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Abandon: First Vampire |
Abandon: First Vampire |
Lamashtu, Sumerian demon and the First Vampire, has hidden herself behind many lives. Currently she is Laila McCarthy, Professor of Ancient Cultures. On a military-led artifact recovery mission she faces the forces of an old enemy. Studying the relics with a handsome agent of the Bureau of Evil Elimination brings her ever closer to danger. (www.abandoncomic.com) |
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Michael |
Agrusso |
With over 120,000 subscribers and 40,000,000 video views, ItsJustSomeRandomGuy is one of the most-watched and most-subscribed channels on YouTube. Since 2007, Michael Agrusso (ItsJustSomeRandomGuy) and Brinna Li (ItsJustSomeRandomGal) have been creating videos parodying the comic and movie franchises of everybody's favorite superheroes, starting with their long-running Mac/PC parody series, Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC. They have further branched out with their other parodies: Marvel/DC: After Hours, Goblin Bloggin', and numerous others. |
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Tony |
Akins |
A native Chicagoan, Tony Akins had his first published work appear in his high school yearbook, the De La Salle Meteor. Happy with the outrage incited, he decided to continue drawing for the public. His initial work as a comic book artist was for Now Comics where he penciled for the acclaimed series Rust and was the first artist to adapt Terminator to comics. His talent was soon seen on pages from First Publishing titles such as Sable, Munden's Bar and Nexus. At Dark Horse, Tony brought skills to bear on Aliens: Colonial Marines and Star Wars: The Freedon Nadd Uprising. Closer to home, another Chicago-based publisher, Comico, gave Tony the chance to work on covers and interiors for Bill Willingham’s Elementals. Bill and Tony would team for the first time on the series special edition A Ghost of A Chance. After a long hiatus from comics, Tony was asked to contribute Willingham’s Fables title at Vertigo where Cinderella Libertine marked his comeback to publishing. After his run on Hellblazer: Papa Midnight and Fables: War Stories, Tony settled into the position of penciling for the Vertigo series Jack of Fables. |
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Amy |
Allen |
Working as a Production Assistant with Industrial Light & Magic at the time Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of The Clones was filming, Allen was chosen to play the newly created part of Jedi Aayla Secura. Amy reprised her role in Episode III - Revenge of The Sith and is eventually killed when Order 66 was declared by the Emperor. She is selling autographs at the Official Pix and Star Wars Celebration booth. |
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Todd |
Allen |
Todd Allen is the author of The Economics of Web Comics and pens the Funnies Business column for Publisher's Weekly Comics Week. He also writes the Division and Rush webcomic (www.DivisionAndRush.com) for the Chicago Tribune Media Group's ChicagoNow site. Because he doesn't have spare time, Todd spends his daylight hours as an adjunct professor in the Art, Entertainment & Media Management Department at Columbia College Chicago and consulting on technology. Todd's adventures have had him popping up everywhere from an MTV shoot to the Rockette's dressing room. |
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Sean |
Archer |
Sean Archer is an up-and-coming artist/writer who is best known for his webcomic and toy line, Milo the Cloud. Archer got his start as a vocalist in great Chicago bands like Stripped and Mandy and the Bandits, but he recently made the leap into webcomics and the designer toy scene. He had long done flyers and graphic design for local bands, and now he's put that aspect to work designing shirts, toys, and a book due out later in the year called Milo Decides To Be. Archer will be bringing Milo pocket art with him to C2E2, and he'll also be unveiling a limited edition pocket plush figure at the convention. |
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Franco |
Aureliani |
Franco was born in 1492 aboard the cruise ship Santa Maria and currently resides in Nueva York in a warm ranch-style house with a white picket fence and a very lovely lady who said "yes" to his marriage proposal and their wonderful son. Franco spends most of his time in his Bat Cave-like studio and emerges occasionally to yell at people and stuff. He is the creator of Weirdsville, co-creator and writer of the acclaimed indie title Patrick the Wolf Boy, and co-creator and writer of DC's all-ages, New York Times Best-Selling, Eisner Award-winning hit Tiny Titans. He has also been known to write, paint, or draw for companies big and small from DC to Devil's Due on titles such as Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam, I Dream of Jeannie, Ninjatown and many others. Not wanting any free time in his life, Franco teaches High School Art and gains immense satisfaction in seeing new generations of artist coming into their own. Franco is adamant that he is a genius, but he usually defers to his wife who tells him he isn't and keeps him grounded in the real world. |
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Azure |
Azure |
The year is 2022. The ice caps are long gone. The world is a watery grave for most coastal and low-lying cities, and the land left has been decimated by warfare and stripped bare by the remnants of humanity. Over time, the survivors of mankind have fled to the only cool areas left on earth, and many have migrated beneath her oceans. Entire cities have been relocated to undersea environments, in order to escape the wrath of the sun and the creeping of the seas. After eons of evolution moving away from the water, mankind is being forced back into her depths. (www.zudacomics.com/azure) |
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Mark |
Bagley |
Mark Bagley has been in the comic business for roughly 25 years. After winning The Marvel Try-out Contest, he went on to pencil many Marvel comics before teaming with Fabian Nicieza on The New Warriors. That book's success lead to a long run on The Amazing Spider-Man. After his next gig, The Thunderbolts, Mark teamed with Brian Bendis on a record breaking run on Ultimate Spider-Man. His last couple of years in the industry has been with DC comics. First on the year-long Trinity, and currently he is the penciller on Justice League Of America with James Robinson. Mark lives in Georgia and Florida with his wonderful wife, Pattie, and has one fantastic daughter, Angie, and two beautiful grand kids. |
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Art |
Baltazar |
Art is a super-cartoonist machine from the heart of Chicago! He's all about the peace, love, and joy. He defines cartoons and comics not only as an art style, but as a way of life. Art started his funky secret art studio in 1994 with the his self-published comic book, The Cray-Baby Adventures. Since then, he created other comics such as Gyro-Man, Captain Camel and The Space Chicken, Jimmy Dydo, Lunar Lizard, Meteor Mite, and the famous Patrick the Wolf Boy. Artie has also had a few gigs with Warner Bros. and had a monthly comic strip in Disney Adventures Magazine called GORILLA GORILLA! Art has some cool character design skills and has recently completed the Big Amoeba graphic novel for Platinum Studios. Currently, Art is the creative force behind The New York Times Best Selling Eisner Award Winning DC Comics' Tiny Titans. From small press to mainstream in a heartbeat! Art is living the dream! He stays home and draws comics and never has to leave the house! He lives with his lovely wife, Rose, big boy Sonny, little boy Gordon, and baby girl Audrey! Right On! |
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Matt |
Banning |
Inker extraordinaire and fan favorite Matt "BATT" Banning got his start on L.E.G.I.O.N for DC comics at the age of 19. He was later tapped by Top Cow to ink Marc Silvestri and oversee the other inkers in the studio. During his time at Top Cow, BATT inked most pencillers and titles at one time or another and co-created Ascension with David Finch. During his career, BATT's talents have taken him from titles as diverse as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Uncanny X-Men. Some recent career highlights include runs on Superman/Batman, Death of The New Gods, and New Avengers. You can currently enjoy his work on Thor with Billy Tan month to month and upcoming X-Men: Second Coming. |
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Peter |
Beagle |
Peter S. Beagle was born in New York City in 1939 and raised in the Bronx. He originally proclaimed he would be a writer when 10 years old: subsequent events have proven him either prescient or even more stubborn than hitherto suspected. Today, thanks to classic works such as A Fine and Private Place, The Last Unicorn, Tamsin, The Innkeeper's Song, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning story Two Hearts, he is acknowledged by many as America's greatest living fantasy author, and his dazzling abilities with language, characters, and magical storytelling have earned him many millions of fans around the world. Now 71 years old, Peter is writing more than ever, having completed and sold 40 new stories and two new novels in the last three years. To mark his 50th year as a professional writer, in 2009 and 2010 he also produced Peter S. Beagle’s 52/50 Project -- a marathon set of 52 week-by-week releases of new poems and song lyrics, plus MP3 recordings of same. In addition to stories, novels, poetry, and songs, Peter has written numerous teleplays and screenplays, including the animated versions of The Lord of the Rings and The Last Unicorn, plus the fan-favorite Sarek episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. His nonfiction book, I See By My Outfit, which recounts a 1963 journey across America on motor scooter, is considered a classic of American travel writing. Thanks to IDW Publishing, Peter’s work is finally coming to the graphic world. The first release (a six-issue adaptation of The Last Unicorn) launches in April 2010. An adaptation of A Fine and Private Place will follow. For more information on Peter and his works, see www.conlanpress.com and www.peterbeagle.com. |
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John |
Bivens |
John Bivens recently graduated from Northern Illinois University. Since that time, he has done work for Sam Costello's Split Lip horror anthologies, the award-winning Comic Book Tattoo anthology, Popgun Volume 4, and has appeared in a handful of Zuda web comic competitions. Upcoming projects include the Reading With Pictures benefit anthology and The Kiss on tor.com. He spends whatever spare time he can with his lovely fiancée Mallory. |
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Ivan |
Brandon |
Ivan Brandon is a writer and editor for comics and other media. His most recent work includes Deadpool and X-Force for Marvel Comics and Nemesis and Final Crisis: Escape for DC Comics. He is the writer and co-creator of Viking, The Cross Bronx, NYC Mech and the creator and producer of the Eisner-nominated 24SEVEN series. |
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Brat-Halla |
Brat-Halla |
Brat-halla is a mythology webcomic about the Norse gods during their elementary school days. All-Father Odin and his wife Frigg constantly have their hands full with youngsters Thor (the super strong runt of the litter), Loki (the god of mischief who likes to play with dolls), Balder (the invulnerable pretty boy), Hod (the blind god of darkness and winter), Hermod (the hyper super speedster) and the rest of the Norse pantheon. (www.brat-halla.com) |
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Mitch |
Breitweiser |
Illustrator Mitch Breitweiser is widely known for his visceral and realistic take on Marvel's pop culture icons. With his work on Captain America: The Chosen in 2007 and the recent Captain America: Theater of War, Mitch has left a lasting impression on Marvel's timeless patriotic hero. Mitch has also lent his artistry to Ultimate Fantastic Four, Annihilation, Iron Fist, The Young Avengers, Uncanny X-Men Annual #2, the 70th Anniversary Submariner Special, as well as, issues 600 of Captain America and Amazing Spider-Man. Mitch is currently working on an, as of yet, unannounced four part miniseries for Marvel. More information can be found at mitchbreitweiser.com. |
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Lance |
Briggs |
Lance Briggs carried over his success as a three-time All Pac-10 player for the University of Arizona into the NFL after being drafted in the third round in 2003. As one of the elite defensive players in the league, he has been selected for five consecutive Pro-Bowls (2004-2009), which is one of the highest honors. In 2007, he helped lead his team to Super Bowl XLI, and earned them the title, bringing in a whopping 13 tackles. He was recently awarded the First-Team All-Pro honor and has topped the 100-tackle mark for the sixth consecutive year, with 135 tackles in 2009. Off the field, Lance is well known for his philanthropic efforts, raising awareness and funds for at risk youth through his outreach program, Briggs4Kidz. Today, Lance continues to play for the Chicago Bears, which continues to be the league in the NFL with the most recorded players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Aside from continuing his charity work, he has also embarked on many creative ventures, recently launching his comic book social networking site, Lance's Comic World (www.lancescomicworld.com). A comic book enthusiast since childhood, Lance created LCW to provide a platform to connect football and comic book fans, while providing them with the latest in comic book interviews, reviews, and news. Since the sites launch in November 2009, it has already made a splash into the comic scene. LCW has been featured on publications such as the Chicago Tribune and Marvel.com. |
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Max |
Brooks |
New York Times best-selling author Max Brooks has become one of the world's leading authorities on zombies with his Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z titles. He has also written the graphic novel Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks which was produced in cooperation with Avatar Press. Brooks was a member of the Saturday Night Live writing team from 2001 to 2003, for which he won an Emmy. He also has a number of acting credits, including appearances on Roseanne and 7th Heaven, and voice work for Batman Beyond and Justice League. Paramount Pictures has acquired the film rights for World War Z. |
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Jacen |
Burrows |
A 1996 graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Burrows has worked with several comic companies over the years including Caliber Press and London Night Studios, and is currently working under an exclusive contract with Avatar Press. Outside of comics, his work as included contributions to Rockstar Games's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and TSR's Dungeons & Dragons. At Avatar, Burrows has worked with the best writers in the industry. Praised for his detail and free-flowing story-telling, he has just finished Crossed with writer Garth Ennis and is currently working on Neonomicon with Alan Moore. Previously he has illustrated graphic novels by Warren Ellis (Scars, Bad World, Dark Blue), Alan Moore (Courtyard, Yuggoth Cultures) and Garth Ennis (303, Chronicles of Wormwood). |
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Buzz |
Buzz |
Most known for his depiction of the beautiful ladies, Buzz's work has graced many comic books including JSA, Atomika, Vampirella, Luna, and Shi. A very popular and sought after commission artist amongst the art collecting and the comic book convention circuit, Buzz is also a multi-Emmy award winning commercial artist who has worked with CBS, FOX, the Los Angeles Lakes, and The United States Marine Corp. |
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J. Scott |
Campbell |
J. Scott Campbell is a renowned illustrator and a world famous comic book artist with over a decade and a half in the business. Best known for his landmark series 'Danger Girl', where he served as both creator and artist, Scott has also created a huge fan-base over the years from his work on such titles as 'Gen 13', 'Spider-Man', 'Wildsiderz' and most recently his very first pin-up calendar 'FairyTale Fantasies', featuring his very recognizable, sexy and playful girly art. An all around talent, Campbell has also dabbled in the fields of film design, video games, toys, animation, commercial art, and self publishing. His current projects include upcoming interiors on Spider-Man in addition to many high profile covers for Marvel Comics. |
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John |
Campbell |
John Campbell has been making sad and surreal stick figure comics for some years. his first book, Pictures for Sad Children, collects some stories about a ghost who works a desk job and a man whose extended family can perform useless miracles. |
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Giuseppe |
Camuncoli |
Giuseppe Camuncoli, also known as Cammo, was born in Italy in 1975. He broke out in Italy in 1997 with the self-published Bonerest, later translated and published in the US by Image Comics. After a few more Italian productions, he got his first American assignment, Swamp Thing (written by Brian K. Vaughan). Since then, he's worked non-stop for DC Comics and Marvel, notably on titles including Hellblazer, Spider-Man's Tangled Web, Vertigo Pop: Bangkok, The Intimates, Batman, Captain Atom: Armageddon, Ms. Marvel Special, 52, Jonah Hex, Iron Fist Special, X-Infernus, and The Incredible Hulk. Currently, he splits his artistic duties between the Marvel hit Dark Wolverine (written by Daniel Way and Marjorie Liu) and the Vertigo milestone series Hellblazer (written by Peter Milligan). He's also the artistic director (and teacher) at the "Scuola Internazionale di Comics" of Reggio Emilia, where he lives with his wife, Jessica. |
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Eric |
Canete |
Eric Canete is an illustrator and designer working in the animation and comic book industries. Some of his past animation projects include Aeon Flux, Men In Black, Dark Fury, The Batman, Justice League Unlimited, and Ben10. In comics, he's worked on Cybernary 2.0, Iron Man: Enter The Mandarin, Comic Book Tattoo, The End League, Amazing Spider-Man, and Luke Cage. |
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Michael |
Capps |
Dr. Michael Capps is the president of Epic Games, Inc. based in Cary, NC. Epic has created multiple million-selling, award-winning titles in its Unreal series, as well as the 2006 Game of the Year, Gears of War, which has sold over 4.7 million copies. Epic is also responsible for the Unreal Engine, which is the underlying technology for a wide range of games including 2K Games’ 2007 Game of the Year, BioShock, and BioWare’s 2007 RPG of the Year, Mass Effect. Michael serves on the board of directors of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), the world’s largest nonprofit membership organization for game developers. He also serves on the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS), which is charged with recognition of outstanding achievement in the entertainment software community. Prior to entering the game industry, Michael served as a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He specialized in defense and entertainment collaboration, virtual reality and computer graphics. For his work in these areas, he was one of 50 graphics pioneers interviewed for the ACM SIGGRAPH documentary, The Story of Computer Graphics. He holds master’s degrees in computer science and electrical engineering from the UNC-Chapel Hill and MIT, and a doctorate in computer science from the Naval Postgraduate School. |
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Emma |
Caulfield |
Emma Caulfield is an actress best known for her role as ex-demon Anya on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Originally, her character was only to appear for a few episodes. However, audiences responded well to Anya, resulting in Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon's decision to add her to the cast. Caulfield is also the co-author of the webcomic Contropussy. She is appearing at the PopCult and Devil's Due booth at C2E2. |
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C.B. |
Cebulski |
C.B. Cebulski is just a guy lucky enough to be working in comics. After a decade of editing in the Japanese, European and American comic book markets, Cebulski's now finally discovering what life on the other side of the desk is like as a freelance writer. He can't complain so far as he's written for Marvel on such titles as the X-Infernus, Wolverine, and the critically-acclaimed Loners series. On the creator-owned front, Cebulski publishes the vampire tale Drain and Wonderlost, his lauded autobiographical anthology, through Image Comics. He also serves as Marvel's international talent scout, always on the hunt for the best and brightest new artists around the world. When not traveling or creating comics, C.B. spends his time trying to beat the world record on Dig Dug. No wonder he sucks at meeting his deadlines. |
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Jimmy |
Cheung |
Originally hailing from the UK, Jimmy now resides in Florida, pencilling exclusively for Marvel Comics. He is currently working on a new Young Avengers project with Allan Heinberg as well as providing covers for the Secret Warriors series. His past projects for Marvel have included Iron Man, X-Force, Uncanny X-Men, Illuminati and New Avengers, and he Is responsible for co-creating the Young Avengers and Scion for CrossGen Comics. |
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Cliff |
Chiang |
Cliff Chiang's artwork has been hailed for its "fluid and confident storytelling" and "sweeping linework and nuanced style." Graduating from Harvard University with a joint degree in English Literature and Visual Arts, he worked in editorial at Disney Adventures Magazine and Vertigo/DC Comics before making the leap into freelance illustration. Previous works include Human Target, Green Arrow & Black Canary, and Doctor 13: Architecture & Mortality. He recently collaborated with rock legend Neil Young on the Greendale graphic novel for DC/Vertigo. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. |
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Frank |
Cho |
Frank Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea, and at the age of six, he and his family came to the United States. Cho never had any formal training in art and taught himself to draw and write by reading art books and comics. At the University of Maryland, he created the award winning college strip, University 2 (University Squared), which ran in the campus newspaper, The Diamondback. Upon graduating from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor degree in Nursing, he signed with Creators Syndicate Inc. His Liberty Meadows was distributed worldwide and was also published as a comic book from Insight Studios Group. In an unprecedented move in comics history, Cho voluntarily discontinued the newspaper strip in favor of comic book distribution only. In 2002, Cho has moved the hugely successful Liberty Meadows comic from Insight Studios Group to Image Comics. He has number of projects scheduled, including upcoming exclusive Hulk and New Ultimates with Jeph Loeb for Marvel Comics and Dragon Line and Zombie King for Image Comics. |
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William |
Christensen |
Avatar Press Editor-in-Chief William Christensen's 20-year career in the comics has included contributions in publishing, writing, and comic industry journalism. Christensen was a prolific freelancer for Wizard during the magazine's formative years in the early 90's, and went on to work with 90's indy powerhouse Chaos! Comics in various capacities. His first comic book writing credit was in the 1995 series Chaos! Quarterly. After founding Avatar in 1996, Christensen became the architect of much of the early company line, including Pandora and The Ravening. As Editor-in-Chief of Avatar, he has become known for establishing Avatar's famous policy of creative freedom as well as his knack for working with the industry's best writers, including Warren Ellis, Alan Moore, and Garth Ennis. |
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Kevin |
Colden |
Kevin Colden is the author of the Eisner Award-nominated, Xeric award-winnig graphic novel Fishtown. He is a veteran of the ACT-I-VATE and Chemistry Set web comics collectives, and his work has been published by such notable publishers as IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Alternative Comics, and Top Shelf Productions. He currently writes and draws I Rule The Night for Zuda and plays drums in the band Heads Up Display. He lives in New York City. |
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