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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

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

Chris Buzelli

Illustrator

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

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

Andrea Dezsö

Visual Artist

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

Rebekka Dunlap

Illustrator

Dylan Meconis

Cartoonist

Jay Rachel 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

Animator

Samantha Gorman

Writer, Artist

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

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

Jeffrey Lemire

Author

Ross MacDonald

Illustrator, Prop Designer

Dilraj Mann

Comic Book Storyteller

Benjamin Marra SVA Visual Narrative MFA

Benjamin Marra

Illustrator | Writer

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

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

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

Julia Pott

Animator

Graham Rawle

Author, Artist, Designer

Antoine Revoy

Writer, Illustrator

Christina Roussos

Director

Bio pic of Simon Roy, comic book storyteller

Simon Roy

Comic Book Storyteller

Jim Rugg

Comic Illustrator, Comic Writer

Photo of Martin Salisbury

Martin Salisbury

Professor of Illustration

Director, The Centre for Children's Book Studies, Cambridge School of Art

Benjamin Schipper

Writer and Artist

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

Barron Storey

Illustrator

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

Kyle Strahm

Comic Book Storyteller

Katherine Streeter

Illustrator

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

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

Photograph of Rose Wong surrounded by plants.

Rose Wong

Illustrator

Liz Wong

Author, Illustrator

Agnieszka Woznicka

Animator, Artist

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

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