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Shag – Limited Exclusive
by thomtrainor on Aug.30, 2017, under Announcements, Comics and Pop Art Exclusives
Pop Artist extraordinaire, Shag, will have this amazing Vincent Price limited piece for sale! Be sure to look for him in Artist Alley!
Francesco Francavilla – Guest 2017
by thomtrainor on Aug.29, 2017, under Artist Spotlight, Guests
We are excited to have Francesco Francavilla joining us for DragonCon! He has drawn Afterlife With Archie. He recently wrote and drew The Spirit for Dynamite Entertainment. He’s also done many amazing covers for Dynamtie & Aftershock Comics!
Guest & Attending Artist Listing 2017
by thomtrainor on Aug.27, 2017, under Announcements, Guests
Jarrod Carl Alberich
Dane Ault
Mark Bagley
Gabo Bautista
Tom Biondolillo
April M. Borchelt
Andy Brase
Jennie Breeden
Jenevieve Broomall
Matthew J. Brown
Bob Burden
Erik S. Burnham
James Burns
Peter Capn’ Cutler
Peter David
Delilah S. Dawson
Kelly Sue DeConnick
Guy Dorian
Mark Dos Santos
Annie Erskine
Ben Fisher
Brenden Fletcher
Matt Fraction
Francesco Francavilla
Anthony Francis
Matt Frank
Chandra Free
Andrew E.C. Gaska
Gary Gianni
Henry Gilroy
Michael Gordon
Josh Greathouse
Sanford Greene
Larry Hama
Travis J. Hanson
Scott Harben
Joe Harris
Tom Heintjes
Lea Hernandez
Bill Holbrook
Kathryn Hudson
Megan Hutchison
Lora Innes
Georges Jeanty
Paul Jenkins
Van Jensen
Robert Jimenez
Joseph James Karg
Joe Kelly
Stan Lee
John Lotshaw
Comfort Love & Adam Withers
Leigh Luna
David Mack
Jim Mahfood
Shaun Manning
Amy Mebberson
Mike Miller
Dean Motter
Ted Naifeh
Bobby Nash
Eric END Ninaltowski
Jai Nitz
Ande Parks
Benjamin Percy
Andy Price
Joe Pruett
Livio J. Ramondelli
Afua Richardson
Natalie Romero
Don Rosa
Duncan Rouleau
Andy Runton
Dan Schoening
Chris Schweizer
Steven T. Seagle
Shag
Tony Shasteen
James Silvani
Dietrich O Smith
Roxanne Starr
Tad Stones
Jonathan Tarbox
Babs Tarr
Adam Bryce Thoams
Frank Tieri
Dexter Vines
Christian Waggoner
David Thorn Wenzel
Kelly Yates
Thomas Zahler
2017 Attending Artists
Marena Arakaki              kakimari.com
Javier Avila                 hanzozuken.deviantart.com
Arthur Ball                 www.aboveaverageart.com
Jennifer Bennett             www.handmadestuffs.com
Winston Bolen               vegetaprime.deviantart.com/
Brett Brooks                www.brettbrooks.com
Greg Burnham
Jonathan Chaffin            www.horrorinclay.com
Andrew Charipar            www.misfitcorner.com
Crystal “Cryssy” Cheung      www.cryssycheung.com
Jacqueline Choe            jisuart.com
Brian Colin                 briancolin.com
Dave Cook                 www.flickr.com/photos/dscookdesign/
Andrew Day                andrewdayillustration.com
Eric Dotson                www.abouttimecomics.com
Shawn Durington            www.facebook.com/shawnscustomcharacters
Chris Ehnot                cehnot.deviantart.com
Marc Fishman
Autumn Frederickson        www.autumnfrederickson.com
Newsha Ghasemi
Chris Gianelloni             vilemedia.com
Mike Groves                poopbird.com
Danny Haas                www.artofdanny.com
Karen Hallion               www.karenhallion.com
Trav Hart                  travhart.com
Robert Hendrickson           www.roberthendrickson.net
Marshall Hinson and Bernie Cooke       marshinson.deviantart.com
Cassie Kelly                 www.imcbad.com
Caleb King                  thecalebking.com
Michael Klapthor             mklapthor.com
Tony Kordos                 www.facebook.com/tonykordosinking
Megan Lara                 www.meganlara.com
Megan Lavey-Heaton          www.namesakecomic.com
Betty Liao                   www.kafaid.com
Sarah Marks                 thirdhalfstudios.com
Shawn McCauley              shawnmccauley.com
Jim Mehsling                 cartooncaveman.com/
Kfir Mendel                  www.cave-geek.com
J.R. Mounts
Tony Moy                    tonymoy2.wixsite.com/artwork
Jon Pinto                    www.jonpinto.com
Bianca Roman-Stumpff          biancaart.storenvy.com/
Naomi Romero                naomiromero.carbonmade.com
Scott Rorie
Stuart Sandler                artovision.tv
J. Spencer Shull              www.jellykoe.com
Bryan SilverBaX Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â silverbax.com
Joey Spiotto                 www.jo3bot.com
Kit Steele                   www.instagram.com/kit_silvertales
Kendra Stout                www.beanpants.com
Nathan Szerdy               nszerdy@gmail.com
Michael Terracciano           www.starpowercomic.com
Jason Thomas                www.redrocketfarm.com
Tyler Walpole
David Mack – Guest 2017
by thomtrainor on Aug.25, 2017, under Announcements, Artist Spotlight, Guests
Let’s welcome artist David Mack to Dragon Con 2017! He has recently done covers for Fight Club 2 and is the current cover artist on American Gods and Jessica Jones!
Comics & Pop Art Programming Schedule 2017
by thomtrainor on Aug.22, 2017, under Announcements, Programming
Friday, Sep 1
10:00am                                                                                                                                                 * Star Wars Animated & Comics Extended Universe       Chastain I-J (Westin)
11:30 am                                                                                                                                                         * Adam West Remembered: A Fanboy’s Gateway       Chastain I-J (Westin)
1:00 pm                                                                                                                                                        *The Big 2 vs. Indie Comics                       Chastain I-J (Westin)
*  Non-Traditional Visual Storytelling               Hanover C-E (Hyatt)
2:30Â pm
*  Let’s Make a Hero                          Chastain I-J (Westin)
4:00 pm                                                                                                                                                          * All Ages Pages                                Chastain I-J (Westin)
5:30 pm                                                                                                                                                        * Motor Crush                                                          Chastain I-J (Westin)
7:00Â pm
* Racial Representation in Marvel                  Chastain I-J (Westin)
* DC Comics Rebirth                                                  International North (Hyatt)
8:30 pm
* Dark Tower: Comic vs. Movie vs. Novel           Chastain I-J (Westin)
10:00 pm
* Sex & Gender Issues in Comics                   Chastain I-J (Westin)
Saturday, Sep 2
10:00am                                                                                                                                                 * Making of the Dragon Con Badge Art                    Chastain I-J (Westin)
11:30 am                                                                                                                                                         * Licensed Comic Characters: More Than Meets The Eye   Chastain I-J (Westin)
1:00 pm                                                                                                                                                        *The World of Buffy and Angel In Comics                                     Chastain I-J (Westin)
*  Milkfed Criminal Masterminds: Matt & Kelly Sue                  Centennial I (Hyatt)
2:30Â pm
*  Fashion In Comics                                                                    Chastain I-J (Westin)
4:00Â pm
* Let’s Make a Villain                                  Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Aftershock Comics                               International South (Hyatt)
5:30Â pm
* Deadpool In The 90’s with Joe Kelly                  Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Horror Comes to Archie Comics                     International South (Hyatt)
* Marvel vs. DC Trivia                                                            Hanover C-E (Hyatt)
7:00 pm
* Educational Developmental Role of Comics             Chastain I-J (Westin)
* 100th Anniversary of Comics Legends: Jack Kirby & Will Eisner
International South (Hyatt)
8:30 pm
* Van Jenson U.S. Ambassador of Comic Books            Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Love Is Love: The Orlando Shooting Benefit Comic         International North (Hyatt)
10:00 pm
* Comics Studies Roundtable                             Chastain I-J (Westin)
Sunday, Sep 3
8:30 am
*  Digital Inking With Vector Art                          Chastain I-J (Westin)
10:00 am
*  The Big Owly Hootenanny                              Chastain I-J (Westin)
11:30 am
*  The Art of the Tiki                                  Chastain I-J (Westin)
1:00 pm
*  Judging Comics By The Cover                          Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Teen Titans and Young Justice In Comics                 Regency V (Hyatt)
2:30 pm
* Storytelling With Larry Hama                           Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Creating Your Own Worlds                              Regency V (Hyatt)
4:00 pm
* Wonderful World of Disney & Henson Comics             Chastain I-J (Westin)
* Image Comics: 25th Year Anniversary                 International North (Hyatt)
5:30 pm
* Dark Horse Through The Years                           Chastain I-J (Westin)
7:00 pm
* Philosophy In Brightest Day, Blackest Night               Chastain I-J (Westin)
*Â Superman Vs. The Elite: Screening with Live Q&A Â Â Â Â Â Â International North (Hyatt)
8:30 pm
* Race, Gender, & Culture in Comics                        Chastain I-J (Westin)
10:00 pm
* Politics, Power, & The Other in Superhero Comics          Chastain I-J (Westin)
Monday, Sep 4
10:00 am
* Bernie Wrightson: In Memoriam                         Chastain I-J (Westin)
11:30 am
* Women In Comics                                 Chastain I-J (Westin)
1:00 pm
* State of the Comics Industry 2017 & Beyond               Chastain I-J (Westin)
2:30 pm
* Behind the Counter: Comics Retailers Unite! Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chastain I-J (Westin)
Dexter Vines – Guest 2017
by thomtrainor on Aug.17, 2017, under Announcements, Artist Spotlight, Guests
Dexter Vines is one of comics best inkers and also an Atlanta native. He’s worked on Marvel’s Civil War, Old Man Logan, Superman/ Batman Public Enemies, and so much more! Let’s welcome him back to DragonCon!
Lora Innes – Guest 2017
by thomtrainor on Aug.15, 2017, under Announcements, Artist Spotlight, Guests
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by thomtrainor on Aug.10, 2017, under Announcements, Artist Spotlight, Guests
Are you a Darkwing Duck fan? We have artist James Silvani as well as the creator of Darkwing Duck himself, Tad Stones!
Erik Burnham & Dan Schoening – Guests 2017
by thomtrainor on Aug.08, 2017, under Announcements, Artist Spotlight, Guests
Let’s welcome the writer and artist of IDW’s Ghostbusters to DragonCon! We’re happy to have Erik Burnham & Dan Schoening joining us this year.
New Panel Programming Room for 2017
by thomtrainor on Aug.07, 2017, under Announcements
We are moving to a new panel room this year. Our main programming room for Dragon Con 2017 will be Chastain I-J located in the Westin! We also will have many panels scheduled for larger rooms in the Hyatt. Start familiarizing yourself with the layout of both hotels to see some really amazing comics panels at this year’s con!
http://www.westinpeachtreeplazaatlanta.com/