Tracy Yardly - Sonic The Hedgehog Artist
Tracy has been drawing comics since he was a kid. He brought that enthusiasm to the Savannah School of Visual Arts in which he graduated from. He started drawing Sonic the Hedgehog for The Archie Comic line almost 5 years ago and
has become the most well recognized Sonic artist in the Industry. His credits are Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic X, Sonic Universe & Mega Man.
Besides being a comic book artist Tracy is the father of 5 wonderful children and a really nice guy!
http://yardley.deviantart.com/
Tracy has been drawing comics since he was a kid. He brought that enthusiasm to the Savannah School of Visual Arts in which he graduated from. He started drawing Sonic the Hedgehog for The Archie Comic line almost 5 years ago and
has become the most well recognized Sonic artist in the Industry. His credits are Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic X, Sonic Universe & Mega Man.
Besides being a comic book artist Tracy is the father of 5 wonderful children and a really nice guy!
http://yardley.deviantart.com/
Joe Pruett - Comic Letterer/Writer/Editor
Eisner Award winner Joe Pruett has worked in the comic book industry as an art assistant, a letterer, a writer, an editor, a creative director, a designer, and, ...finally, as a publisher. He has written over 100 titles, including his own KILROY IS HERE series from Caliber Comics and stints on Marvel Comics' X-MEN family of titles.
To find out more follow this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pruett
Eisner Award winner Joe Pruett has worked in the comic book industry as an art assistant, a letterer, a writer, an editor, a creative director, a designer, and, ...finally, as a publisher. He has written over 100 titles, including his own KILROY IS HERE series from Caliber Comics and stints on Marvel Comics' X-MEN family of titles.
To find out more follow this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pruett
Craig Gilmore - Comic Artist, Story Boards, Designs and So Much More
Craig has done it all in comics: Justice League, Aquaman, Swamp Thing, Thor The Hulk, Morbius the Living Vampire as well as endeavors outside the pages. He has done
set designs for Spiderman the Musical, Storyboards for many TV shows including the Walking Dead as well as worked on Vampire Diaries, Halo Reach, Batman and One Tree Hill! This is an Artist who goes beyond the comic pages and brings them to life!
http://www.craiggilmore.net/
Craig has done it all in comics: Justice League, Aquaman, Swamp Thing, Thor The Hulk, Morbius the Living Vampire as well as endeavors outside the pages. He has done
set designs for Spiderman the Musical, Storyboards for many TV shows including the Walking Dead as well as worked on Vampire Diaries, Halo Reach, Batman and One Tree Hill! This is an Artist who goes beyond the comic pages and brings them to life!
http://www.craiggilmore.net/
WALKING DEAD'S - Triston Johnson - This young actor has appeared in more than 10 episodes of THE WALKING DEAD from seasons 2 and 3 as featured Walker. This will be his First convention appearance in the state of Georgia.https://www.facebook.com/johnson.triston
Scairy Tales Noir
J.R. Mounts and Christopher Collins reside near Atlanta GA where they have created their own comics for Scairy Tales Noir since 2010. Beginning with their ‘Scairy Tales’ comic strip (think “Calvin & Hobbes meets Nightmare Before Christmas”) and continuing with a pulp crime parody,’Fried Pickle Noir’ (think “Sin City meets Veggie Tales”) they do it all for the fun of it and are constantly creating more fun projects like ‘Family Mal-Use’ and ‘Death by Baby’.Their website and Facebook for Scairy Tales Noir offers comics,coloring books,stickers, greeting cards & more!
J.R. Mounts and Christopher Collins reside near Atlanta GA where they have created their own comics for Scairy Tales Noir since 2010. Beginning with their ‘Scairy Tales’ comic strip (think “Calvin & Hobbes meets Nightmare Before Christmas”) and continuing with a pulp crime parody,’Fried Pickle Noir’ (think “Sin City meets Veggie Tales”) they do it all for the fun of it and are constantly creating more fun projects like ‘Family Mal-Use’ and ‘Death by Baby’.Their website and Facebook for Scairy Tales Noir offers comics,coloring books,stickers, greeting cards & more!
- TIMOTHY PRICE - Author
- Tim's illustrated novel "Big In Japan" is currently featured on MTV.COM! and availible on Amazon.com.
http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/07/17/big-in-japan-timothy-price-interview/ - Timothy Price Talks 'Big in Japan '
- geek-news.mtv.comGiant Monster Battle Wages Between The Pages Of 'Big in Japan'
Jamie Chambers - Author / Game Designer
Jamie Chambers is an award-winning tabletop game designer, a genre fiction and pop culture nonfiction author, and small press publisher who near Atlanta. He runs Signal Fire Studios and serves as Vice President of the Game Manufacturers Association. He survives on a coffee, books, games, martinis, and karaoke.
Jamie Chambers is an award-winning tabletop game designer, a genre fiction and pop culture nonfiction author, and small press publisher who near Atlanta. He runs Signal Fire Studios and serves as Vice President of the Game Manufacturers Association. He survives on a coffee, books, games, martinis, and karaoke.
KYLE PUTTKAMMER -
Writer / Producer - Hero Cats
CREATOR/WRITER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
A man of multiple talents and hats, Kyle Puttkammer has made comics his life for over 20 years and shows no signs of stopping. Frustrated with the lack of family friendly comic content on his very own store shelves, he set out to solve the problem hiself.The 1st book to hit his shelves was “Galaxy Man” that has since been distributed through Diamond. A handful of printed issues later, he decided to birth another book, and “Hero Cats” was its name! Entrusting his vision to Marcus to bring this concept to life, they set out with every intention to change how the world looks at house cats.A very busy family man stationed in Atlanta Ga, Kyle is the owner of two very diverse and well planned comic book stores. Who can say where his exploits to change the face of all ages comics will take him, but it looks like he’s headed in the right direction!
MARCUS WILLIAMS PENCILS/ COLORIST - Hero Cats
Your friendly neighborhood feline illustrator, Marcus Williams is the man behind the pencils you see throughout the Hero Cats comics. A long time lover of comic art and all things super, his involvement with this great book was simply a matter of time. He would tell you that he’s never really studied feline anatomy in his years as a young artist, but who knew that drawing all those super heroes would lead to drawing Hero Cats!Stationed in Atlanta Ga, he spends his time toiling away late nights as a professional illustrator. A proud father of two, he somehow manages to steal enough time to create loads of artwork and check homework. He’s excited about the direction Hero Cats is heading in, and looks forward to creating more stories to enjoy.
Check it out: http://herocatscomic.com/
Writer / Producer - Hero Cats
CREATOR/WRITER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
A man of multiple talents and hats, Kyle Puttkammer has made comics his life for over 20 years and shows no signs of stopping. Frustrated with the lack of family friendly comic content on his very own store shelves, he set out to solve the problem hiself.The 1st book to hit his shelves was “Galaxy Man” that has since been distributed through Diamond. A handful of printed issues later, he decided to birth another book, and “Hero Cats” was its name! Entrusting his vision to Marcus to bring this concept to life, they set out with every intention to change how the world looks at house cats.A very busy family man stationed in Atlanta Ga, Kyle is the owner of two very diverse and well planned comic book stores. Who can say where his exploits to change the face of all ages comics will take him, but it looks like he’s headed in the right direction!
MARCUS WILLIAMS PENCILS/ COLORIST - Hero Cats
Your friendly neighborhood feline illustrator, Marcus Williams is the man behind the pencils you see throughout the Hero Cats comics. A long time lover of comic art and all things super, his involvement with this great book was simply a matter of time. He would tell you that he’s never really studied feline anatomy in his years as a young artist, but who knew that drawing all those super heroes would lead to drawing Hero Cats!Stationed in Atlanta Ga, he spends his time toiling away late nights as a professional illustrator. A proud father of two, he somehow manages to steal enough time to create loads of artwork and check homework. He’s excited about the direction Hero Cats is heading in, and looks forward to creating more stories to enjoy.
Check it out: http://herocatscomic.com/
Luner Works Productions
- Lunar Works Productions is a multimedia storytelling group from Augusta, GA founded by Chris Gaynor and KJ Eldridge. Their current projects include the dark epic fantasy novel, "The Last Knights", the gritty and ruthless Werewolf comic: "Wulvern" as well as multiple film projects and anything else that pops into their heads.
Terminus Media 1"Terminus Media is an Atlanta based comic book publisher and animation studio. In addition to working with corporate clients such as the Centers for Disease Control, and Nitto Tires, Terminus Media works with talented creators to bring their ideas to life.
These include award nominated wartime action dramas (Radio Free Amerika), awesome steam punk adventures (The Gilded Age), epic superhero tales (Route 3), and kick butt action filled team-ups (Terminus Team Up). The publisher offers a wide variety of quality and entertaining stories, which appeal to all audiences.
Please visit us atwww.terminusmedia.com."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km7RJr1r9wI&feature=youtu.be
These include award nominated wartime action dramas (Radio Free Amerika), awesome steam punk adventures (The Gilded Age), epic superhero tales (Route 3), and kick butt action filled team-ups (Terminus Team Up). The publisher offers a wide variety of quality and entertaining stories, which appeal to all audiences.
Please visit us atwww.terminusmedia.com."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km7RJr1r9wI&feature=youtu.be
Matthew D. Smith - Comic Artist
mdsmithcomics.blogspot.com
- Matthew D. Smith is a comic writer/artist living in the middle GA area. Some of his works include the 90s era slice-of-life series "Simon Says" (which features 20 other artists), Alterna Comics' "Blood-Drenched Creature Double Feature" (with Jeremy Massie & Melanie Florencio), and the upcoming "Quiver" (with Michael R Carr & Jason Flowers). You can find him online at:
mdsmithcomics.blogspot.com
Kevin Mellon
2002 Graduate of The Kubert School.
His first book, Gearhead (with writer/co-creator Dennis Hopeless), was released in 2007. Kevin is Currently story-boarding for Floyd County Productions on the FX series Archer.
Has worked with: Arcana Comics, Ape Entertainment, BigFoot Studios, Comics Alliance, Dabel Brothers, Desperado Publishing, Devil's Due Publishing, Echo Mobile, Ferret Music, Floyd County Productions, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, The Kansas City Star, Kickstart Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment
Mondo Media, The Pitch, Platinum Studios, Th3rdworld Publishing,The Devil Wears Prada, Warner Music Group
Find out more about Kevin here: http://kevinmellon.blogspot.com/p/about.html
2002 Graduate of The Kubert School.
His first book, Gearhead (with writer/co-creator Dennis Hopeless), was released in 2007. Kevin is Currently story-boarding for Floyd County Productions on the FX series Archer.
Has worked with: Arcana Comics, Ape Entertainment, BigFoot Studios, Comics Alliance, Dabel Brothers, Desperado Publishing, Devil's Due Publishing, Echo Mobile, Ferret Music, Floyd County Productions, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, The Kansas City Star, Kickstart Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment
Mondo Media, The Pitch, Platinum Studios, Th3rdworld Publishing,The Devil Wears Prada, Warner Music Group
Find out more about Kevin here: http://kevinmellon.blogspot.com/p/about.html
Randy Bishop
Alterna Sketch Card artist, Artist on Privateer, and FoxHammer Games Paradigm: Necropolis lead artist Randyl Bishop resides in Augusta, Georgia where he is a contributing partner with Lunar Works and consultant for Studio Fizzy. He is currently working on his first graphic novel The Hawk of New York, a coming of age story of punk rock, Indian magic, love, death and motorcycles."
Alterna Sketch Card artist, Artist on Privateer, and FoxHammer Games Paradigm: Necropolis lead artist Randyl Bishop resides in Augusta, Georgia where he is a contributing partner with Lunar Works and consultant for Studio Fizzy. He is currently working on his first graphic novel The Hawk of New York, a coming of age story of punk rock, Indian magic, love, death and motorcycles."
Rodney Rodis Comic Artist
"Rodney Rodis founded “Bustillo Publishing” as a graphic design company in 2006. In 2010, he decided to pursue self-publishing. His first comic, “Dynamic Guardian” was released that fall. He started developing other properties including “Cosmic Behemoth” and “Matthew Marks and the Titanic Toy”, which are to be published in 2013.
Check out his stuff here:
https://www.facebook.com/rodneyrodis
"Rodney Rodis founded “Bustillo Publishing” as a graphic design company in 2006. In 2010, he decided to pursue self-publishing. His first comic, “Dynamic Guardian” was released that fall. He started developing other properties including “Cosmic Behemoth” and “Matthew Marks and the Titanic Toy”, which are to be published in 2013.
Check out his stuff here:
https://www.facebook.com/rodneyrodis
