I'm an autistic cartoonist based in Orange County, California, and the creator of an indie comic series called TurboFox, about a group of four Fox cadets who set off into space to stop an evil Wolf overlord from conquering their home planet. Issue 5 is in the works, and will premiere at AnaCon 2025 if finished by then! https://www.dorncomics.com
I am an independent cartoonist and author that sells his own self-published graphic novel series called "TAMASHI." A story about a girl lost in a new world called the Ancient Land. There are 10 volumes, and the series is still ongoing. I am an advocate for awareness of people with special needs including but not limited to autism and Asperger’s syndrome. “TAMASHI”, includes many themes concerning living with special needs. I have also merged my life experiences into the Tamashi tale. https://linktr.ee/ryanmccarthyproductions
Rachel Beck is the author of the cyberpunk series The Glitch Logs. When not hammering out new stories by the light of a dying laptop, she also enjoys gaming, tabletop RPGs, and escaping the city to enjoy nature. Her other works include The Dark Menagerie storied-jewelry series, The Dracula Files audio drama series, and the short story Daylight Ghosts. www.glitchlogs.com
Hello, I'm Art by Vy. Creating cartoony art is my passion and I take inspiration from tv shows, cartoons, anime, and especially video games. Instagram: Ahoy_vy
Cassie is an illustrator who makes stickers, prints, bookmarks and more with a focus on all things cute and kawaii. Instagram: @cassiexdoodles
Ralph Miley and Kevin Yong head up New Creation Comics, a comic book studio dedicated to creating faith-based, culturally diverse stories across a wide range of story genres and art styles. Their first publications were Proverbs and Parables and New Crew. Other graphic novels that followed were Ragged Capes, New Visions, and Street Fury. New Creation Comics mission is to use the comic book medium to communicate the message of the gospel and present a Biblical world view in their artistic endeavors. Their mission Bible verse is “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.” Psalm 127:1. Ralph Miley is a retired Los Angeles Unified School District teacher and currently is the senior pastor of La Mirada Foursquare Church. He has been involved in self-publishing since 1988. Kevin Yong is a digital troubleshooter, new father, and works as writer, artist, letterer, and editor for New Creation Comics. http://newcreationcomics.com
David Lucarelli is the writer/creator of the Tinseltown graphic novels, a period crime drama about one of the first female police officers in early Hollywood, and The Children’s Vampire Hunting Brigade Trilogy, a YA coming-of-age Gothic adventure inspired by the real-life Gorbals Vampire Incident. His latest project, Doctor Zomba's Ghostly Tales is a horror anthology comic in the best tradition of E.C. Comics and The Twilight Zone with a modern edge. He's also an award winning playwright, musician, and sound engineer who has recorded actors for film and television for twenty years, working on everything from the Star Wars movies to The Simpsons. https://www.abacabstudios.com/
Sokyo X is my comic: a sci-fi mecha action story with strong manga inspiration. I'm interested in telling action stories in expanding speculative worlds, as those are the stories I enjoy most. Currently, I'm revisiting the 90's Star Trek, which is awesome. planetlandcomics.com
Phoenix Studios presents the first Latina superhero team in comicbook history, A LA BRAVA. After the superheroes, Princess Academia, modern day princess adventures were released for all-ages. Www.LatinaSuperheroes.com
Hi, I'm Yova. I'm an artist based in United States/CA. I love designing cute anime merch that will put a smile on your face C:
https://yovinah.com/
Madeleine Holly-Rosing is the writer/creator of the steampunk supernatural graphic novel, prose, and audio drama series, Boston Metaphysical Society, the non-fiction book, Kickstarter for the Independent Creator, and the upcoming graphic novel series, Morgana Pendragon. Boston Metaphysical Society (Vol. 1) was nominated for a Geekie Award and the Reader’s Choice Steampunk Chronicle award. In 2021, she wrote and produced the audio drama, Boston Metaphysical Society: The Ghost Ship. Other short comic projects include The Scout which is part of The 4th Monkey anthology, The Sanctuary (The Edgar Allan Poe Chronicles anthology), The Marriage Counselor (Cthulhu is Hard to Spell anthology), The Glob (Night Wolf), The Infinity Tree (Menagerie: Declassified), as well as Monster (The Dark Side of Purity Culture anthology). She is currently writing a story for Joe Benitez’s, Lady Mechanika. http://www.queenofmercia.com
Shequeta L. Smith is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and entrepreneur dedicated to amplifying diverse voices. She is the founder and CEO of Shero Comics, a multimedia company creating comics, films, and games featuring Black women and girls as lead protagonists. Her martial arts manga, Young Grandmaster Choi, was selected for the We Are Stronger Than Censorship program to fight book bans. She also launched a Young Grandmaster Choi doll, expanding her brand into toys and gaming. In 2019, Shequeta founded SheroCon, a convention celebrating women in entertainment, and Shero Talks, an interactive career workshop introducing youth to creative tech industries. Recently honored by the Los Angeles Lakers & Comerica Bank as the Woman of Diversity, Shequeta continues to break barriers in comics, gaming, and tech, using storytelling to inspire and empower the next generation. www.sherocomics.com
Born and raised in southern California. My art is inspired by comics and 90’s cartoons, anime and games. I work both traditional and digital. @Sanchezgoeswest
Hi, I’m Katy, also known as Sew Delightful! I’m a seamstress, artist, and all-around maker of cute things, based locally in Anaheim. With nearly 20 years of sewing experience and a decade of selling at markets and artist alleys, I specialize in crafting adorable plushies, stickers, keychains, and more! My dedication to the craft has been recognized with multiple awards, including First Place and Judge's Choice at the Orange County Fair. Whether it’s a squishy plushie or a charming accessory, my goal is to bring a little extra joy (and cuteness!) into the world—one stitch at a time. https://www.instagram.com/sewdelightfulcrafts/
Josiah Golojuh grew up in the woods north of Pittsburgh, delivering newspapers and reading comic books. The region continues to influence his work as it is the setting of his novel The Paper Boy (2024, Stag Beetle Books). Oscar-nominated writer of Little Children Tom Perotta said, "The Paper Boy is a clever and suspenseful contribution to the superhero genre. Josiah Golojuh will keep you guessing and make you think at the same time.” Josiah has a Master's Degree in Screenwriting from USC where he studied under the late great Coleman Hough and S.L. Stebel. There he also met Ray Bradbury who said of Josiah's still unpublished novel, Storm the Machine, "This man is a genius." A personal tragedy has held that project away in a drawer, but maybe the time has finally come. A member of the Producers Guild of America, Josiah's short film, The Illuminator screened in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh. Josiah co-founded and programed the Graphation Film Festival which ran events in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, & Seattle. Josiah continues to produce film content including a comprehensive history of 90s indie comic character Zen with Zen: Intergalactic Ninja - The Complete History. The feature length documentary is available on his YouTube channel, also named Josiah is Write. Josiah also creates meta-fiction for The Paper Boy via Main Title Comics. Thus far he has produced Young Zombie (issue 1 is available in print or in an expanded digital edition on Amazon). Young Zombie features two covers, the "newsstand" cover, by 90s icon Bill Maus and a variant by Josiah's daughter Penny Golojuh. Josiah will soon be launching a Kickstarter for The Borough bringing the super heroes from the world of The Paper Boy into our world. https://josiahiswrite.square.site
Stacked Deck Press is a publishing imprint devoted to comics, prose, and art books of LGBTQ+ interest. Among its award-winning publications are We're Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology, recipient of the 2019 Ignatz Award, and We Belong: An All-Black/All-Queer Sci-fi/Fantasy Comics Anthology, winner of the 2024 Kinnard Better Future Award. https://stackeddeckpress.com
Nicholas Doan is the writer/creator of the graphic novel series Monster Elementary and the graphic novel The Kid and The Ripper. He has written three books for Fat Rabbit Farm and won the DC/Zuda Comics contest for the webcomic, Pray for Death with artist Daniele Serra. His short comic “Lost Boy” appeared in Nobodies, Vol. 2, and he has stories in three anthologies for Wannabe Press. He is an accomplished playwright and member of the Dramatists Guild. @brokenoarcomics
Comic book artist at large. I also work in illustration & storyboards. I have been known to work in scenic painting as well.
https://bsky.app/profile/artofzailo.bsky.social
Sam is a story artist and illustrator based in Pasadena, CA! While surfing through the animation industry, she decided to open up her own shop with art of her own printed on prints, keychains, stickers, other various stationary and tote bags! She also teaches art online to her friends and strangers looking to improve their skills! She hopes to inspire people to keep making art during a time where artists are being discouraged to hone their craft. https://samrona.carrd.co
Sarah L. Yoon is an artist and writer from Southern California. She has written extensively for interior design magazines and she is obsessed with the creative process, leading writers groups, running a therapeutic art group, and growing her youtube channel. She designs coloring books, greeting cards, stickers, and journals. No matter the medium, the root of her work is curiosity and healing. https://www.sarahlyoon.com.
Jeff Peters is a sequential artist and storyteller. His primer, "How to Write a Graphic Novel in 5 Simple Steps" can be found in schools and libraries internationally (including the Anaheim Public Library). Jeff is the mastermind creator of Toodeopolis, the epicenter of the two-dimensional universe. In addition to creating detective Melvin G. Moose, Alien Super, The Christmas Spirits, Mockingbird Falls and Modern Zombie, he is currently exploring the Toodeopolus Museum; chronicling and curating the adventuures of Nona, Lacey and Atty with the eternal wizard Ozymandius and the Universal Sentients of US in US:Museum Girl. In Jeff's many parallel existences he has spent a lifetime in film, tv, and theater, as an actor and director including appearances in American Splendor, on The Late Show with David Letterman and Conan. He is also the Executive Producer/Host of Comicology.TV on Youtube and was the owner of Commuter Comics in South Orange, NJ. @jeffpetersla
As a GLAAD Media Award-winning and an Eisner and Harvey Awards-nominated comic book publisher and geek culture website, Fanbase Press produces new and distinctive works, as well as daily reviews, interviews, and podcasts, that span the pop culture spectrum and give voice to the themes, ideals, and people that make geekdom so exceptional. https://fanbasepress.com/
Ellouette is a Los Angeles based artist that loves all things cute - let's be cuter, together! https://ellouette.com
Headless Gnomes is a small publishing company seeking to bring you the most entertaining, occasionally terrifying, and sometimes bizarre books, comics, games, and films. L. K. Indigo, owner of Headless Gnomes, is a speculative fiction and comic writer, poet (Leanne Kathleen Indigo), and singer (Elle Indigo) with a love for fairytales, myths, dark tales, the strange and bizarre, dark humor and puns so bad they’re good. She can usually be found trying to create all the things. https://headlessgnomes.com
Amy Hay is an illustrator and character technical artist. As a character tech artist, she worked on The Dragon Prince video game, Her, The External World, and numerous other commercial projects. As an illustrator, she has also worked on the indie comic books TEA, with Ria Byss, Fair Enough with author Danny Lobell, and Nightmist with author PD Loupee. Amy lives in Los Angeles with her family. https://www.crackerfire.net/
Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center in Anaheim, California is a nonprofit museum and gallery that showcases an ever-changing rotation of exhibits showcasing various artists, media, and subjects. Muzeo engages the community in exploring and celebrating our diverse heritage, culture, and arts through creative programming. https://muzeo.org/
Author of the fantasy novel, "Of Light and Darkness".
WonderCon and The SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION (Comic-Con International) is a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation organized for charitable purposes and dedicated to creating the general public’s awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, including participation in and support of public presentations, conventions, exhibits, museums and other public outreach activities which celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture. https://www.comic-con.org/wc/volunteer/
Joshua Hauke was lucky enough to discover that he was a weirdo at a very young age. After breaking his drawing arm three times in a row, Joshua learned that he could teach almost any part of his body to help pick up a pencil, including his opposite arm and left earlobe. Eventually, he even trained his beard to help out. Joshua has been writing and illustrating comics for over a decade and is the creator of the all-ages webcomic Tales of the Brothers Three. His new middle-grade graphic novel series Doom’s Day Camp is now available. joshuahauke.com
@MLOUtheartistis a disabled, queer, trans, non-binary, and pilipino artist based on occupied Tongva land. They like to draw with soft colors and cute characters. Their art consists of themes like: their personal experiences, local history, mental health education, LGTBQ+ identity, and hopes for a better world. They make zines, stickers, and illustrated prints.
Matt Conant is a screenwriter, novelist, and show creator based in Los Angeles, with many years experience in comedy, sci-fi, and genre properties. He has developed and sold original series to studios and networks including Amazon Studios and Max. His involvement in development on sci-fi TV show MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 (NETFLIX) helped lead to its relaunch in 2017, and he is now a writer on three seasons of MST3K and MST3K LIVE! His PARALLAX trilogy of sci-fi novels, co-written with Lauren Cipollo debuted in April 2024 from Aethon Books and was a #1 Amazon Bestseller in Science Fiction. A huge fan of tabletop role-playing games and gaming in general, Matt is a co-creator of a literary-themed TTRPG based on the graphic novel STOKER & WELLS by Steven Peros. He and his Parallax co-author are also developing an RPG set in the universe of those novels. www.cinevore.com
Celine loves purple, pop culture, fantasy, spooky stuff, romance and cute things. She draws and paints what she loves and hopes you enjoy it! Instagram: Purpletophat
