Simmons wrote for DC Comics: "BATMAN: ORPHEUS RISING, a five part mini series and "SCOOBY DOO". Last but not least, Alex's first graphic novels were "BlackJack: Blood and Honor" and "BlackJack:Second bite of the Cobra".
As a professional writer Alex Simmons has exhibited his tremendous ability and range by writing about a number of topics, from magazine interviews and articles, to video games and documentaries, to children's novels and comic books. For more than 20 years Simmons has easily moved from fiction to non fiction, creating exciting mysteries, and compelling biographies.
Alex Has written for Archie Comics: "NEW KIDS OFF THE WALLS" , "THE CARTOON LIFE OF CHUCK CLAYTON", "CYRANO JONES" , "J. JONES, SEMI-PRIVATE" and "ARCHIE’S WORLD TOUR!". Simmons has also freelanced for Graphic Classics illustrated novels, "The Gopher Grapes" and "The Two American", illustrated by Trevor Von Eeden. Early in his career, Simmons wrote for DC Comics: "BATMAN: ORPHEUS RISING, a five part mini series and "SCOOBY DOO". Last but not least, Alex's first graphic novels were "BlackJack: Blood and Honor" and "BlackJack:Second bite of the Cobra".
