Jeffrey Brown
Jeffrey Brown is the acclaimed Chicago cartoonist behind nearly a dozen independent graphic novels. His first book Clumsy was featured on NPR's This American Life, is in its 5th printing and has been translated into French, Spanish and Finnish.

www.margomitchell.com

Chris Burnham
Don't let the smile and the beard fool you, Chris was not a member of the folk rock group, America. He has however worked on Nixon's Pals, X-Men Divided We Stand 2, Fear Agent and Elephantmen.

www.chrisburnham.com

Gene Ha
Gene is best known for his work on Top 10 and Top 10: The Forty-Niners, the Batman graphic novel Fortunate Son, The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix, Global Frequency and his many Wizard Magazine and Marvel covers.

www.geneha.com

Jason Howard
After years of drawing pictures for a variety of independent comic publishers, Jason Howard met up with writer Robert Kirkman in 2005. Together they created The Astounding Wolf-Man. Launched on Free Comic Book Day 2007.

www.jasonhoward.blogspot.com

Jeff Lemire
Jeff is the Toronto based cartoonist behind the Eisner and Harvey nominated Essex County Trilogy published by Top Shelf. He is currently writing and illustrating the graphic novel, The Nobody, for DC Comics/Vertigo.

www.jefflemire.com

Don Kramer
Don Kramer has worked for both Marvel and DC, as well as independent projects. Titles at DC include a Doctor Fate miniseries, JSA, Batman, Detective Comics, Nightwing, 52, Hawkman and many more.

www.donkramerart.com

Christopher Mitten
Christopher is the current artist of the series Wasteland written by Antony Johnston and published by Oni Press. His previous projects include Past Lies, The Tomb, Last Exit Before Toll and Queen & Country: Declassified.

www.christophermitten.com

Chris Moreno
Chris is the artist on the recently announced POP! The Darlings of America from IDW, as well as The Minions of Ka from Arcana, and Paul Jenkins' Sidekick from Image Comics as well as various creator-owned works.

www.chrismoreno.deviantart.com

Mike Norton
In February 2007, Mike signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics and has worked on the All New Atom, Green Arrow/Black Canary, Countdown to Final Crisis, Blue Beetle and DC's weekly series, Trinity.

www.ihatemike.com

Will Pfeifer
Recently, Will finished up writing his extended run on Catwoman for DC Comics. He has worked on many titles including Finals, Blue Beetle and Wonder Woman.

www.xrayspex.blogspot.com

Gail Potocki
Gail was the First Place winner of the First International Online Symbolist Art Exhibition, and has exhibited at numerous exhibitions worldwide, sharing wall space with Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, H. R. Giger, Salvador Dal’, and Ernst Fuchs. Gail will be signing at the Olympian Publishing Booth from 2:00 to 3:00.

www.gailpotocki.com

Bill Reinhold
Bill has been drawing and inking comics professionally for 25 years, working for First Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics. He’s drawn characters such as, The Badger, Punisher, Batman, the Silver Surfer and others.

http://billreinhold.deviantart.com

Tim Seeley
Tim has illustrated a variety of comics, including Kore, G.I. Joe, G.I. vs. Transformers, and Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy. He is also the author of the comic HACK/Slash series,

www.timseeley.com

Skottie Young
Skottie is best known for his work on New Warriors, Human Torch, Spider-Man Legend of the Spider Clan and New X-Men. He's currently working on an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for Marvel Illustrated.

www.skottieyoung.com

COMIC BOOK CREATORS

Sal Abbinanti
Educated at the University of Southern California, Sal Abbinanti (Sam to his friends) now lives and works on the north side of Chicago.Sal has worked as freelance penciller since 1999.His Creator owned Indy Title Atomika-God is Red has been his main focus since 2006

www.mercurycomics.com

Matt Anderson
Matt has best known for writing the Ape Entertainment books White Picket Fences, Attack of Monstrology and Day At The Beach.

ComicSpace Page

Jeremy Bastian
Scoundrel, bandit, defiler of the Omerta seas? Jeremy Bastian has been known as all three. With his creation of Cursed Pirate Girl, Bastian's 19th century style found a voice in the 21st century. Those tiny, tiny lines hold secrets, matey. Deep, dark waters.

www.jeremybastian.com

Hilary Barta
Hilary is a veteran writer, penciler and inker. He has worked for Marvel, Dc, Eclipse, Dark Horse, Bongo Comics and others. He also likes to write limericks.

http://limoday.blogspot.com/

Sarah Becan
Sarah is the founder of Shortpants Press, a boutique independent small press dedicated to making unique, interesting, and really cool minicomics, zines, prints and art books, and fostering talent from new artists.

www.shortpantspress.com

Kyle Bice
Kyle is a Chicago based freelance artist who recently completed a set of Marvel Masterpieces III sketch cards for Upper Deck entertainment. Kyle is also working on various creator owned projects that will be released soon.

www.kylebice.com

Neil Brideau
Neil is obsessed with DIY comics. His self-published titles include The Trugglemat, and Spitting Pennies. His latest book, Alpha City Comics, written by Kevin Sciretta, debuts at Windy City Comicon.

www.fromthewell.info

Steve Bryant
Steve is the creator of the indy sensation , Athena Voltaire. He has also worked on licensed properties for Lucasfilm's Star Wars and Indiana Jones, as well as Paramount's Star Trek and Sony's Men In Black.

www.athenavoltaire.com

Josh Elder
Josh is the creator of the currently released manga Mail Order Ninja, which won the Rising Stars of Manga. Joshua is currently the artists on the DC Comics series, Batman Strikes.

www.joshelder.com

Franchesco!
Chicago comic book illustrator and creator of Xstacy. Contains artwork and pin-ups for Marvel, DC and independent comic book publishers

www.franchesco.com

Jenny Frison
Jenny illustrates the webcomics Chicago:1968. She is also a cover artist and has worked for titles such as Hack/Slash, Voltron: A Legend Forged, Kade, and The Dreamer.

www.jennyfrison.com

Andy Jewett
Andy is an independant comic artists who has been published by Arcana Studios, Dial R Studios, Fablewood Studios, Ronin Studios and more. He also self-published his own series Breathe In.

www.andyjewett.com

Mike Jungbluth
Mike is an animator, artist and writer who has worked on The Incredible Hulk, 300, and the comic anthologies Cereal and Pajamas and Attack of the Monstrology. He is currently working on Wolfenstein at Raven Software.

www.sketchtavern.com

Mike Kennedy
Mike is a seasoned (but not quite salty) video game producer who has also penned a decade's worth of comics, including several Star Wars mini-series, a growing number of Alien vs Predator books, Aeon Flux, Lone Wolf 2100, and Superman: Infinite City."

www.neurobellum.com

Doug Klauba
Doug has created cover art for Zorro, Doc Savage, The Spider, Kolchak: The Night Stalker and The Phantom for Moonstone. He is currently working on a variety of things for the Project: Superpowers series.

www.douglasklauba.com

Len Kody
Len's work includes the Cisco Kid: Gunfire & Brimstone miniseries and the forthcoming Cisco Kid vs. Wyatt Earp crossover, with Chuck Dixon and EricJ, from Moonstone Books. Currently, his weekly webcomic Chicago:1968 is a featured strip at the Image/Shadowline site.

www.lenkody.com

Rich Koslowski
Rich is a self-published artists and writer. His books include the Eisner Nominated 3 Geeks, the Ignatz Award Winning Three Fingers, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel, The King.

www.richkoslowski.com

Andrew Mitchell Kudelka
Video Game Artist, Illustrator and Writer, Andrew has worked in Comics, Collectable Card Games and RPG publications as well as XBOX and PS3 consoles. He's worked with EA Games, Midway, Studio Gigante, Marvel, DC, Comico/Northstar and White Wolf.

www.myspace.com/amkudelka

Pat Loika
Pat's a co-founder of Dial R Studios, and his current works include the Path to Armageddon mini-series, the HoCal webcomic and a story in Image's Outlaw Territory anthology.

www.dialrstudios.com

Tony Maldonado
A Freelance Cartoonist that has done work as a comic, and storyboard artist, character designer, and game animator. He Currently Illustrates the WebComic "Lab Bratz" with Ed Dunphy.

www.thelonelyricechronicles.blogspot.com

Jose Mesarina
Jose is the creator, writer, and artist of the " Unbelievable Laundry Detergent Man " comics. Also a freelance artist whose work has appeared in The Nitty Gritty Newspaper, and the Chicago Journal.

www.myspace.com/uldmcomics

Jason Millet
Jason is a colorist and illustrator who has worked for DC, Dark Horse, Devil's Due, and more. His most recent work can be seen in Munden's Bar and Rex Mundi as well as on the upcoming Pilgrim series with Mike Grell.

www.jasonmillet.com

Rafael Nieves
Rafael is a 20 year vet in the comics field. His credits include Hellstorm: Prince of Lies for Marvel, The Phantom, Vampire: The Masquerade, and Mr. Moto for Mooonstone, and adaptations of Nosferatu and Edgar Allan Poe's The Bells for Caliber.

www.rafwrites.blogspot.com

Jim Nelson
Jim is a Chicago-based illustrator whose work has appeared on games like Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, VS., the World of Warcraft trading card game, as well as comics and children's books.

www.theispot.com/artist/jnelson

Andrew Pepoy
Andrew has worked on a large variety of comics, including Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, The X-Men, Scooby Doo, The Simpsons, Betty & Veronica, Godzilla, Ghost, Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and many more.

www.pepoy.com

Michael Ramova
Michael is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer and artist. His shorts have been broadcast on Comedy Central, MTV, FEAR.tv, and Spike. He is the 2008 winner of the Star Wars Fan Film Challenge.

www.myspace.com/redvolver

Tom Stillwell
Tom is the creator and writer of the all-ages superhero title Honor Brigade. His future projects include Jackpot, Everyday Heroes, Underneath, Monkey Underground, and the Unscrewed! charity anthology.

www.spinnerrackcomics.com

Dave Wachter
Dave is the artist and co-creator of Scar Tissue and the upcoming The Guns of Shadow Valley. His work has appeared in Fiendish Fables, and is working on Tell Them Johnny Wadd is Here for Terminal Press.

www.davedrawscomics.com

Alex Wald
As art director for First Comics, Alex worked with numerous comics megastars on books like Shatter and Lone Wolf and Cub. He recieved a 2008 Eisner Award nomination for Best Colorist (Shaolin Cowboy).

www.alexwald.com

The Uniques
Adam Withers and Comfort Love are a husband and wife creative team who both write, draw, and color the new comic The Uniques.

www.uniquescomic.com

Around Comics
The Around Comics podcast is a weekly roundtable discussion, featuring the very best comic book news, reviews and opinions. Chris, Sal and Tom offer a deep knowledge of the medium, as well as a fantastic sense of humor and a true passion for comics.

www.aroundcomics.com

Comic Book Queers
The Comic Book Podcast with a Decidedly Queer Perspective. Self-identified queer people who have come together through our affinity for comic books...or graphic novels...or sequential art...or whatever.

www.comicbookqueers.com

iFanboy
If you're a visual person and video podcasts are your bag, there is iFanboy, with new episodes every Saturday. If you're strictly into the whole audio thing, there are new episodes of the Pick of the Week Podcast every Sunday. iFanboy's got podcasts to delight and tantalize the senses!

www.ifanboy.com

Wednesday's Haul
Wednesday’s Haul is both a blog and a podcast about the wonderful world of comics specifically and geekery in general (including tv, movies, gadgets and books.) On an almost daily basis, the blog is updated with reviews and rants about comics.

www.wednesdayshaul.com

Wordballoon
Created By Chicago Talk Radio Host John Siuntres, The Word Balloon podcast features one on one mp3 audio interviews with comic book creators, plus the creative minds behind Film TV Gaming and other media.

www.wordballoon.com