Guest of Honor
Don McGregor
Don McGregor established himself with two series that remain among comics' most acclaimed: "Killraven, Warrior of the Worlds", in Amazing Adventures vol. 2, #21-39 and "Black Panther", in Jungle Action #6-24.
Don and artist P. Craig Russell engineered color comic books' first known interracial kiss, between the "Killraven" characters M'Shulla and Carmilla Frost, in Amazing Adventures #31. Three years earlier, McGregor and artist Luis Garcia had already presented the first known interracial kiss in mainstream comics in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror-comics magazine, Creepy #43, in the story "The Men Who Called Him Monster". Don MCGregorWith artist Paul Gulacy, McGregor created one the first modern graphic novels, Eclipse Comics' Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species, a near future dystopian science fiction story which introduced the title character. Also for Eclipse, McGregor authored Detectives Inc., a pair of graphic novels set in contemporary New York City and starring the interracial private eye team Ted Denning and Bob Rainier. Detectives Inc.: A Remembrance of Threatening Green (1979), with artist Marshall Rogers, and Detectives, Inc.: A Terror Of Dying Dreams, with veteran Marvel artist Gene Colan, who would become a frequent collaborator, comprised the series.
During this period, McGregor also wrote the two prose works Dragonflame and Other Bedtime Nightmares (Fictioneer Books, 1978) and The Variable Syndrome (Fictioneer, 1981).
[edit]Later comics
Don McGregor established himself with two series that remain among comics' most acclaimed: "Killraven, Warrior of the Worlds", in Amazing Adventures vol. 2, #21-39 and "Black Panther", in Jungle Action #6-24.
Don and artist P. Craig Russell engineered color comic books' first known interracial kiss, between the "Killraven" characters M'Shulla and Carmilla Frost, in Amazing Adventures #31. Three years earlier, McGregor and artist Luis Garcia had already presented the first known interracial kiss in mainstream comics in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror-comics magazine, Creepy #43, in the story "The Men Who Called Him Monster". Don MCGregorWith artist Paul Gulacy, McGregor created one the first modern graphic novels, Eclipse Comics' Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species, a near future dystopian science fiction story which introduced the title character. Also for Eclipse, McGregor authored Detectives Inc., a pair of graphic novels set in contemporary New York City and starring the interracial private eye team Ted Denning and Bob Rainier. Detectives Inc.: A Remembrance of Threatening Green (1979), with artist Marshall Rogers, and Detectives, Inc.: A Terror Of Dying Dreams, with veteran Marvel artist Gene Colan, who would become a frequent collaborator, comprised the series.
During this period, McGregor also wrote the two prose works Dragonflame and Other Bedtime Nightmares (Fictioneer Books, 1978) and The Variable Syndrome (Fictioneer, 1981).
[edit]Later comics
Guests of Honor
Danny Fingeroth
Daniel "Danny" Fingeroth is an American comic book writer and editor, better known for a long stint as group editor of the Spider-Man books at Marvel Comics. As a writer, Fingeroth worked on Darkhawk, writing all fifty issues of the book between 1991 and 1995. Before that, he had a long stint on Dazzler, wrote the Deadly Foes of Spider-Man and Lethal Foes of Spider-Man mini-series, the Howard The Duck movie adaptation comic and various issues of several Marvel titles, including Avengers,Daredevil, Iron Man and What If?, as well as the Deathtrap: The Vault graphic novel. Fingeroth resigned from Marvel in 1995 to become editor-in-chief of Virtual Comics for Byron Preiss Multimedia and AOL. From there, Fingeroth served as senior vice president for creative development at Visionary Media, home of Showtime's Whirlgirl, for which he served as story editor.
Fingeroth has taught comics writing at New York University, The New School, and Media Bistro.[5] He edits Write Now!, a magazine about the craft of comics writing which he created,[5] for TwoMorrows Publishing. He wrote the 2004 Continuum Publishing book Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society. Fingeroth also wrote The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels (which features artwork by Mike Manley).
Fingeroth serves on the board of advisors of the New York-based Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, and on the board of directors of the Institute for Comics Studies.[5]
Daniel "Danny" Fingeroth is an American comic book writer and editor, better known for a long stint as group editor of the Spider-Man books at Marvel Comics. As a writer, Fingeroth worked on Darkhawk, writing all fifty issues of the book between 1991 and 1995. Before that, he had a long stint on Dazzler, wrote the Deadly Foes of Spider-Man and Lethal Foes of Spider-Man mini-series, the Howard The Duck movie adaptation comic and various issues of several Marvel titles, including Avengers,Daredevil, Iron Man and What If?, as well as the Deathtrap: The Vault graphic novel. Fingeroth resigned from Marvel in 1995 to become editor-in-chief of Virtual Comics for Byron Preiss Multimedia and AOL. From there, Fingeroth served as senior vice president for creative development at Visionary Media, home of Showtime's Whirlgirl, for which he served as story editor.
Fingeroth has taught comics writing at New York University, The New School, and Media Bistro.[5] He edits Write Now!, a magazine about the craft of comics writing which he created,[5] for TwoMorrows Publishing. He wrote the 2004 Continuum Publishing book Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society. Fingeroth also wrote The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels (which features artwork by Mike Manley).
Fingeroth serves on the board of advisors of the New York-based Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, and on the board of directors of the Institute for Comics Studies.[5]
Guest of Honor
Irwin Hasen
Hasen grew up in New York City on the Upper West Side, after his family moved from Brooklyn to 110th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School. After study at National Academy of Design, Hasen went to the Art Students League and then 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. At this time, he created the feature Citizen Smith, Son of the Unknown Soldier. In 1941, he worked for Sheldon Mayer. His art during the 1940s also included Green Lantern and thecreation of the National Comics/DC Comics characterWildcat.[2]reation of the National Comics/DC Comics characterWildcat.[2]During World War II, Hasen was stationed at Fort Dix and managed the Fort Dix Post newspaper: "I edited it, I published it, I took it to the printers, I learned how to set up type, I did the comic strip, I wrote the whole goddam thing, and I interviewed all the celebrities coming in from New York. I worked my ass off, and I wound up in the hospital. But that was my proudest time, editing that newspaper for a year and a half."
He returned to DC after he was discharged from the Army in 1946. In the post-war period, he drew Johnny Thunder, the Justice Society of America, The Flash and Green Lantern. ]Comic stripsBefore the creation of Dondi in 1954, Hasen drew a comic strip adaptation of The Goldbergs radio/TV series which ran in the New York Post in 1944 and 1945. Hasen, an active member of the National Cartoonists Society, met Gus Edson while on a tour of Germany and together they created the Dondi comic strip, with Edson writing and Hasen drawing. In 2007, Hasen was recovering from a minor stroke which occurred on April 24, 2007.
AwardsHasen received the National Cartoonists Society's Story Comic Strip Award for Dondi in 1961 and 1962.
During World War II, Hasen was stationed at Fort Dix and managed the Fort Dix Post newspaper: "I edited it, I published it, I took it to the printers, I learned how to set up type, I did the comic strip, I wrote the whole goddam thing, and I interviewed all the celebrities coming in from New York. I worked my ass off, and I wound up in the hospital. But that was my proudest time, editing that newspaper for a year and a half."[1]
He returned to DC after he was discharged from the Army in 1946. In the post-war period, he drew Johnny Thunder, the Justice Society of America, The Flash and Green Lantern.
[edit]Comic stripsBefore the creation of Dondi in 1954, Hasen drew a comic strip adaptation of The Goldbergs radio/TV series which ran in the New York Post in 1944 and 1945.[1][2]
Hasen, an active member of the National Cartoonists Society, met Gus Edson while on a tour of Germany and together they created the Dondi comic strip, with Edson writing and Hasen drawing.[3]
Hasen grew up in New York City on the Upper West Side, after his family moved from Brooklyn to 110th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School. After study at National Academy of Design, Hasen went to the Art Students League and then 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. At this time, he created the feature Citizen Smith, Son of the Unknown Soldier. In 1941, he worked for Sheldon Mayer. His art during the 1940s also included Green Lantern and thecreation of the National Comics/DC Comics characterWildcat.[2]reation of the National Comics/DC Comics characterWildcat.[2]During World War II, Hasen was stationed at Fort Dix and managed the Fort Dix Post newspaper: "I edited it, I published it, I took it to the printers, I learned how to set up type, I did the comic strip, I wrote the whole goddam thing, and I interviewed all the celebrities coming in from New York. I worked my ass off, and I wound up in the hospital. But that was my proudest time, editing that newspaper for a year and a half."
He returned to DC after he was discharged from the Army in 1946. In the post-war period, he drew Johnny Thunder, the Justice Society of America, The Flash and Green Lantern. ]Comic stripsBefore the creation of Dondi in 1954, Hasen drew a comic strip adaptation of The Goldbergs radio/TV series which ran in the New York Post in 1944 and 1945. Hasen, an active member of the National Cartoonists Society, met Gus Edson while on a tour of Germany and together they created the Dondi comic strip, with Edson writing and Hasen drawing. In 2007, Hasen was recovering from a minor stroke which occurred on April 24, 2007.
AwardsHasen received the National Cartoonists Society's Story Comic Strip Award for Dondi in 1961 and 1962.
During World War II, Hasen was stationed at Fort Dix and managed the Fort Dix Post newspaper: "I edited it, I published it, I took it to the printers, I learned how to set up type, I did the comic strip, I wrote the whole goddam thing, and I interviewed all the celebrities coming in from New York. I worked my ass off, and I wound up in the hospital. But that was my proudest time, editing that newspaper for a year and a half."[1]
He returned to DC after he was discharged from the Army in 1946. In the post-war period, he drew Johnny Thunder, the Justice Society of America, The Flash and Green Lantern.
[edit]Comic stripsBefore the creation of Dondi in 1954, Hasen drew a comic strip adaptation of The Goldbergs radio/TV series which ran in the New York Post in 1944 and 1945.[1][2]
Hasen, an active member of the National Cartoonists Society, met Gus Edson while on a tour of Germany and together they created the Dondi comic strip, with Edson writing and Hasen drawing.[3]
Guest of Honor
Jim Salicrup
Jim Salicrup (born May 29, 1957) is an American comic book editor, known for his tenures at Marvel Comics and Topps Comics. At Marvel, where he worked for twenty years, 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 andZorro.
He has also worked at Stan Lee Media, and is now editor-in-chief at Papercutz, which publishes Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys. He is also a trustee at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. Salicrup began his comics career at Marvel Comics, where he started out as a messenger and worked his way up to editor.[2] A Marvel employee for twenty years, he editedThe Avengers,[3] The Uncanny X-Men,[4] and The Fantastic Four.[5] In 1987, Salicrup became the editor of The Amazing Spider-Man[6] and oversaw the Kraven's Last Huntstoryline. He followed this by hiring Todd McFarlane to draw the title. The popularity of McFarlane's work led to the launch of another Spider-Man title, Spider-Man, which Salicrup edited as well.[7] Salicrup was the editor of Marvel Age magazine for eight years. He 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, where he edited Bram Stoker's Dracula, X-Files, The Lone Ranger and Tonto, Zorro, Lady Rawhide, a line of Jack Kirby superhero titles, Ray Bradbury Comics, and more.
At Stan Lee Media, Salicrup served as senior writer/editor, as well as the writer and voice of "Stan Lee's Evil Clone".[8][dead link]
Salicrup is 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 (MoCCA).
Jim Salicrup (born May 29, 1957) is an American comic book editor, known for his tenures at Marvel Comics and Topps Comics. At Marvel, where he worked for twenty years, 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 andZorro.
He has also worked at Stan Lee Media, and is now editor-in-chief at Papercutz, which publishes Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys. He is also a trustee at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. Salicrup began his comics career at Marvel Comics, where he started out as a messenger and worked his way up to editor.[2] A Marvel employee for twenty years, he editedThe Avengers,[3] The Uncanny X-Men,[4] and The Fantastic Four.[5] In 1987, Salicrup became the editor of The Amazing Spider-Man[6] and oversaw the Kraven's Last Huntstoryline. He followed this by hiring Todd McFarlane to draw the title. The popularity of McFarlane's work led to the launch of another Spider-Man title, Spider-Man, which Salicrup edited as well.[7] Salicrup was the editor of Marvel Age magazine for eight years. He 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, where he edited Bram Stoker's Dracula, X-Files, The Lone Ranger and Tonto, Zorro, Lady Rawhide, a line of Jack Kirby superhero titles, Ray Bradbury Comics, and more.
At Stan Lee Media, Salicrup served as senior writer/editor, as well as the writer and voice of "Stan Lee's Evil Clone".[8][dead link]
Salicrup is 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 (MoCCA).
Professional Educational Guest
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".
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.
Professional Guest
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.
Professional Guest
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.
Professional Guest
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".
Professional Guest
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.
Professional Guest
Michael GuerraMiguel Guerra is an illustrator and writer, best known for his graphic novel series, Samurai Elf. He is also a featured artist in Heavy Metal Magazine.
Miguel has translated 14 titles for NBM Publishing and is currently a translator for Heavy Metal Magazine.
Miguel has translated 14 titles for NBM Publishing and is currently a translator for Heavy Metal Magazine.
Professional Guest Panelist
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.
Professional Guest Panelist
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.
Professional Guest Panelist
Carlos Quispe
