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SATURDAY ONLY Jim Lee, a world-renowned comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher, is currently Chief Creative Officer of DC (DC) and Publisher for the company. Known for his incredibly detailed and dynamic artistic style, Lee is one of the most revered and respected artists in American comics. A veritable legend in the industry, he has received numerous accolades and recognition for his work, including the Harvey Special Award for New Talent in 1990, the Inkpot Award in 1992, and the Wizard Fan Award in 1996, 2002 and 2003.
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SATURDAY ONLY Lucas Lee-Garza is a proud graduate of Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design who has channeled his passion into founding Grim Publishing, where creativity meets entrepreneurship. Lucas is the author and artist of WALLOW, a dark fantasy manga adventure imbued with magic and horrors beyond imagination.
SATURDAY 11:00am-12:00pm, 2:30pm-3:30pm SUNDAY 11:00am-12:00pm, 2:30pm-3:30pm Jeff Smith is the writer & artist of comics and graphic novels like BONE, RASL, SHAZAM: The Monster Society of Evil, ROSE and Tall Tales. Both BONE and RASL were self-published and are New York Times Bestsellers. BONE launched the current YA Graphic Novel explosion via Scholastic Books’ Graphix imprint and has won 41 national and international awards including 10 Eisner Awards and 11 Harvey Awards and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. RASL won an Eisner for Best Graphic Novel. The webcomic version of TUKI won the National Cartoonists Award for Best Online Comic in 2014.
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Denys Cowan is an accomplished and celebrated comic and animation creator and illustrator. As the founder of Milestone Media, Cowan has numerous credits to his name, including: Static, Black Panther, Deathstroke, Black Lightning & Hong Kong Phooey, Batman, The Question, Hardware, and more. He is the recipient of the Humanitas Award, and has been nominated for a number Eisner awards throughout his illustrious career.
Pablo Villalobos is a prolific comic artist known for his work at Dynamite, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Zenescope Entertainment. He is currently spearheading the variant line for DC’s Hispanic Heritage Month, with covers for Blue Beetle, Batman, Green Lantern, and more!
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Joe Jusko is undoubtedly one of the best known Fantasy, Pin-Up and Comic Artists in the world today. His career has spanned over 45 years, starting with the sale of his very first cover for Heavy Metal Magazine in 1977 at the age of 17. Since graduating that year from NYC's High School of Art & Design, Joe has worked for almost every major comic book publisher, producing hundreds of images for both covers and interiors. His work has appeared on paperback book covers, calendars, posters, t-shirts, toy packaging and innumerable trading cards, most memorably the multi award winning 1992 Marvel Masterpieces Trading Cards. The popularity of that set has been credited with initiating the painted trading card boom of the 1990's, and led to his groundbreaking 1995 Art of Edgar Rice Burroughs trading cards. Those 125 paintings have made him the most prolific Burroughs artist ever, producing art based on almost every major book by the famed author. In addition to his work at Marvel over the years, Joe has produced art for many other companies and characters, including DC Comics, Crusade Comics, Chaos Comics, Innovation Comics, Harris Comics, Wildstorm Comics, Top Cow Productions and Byron Preiss Visuals, to name just a few. He has produced storyboards for ad agencies and advertising campaigns for such notable clients as the World Wrestling Federation, where he designed the art for the 1991-1992 Royal Rumbles and Wrestlemania VII. His 2005 fully painted graphic novel based on Lara Croft, the heroine from the Tomb Raider video game series, won a Certificate of Merit from the prestigious Society of Illustrators, into which he was inducted in 2007. His hardcover "Art of Joe Jusko" book was released by Desperado Publishing in May, 2009 to rave reviews. His work has earned him myriad awards and honors, including two "Favorite Painter" Wizard Fan Awards, multiple trading card awards, a Golden Lion Award from the Burroughs Bibliophiles (previous recipients include Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo) and a Chesley Award nomination for best cover in 2001. Jusko is currently painting new covers for The Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library, a lifelong goal and an endeavor that will make him the first artist to cover every book written by the legendary author and has celebrated a return to covers for The Savage Sword of Conan after a 32 year sabbatical. He was inducted into the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide HALL OF FAME in 2024.
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Ngozi Ukazu is a DC Comics artist, New York Times-bestselling graphic novelist, and the creator of comics like Check, Please!, BUNT!, and the forthcoming graphic novel FLIP. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in Computing in the Arts, and since 2020 her cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker.
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Nick Robles is known for his incredible work at DC, Boom Studios, Marvel, and more! He is the artist of acclaimed titles like BEHOLD BEHEMOTH and THE DREAMING: WAKING HOURS from the Sandman universe, as well as gorgeous covers for comics like The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos, Batman, Nightwing, Poison Ivy, and more! He has joined the all-star lineup of talent launching DC’s Absolute universe as the artist of Absolute Flash, written by Jeff Lemire!
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Joshua Swaby (Swayart) is a freelance comic & illustration cover artist that has done work for Marvel, DC, Image, Vault and Entertainment Weekly.
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Pop Mhan began his comics career in the mid-1990s and is today best known for his work on the comic adaptation of HE-MAN, his run on BATGIRL and co-creating the series SPYBOY with Peter David. Recent projects include THE FLASH, RAVEN: DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS, AQUAMAN and WONDER WOMAN for DC. He is currently getting ready to launch his first collectible card game and comic book called: RUMBOBOTS.
Mark A. Nelson has worked on tons of awesome comics with Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, as well as D&D, MTG, on titles like "Aliens", "Pinhead", "Godzilla", "Dark Horse Presents", and his own art books like “Fantasy World-Building”!
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Thom Zahler is a northeast Ohio-based comic book artist and writer. He’s particularly known for his romantic comedy comics. In 2006, he debuted Love and Capes, the superhero romantic comedy about the adventures in love of an ordinary bookstore owner and her accountant boyfriend… who also happens to be the superhero The Crusader. And then in 2014 he introduced readers to Long Distance, a story about two young professionals who meet while stranded at an airport during a snowstorm and decide to date even though they both live in different states. Currently, he is the writer and artist of the hit Warning Label comic on Line Webtoons, featuring a girl curse by her ex-boyfriend that every guy who asks her out gets the list of what they need to watch out for. And he just completed Time and Vine for IDW, about a magical time-traveling winery.
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SATURDAY 2PM - 4PM Ru Xu's works include acclaimed graphic novels like NewsPrints, EndGames, Saint for Rent, and her brand new manga from @vizmedia, STATUS ROYALE!
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Chris Foreman is a Houstonian who has designed sketch trading cards for Marvel since 2009, as well as Lucasfilm, The Walking Dead, DC, Transformers, Mars Attacks and so many more! If you’re a fan of superhero and non sport trading cards you’ll want to meet Chris and talk about the love we all have for all things Marvel Masterpieces, Fleer Ultra X-Men and everything In between!
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After wandering through the treacherous lands of corporate America for several years, Chris Doray sacrificed any claims for advancement, comfort and prosperity to reunite with his High School sweetheart and one true love – comics! Armed with a professional attitude, amateur portfolio and unclear future, Chris Doray is eager make up for lost time by partnering with other passionate souls to illustrate heroic moments and satisfying character arcs.
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Jeremiah Espinoza is a Latino storyteller from Houston, Texas. He is the creator of the comic series Hallowed North and his work has been featured in collections such as Fairytales from Mars and The Pub Crawl Anthology. He is currently working on a high fantasy comic titled ONE-SHOT.
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Milton writes comics and roots for sports teams that cause distress. He's based in Houston, Texas. His works include "Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds," "Roger Ebert and Me," and "Thompson Heller: Detective Interstellar."
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Nico is a comic book writer and artist with a passion for storytelling and cartoony artwork. His work includes self-published and small press comics, including his upcoming anthropomorphic crime comedy graphic novel, West, Not South. He resides in Houston, TX with his lovely lady and needy pup, Alfred.