COMIC BOOK CREATORS & ARTISTS
All Comic book Creators and Artists are in the Lower Level Exhibit Hall & Hall of Heroes (Hall 6). Please see their bio listing for table location number and schedule, as some Comic Book Creators and Artists only attend for one day, or have limited autograph signing times.
LOWER LEVEL EXHIBIT HALL & HALL OF HEROES HOURS
[Located Lower Level Halls 1-6]
FRIDAY 10AM-7PM
SATURDAY 10AM-7PM
SUNDAY 10AM-5PM
All guest appearances and panels are subject to cancellation or schedule change, due to professional or personal commitments, schedule changes, or emergencies. No guarantee of guest appearance or events/panels is made. Phoenix Fan Fusion membership refunds are not provided due to guest or panel cancellation.
Not all guests will be on-site all days of the event. Appearance day(s) will be posted on the website as soon as we have them.
*Some comic book creators may have a fee. Prices are generally posted at the guest’s table, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. Some guests have autograph pre-sales before the show and some only sell on-site. Phoenix Fan Fusion has no control over prices our guests charge. Autograph signing times and guest availability are determined by the guest. Phoenix Fan Fusion strives to publish autograph and photo op schedules at least two weeks prior to the event. **Seating is not guaranteed at any specific event due to room capacity limits; we do not clear panel rooms between events. A few workshops, charity fundraisers, or special events require a separate paid admission.
Alex Segura
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Alex Segura has written a number of comic books including The Mysterious Micro-Face, The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, Blood Oath, America Chavez, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Star Wars and DC’s Superman, Sinestro, and The Question. He is the author of Secret Identity. His next novel, the YA Spider-Verse adventure Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow is out now from Disney Books/Marvel Press.
Darick Robertson
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Darick Robertson is an American comic book artist, writer, creator and executive producer. His notable works include co-creating the award winning “Transmetropolitan”, and the comic that inspired the hit Amazon Prime show “The Boys”. Darick has illustrated for both Marvel and DC Comics on characters including Batman, The Justice League, Wolverine, The Punisher and Spider-man.
Erik Arreaga
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Erik Arreaga is the proud creator of CHINGONA, a unique comic book series that showcases diverse and strong female characters. Combining his artistic skills with storytelling, he aims to create a compelling universe that resonates with readers of all backgrounds. Stay tuned for updates and announcements regarding CHINGONA.
J Gonzo
Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday
J. Gonzo is a Chicano Comicbook Artist best known as the Writer/Artist of his own title La Mano del Destino (self-published singles; collected edition – Image Comics) and the artist of La Voz de MAYO: Tata Rambo (Top Cow/Image Comics) as well as covers for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and other indie titles.
Michael Golden
Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Michael Golden boasts creations that are some of the most enduring in the industry. Co-Creator of Rogue, Bucky O'Hare, Micronauts and "The 'Nam," among much more, Golden is known as one of the artists on such characters as Batman, Doctor Strange, G.I. Joe and the Punisher
Rick Leonardi
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Rick Leonardi is a comics artist who has worked for various series for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including Cloak and Dagger, The Uncanny X-Men, The New Mutants, Spider-Man 2099, Nightwing, Batgirl, Green Lantern Versus Aliens, and Superman. He has worked on feature film tie-in comics such as Star Wars: General Grievous and Superman Returns Prequel #3.
Ryan Stegman
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Ryan Stegman is a comic book artist, writer, and podcaster best known for his work on Marvel Comics characters including She-Hulk, X-23, Spider-Man and Absolute Carnage. He is also the interior artist on Marvel's hit series Venom alongside Donny Cates.
Steve Rude
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Steve Rude’s career began in 1981 with his and co-creator Mike Baron’s groundbreaking “Nexus” comic series. This space saga catapulted Rude into the field of comics, where he became highly sought after by major publishers. Rude’s efforts led to numerous awards, such as the 1984 Russ Manning Newcomer Award, the Kirby Award for best artist in 1986, and numerous Eisner’s for artistic achievement. For over two decades, Rude has drawn hundreds of comic’s greatest iconic heroes, and has galvanized the art world as a comic magazine artist and illustrator.
Charles Soule
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Charles Soule is best known for writing Daredevil, She-Hulk, Death of Wolverine, and various Star Wars comics for Marvel Comics. He has also written several creator-owned series for Image and Oni Press such as Eight Billion Genies, Curse Words, Undiscovered Country, Letter 44, and the ongoing The Shrouded College.
Laura Braga
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Laura Braga is an Italian comic book artist best known for her work on FUTURE STATE: THE NEXT BATMAN. She currently works for Archie Comics as cover artist and comic artist for “BLOSSOMS 666” and the new miniseries “Archie and Katy Keene”, and for Dynamite Comics and Titan Comics as a Cover Artist. She is Co-creator of #PurrEvil published by Image Comics.
Mike DeCarlo
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Mike DeCarlo has worked as a penciler, artist and inker for Marvel, DC, The Simpsons, Disney, BOOM Studios, Warner Communications and Archie. He worked primarily as an ink artist on such titles as Batman, Teen Titans, Green Lantern, Thor, Iron Man and Conan the Barbarian. In addition to the work he now does for The Simpsons comic company Bongo Entertainment, he works for Disney Worldwide Publishing on Phineas & Ferb, Marvel Superheroes Magazine and Spider-Man Magazine.
Paris Cullins
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Paris Cullins started his professional career in 1979. He drew primarily for DC Comics, and is most known for his work on the Blue Devil, The Blue Beetle, Forever People mini-series, Batman, his rendition of Jack Kirby's New Gods, and the Wonder Woman series. He has worked for major companies including Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Valiant Comics, Archie, Harvey, Nintendo, Defiant, Atari, and Tundra. His work spans comic covers, card art, game packaging, and toy design
Ron Garney
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Ron Garney has illustrated some of the industry's greatest characters including Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, Thor, X-Force, Captain America, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Silver Surfer, G.I. Joe and the Justice League of America, along with original series like Men of Wrath and acclaimed runs on Daredevil and Savage Sword of Conan at Marvel Entertainment.
Scott Koblish
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Scott Koblish is an American comic-book artist who has worked on more than 600 books for Marvel, Disney, Platinum, and DC Comics as a penciller and inker. At Marvel, Scott has worked on nearly all of their titles-Deadpool, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, The Punisher, Deadpool, Captain America, GI Joe, Thor, Venom, Avengers, Iron Fist, Spider-Man/Deadpool, Star Trek/X-Men, X-Men '92, X-Men: First Class to name a few and is the co-creator of Deadpool 2099. At DC, Scott worked with George Pérez on Legion of 3 Worlds, World's Finest and Brave and the Bold, with Keith Giffen on O.M.A.C, the Outsiders and The Forever People and on his own working on DC: Primal Age, Titans: Giant, Batman: Gotham Nights and Aquaman: the Becoming.
Cully Hamner
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Cully Hamner has drawn many things for many publishers, but he's probably best known for co-creating Jaime Reyes (DC Comics’ current BLUE BEETLE, recently adapted into a Warner Bros. feature film); his creator-owned comic RED (also adapted as a pair of hit Bruce Willis films); and a list of credits at DC and Marvel about as long as your leg.
Eric Henson
Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Eric Henson is a comic book artist & writer best known for his cover illustrations on titles such as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" & "TMNT: The Last Ronin", Scott Synder's "Undiscovered Country"/"Nocterra" & Mark Millar's "Prodigy", Brian Pulido's "Lady Death", as well as USA Today's web-comic “The Diplomat."
Greg Capullo
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Artist extraordinaire Greg Capullo is a legend in the field, having worked alongside Snyder to create the immersive and exciting world of their Batman run. With previous works including but not limited to: METAL, REBORN, SPAWN, QUASAR, X-FORCE, THE CREECH, HAUNT, World of Warcraft, with Album art for FFDP, DISTURBED, and KORN.
Marguerite Sauvage
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Marguerite Sauvage is a French illustrator and writer. She is also a comic book artist and has worked on titles including Faith, Bombshells, Ms. Marvel, Archie Comics, Red Sonja, and Power Girl. She has been writing for comics including Adventure Time, Faith: Winter Wonderland, and Wonder Woman: Black and Gold.
Peter Krause
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Peter Krause is a comic book artist whose credits stretch back to the 1980s. His work has won a GLAAD award (METROPOLIS: SPECIAL CRIMES UNIT) and his collaborations with writer Mark Waid have garnered several Eisner nominations (IRREDEEMABLE and DAREDEVIL: ROAD WARRIOR). The historical fiction series WE ONLY KILL EACH OTHER with writer Stephanie Phillips was a finalist for a JewCie Award, and the superhero spoof MY BAD with writers Mark Russell and Bryce Ingman was nominated for a Ringo! Other notable titles that Krause has drawn include POWER OF SHAZAM!, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, BLACKING OUT and DRAGONFLY AND DRAGONFLYMAN.
Ryan Browne
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Ryan Browne is a Harvey-Award nominated freelance comic book artist. He is the co-creator of 8 Billion Genies, which is in development with Amazon, and is the co-creator of Curse Words. Ryan created the critically acclaimed series God Hates Astronauts for Image Comics, and has done covers and freelance work for the major comic book publishers including Marvel, DC, IDW and Image to name a few.
Simon Bisley
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Simon Bisley is a comic book artist known for his highly detailed and dynamic artwork. He has collaborated with major publishers such as DC and Marvel, and has worked on well-known characters such as Batman, Lobo, and Hellblazer. Aside from his work in comics, Bisley has also worked on album covers for several heavy metal bands, including Judas Priest and AC/DC.
Tony Parker
Appearing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Tony Parker is a multiple Eisner nominated illustrator. He has drawn in many official sandboxes, including God of War 4, Mass Effect, Godzilla, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Top Cow, BOOM!, Aspen, Warhammer, Disney, Verizon, the Phoenix Suns, and many more. Former college professor, bouncer, and cheerleader. Currently drawing the biggest book of his life so far.