Notable Guests

A. Lee Martinez is an American fantasy and science fiction author of works like In the Company of Ogres (2006), A Nameless Witch (2007), Too Many Curses (2008), Monster (2009), Divine Misfortune (2010), Chasing the Moon (2011), Emperor Mollusk Versus The Sinister Brain (2012), Helen and Troy's Epic…

Anna Meyer is a Brooklyn-based writer, artist, and designer whose work blends emotional realism with supernatural horror. Her debut graphic novel, Saint Catherine, explores guilt, faith, and demonic possession through a deeply personal lens. Published by First Second’s 23rd Street Books imprint, th…

Arree Chung is the author and illustrator of the Ninja! series and Mixed: A Colorful Story. A former Pixar artist, he founded Storyteller Academy and Creativity School to mentor aspiring creators and teach kids art. His work celebrates creativity, diversity, and inclusion through vibrant storytelli…

Aubrey Sitterson is a comic book writer and former editor at Marvel and Skybound, known for No One Left to Fight, Savage Hearts, and The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling. His latest series, Free Planet (Image Comics), is a dense, revolutionary sci-fi epic designed for physical reading. Si…

Ben & Max Berkowitz are the co-writers of The Writer, a Jewish fantasy folklore comic created alongside actor Josh Gad and legendary artist Ariel Olivetti. Published by Dark Horse Comics, The Writer blends occult horror, family legacy, and cultural identity, centering on a comic creator drawn into …

Bradley is a 2023 GLAAD award-winning illustrator for their work on the Queer Romance Anthology YOUNG MEN IN LOVE. They also have published work with Image Comics, Dark Horse, and Abrams Books.

Brian is a 5x Eisner winning writer who spent 18 years at Marvel, writing iconic storylines like Ultimate Spider-Man, Secret Invasion, 6 years on Daredevil, The New Avengers, Infamous Iron Man, House of M, Alias, and All-New X-Men – and that’s just a small fraction of his work at the House of Ideas…

Charles is the writer behind comic titles like DAREDEVIL, SHE-HULK, SWAMP THING, LETTER 44, DEATH OF WOLVERINE, UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, and one of the world’s leading creative forces (no pun-intended) for Marvel’s Star Wars comics (The Rise of Kylo Ren, Darth Vader, Poe Dameron, Lando, War of the Bou…

Chip Kidd is a legendary designer and writer known for redefining book cover design and graphic storytelling. Best known for iconic works like Batman: Death by Design (with Dave Taylor), Mythology and Rough Justice (with Alex Ross), and Batman: A True Batman Story (with Paul Dini), Kidd is celebrat…

Christopher Cantwell is a writer, producer, and director known for his work across television, film, and comics. He co-created Halt and Catch Fire (2014–2017), a critically acclaimed drama exploring the rise of the personal computer era. He later directed The Parts You Lose (2019), starring Aaron P…

Christopher Priest (born James Christopher Owsley, June 30, 1961) is a pioneering American comic book writer and editor, recognized as the first African-American editor in mainstream comics. He began his career at Marvel Comics in the late 1970s, eventually editing titles like The Amazing Spider-Ma…

Curt Pires is a Canadian comic book writer and producer known for Youth, WYRD, Olympia, Memoria, Indigo Children, and Lost Fantasy. He founded TECC CONTENT and was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in 2022. Several of his projects, including Youth and WYRD, are in TV development, with Pires attached as …

DWJ is a Chicago-based comic book writer, artist and illustrator, with clients including Image, DC, Marvel, Wizards of the Coast, and many others. His creator-owned title, EXTREMITY, was met with popular and critical acclaim, netting him an Eisner Award nomination for Best Limited Series. His other…

David is the director/writer/producer of IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS, a critically acclaimed four-and-a-half-hour documentary about ’80s horror movies, its follow-up IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS: PART II, and IN SEARCH OF TOMORROW, a five-hour documentary about ’80s Sci-Fi movies, for CreatorVC.

David is the author behind IDW’s smash sensation CANTO with artist Drew Zucker, he helped put the SASS in back into ASSASSIN with Dark Horse Comics’ LGBTQ+ epic fantasy KILLER QUEENS, and recently released RAIN over at Image Comics, which adapts a short story by Joe Hill where a seemingly normal ra…

David Harper is a comics journalist, podcast host, and creator of the Eisner-nominated SKTCHD—a subscription-based platform dedicated to deep-dive, research-driven coverage of the comic book industry. He also hosts Off Panel, a weekly interview podcast spotlighting some of comics’ most compelling v…