Notable Guests

Douglas Wolk is a pop culture critic, teacher and writer, and the author of ALL OF THE MARVELS, READING COMICS, and 33 1/3: LIVE AT THE APOLLO. He’s written about comics and music for magazines, newspapers and web sites including Time, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, The Bel…

Drew is the artist and co-creator of the critically acclaimed comic CANTO published by IDW Publishing. He is also the co-creator of the seven-issue World War II haunted house story THE HOUSE, which is a self-published graphic novel with Phillip Sevy.

Elsa is the artist of 2014’s THE INFINITE LOOP, 2019’s NOVEMBER with writer Matt Fraction, and has since illustrated numerous books and covers for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, IDW Publishing, Penguin Random House, Disney, and Lucasfilm. She also hosts an AMAZING YouTube channel where she explores the …

Erica Fett is a model, cosplayer, and content creator known for her dynamic cosplay, horror-inspired aesthetics, and passion for geek culture. With a massive following across social media, she has built a dedicated fanbase through her creative costumes, photography, and love for all things sci-fi, …

Jake Williams is an editor at IDW Publishing and the architect behind the ambitious new Godzilla shared comic book universe known as the Kai-Sei Era. This initiative introduces a fresh continuity across three interconnected series: Godzilla, Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone and Starship Godzilla.

Jared Throne is a comic creator, designer, and art director based in Richmond, VA. His debut graphic novel, Heavy Kill, launched in 2022, establishing him in the indie horror scene. His upcoming graphic novel, Bridge Planet Nine, is slated for release in October 2025 via Top Shelf Productions.

Jason has celebrated stints writing WOLVERINE, DOCTOR STRANGE, GHOST-RIDER, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, and the 2015’s Marvel relaunch of STAR WARS. His critically acclaimed creator-owned work includes the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning SOUTHERN BASTARDS from Image Comics and the New York Times best-sell…

Jason Fabok is an Eisner Award–winning comic book artist and co-founder of Ghost Machine, a creator-owned comics and media company. Rising quickly in the industry with acclaimed runs on Batman, Detective Comics, Justice League, and Batman: Three Jokers, Fabok has become one of the defining visual v…

Jay is a successful comedian, screenwriter, and director – you may know him from 2008’s Tropic Thunder, 2010’s She’s Out of My League, 2013’s This Is the End, and this year’s BlackBerry. Many might also know him as Hiccup Haddock from the How to Dragon Your Dragon franchise.

Jed Dougherty is a comic book artist of the Image Comics series Free Planet with writer Aubrey Sitterson. Jed is generally celebrated for his powerful, muscular character designs and striking comic-style illustrations.

Jeff Lemire is an Eisner Award-winning comic book writer and artist, known for blending emotional storytelling with genre-driven narratives. His acclaimed works include Sweet Tooth, Essex County, Black Hammer, Descender, Gideon Falls, and Phantom Road. Lemire’s recent projects include the Eisner-no…

Canadian-American, award-winning voice over actor, Jennifer Hale, has been dubbed "a kind of Meryl Streep of the Form" by New Yorker Magazine and holds the world record for the most female video game voices. She earned this and many other accolades in popular game franchises like Halo, World of War…

Jesse Lonergan is an Eisner-nominated cartoonist and writer known for his visually inventive, emotionally resonant storytelling. His work includes Hedra, Man’s Best, Arca, Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea, and Drome—a sprawling sci-fi epic released through First Second’s 23rd Street Books …

Jim Viscardi is the Vice President of Business Development at Image Comics, bringing over a decade of experience in comic book journalism and industry strategy. Before joining Image, Jim co-founded ComicBook.com, where he helped build it into a leading source for comic book and pop culture news.…

Joey Esposito grew up in New England reading comic books, playing video games, renting movies, and writing stories. After high school, Joey attended film school in New York. In college, Joey honed his writing skills, which he soon applied to his love of prose and comics. In 2017, he was accepted…