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Stay Tuned For Info on 2015
by thomtrainor on Feb.11, 2015, under Artist Spotlight, Comics and Pop Art Exclusives, Events, Press Releases, Programming
Comments Off on Stay Tuned For Info on 2015 more...Jeremy Scott Whitley – Guest 2015
by thomtrainor on Feb.11, 2015, under Announcements, Guests
We are happy to welcome back Jeremy Scott Whitley to DragonCon!
You know him as the writer of the Award winning & Eisner nominated Princeless comic book
as well as writer on My Little Pony. His latest creator owned comic is called Illegal.
Dean Motter – Guest 2015
by thomtrainor on Feb.10, 2015, under Announcements, Guests
We are happy to announce that Dean Motter will be returning again to DragonCon!
You have seen his work in his own comic Mister X, which he both writes and draws
along with other artwork he has contributed to from album covers to comics over the years.
He is also the writer of such books as Batman Nine Lives, The Prisoner, & The Heart of the Beast.
Welcome him back to DragonCon!
Comics & Pop Art’s first guest of 2015
by thomtrainor on Feb.09, 2015, under Announcements, Guests
Hello Comic Book & Pop Art Fans! We are happy to announce our first guest of this year!
Please welcome Livio Ramondelli to his first DragonCon!
You can see his artwork in the Transformers comics from IDW
as well as the recent covers for Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo!
http://livioramondelli.deviantart.com/gallery/
Zenescope Comics – Dragon Con Exclusive Cover
by thomtrainor on Aug.27, 2014, under Announcements, Comics and Pop Art Exclusives
Zenescope Comics will be appearing at Dragon Con this year. They are also offering a Dragon Con Exclusive Variant of one of their new comics.
Masumi: Blades of Sin #1 Exclusive Dragon Con cover by Jamie Tyndall. Limited to 500 copies.
Get yours this weekend and get it signed by the artist!
Artist Spotlight – Mark Brooks, David Mack, Thomas Zahler
by thomtrainor on Aug.21, 2014, under Artist Spotlight
MARK BROOKS
You’ve seen his amazing artwork on Marvel Comics for many years. Â He is a Marvel exclusive artist who creates some of the most striking covers on the stands. He had a long run as cover artist on X-men Legacy. More recently, he was the cover artist on the Marvel Now series New Defenders. This year he is doing covers for Original Sins, the tie-in series to Marvel’s big event title of the year. These are just a few of the many titles that showcase his talent for truly eye catching covers.
diablo2003.deviantart.com
facebook.com/MarkBrooksart
DAVID MACK
David Mack became known for his stunning watercolor artwork on his creator owned title, Kabuki. Â He later went on to work for Marvel Comics as writer and artist on Daredevil. He has contributed many covers to both Marvel & DC Comics. Over the last few years he went on to write Electic Ant, a Marvel Comics mini-series adapting the Philip K. Dick story as well as co-writing Daredevil: End of Days with Brian Bendis.
facebook.com/pages/David-Mack/21231086294
THOMAS ZAHLER
He’s best known for the Harvey-nominated superhero romantic comedy Love and Capes. He is also one of the writer and artists on My Little Pony for IDW Publishing as well as colorist on Skyward, the creator owned comic from DragonCon guest, Jeremy Dale.
thomz.com
loveandcapes.com
Dragon Con 2014 Show Exclusives!
by thomtrainor on Aug.19, 2014, under Announcements, Comics and Pop Art Exclusives
Aspen Comics fans, get your copy of these 3 gorgeous Dragon Con exclusive covers at their booth in Artist Alley this year!
Damsels In Excess #2 cover D by Alex Konat & Peter Steigerwald – limited edition of 200
All New Michael Turner’s Soulfire #7 cover C by Paolo Pantalena & Ula Mos – limited edition of 200
LolaX0X0 #4 -Â Limited to 200 art by Siya Oum
Artist Spotlight – George Perez, Andy Runton, James Burns
by thomtrainor on Aug.19, 2014, under Artist Spotlight
GEORGE PEREZ
When it comes to superheros, George Perez is a true legend who has literally drawn them all! Â From Various runs on Justice League for DC and Avengers for Marvel to being the co-creator of the New Teen Titans with Marv Wolfman and revamping Wonder Woman in the 80’s, Perez has truly earned his legendary status. Just look at some of his huge event crossovers with countless superheros in them like Crisis On Infinite Earths, The Infinity Gauntlet, Â Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, and JLA/Avengers; and you will truly appreciate his dynamic ability to capture the most heroic action scenes!
facebook.com/pages/George-Pérez-Fan-Page/385542437272
ANDY RUNTON
Andy is the creator of the breakout all-ages series of graphic novels, Owly, starring a little owl who’s always searching for new friends. Relying on a mixture of symbols and expressions to tell his silent stories, Runton’s heartwarming style has made him a favorite of both fans and critics alike. He won an Eisner Award in 2006 for Best Publication for a Younger Audience.
andyrunton.com
JAMES BURNS
He is known for his autobiographical comics Grumbles, Detached, and Speechless. Some of his newer action titles include: Uber-Tales, The Astral Crusader, Lance Star: Sky Ranger, Real Magicalism, and Daemon Process.
jamesburnsdesign.com/comics/index.html
Artist Spotlight – Mark Bagley, Dexter Vines, Daniel Govar
by thomtrainor on Aug.15, 2014, under Artist Spotlight
MARK BAGLEY
He is the artist who’s done more issues of Spider-man than any other since the 90’s. He had a long and popular run on Amazing Spider-man. Then he and Brain Bendis produced over 100 issues of Ultimate Spider-man in the modern era. He even drew many popular titles over at DC before coming back to Marvel. Last year, he relaunched The Fantastic Four with writer Matt Fraction for Marvel Now. This year, he relaunched Hulk with writer Mark Waid!
comicartcommunity.com/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=170
facebook.com/MarkBagleyOfficial
DEXTER VINES
He has been one of the best inkers in the comic industry for a long time. He is most known for his collaborations with penciller, Ed McGuinness, with includes Superman/Batman: Public Enimes and The Origin of The Red Hulk among many others. He is also known for his collaborations with other popular pencillers. He inked Old Man Logan over penciller Steve McNiven and both Ultimates 3 & Ultimate Thor over penciller Carlos Pacheco.
dextervines.deviantart.com
comicartfans.com/comic-artists/dexter_vines.asp
DANIEL GOVAR
Currently Daniel is illustrating Grimm for Dynamite Entertainment – sequentials and covers. He is also doing storyboards for Marvel comics Infinite comics, and is working on a number of creator-owned projects such as RELAUNCH with Marvel executive Ron Perazza. He co-founded Comic Book Think Tank with Ron, and uses that platform to share ideas and findings on creating comics digitally and the process behind it.
danielgovar.com
danielgovar.deviantart.com
Artist Spotlight – Joe Benitez, Ted Naifeh, Michael Gordon
by thomtrainor on Aug.14, 2014, under Artist Spotlight
JOE BENITEZ
You’ll remember his work as artist of Weapon Zero for Image Comics back in the 90’s. More recently, he went on illustrate some DC Comics such as Detective Comics, Titans, & Superman/Batman. His covers can be found on various titles from Dynamite & Zenescope. He is most recognized today as the writer and artist of his own comic, Lady Mechanika!
joebenitez.com
joebenitez.deviantart.com
facebook.com/JoeBenitezArtist
TED NAIFEH
He is widely known for his own creation, Courtney Crumrin, for which he was nominated for an Eisner. He is also the illustrator for the Good Neighbors graphic novels which are written by Holly Black. He also illustrated chapters of the Ame-Comi Duela Dent and Batman ’66 digital comics  from DC.
tednaifeh.com
onipress.com/creator/tednaifeh
MICHAEL GORDON
Michael Gordon is the editor-in-chief of New Legend Productions and the creator of the Tiki Zombie comic book series. He has published a modern graphic novel featuring the return of one of the first super-powered female comic characters, the Invisible Scarlet O’Neil, and is currently working on reprinting the original classic strips.
newlegendmike.blogspot.com
invisiblescarletoneil.blogspot.com
newlegendproductions.com