John Benton Artist & Storyteller headshot, he holds the cut out sign, 'happy'.

John Benton

Artist & Storyteller
Illustration of a figure with light skin, brown hair tied in a ponytail, red glasses and hoodie looking towards the right against a purple background.

Simini Blocker

Illustrator
Bio pic of Paul Briggs

Paul Briggs

Animator, Voice Actor, Director
Head of Story, Walt Disney
An illustration shows a masculine figure with light skin, brown hair, sunglasses, gloves, and a thick handlebar mustache. The figure laughs widely as their tie bursts into flames. Behind them is a variety of pink animals and figures, all with threatening expressions.

Ryan Browne

Comic Book Artist & Writer

Nina Bunjevac

Illustrator

Lori Cheatle

Producer
Cheyenne Curtis

Cheyenne Curtis

Storyboard Artist & Director

Chris Buzelli

Illustrator
An eye peeks out from a bushel of feathers.

Evan Cagle

Illustrator, Concept Artist, Storyteller
A photograph shows a feminine figure with light skin, long black hair, bare feet, and a red dress seated on a burgundy cough. The figure's face is cropped above their lips, and next to them is a plate with a kitchen knife and orange peels.

Elinor Carucci

Photographer
Headshot of Betsy Cornwell.

Betsy Cornwell

Author

Nick Cross

Director, Art Director
An illustrated cover in pale yellow, red, and blue shows a figure sitting inside a large angular robot. Various shapes and objects float around the background, and the figure smiles and holds up a peace sign with their fingers. The title "Internal Affairs" reads in a blue banner, and additional blue text reads across a strip at the bottom of the page.

Patrick Crotty

Boss of Peow Studios
Bio pic of Jared Cullum

Jared Cullum

Author-Cartoonist | Painter

Andrea Dezsö

Visual Artist
Photo of artist Rebekka Dunlap with sparkles emerging from her face and hair.

Rebekka Dunlap

Illustrator

Jay Edidin

Transmedia Storyteller

Kevin Fenton

Novelist
Clara Fernandez-Vara looks directly into the camera with a smile.

Clara Fernández-Vara

Associate Arts Professor at the NYU Game Center
Sarah de Gaudemar headshot.

Sarah de Gaudemar

Animator

Samantha Gorman

Writer, Artist
Bio pic of a smiling Bee Grandinetti

Bee Grandinetti

Director, Designer, Animator
Photo of Rob Guillory

Rob Guillory

Comic Book Artist
A photograph shows the portrait of a man with medium light skin, shaved head, and stubble. He wears small round glasses and a blue T-shirt.

Asaf Hanuka

Cartoonist and Illustrator
A photograph shows a feminine figure with light skin, blue eyes, and windswept brown hair. They smile while looking into the camera.

Melanie Hoopes

Storyteller
Pop up book of a pink octopus coming out of the page.

Sam Ita

Storyteller | Pop-Up Book Author
A lineart illustration in black, white and blue shows a bored-looking group of figures sitting on a couch. Two seem to be human, while three appear to have alien heads. The title "Space-Mullet!" appears above a planet shape in a futuristic font.

Daniel Warren Johnson

Comic book Writer, Artist and Illustrator.

Joe Kelly

Writer, Filmmaker
Bio pic of a smiling Kazu Kibuishi

Kazu Kibuishi

Storyteller

Daniel Kirk

Author, Illustrator
A photographic portrait shows a figure with light skin, brown beard, balding head, and dark eyes gaze to the left and smile slightly.

Fran Krause

Animator, Writer, Illustrator
A portrait depicts an Asian woman with medium light skin, black hair, red lipstick, and a gray sweater sitting in an ivory chair against a gray wall. She looks at the viewer while setting a pen to the open book in her lap.

Hyesu Lee

Illustrator
Bio pic of Jeff Lemire

Jeffrey Lemire

Author

Ross MacDonald

Illustrator, Prop Designer
Andrew McLean

Andrew MacLean

Comic Book Creator
A drawing of a group of boys posing for a picture in front of a car

Dilraj Mann

Comic Book Storyteller
Benjamin Marra SVA Visual Narrative MFA

Benjamin Marra

Illustrator | Writer
Anthony Marques

Anthony Marques

Illustrator
President, Joe Kubert School
A photograph shows a seated figure with short black hair, glasses, and light skin widely smiling and gesturing. It appears the figure is conversing with another person out of frame.

David Mazzucchelli

Penciller, Artist, Inker
A photograph shows a man with light skin, bald head, and blue eyes gazing to the left and smirking slightly. He wears glasses atop his head and an outfit in shades of blue.

Richard McGuire

Illustrator, graphic designer, comic book artist, animator, children's book author, musician and toy designer

Dylan Meconis

Cartoonist

Anthony Meloro

Cartoonist

Nik Mikros

Game Designer
Flat and graphic illustration of a pigeon facing left in desaturated dark blue and green.

Hato Moa

Artist, Writer, Designer

Eric Molinsky

Producer, Broadcaster
Black and white headshot of Ken Niimura.

Ken Niimura

Cartoonist and Illustrator
Drawing of a light shining behind a woman with glasses, hoop earrings and a bun while she writes something.

Summer Pierre

Cartoonist and Writer
Photo of Catya Plate holding up a spiral bound white book, in front of a set.

Catya Plate

Visual Artist, Animator, Filmmaker, Producer
Mimi Pond bio photo

Mimi Pond

Cartoonist & Author

Julia Pott

Animator

Graham Rawle

Author, Artist, Designer
Illustration of a white man's profile, wearing a beanie, surrounded by a circular frame.

Antoine Revoy

Writer, Illustrator
Bio picture of Christine Roussos, faculty

Christina Roussos

Director
Bio pic of Simon Roy, comic book storyteller

Simon Roy

Comic Book Storyteller

Jim Rugg

Cartoonist | YouTuber
Photo of Martin Salisbury

Martin Salisbury

Professor of Illustration
Director, The Centre for Children's Book Studies, Cambridge School of Art
Johnny Sampson

Johnny Sampson

Cartoonist & Illustrator
Headshot of Benjamin Schipper.

Benjamin Schipper

Writer and Artist

Bob Shea

Author & Illustrator
Headshot of Daniela Sherer.

Daniela Sherer

Indie Animation Director, Illustrator and Painter
A white woman with a bandana, a denim jacket and long brown hair, wearing a lanyard for Cake 2015 exhibitors.

Caitlin Skaalrud

Cartoonist, Comics Educator, and Self-publishing Artist

David Soman

Illustrator, Author

Ryan Stegman

Comic Book Artist
Bio pic of Christina Stewart

Christina Steenz Stewart

Cartoonist, Editor, Professor

Barron Storey

Illustrator
Yellow macaroni on top of an ink illustration of a bald head with glasses.

Kyle Strahm

Comic Book Storyteller
Black and white headshot of Katherine Streeter.

Katherine Streeter

Illustrator

Cici Suen

Artist

Justin Thompson

Production Designer

Robbie Tilton

Designer
Interactive Virtual Reality Design

Jörg Tittel

Filmmaker

Rich Tommaso

Comic book artist/writer

Thu Tran

Visual Artist, Writer, Producer
Headshot of Andrea Tsurumi.

Andrea Tsurumi

Author, Illustrator, Cartoonist
Sara Varon stands with a smile at a convention, holding a bag with a mammal with long ears inside of it.

Sara Varon

Illustrator & Children's Book Author
Bob Walles Storyteller headshot.

Bob Walles

Storyteller
Photograph of Rose Wong surrounded by plants.

Rose Wong

Illustrator
Headshot of Liz Wong.

Liz Wong

Author, Illustrator

Agnieszka Woznicka

Animator, Artist
Headshot of Ru Xu.

Ru Xu

Comic Artist & Illustrator
A sepia-toned photograph shows a bearded figure with glasses writing on paper. Behind the figure is a bookcase stacked with books and art.

Marc Zegans

Advisor
Self portrait by Max Zhang

Max Zhang

Illustrator & Sculptor
A photograph shows the portrait of a woman with medium light skin and brown windswept hair gazing at the camera. She wears a graphic black and white pattered outfit.

Alexandra Zsigmond

Art Director and Artist