Jason Aaron
Comic Book Writer of Thor, Southern Bastards, Star Wars, The Avengers, Scalped, and The Punisher
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-selling crime series SCALPED from Vertigo Comics.
What most probably remember him for is his legendary SEVEN-year run on THOR, which will serve as the basis for the upcoming Marvel Studios film Thor: Love and Thunder. He is also currently the writer of Marvel’s flagship AVENGERS title and the brand-new, character-defining PUNISHER series with Jesus Said and Paul Azaceta.
Tom King
Comic Book Writer of Batman, The Human Target, Mister Miracle, and Love Everlasting
Tom is the Eisner-winning writer of THE VISION at Marvel Comics, THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON at Vertigo, 4+ years on BATMAN, MISTER MIRACLE with artist Mitch Gerads, STRANGE ADVENTURES with Mitch and Doc Shaner, and THE HUMAN TARGET with Greg Smallwood for DC Comics.
He is also one-half of the powerhouse creative force behind the Substack newsletter ‘Everlasting Productions’, where they distribute their ongoing digital comic about romance and heartbreak LOVE EVERLASTING with colorist Matt Hollingsworth and letterer Clayton Cowles.
Ryan Stegman
Comic Book Artist of Superior Spider-Man, Venom, and co-creator of Vanish
Ryan is the artist behind one of the most iconic VENOM runs of all-time with frequent collaborator Donny Cates – along with the two Venom-centric Marvel events ABSOLUTE CARNAGE and KING IN BLACK. He was also a large part of the creative team behind the fan-favorite SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN series with writer Dan Slott.
More recently, he is the co-creator of the Substack newsletter KLC PRESS with the aforementioned Donny Cates – which gives subscribers an early, behind-the-scenes look at their new creator-owned series VANISH.
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Elsa Charretier
Comic Book artist of The Infinite Loop, November, and Love Everlasting
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 craft of storytelling in comics.
He is also one-half of the powerhouse creative force behind the Substack newsletter ‘Everlasting Productions’, where they distribute their ongoing digital comic about romance and heartbreak LOVE EVERLASTING with colorist Matt Hollingsworth and letterer Clayton Cowles.
Daniel Warren Johnson
Writer/Artist of Murder Falcon, Beta Ray Bill, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth
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 work includes titles such as BETA RAY BILL, THE GHOST FLEET, MURDER FALCON, SPACE-MULLET, and WONDER WOMAN: DEAD EARTH.
Charles Soule
Writer of Curse Words, Eight Billion Genies, Undiscovered Country, and is a Creative Consultant for Lucas Films
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 Bounty Hunters, and many more).
He is also one of the co-creators of Image Comics' CURSE WORDS and EIGHT BILLION GENIES with artist Ryan Browne.
Ryan Browne
Writer/Artist of God Hates Astronauts, Blast Furnace, Curse Words, and Eight Billion Genies
Ryan has one of the most unique artistic voices in the comic medium, with his work on Valliant’s QUANTUM & WOODY, and his creator-owned titles BLAST FURNACE and the Harvey-nominated GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS.
Ryan is also a co-creator of Image Comics' CURSE WORDS and EIGHT BILLION GENIES with writer Charles Soule.
Christian Ward
Eisner-winning Artist and Writer
Christian is the multi-Eisner Award winning comic book creator behind titles like Image Comics’ THE INFINITE VACATION with Nick Spencer, ODY-C with Matt Fraction, and INVISIBLE KINGDOM with G. Willow Wilson. He was also the artist on the acclaimed Marvel comics series BLACK BOLT with Saladin Ahmed, as well contributing to both THOR (with Jason Aaron) and BATMAN (with James Tynion IV).
More recently, he is the writer for Image Comics’ BLOOD STAINED TEETH with artist Patric Reynolds and is the artist behind DC Black Label’s AQUAMAN: ANDROMEDA with writer Ram V.
Jennifer Hale
The Most Prolific (Female) Voice Actor of All-Time
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 Warcraft, Overwatch, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect, Metroid Prime, Metal Gear Solid, Spider Man, BioShock Infinite, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, to name a few.
Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Writer of Marvel's Alien, Action Comics/Superman, and DC Black Label's The Last God
Phillip Kennedy Johnson is an Eisner-nominated writer and musician living in the Washington, DC/Baltimore region. He writes both SUPERMAN and ACTION COMICS over at DC Comics and ALIEN at Marvel Comics.
He is the creator of comic series THE LAST GOD from DC Black Label, LAST SONS OF AMERICA (currently in development at Netflix), WARLORDS OF APPALACHIA, SMOKETOWN, and many more.
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Liana Kangas
Artist of She Said Destroy, TRVE KVLT, and Star Wars Adventures
Liana Kangas is a freelance comic artist, illustrator, and writer, with professional history in graphic design and outreach. Her current works include drawing and co-creating the comic SHE SAID DESTROY, written by Joe Corallo and published by Vault Comics, and the miniseries TRVE KVLT, written by Scott Bryan Wilson, and co-writing the short one-shot SEEDS OF EDEN, co-written by Corallo, drawn by Paul Azaceta, and published by TKO Studios.
Douglas Wolk
Author of All of the Marvels
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 Believer, Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, Slate and Pitchfork. Wolk has been a National Arts Journalism Fellow at Columbia University and a Fellow in the USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program.
His other projects have included the comic book JUDGE DREDD: MEGA-CITY TWO and the record label Dark Beloved Cloud.
David M. Booher
Writer of Canto, Killer Queens, and Joe Hill's Rain
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 rainstorm in Boulder, Colorado quickly turns deadly.
Drew Zucker
Artist of Canto and The House
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.
David A. Weiner
Writer/Director/Producer of In Search of Darkness Part 1, 2, and 3 and In Search of Tomorrow -- also, the face of our rating system!
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.
Matthew Klein
Writer of the IDW Publishing series Crashing
Matthew Klein is one-part of the creative team behind IDW’s latest series CRASHING.
CRASHING follows recovering addict Dr. Rose Osler, one of only a handful of United States physicians who specialize in treating "powered individuals”. After a wave of violence allegedly attributed to these powered individuals, Rose must maintain an air of professionalism and resist the urge to relapse, while also struggling to reconcile her past and keep her marriage together.
Morgan Beem
Artist of the IDW Publishing series Crashing
Morgan Beem is one-part of the creative team behind IDW’s latest series CRASHING and DC's SWAMP THING TWIN BRANCHES.
CRASHING follows recovering addict Dr. Rose Osler, one of only a handful of United States physicians who specialize in treating "powered individuals”. After a wave of violence allegedly attributed to these powered individuals, Rose must maintain an air of professionalism and resist the urge to relapse, while also struggling to reconcile her past and keep her marriage together.
A. Lee Martinez
Fantasy Author of The Last Adventure of Constance Verity, Monster, and Gil's All Fright Diner
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 Road Quest (2013), The Last Adventure of Constance Verity (2016), and Constance Verity Saves the World (2018).
Rhylee Passfield
TikTok Sensation
Rhylee Passfield, known to her 1.9 million followers on TikTok as @rhyleep95, has found all kinds of success over on the platform. She is also known for coining the term "cursed cosplay".
David Harper
Creator of sktchd.com and Host of Off Panel
David is the creator of SKTCHD, a subscription based comic book site site designed to approach comics and the world around them from a unique perspective, taking deeper, research-driven dives into the stories behind the comics and the people who make them.
He also hosts the incredible Off Panel, a weekly interview show where David welcomes guests from comics and beyond to talk the stories behind what they do.
Jules "Little Leonessa"
Full-TIme Streamer on Twitch
Jules, or Little Leonessa", is a full-time content creator and Twitch streamer. She streams a variety of games including: New World, Apex, Overwatch, Genshin, Valorant, as well as some of her classic favorites like Spyro, Bioshock, and more. She currently has over 2.7 thousand followers on Twitch!
