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Rick Leonardi
Comic Book Illustrator
The Amazing Spider-Man, Thor, X-Men, Cloak and Dagger, Spider-Man 2099, DaredevilRick Leonardi is an American comic book illustrator. He was born in Philadelphia, and grew up in New England. His work is characterized by his use of dynamic poses, panel composition, and shifting of the camera eye and perspective.
His well-known works include various sporadic fill-in issues of The Uncanny X-Men and The New Mutants, as well as runs on Cloak & Dagger, Spider-Man 2099, Nightwing, Batgirl, and Green Lantern Versus Aliens.
He is credited, along with fellow illustrator Mike Zeck, of designing the black-and-white costume to which Spider-Man switched during the miniseries Secret Wars, and later wore for a time. According to the Spider-Man 1/2 special, the costume began as a design by Zeck that Leonardi embellished. The plot that developed as a result of Spider-man’s acquisition of the costume led to the creation of the Spider-Man villain known as Venom.
https://rickleonardi.com/
Sapphire Nova
CosplayAs a model of Superheroes Unlimited, Sapphire Nova has been a Featured Cosplay Guest at over 150 conventions and has appeared at conventions all across the United States. Her dedication to the craft has been recognized being published on the covers of Lady Death and several other comic books, as well as being featured in movies and television shows like AMC’s Comic Book Men. From comic books, movies, anime to video games, Sapphire loves all of nerd culture which is reflected in her numerous and varied cosplays. In her spare time, Sapphire loves nothing more than locking herself in her crafting room and tinkering away at a new costume. Make sure to join Sapphire on her cosplay journey by following @SapphireNovaCosplay on all her social media platforms.
Facebook.com/SapphireNovaCosplay
Instagram.com/SapphireNovaCosplay
TikTok.com/@SapphireNovaCosplay
Alfred Trujillo
Comic Book Artist
Coffin Comics / Dynamite / Codex EntertainmentAlfred Trujillo is an independent comic book artist from Oaxaca, Mexico. His published resume includes titles from Coffin Comics, Dynamite, Codex Entertainment, Big City Comics, Zenescope Entertainment, and more. Alfred is co-creator on numerous comic book hits and is founder and co-owner of 183 Degree Studio alongside Cara Nicole. 183 Degree Studio also publishes cosplay books featuring Cara with Alfred’s photography such as CONFESSIONS OF A COSPLAY DIVA. Alfred is honored to be a guest at international conventions in Canada, Mexico, and Colombia as well as national conventions across the U.S.
https://alfredtrujillo.com/
David “Artassassin” Harrigan
Illustrator
Coffin Comics / Lady Death / Hellwitch / La MuertaDavid “Artassassin” Harrigan has been a freelance illustrator for the past 20 years working on a very wide range or projects from book covers and comic book work to t-shirt and Frisbee design. He is currently working hard for Coffin Comics doing cover work for Lady Death, Hellwitch and La Muerta (where he has completed over 200 covers!). He has also done cover work for Vampirella, Tim Seeley’s Dark Red, Cavewoman, Zombie Tramp, Sugar Pop, Vampblade, Amalgama, Patriotika, Harpies, The Changeling, Hardlee Thinn, Vampires of New Jersey, Totally Rad Comics Presents, Big Dog Ink, Firebitch and Naughty Fairy Stripper Assassins.
http://artassassin.com/
SuperHeroes Unlimited
Cosplay companySuperHeroes Unlimited is a Professional Cosplay company offering costumes made by cosplayers, for cosplayers! SHU has been making top of the line costumes for over 8 years now and in that time have been featured at over 200+c conventions, in numerous magazines and been on the covers of dozens of comic books!
Hosting crowd entertaining cosplay contests across the country, SHU strives to help the cosplay community grow! They also work with dozens of conventions as consultants and help connect shows with some of the best guests in the industry!
This networking savvy company is always adding new talent to the SHU team, so be sure to stop by, say hello, and check out what they have to offer!
We can be found on all the following social media platforms!
Facebook.com/SuperHerosUnlimited
Instagram.com/SuperHeroesUnlimited
James A. Owen
Writer & Illustrator
MythWorld series / The Chronicles of the Imaginarium GeographicaJames A. Owen is founder and executive director of the art and design studio Coppervale International. James has written and illustrated two dozen StarChild comics, the award-winning MythWorld series of novels, the bestselling series The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, the inspirational nonfiction trilogy The Meditations, and more. More than a million copies of his publications are in print, and are sold all over the world.
James is also in discussions to develop several of his projects for both film and television, and previously wrote a screenplay for Warner Brothers (under the guidance of David Heyman and David S. Goyer) adapting his own novel Here, There Be Dragons, for the screen.
His newest release is the eighth Imaginarium Geographica book, THE DRAGON KNIGHT. Currently, he is working on fulfilling the recently-completed Kickstarter for his thirty-five year art retrospective, ILLUSTRATIONS & ILLUMINATIONS, his Patreon periodical, Words & Pictures, the next Meditations book, EVERYTHING IS SIGNAL, the ninth Imaginarium Geographica book, A DRIVE OF DRAGONS, and his illustrated magnum opus, FOOL’S HOLLOW.
All of these projects are being developed at the Coppervale Studio, a 14,000 square foot, century-old restored church in Northeastern Arizona.
http://jamesaowen.com/
Jesse Hernandez
Visual Artist
Marvel / Star Wars / Warner Bros / DC ComicsJesse Hernandez (@UrbanAztec) is a visual artist born and raised in the San Francisco bay area. He is most widely recognized for his street art murals, vinyl toys, and diverse Illustration work. His style is known as Urban Aztec, a combination of graffiti and ancient indigenous culture. Hernandez’s artwork has been featured by Marvel, Star Wars, Warner Bros, DC Comics, Gears of war 4, San Jose Sharks, The Oakland Museum, Rockstar energy drink, Rolling Stone, Fandango, Juxtapoz, X-Box, Playstation, WWE, Run the Jewels, Oakland Athletics, and the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. Hernandez has shown art in galleries and museums around the world. He has also painted murals in Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, Richmond, Los Angeles, Mexico city and Amsterdam.
Website: Urbanaztec.com
Instagram: @Urbanaztec
Marsheila (Marcy) Rockwell
Award-nominated tie-in writer and poet
Marvel Untold: Sisters of Sorcery / The Shard Axe seriesMarsheila (Marcy) Rockwell is an award-nominated tie-in writer and poet. Her work includes the novels Marvel Untold: Sisters of Sorcery, SF/H thriller 7 SYKOS, and The Shard Axe series, set in the word of Dungeons & Dragons Online, as well as dozens of short stories, poems, and comic book scripts. She is a disabled pediatric cancer/mental health awareness advocate and a reconnecting Chippewa/Métis. She lives in the desert with her family, buried under books. You can find out more here: https://marsheilarockwell.com/, or follow her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MarcyRockwell.
Latique Curry
Collaboration Artist
Fayetality / The Beast / Stan’s AdventuresCollaboration artist Latique Curry has had a passion for art during his childhood years. His love for art began at the age of seven. As soon as he was introduced to his major influencers Conan, X-Men and Aventers, Latique picked up his pencil and started the creation of his craft. As such a young age, Latigue would study books, comics and movies and was inspired to reference whatever it was that caught his eye and simply start penciling the image he had in mind. He initially started sketching Superheroes which later led him to creating his own characters, then soon thereafter started collecting comic books and action figures. Born and raised in Bronx, New York, as soon as Latique was old enough to take the subway, he took the initiative to learn his craft and study the various forms of art and educate himself on the numerous forms of techniques. He would take the subway to well-known Manhattan Comic shops on a weekly basis just to stay on top of the new releases along with all the various forms of art. In 2002, Latique relocated to Arizona and enlisted in the US Army and retired 2012. Although Latique kept up with his art as much as he could, his main priority was serving our country first. Once he retired, he continued his love for art and progressed to partnering with several affiliations and has successfully illustrated and published several books. Latique’s expertise and types of comic genres all of which include but not limited to Comic illustrations, Superhero Comics, StoryBoard, SciFi, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Celebrity portrait, Concept art, Manga Art, Traditional comic art, photo realistic art and Graphic Novel illustrations.
https://www.facebook.com/theartoflatique/
Mike MacLean
Author, Screenwriter
Coffin Comics / Sharktopus / Piranhaconda / Attack of the 50ft CheerleaderA lifelong comic book fan, Mike MacLean co-writes Lady Death, La Muerta, and Hellwitch, with the infamous Brian Pulido, founder of Coffin Comics. Mike is also the screenwriter behind the cinematic masterpieces Sharktopus, Piranhaconda, and Attack of the 50ft Cheerleader all produced by the legendary Hollywood rebel Roger Corman. In addition to creature features, Mike wrote the raunchy comedy and the military thriller Operation Rogue.
Mike’s other credits include a slew bone-breaking crime stories that have bloodied the pages of The Best American Mystery Stories, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and Thug Lit.
A teacher by day, Mike was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona. He still lives there today with his lovely wife, two rambunctious daughters, and a pair of exasperating dogs.
You can reach out to Mike at www.mikemaclean.net. Much of his work can be found at www.ladydeathuniverse.com.
Patty Hawkins
Emcee / Actor / Voice ActorPatty Hawkins is a panel moderator & emcee who has hosted over 1000 celebrity guests including David Tennant, Gillian Anderson, Frank Miller, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Lambert and is the only authorized host for William Shatner’s virtual events. Patty’s unique style synthesizes his experience as a actor/voice actor with his extensive knowledge of comics, film, theater, anime & western animation. Above all else Patty considers himself a host to his guests as well as the audience and always seeks to inspire comfort & confidence by treating both with the same deference and dedication to everyone’s enjoyment. He can be found on Twitter/Instagram @PttyHwkns!
Raven Gregory
Executive Editor, Writer
Zenescope Entertainment / Wonderland trilogyRaven Gregory served as Executive Editor and Marketing Manager at Zenescope Entertainment for nearly a decade. His efforts established Zenescope’s noteworthy presence and reputation, brought them to the forefront of the industry, and secured their place as one of the top ten independent comic and graphic novel publishers in the United States.
He wrote the Wonderland trilogy, Fly, and countless other shit you’ve probably never heard of that you should all go out and buy immediately…least world hunger overcome us 😉
He’s mostly does standup comedy now because his onlyfans page isn’t taking off like he thought. 😉
https://www.facebook.com/raven.gregory
Zybrena
Artist Zybrena began drawing at the age of 4 in Dallas, Texas. It seemed she was always armed with a pencil in hand, and her parents immediately recognized her passion and extraordinary skill in art. Upon moving to Atlanta, Georgia, they began devoting every possible resource to Zybrena’s dream of becoming a professional artist. She acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Georgia and then furthered her education at the Milan Art Institute.
Zybrena’s collectors consider her an inspirational artist. Having witnessed people she cared for imprisoned by their regrets and unfulfilled lives, she seeks to use her art to empower others to discover their purpose and follow their dreams. Zybrena uses a wide variety of media in her process, stating that “Those who truly pursue their dreams leave no resource untapped.” The energetic and epic nature of her work certainly attests to that. Zybrena wishes to evoke an emotional response that gets people excited about their life’s journey.
Zybrena’s fortress of creativity is situated on a golf course in Mesa, Arizona. Her crew includes her ever-supportive husband, her inspiration-infused son and her cheerleading mother who adore her and find her work to be an inspiration in their own lives. Zybrena is very excited about the future. Her travels are constantly taking her to new and exotic places, and she looks forward to being that same inspiration that she is to her family to others across the globe.
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