Guest & Exhibitor List

OurGuest&ExhibitorlistwaslastupdatedonTuesdayJune2,2015

Whilenotmarkedonthemap,the“A”sideofeachtableisnexttothepreceedingtable,

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SPECIALGUESTS

EleanorDavis

MynameisEleanorDavis.I’macartoonistandillustrator.Ihaveacollectionofmy

shortcomicsforadultscalledHowToBeHappy,fromFantagraphicsBooks.I’ve

donetwocomicsforkidscalledTheSecretScienceAllianceandStinky.Ilivein

Athens,GeorgiawithmyhusbandDrewWeing.

http://doing-�ne.com

TABLE60

GilbertHernandez,bornin1957,isanaward-winningcartoonistofthe

independentcomicseries,LoveandRockets(alongwithhisbrother,Jaime

Hernandez)whichhasbeenpublishedbyFantagraphicsforthelast32years.

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GilbertHernandez

From1983to1996,GilbertproducedthenowlegendaryPalomarsaga,collectedin

thegraphicnovelsHeartbreakSoupandHumanDiastrophism,andconsideredtobe

oneofthede�ningbodiesofliteratureofitsera.HislatestcollectionisLubaand

HerFamilyandthestandalone,Julio’sDay.

GilbertlivesinLasVegas,NV,withhiswifeCarolanddaughterNatalia.

http://fantagraphics.com/gilberthernandez

TABLE9

JaimeHernandez

JaimeHernandezisanaward-winningcartoonistoftheindependentcomicseries,

LoveandRockets(alongwithhisbrother,GilbertHernandez),whichhasbeen

publishedbyFantagraphicsforthelast32years.HelivesinLAandlikesitthatway.

“Jaime’sMaggie[isone]ofthegreatcharactersincontemporaryAmerican�ction.”

–LAWeekly

“Notlikeitneedssaying,butJaimeHernandezisagoddamngenius.”–Resonance

http://fantagraphics.com/jaimehernandez

TABLE9

KeilerRoberts

KeilerRobertsteachesattheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicagoandDePaul

University.Herautobiographicalcomic,PowderedMilkhasreceivedthreeIgnatz

nominationsandwasincludedinTheBestAmericanComics2014NotablesList.Her

workhasbeenpublishedinTheChicagoReader,MuthaMagazineandNewcity.She

wasspecialguestatChicagoZineFest2013,apanelistatCAKE2011,and

performedatBrainframe.

http://keilerroberts.com

TABLE19

ZakSallyisawriter,musician,educator,andthecartoonistresponsibleforthe

SammyTheMouseseries(publishedbyFantagraphics,LaMano,andUncivilized

Books),aswellastheEisnernominatedRecidivist(ofwhichthe4thvolumewasjust

released).HeisalsotheownerandfounderofLaMano,aDIYmicropressthat

ZakSally

handprintsandassemblesitsownstu�,featuringartistssuchasJohnPorcellino,

KimDeitchandnumerousothers.In2014,heco-foundedSCHOOLHAUS,an

experimentalarteducationprograminMinneapolis.

http://zaksally.com

http://lamano21.com

TABLE85

DashShaw

DashShawisacartoonistandanimatorwhosegraphicnovel,NewSchool,was

namedoneofthebestbooksof2013byNPR.Hisotherrecentbooksinclude

BodyWorldandBottomlessBellyButton.HisanimatedworksincludetheSigurRos

video“Seraph”,“WheelofFortune”,andtheifcseries“TheUnclothedManinthe

35thCenturyAD.”HisnewgraphicnovelDoctors,aboutdoctorswhoenter

deceasedpeople’safterlivestobringthembackfromthedead,cameoutlastyear

fromFantagraphicsBooks.HelivesinBrooklyn,NewYork.

http://dashshaw.com

TABLES7&8

JillianTamaki

JillianTamakiisaCanadianillustratorandcartoonist.Herillustrationshavewon

goldmedalsfromtheSocietyofIllustratorsandtheSocietyofPublication

Designers.

WithhercousinMarikoTamaki,Jillianistheco-creatorofthegraphicnovelsSKIM,

whichwasoneoftheNewYorkTimes‘BestIllustratedBooksof2008;andTHISONE

SUMMER,whichwonthe2014Governor-General’sAward.Jillian’sthreebooksof

personalworkareGILDEDLILIES(2006),INDOORVOICE(2010),andSUPERMUTANT

MAGICACADEMY,whichwilldebutatCAKE.ThehilariousSUPERMUTANTMAGIC

ACADEMYdrawsfromJillian’sIgnatzAward-winningwebcomicandconcludesthe

storyoflifeattheacademy.

http://jilliantamaki.com/illustration

TABLE65

LaleWestvind

LaleWestvindisthecreatorofoveradozenself-publishedcomicsincludingHot

DogBeach,HyperspeedtoNowhereandExpressLess.Shelivesandworksinher

nativeNewYorkCity.

http://lalewestvind.com

TABLE95B

EXHIBITORS

BredPress

BredPressisanartistbooks,comics,andzinepublishinghouselocatedinChicago.StartedbyBrad

Rohlo�in2014,itprovidesaplatformbywhichtosupportcontemporaryartistsworkingwithinthe

mediumofprintedandpublishedmatter.

http://bredpress.com

TABLE90B

KevinBudnik

KevinBudnikisancartoonistandillustratorfromChicago.Hehasbeenproducingcomicssteadily

since2010.Hiscomicsarelargelyautobiographical,andexploreKevin’scomingtotermswith

anxietyandadulthood.Kevin’sbooksincludeDustMotes(YetiPress),OldGumWrappersand

GroceryLists,andFlowerGrow(self-published).Hisnewestseries,Handbook,iswritteninpartfrom

journalshekeptintherapyfordisorderedeating.

http://kevin-budnik.tumblr.com

TABLE88B

ZAkhmetova

Comicartistandillustratorwithafocusonfantasyandhistory.Friendtoall

animals.

https://behance.net/azakhm

TABLE14B

SamAlden

SamAldenisacartoonistfromPortland,OR.

http://gingerlandcomics.com

TABLE69B

WhitneyAllen

WhitneyAllenisanartistandmusicianbasedoutofChicagosince2007.Herwork

exploresthegrotesque,sensual,&absurd.Shecreatesone-o�artbooks,�iersfor

musicshows,&self-publishessmallcomics.Lastyear,AllentabledwithCAKE

featuredartistCarrieVinarskyandartistBrettManning.Thethreecollaboratedon

“BurnYourMoney,”aprintspeci�callymadeforthefest.

http://loupgarouterrible.tumblr.com

TABLE44A

DavidAlvardo

DavidAlvaradoisanillustratorandcartoonist.HecomesfromtheChicagoland

area.Hisinterestarezines,comics,printmaking,andtypography.Heenjoysthe

monthsofsummer,playingrecords,icecream,andpettingdogs.

http://hello-david.com

TABLE90A

AndriceArp

“Andriceco-editedandco-foundedHi-HorseComicsin2001,andhashadworkin

anthologiessuchasMome,Scheherazade,theGraphicCanon,RunnerRunner,and

theBigFeministBut.Shedoesthingsbackwards,andisjustnowgettingaroundto

makingher�rstminicomicsandzines.

http://interlineargloss.tumblr.com

https://etsy.com/shop/hihorse

TABLE34A

FionaAvocado

FionaAvocadomakescomicsasameanstoexploreeverydaylife,currentevents,

alternateuniverses,andglitterydaydreams.SheresidesinMinneapolis,

Minnesota.

http://�onavocado.com

TABLE46B

DerfBackderf

ComixcreatorDerfBackderfisalongtimeresidentofbucolicCleveland.

HeistheauthorofthreegraphicnovelsPunkRock&TrailerParks(SLGPublishing,

2009)andMyFriendDahmer(AbramsComicarts,2012)andtheupcomingTrashed

(AbramsComicarts,Fall2015).HehasbeenawardedaRobertF.KennedyAward

forpoliticalcartooning,anAngoulêmePrizeandbeennominatedforseveral

Eisner,Harvey,ReubenandIgnatzAwards.

HislatestbookisTrueStories:VolumeOne(AlternativeComics),acollectionofone-

pageshortstories.

FionaAvocado

http://derfcity.com

TABLE25B

CaraBean

CaraBeanisaBostonareacartoonistandteacher.Sheattendsthe2014-15

programattheSequentialArtistsWorkshop.HerGorillaYearserieshasreceived

criticalpraisefortacklingautobiographicalissuesinaninnovativeform.Hermore

lightheartedworksplayfullytackleheavierissuessurroundingchildhood.

URL

TABLE50B

NateBeaty

NateBeatydrawscomics142daysayearintheli’lworkin’cityofChicago,Illinois.

Collectallofhiselusivefunnypamphlets.

http://natebeaty.com

TABLE17A

SarahBecan

SarahBecanisacomicsartist,author,illustratoranddesignerbasedinChicago,

andthecreatorof“IThinkYou’reSauceome”,afood-centricautobiographical

webcomic.ShewasawardedaXericAwardandaStumptownTrophyfor

OutstandingDebutforher�rstgraphicnovel,TheCompleteOuijaInterviews,and

herworkhastwicebeennominatedfortheIgnatzAward.

Becan’ssecondgraphicnovel,Shuteye,wasfundedwithasuccessfulKickstarter

campaignandreleasedinearly2012.SarahisacorecontributortoCartoziaTales,

andmostrecently,she�nishedproducingLunadeCuernos,alongformgraphic

storyforFifthHouseEnsemble’s2014concertseries.

http://sarahbecan.com

TABLE71A

SarahBecan

BelievedBehaviorisaChicago-basedsmallpresspublisherfoundedin2013.The

�agshippublicationistheBelievedBehavioranthologythatfeaturesalternative/art

cartoonistsinterestedinchallengingthecomicsmediuminprintandweb.

http://believedbehavior.com

TABLE92B

TylerBoss

TylerBosswasborninAmerica.Hemakescomicsandpaintings.

http://ink�lledsea.tumblr.com

TABLE15A

Mandiebrasington

MandieBrasingtonisarecentgraduatefromtheMinneapolisCollegeofArtand

Design(MCAD)whohasbeenself-publishingforfouryears.Herworkfocusesona

femaleperspectiveandoftendealswiththemesoftraumaandabnormal

psychology.Thesethemesareenhancedthrewuseofdi�erentphysical

presentationsofthecomicsfromembroideredbooks,whosestitchingemulates

freshwounds,topaperdollcomicsthathavetoberippedopenlayerbylayerto

revealtheirnarrative.Youcanseemoreofherworkonhertumblr:

Mmbrasington.tumblr.com.

http://cargocollective.com/Mmbrasington

TABLE58B

TonyBreedisthemanbehindthenewwebcomicMuddlersBeat

(http://muddlersbeat.com)andtheIgnatz-nominatedwebcomicFinnandCharlie

areHitched(http://hitchedcomic.com).Botharenewspaperstyleslice-of-life-comics

withthesamecast.MuddlersBeatisaboutthecreative�ounderingofagroupof

youngandmiddle-agedpeople;Hitchedtellsthestoryofmarriedgaycoupleand

TonyBreed theirfriends.Expectjokesaboutindierock,romance,spermbanks,and

depression.Inadditiontomakingcomics,TonyisafoundingmemberofChicago’s

CHIRPRadio(http://chirpradio.org),whereheDJseveryFridaymorning.

http://muddlersbeat.com

TABLE49B

AndyBurkholder

AndyBurkholderisaChicagocartoonistwhohasbeenveryactiveoverthepast

severalyears,creatingminicomicsandpostingasteadystreamofworkonline.

Andy’scomicsareabstractyetplayful,oftentimesdealingwithveryadultthemes

twistedthroughanextremelydrysenseofhumor.Hisworkhasbeenfeaturedin

anthologiessuchasSonatina,Happiness,andThickness.Oilyhaspublishedhis

Groundtrilogy.Andyhasalsoproducedseveralself-publishedmini-comicsand

recentlywrappeduphislong-runningstoryQvietwhichwillbecollectedand

publishedby2DCloudin2015.

http://andyburkholder.com

TABLE75

AlanD.Caesar/Downfall

Arts

DownfallartsisaindependentcomicpublisherrunbyAlanD.Caesaranda

colorblindFrenchsheepdogghost.Ourmaingoalistopresenthistoricalaccounts

ofthefuturethroughcomicsusingasmanytoolsthemediumofprinthastoo�er.

Alanisinfactadoginamanmeatsuit.Thiswillexplainyou’recompletely

irrationalurgedtopethiscoat…creep

https://www.downfallarts.com

TABLE91A

TyrellisagraduateofTheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicagowithaBachelorof

FineArt.Asacomicsartist,he’screatedworkinmanygenresandformats;true

crime(Gary,basedontheGreenRiverKiller),experimentalminicomics(Simon),

andmostrecently,science�ction(Victus&SpeculativeRelationships).Tyrell

continuestoexplorecomicsashisprimaryfocus,withanemphasisonvarietyof

TyrellCannon

theme,modeofpresentation,andtechnique.

http://tyrellcannon.com

TABLE79A

LilliCarré

LilliCarrélivesinChicagoandworksinawidevarietyofforms.Shehascreated

severalbooksofcomics,mostrecentlytheshortstorycollectionHeadsorTails

publishedbyFantagraphics,andher�rstchildren’sbook,TippyandtheNight

Parade,publishedbyToonBooks.Sheistheco-founderoftheEyeworksFestivalof

ExperimentalAnimation,nowinits5thyear.

http://lillicarre.com

TABLE18A

MikeCenteno

MikeCentenowasborninCaracas,Venezuela.Hegrewupwithinamixtureof

politicalunrest,andasteadydietofCartoonNetwork,underagedrinkingand

unsupervisedmoviewatching(AmericanHistoryXisnomoviefora10yearold,

mom).Helikesmakingcomicsthattrytobefunny,butalwaysseemtoendup

bummingeverybodyout.HecurrentlyenjoysaquietlifeinChicago,sharinga

lovelyhomewithhiswife.He’sstillallowedtowatchallthemovieshewants

http://mikecenteno.com

TABLE13B

DanielleChenettemakescomics,paintings,prints,andanimationsinChicagoIL.

http://daniellechenette.tumblr.com

TABLE77A

DanielleChenette

MimiChrzanowski

MimiChrzanowskisplish-splashesinProvidence,RhodeIsland.

http://bbytown.tumblr.com

TABLE27

ChrisCilla

ChrisCillaisacartoonist&screenprinterinaSardineCaninPortlandOregon.

You’veseenhiscomicsinKramersErgot,Studygroupmagazine,andTheHeavyHand,

hisfulllengthbookpublishedbySparkplugComicBooks.Hislatestcomicbookis

Labyrinthectomy/LuncheonettefromRevivalHousePress.

http://cccilla.com

TABLE42B

MaxClotfelter

MaxClotfelterwasborninMarietta,GAandgraduatedfromtheSavannahCollege

ofArt&Design.Hehasself-publishedover60mini-comicsandzinesalongwith

beingacontributortoSeattle’scomicnewspaper,TheIntruder,andrunningthe

now2-yearoldDUNE,mini-comicdrawingnight.

http://maxclotfelter.blogspot.com

TABLE35A

TylerCohenisacartoonistwhoworkswithmultiplevoices:surrealism,true

vignettes,andjournalisticbitsaboutlanguageinaseriescalledPrimahood.Her

workhasbeenpublishedin“Qu33r”(NorthwestPress),“TheFeministUtopia

Project”(FeministPress),andonMuthamagazineonline.

TylerCohen

http://primazonia.com

TABLE48B

Coin-Op

PeterandMariaHoeyarebrotherandsisterartists.Since2007theyhave

publishedtheirworkindependentlyundertheirstudioname:Coin-Op.Their

comicshavereceivednoticeinTheBestAmericanComics2011,BAC2013′sNotable

Comicslist,SocietyofIllustrators,andmanyissuesofAmericanIllustration.

http://coinopbooks.com

TABLE1A

CollectiveStench

CollectiveStenchisabunchofnightlurkersboundtogetherbytheirinescapable

fondnessforthecomicsmedium.

http://collectivestench.com

TABLE96

AlexisCooke

Thetoxicityofsmalltowns,characterslivingwithmentalillness,andescape

narrativesareallcoveredwithlyricalqualityinAlexis’work.Aco-creatorof

ObsessiveComicDames(O.C.D.),AlexisisaMinnesota-basedillustratorandcomic

bookartist.AsamixedpersonofHispanicdescent,Alexisfrequentlycreates

charactersfromasimilarbackgroundtomakeitaccessibletoreadersandeasyto

talkabout.Shealsoappreciatesthewaycomicsallowalevelofintimacybetween

strangersanddescribesagoalofherwokas“providingadistantcomfort.”While

peoplestrugglingwithanxietyordepressionmayavoiddirectcontact,Alexishopes

herworkwillmakeadi�erence;echoingbacksimilarthoughtsandfeelings.

http://alexiscooke.tumblr.com

TABLE58B

GabrielaCracraft

GabrielaCracraftisanillustrator,cartoonist,andscreenprinterbasedinChicago.

Shehasaninterestineverythingspookyandweirdandmakescomicsabout

witchesandmonsters.

http://comicbookghoul.com

TABLE20B

CzapBooks

CzapBooksisaone-personpublisher/distrooperatingoutofCleveland,OH.The

goalistoexpandthescopeofKevinCzap’sself-publishingtoserveasavehiclefor

comicsworkthatteasestheboundariesoftheform.Theworkitselftendstoward

thedesignandpoeticsideofcomics.Describedas“theComicsMom,”Kevinsees

CzapBooksasagrowingfamilyofartiststobesupportedandnurtured.

http://czapbooks.com

TABLE26A

EvanDahm

EvanDahmlivesinBrooklyn,NY,andcreatesandself-publishesonlineandinprint

fantasyadventurecomicsincludingRiceBoyandVattu.He’soneofthefoundersof

thepublishingcompanyBenignKingdom,andhe’sanIgnatzAwardwinnertoo.

http://rice-boy.com

TABLE56B

AnyaDavidsonwasborninSarasota,Floridain1983.ShegraduatedwithaBFA

AnyaDavidson

fromtheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicagoin2004.Sheisacartoonist,

musician,teachingartistandprintmakerwhoseworkappearedinmanyzinesand

anthologies,includingKramersErgot,beforeherdebutgraphicnovel,SchoolSpirits,

waspublishedbyPictureboxInc.Hercurrentproject,theIgnatz-awardnominated

comicBandforLife,willbeavailableinprintfromFantagraphicsBooksinthenot-

too-distantfuture.ShelivesandshredsinChicago.

http://anyadavidson.com

TABLE94A

M.Dean

M.Deanisacomicartistandillustratorcurrentlyworkingonthegraphicnovel,The

GirlWhoFlewAway,amongothercomicprojects.

http://meedean.com

TABLE14B

MichaelDeForge

MichaelDeForgedrawscomicsinToronto,Ontario.He’sreleasedtheshortstory

collectionsVeryCasualandABodyBeneathwithKoyamaPress,andthegraphic

novelsAntColonyandFirstYearHealthywithDrawnandQuarterly.

http://kingtrash.com

TABLE64B

JoDeryisanartistwhoexperimentswithvisualstorytelling.Shemakesshort�lms,

littlebooks,drawings,prints,andinstallationprojects.

http://jodery.com

TABLE44B

JoDery

KrystalDiFronzo

KrystalDiFronzoisayoungbloodMidwesterncartoonistwithacutestreak.Her

workcanbeseeninpublicationssuchasHappiness,BelievedBehavior,Lumpenand

TheLiftedBrow,aswellasself-publishedminis.

http://krystaldifronzo.com

TABLE28B

WillDinski

WillDinskiisacartoonistandbookartist.HelivesandworksinMinneapolis,

Minnesota.

http://willdinski.com

TABLE73B

SpiroDousias

Chicagoselfpublishedartist,creatorofcomicSpiro’sGreekMyths.

https://facebook.com/SpirosGreekMyths

TABLE32B

SaraDrake

SaraDrakeisanartistcurrentlybasedinChicago,Illinois,USA.Sheisthefounder

anddirectoroftheexperimentalshadowcollaborative,PupHouseandperforms

audio/visualsfortheGladCloudAmbientMusicSeries.

SaraistherecipientoftheinauguralCupcakeAward,giventoaself-publisherbyCAKE.

http://saradrake.info

TABLE28A

JonDrawdoer

JonDrawdoerisanamericancartoonistinChicago,IL.Hehaswritten,drawn,and

printedthecomicsInfiniteJestTijuanaBible,BetheLove1-2,GuyGardners,andApple

Orchard.He’sbeenpraisedbycriticRobCloughtwice.Jonstudiedcartooningatthe

OldTownSchoolofFolkMusicandtheSequentialArtistsWorkshop(SAW).In2014,

JonexhibitedcomicsartatSAWandatChallengersComics.

http://drawdoer5000.tumblr.com

TABLE48A

FantagraphicsBooks

FantagraphicsBooksisthePublisheroftheWorld’sGreatestCartoonists.Whether

contemporarygraphicnovels,classiccomicstrips,Europeanbandedessinee,or

groundbreakingundergroundcomics,Fantagraphicsspecializesinthebestwork

fromthebestcartoonistsinworldhistory.

http://fantagraphics.com

TABLES7&8

FemicomixFinland

FemicomixisafeministcomicsnetworkfromFinland.Femicomixhasbeen

organizingworkshops,meetingsandsupportfromautumn2013.Ournetworkis

notseparatist(althoughsomeeventsmightbe),weareantiracistandaimfor

accessibility.Werespecteverybody’srightforself-de�nition.SinceJanuary2014we

havebeenworkingtogetherwithAnneElizabethMooreandLadydrawersin

researchinggenderand�nancesinFinnishcomicsscene.

http://feministinensarjakuva.sarjakuvablogit.com

TABLE54

MikeFreiheitisacartoonistandillustratorlivinginChicagowithhisgeniuswife

andtwostupidadorablecats.He’scurrentlyworkingonMonkeyChef,anaccountof

histrialsandtribulationscookingformonkeysataprimatesanctuaryinPretoria,

SouthAfrica.He’sbaldingandhascometoacceptthis.

http://mikefreiheit.com

TABLE37A

MikeFreiheit

KellyFroh

KellyFrohhasself-publishedover40mini-comicsandzinesincluding“StewBrew”,

aseriesincollaborationwithMaxClotfelter,whichwasnominatedforan2009

IgnatzAwardfor“OutstandingMini-Comic”andmentionedasoneof“TheBest

Comicsof2008”inTheComicsJournal.ShehasperformedcomicstoriesatRichard

HugoHouse’sacclaimedLiterarySeries,GridlordsinPortland,OR,andat

“FantagraphicsFollies”atBumbershoot.Kellyisalsotheco-founderandco-

organizerofShortRuncomix&artsfestival.

http://cargocollective.com/kefroh

TABLE35A

PeninaGal

PeninaGalisacartoonisthailingfromNewYorkandcurrentlylivingin

Bloomington,IN.Peninadrawscomicsaboutmagicalkids,cats,queers,andother

weirdness.

http://penina.net

TABLE80B

AndyGlass

AndyGlassisaChicagobasedcartoonist,illustratorandgraphicartist.Heself

publishesthealternativecomicLIMBUSaswellasahostofminicomics.Someof

hiscomicsandillustrationshaveappearedintheChicagoReader,DenverWestword

andthenewspaperanthologyMadHappysfromSanFrancisco.Herecently

appearedintheUnsolvedMysteriescollectionfromindypublisherHicn’Hoc,and

theChicagoReader’sComicIssuefor2014.

http://limbusland.tumblr.com

TABLE3A

SophieGoldsteinisagraduateoftheCenterforCartoonStudies.In2014shewon

anIgnatzAwardforhermini-comicHouseofWomen,PartI.Herworkhasappeared

SophieGoldstein

variouspublicationsincludingBestAmericanComics2013,ThePitchforkReview,

MapleKeyComics,Irene3,SleepofReasonandSuspectDevice3.

http://redinkradio.com

TABLE82B

ZacGorman

ZacGormanisthecreatorofMagicalGameTimeandmorerecently,the�rst

CostumeQuestgraphicnovel.HehasworkedforOniPress,BOOM!Comics,Double

Fine,CartoonNetworkandNickelodeon.IntheSpring,hewillbepenningthenew,

monthlyRickandMortycomicseriesforOniPress.

http://zacgorman.com

TABLE32A

RebeccaMirGrady

RebeccaMirGradyisaChicagobasedartist,bywayofAlaskaandMaine.When

shewastoolittletowalk,shewaspulledaroundonasledbyagermanshepherd

calledNamer.Herworkisprimarilyconcernedwiththeperplexingcharacterof

interactionswithnature.GradyreceivedherMFAfromtheUniversityofIllinoisat

ChicagoandaBFAfromtheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago.Shehas

exhibitedwidelyaroundtheUSandInternationally,attheUniversityofChicago,

ColumbiaCollege,CarthageCollege,IllinoisStateUniversity,PittsburghCenterfor

theArtsandProsjecktromNormanns,amongothers.

http://sheisrestless.com

TABLE5B

Gridlordsisanarrativeartsandperformance-basedmonthlyliveexperience.Its

rootsareinPortland’sundergroundandartcomicscommunity,startinginApril

2012.Withastrongloveofinterdisciplinaryperformanceandstorytelling,anda

desiretomarrysoundandvisioninnewways,GridlordsinventorSeanChristensen

GridlordsSean

ChristensenA.B.T.

feltavoidofaliveexperienceintheworldheknewwaspossible.Hefeltitsechoes

fromfragmentsinmemoriesandsawitspotentialinhisfuture.WithGridlords

Christensenwantedhisfeelingforcomicsandtheuniverseofperformanceartsto

coexist.Gridlordswantsyou,theaudience,tofeelapartofsomething.Gridlords

haspublishedminnicomicsbyGrahamKahler,JuliannaGreen,Marsuplala,art

booksbySeanChristensen,and2anthologieswithcontributorssuchasKevin

Hooyman,JuliaGfrorer,TheoEllsworth,RebeccaArtemisa,AndriceArpandmany

more.

http://gridlords.com

TABLE34A

GrimoireComics

GraftedfromTheCollectiveTarot,GayGenius,andyearsofzineandindybook

publishingandappreciatingexperience,GrimoireComicsandCuriositiesis

currentlyatreeplantedinPortlandOregontendedbyAnnieMurphyandNikki

Levine.Weareanoutletforoutsiderart,anapothecaryofstoriespickedfromthe

personal,political,andmagical.Wedoveryshortrunsofbizarreandinteresting

graphicnarratives.Expectoraculardecksofplayingcardsfromsomeofyour

favoriteundergroundcartoonistscomingoutofGrimoiresoon.

http://grimoirecomics.weebly.com

TABLE12

JackGross

JackGrossisaqueercartoonistwhorecentlygraduatedfromtheMinneapolis

CollegeofArtandDesign.Herworkexploreseverythingfromchildhoodand

anxietytobeingahorriblewizard.

http://cargocollective.com/jackgross

TABLE67B

HenryGuerraisacartoonist,animator,andillustratorwholivesinChicago,he

focusesonchildren’scomicsandstorytellingthatutilizeelementsofexperimental

HenryGuerra

andInde-comics,andcanbeappreciatedbyallages.Currentlygoingtotheschool

oftheartinstituteofChicago,heisacartoonistforlife.

http://primeslime.com

TABLE20B

RobinHa

RobinHawasborninSeoul,KoreaandmovedtoUnitedStateswhenshewas15.

SincegraduatingfromRISD,shemovedtoNYCandjoinedacartooniststudio,

DRAWBRIDGEinBrooklyn.Herworkhasbeenpublishedinindependentcomics

anthologiesaswellasMarvelComicsandHeavyMetalMagazine.Sheiscurrently

workingonWHYOHWHYALABAMA,agraphicmemoiraboutherimmigrant

experience,andalsoaKoreanrecipecomicontumblr:BANCHANIN2PAGES.

http://robin.megaten.net

TABLE38B

CorinneHalbert

IamanartistandcomicbookmakerlivingandworkinginChicagoILsince2006.I

receivedmyBFAinFilm/VideofromMassachusettsCollegeofArtin2003andmy

MFAinPaintingandDrawingfromtheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicagoin

2008.IhavebeenmakingHateBabyComicssince2009andhavehadseveralsolo

showsexhibitedhereinChicagoatPeanutGalleryandtheSub-Missionspaceat

MissionGallery.

http://corinnehalbert.com/home.html

TABLE40B

RumiwasborninKyoto,JapanandreceivedherMFAdegreeinillustrationfrom

SavannahCollegeofArtandDesignin2014.Shemovedtomanydi�erentcities

withherfamilybeforeshewasten,sotravelingbecameapartofherlife.Her

illustrationsandcomicsareofteninspiredbylandscapesinmemory,creatures

thatinhabitthoselandscapes,anddi�erentplacesthatbecomeoneindreams.

HerworkhasbeenselectedintomanyawardsincludingAmericanIllustration,

RumiHara SocietyofIllustratorsAnnual,and3×3Magazine.Shenowlivesandworksin

Brooklyn,NY.

http://rumihara.com

TABLE58A

MirandaHarmon

MirandaHarmonisfromGainesville,Florida.Shemakescomicsaboutmonsters

andtriestobeagoodperson.

http://mirandaharmon.com

TABLE52A

MichaelHawkins

MichaelHawkinswasbornin1979,grewupinTasmania,Australiaandhasbeen

self-publishingcomicsforalongtime.Healsopracticesillustrationvariousother

formsofvisualartsandsometimesstand-upcomedy.Heiscurrentlybasedin

Melbourne,Australia.

http://comics-by-hawkins.tumblr.com

TABLE2

BettyHeredia

BettyHerediaisaChicagoartistandsometimesphilosopher.Sheexhibitsher

drawingsandpaintingsatvenuesaroundChicago.

http://bettyheredia.com

TABLE40A

HiIamKeithHerzikandImakescreenprintedzinescalledAlamoIgloo.

http://alamoigloo.blogspot.com

KeithHerzik

TABLE43A

BethHetland

BethHetlandisagraduateofTheCenterforCartoonStudies(’11)andalumnaand

facultymemberteachingcomicsatTheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago.Her

solowork,FUGUE,isanautobiographicalthree-partstoryaboutherfamilyusing

musicasametaphorfortheirrelationships.Hermostrecentcollaborativework,

HalfAsleep,isthestoryofayounggirlwhosemotherenrollsherinacollege

programinarealitywhereyoucanmanipulateyourdreamsandtheya�ectthe

realworld.

http://beth-hetland.com

TABLE80A

JamieHibdon

JamieHibdonisacartoonistandwanderingbrushforhire.Heisamemberofthe

comicsjournalismcollective,theIllustratedPress,andhisworkcanbefoundinthe

ongoinganthology,LinguaFrancaComics.HelivesinChicago.

https://behance.net/jamdon

TABLE36B

Since2010,theHiddenFortressPresshasbeenmakingcomicsalongtherocky

shoresoftheWoonasquatucketriverinProvidence,RI

http://hiddenfortresspress.com

TABLE63

HiddenFortressPress

AndrewHolmquist

AndrewHolmquistisanartistandcartoonistbasedinChicago.HereceivedhisBFA

(2008)andMFA(2014)degreesfromTheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago,

eachfromthedepartmentofpaintinganddrawing.Hisworkrangesfrom

paintingstosculpturetovideoperformancesandcomics,andheisinterestedin

blurringthelinesbetweenallofthesedistinctions.

http://andrewholmquist.com/home.html

TABLE20A

OHorvath

OHorvathisagrumpylibrarycreaturebyday,attic-dwellingcomic-hoarderby

night.Theylikehighfantasy,messymakeup,andthesundaynightr&bradioshow.

http://queenofswordsinverted.net

TABLE27

LukeHoward

LukeHowardwasbornonanAirForcebasesomewhereandnowhemakes

comicsinWhiteRiverJunction,VTafterreceivinghisMFAfromtheCenterfor

CartoonStudies.HewasnominatedforanIgnatzin2014underthe‘Promising

NewTalent’category.

http://andsothen.com

TABLE82A

KevinHuizengaisacartoonistwhohasdrawnseveralcomicbooksandgraphic

novels,includingGangesandTheWildKingdom.

http://usscatastrophe.com/kh

TABLE68B

KevinHuizenga

EmilyHutchings

EmilyHutchingsisaPittsburghbornartistlivingandworkinginChicago,IL.Ifshe

hadataglineitwouldbe“sadorfunny?”Ican’ttell.Emilyworksduringtheday

castingmetalandatnightshewritespoetryandwatchesmusicinbasements.

Emily’stherapistdescribedheras‘likeoneofthosesharksthatcangotothedeep

darkpartsoftheoceanandalsocomebackuptothesurfacewithoutthechange

inpressurekillingthem.’Emily.Theend.

http://emilyhutchings.com

TABLE33A

DeliaJean

DeliaJeanisanartistandcartoonistfromChicago,andfrequentcollaboratorwith

theLadydrawersComicsCollective.She’sinvestedinimagination,community,and

theaccessibilityofart-making.Herworkiscolorful,energeticandcanbeseenat

http://deliajean.com

TABLE55A</td

CathyG.Johnson

CathyG.JohnsonisacartoonistandprintmakerfromProvidence,RhodeIsland.

Shewonthe2014IgnatzawardforPromisingNewTalent.

http://cathyboy.com

TABLE26B

RobynJordan

RobynJordanmakesmini-comics,watercolorpaintings,andprints.Sheteachesart

tokidsinapublicschoolinSeattle,andoftenwritesaboutteaching.From2002-

2012,shelivedinNYC,andstillmissesthebagels.SheservesontheShortRun

ComixandArtsFestivalboard.SheisaregularcontributortoTheStranger,andher

workhasappearedinvariouspublicationsandcomicsanthologies.

http://robynjordan.com

TABLE15B

GregKletsel

GregKletselwasraisedonasteadydietofRen&Stimpy,X-MenandTGIFinCoral

Springs,FL.HecanquoteClueorRaisingArizonaatanytime.Hecandraw

Wolverinefrommemoryinunder20seconds.Heisanillustratorlivingand

workinginBrooklyn.

http://gregkletsel.com

TABLE30B

LucyKnisley

LucyKnisley(pronounced“nigh-slee.”)isacriticallyacclaimedandaward-winning

comiccreator.Shespecializesinpersonal,confessionalcomicsandtravelogues.

Hergraphicnovelsinclude,FrenchMilk,(FromSimonandSchusterPublishing)

RadiatorDays,(FromEpigraphPublishing)andRelish,(FromFirstSecond

Publishing)whichwontheAmericanLibraryAssociationAlexAward,madethelist

ofbestGoodreadsBooksof2013,wasaNewYorkTimesbest-sellerandhasbeen

translatedinto�velanguages.Hernewestbooks,outthisyear,areAnAgeof

LicenseandDisplacement(fromFantagraphicspublishing).Shelivesandworkshere

inChicago.

http://lucyknisley.com

TABLE71B

AlexisanillustratoranddesignstudentinChicago.Inadditiontomakingweird-

AlexKostiw

lookingcomics,shespendsalotoftimelookingforthefantasticintheeveryday

andthinkingaboutsynesthesia,theaestheticsoffolklore,andfood.

http://alexkostiw.com

TABLE61B

KoyamaPress

Foundedin2007,KoyamaPressisaToronto-basedsmallpress.Ourmandateisto

promoteandsupportawiderangeofemergingandestablishedartists.Projects

includecomics,graphicnovels,artbooks,andzines.Weareknownforour

alternativeedgeanddiverserangeoftitlesthatincludeamyriadofgenresfrom

autobiographytophotography,fromhorrortohumour,andmore.

http://koyamapress.com

TABLE66

ScottKroll

ScottKrollwasborninChicago,livesinChicago,andwillmostlikelydieinChicago.

Hisworkasacomicartistdealswithordinarypeopleinextraordinary

circumstances.Hisworkcanbeintentionallyorunintentionallyhumorous.Heis

marriedandhasthreechildren.

http://scottkroll.tumblr.com

TABLE79B

JamesKuo

JamesKuoisacartoonist&illustratorlivinginProvidence,RI.

http://jameskuodraws.com

TABLE61A

TheLadydrawersComics

Collective

TheLadydrawersComicsCollective(AKA“TheLadydrawers”)isanuno�cially

a�liatedgroupthatresearches,performs,andpublishescomicsandtextsabout

howeconomics,race,sexuality,andgenderimpactthecomicsindustry,other

media,andourcultureatlarge.

http://ladydrawers.wordpress.com

TABLE55A

LeeLai

LeeLaiisaMelbournebased,BFAgraduatefromtheVictorianCollegeoftheArts.

Herstoriesanddrawingsdepicttrans,mixed,queerexperiencesthatstraddlea

linebetweenpersonalexperienceand�ction.

http://lee-lai.tumblr.com

TABLE2

Math-youLand-vote

Math-youdrawscomixandprintsthecomixintiny,dirtylittlebooxanddistributes

thecomixbooxamongstthepopulaceofChicago,etc.Andwatchessocietyfall

apart,�yingsafelyoverheadinasupersonicspacemissileonakamikazemission

fromthecenterofthesuntothecenterofyrbrain.

http://mathyouland.tumblr.com

TABLE10A

WillLarenisaartistandzinemakerfromPhiladelphia.inadditiontopublishinghis

zineSlurricane,heisalsoamemberofSpace1026andcontributescomicstoVice

Magazine’sUKwebsite.

WillLaren

https://facebook.com/WillLarenDrawings

TABLE4B

BlaiseLarmee

BlaiseLarmee(b.1985)istheauthorof“YoungLions”(2010),whichgarnered

LarmeeaXericgrantandanIgnatznomination,and“3Books”(2015),anomnibus

publishedby2dCloudthatcomprisesthefollowing:“Nudes”(2012-3),aseriesof

drawingsmostrecentlypublishedasazinebyStudioCollective,“Amateurs”(2013),

aphotobookoriginallypublishedby⽩⽯デザイン・オフィス,and“IceCream

Kisses”(2014),acatalogueofpaintings.LarmeeisaformerfellowoftheCenterfor

CartoonStudies.HisworkhasappearedinTheLiftedBrow,Torrent,andSonatina.

GazeBooksishispublishingoperation.

http://blaiselarmee.com

TABLE75

J.D.Lee

BornandraisedinPoughkeepsie,NewYork,J.D.LeeisaChicagocartoonist,

sculpturalillustrator,andstoryteller.Shehasbeenpublishedinanthologies

includingAtArmsLength(2013),AwkwardSexComics(2014),andXeroxCandyBar,an

alternativecomicsnewspaperwheresheservesasaco-editor.Herworkis

availableatvariousshopsaroundtheChicagoarea,andsheisalsoavailablefor

workshopsandillustrationwork.

http://jamiedavidalee.wordpress.com

TABLE78A

JoshLeesisanartistfromtheAmericanSouthwest.HegraduatedfromEastern

NewMexicoUniversitywithhisBFAin2012andtheCenterforCartoonStudies

withhisMFAin2014.

JoshLees

http://josh-lees.com

TABLE84B

JesseLucas

JesseLucaslivesinLouisville,Kentucky.Withthehelpofhiswifeandtrustydog

‘Fox’he’sabletoavoidsleepandmakecomicsinstead.

http://jesselucas.com

TABLE16A

LeighLuna

MyNameisLeighChristineLuna.Ihalefromthegreatsandcovered/methridden

hillsofNewMexico.Itravelledacrossmanystatestohavealifeinarcticwasteland

somecall“Minneapolis”.Imlikedrawingcomics,thepuppytagontumblr,drinking

lotsofco�eeandyoga.Ialsoenjoylongluxuriouswalkstothefridge.InrealityI

makealotofcomics.Idoachildren’scomiccalledClementineFoxwhichis

currentlypublishedonGoComics.IalsodoworkforBOOMstudios.Ialsodoalot

oflettering/signpaintingandenjoyitalot.

http://leighlunacomics.com

TABLE67A

DeirdreMahonisanamateurarchitect,turnedgraphicdesignerandillustrator.

ShegraduatedwithadegreeinarchitecturefromtheUniversityofIllinois–

Chicago.She’sinterestedinimaginingstoriesaboutarchitecturebyjuxtaposing

architecturalconventionswithcomicrepresentationandnarrativetechniques.

DeirdreMahon

http://deirdremahon.us

TABLE29A

BrettManning

BrettManninglovestodraw.Herworkisdreamy,obsessive,feminine,andquite

creepy.Hercomicsbalanceonthatmysticallineofdreamsandreality,artand

illustration,andarealways�lledwithbabesanddarlinganimalfriends.

http://brettisagirl.com

TABLE45A

JonMarchione

JonMarchioneisacomicartist,illustrator,andprintmakercurrentlybasedin

Baltimore.HecomesfromupstateNYandstoppedbyChicagoforacoupleof

years.Helovesthefeelofsaddle-stitchedzinesandwillprobablytradehissoulfor

agoodmini-comic.

http://jonmarchione.com

TABLE98A

BenMarcusisadrawer,cartoonist,andeclecticclubDj.Hisworkintuitivelyseeks

torecreateheightened,dramaticexperiences.Relyingonawiderangeofcollective

culturalephemera,Bensynthesizeswhat’sborrowedintoanewyetfamiliarreality.

HisworkhasbeenshownlocallythroughLumpenmagazine,BrainFrame,and

TrubbleClub.HealsohostsTotalTherapy,amonthlyfuturisticdancepartyatBerli

NightClub.

BenMarcus http://benjaminmarcusi.tumblr.com

TABLE11A

KiraMardikes

KiraisanartistandillustratorfromthePaci�cNorthwestwhoself-publishes

comicsandtravelssellingherprintmediaandoriginalartinspiredbyplant

medicine,mythandenvironment.ShepaintsmuralsincollaborationwithColectiva

BallenaandiseditoroftheplantcomicsandartmagazineCLOROFILIA.

http://kiramardikes.com

TABLE76B

JoyanaMcDiarmid

JoyanaMcDiarmidistheeditoranddesignerofMapleKeyComics,abimonthly

anthologythatserializestheworkofemergingcartoonists.Shespendshertime

writing,drawinganddesigning.In2013shereceivedherM.F.Aincartooning.

http://maplekeycomics.com

TABLE84B

IanMcDu�e

Thetiresscreech.AminiatureT-Shirt�apsinthewind.Muchlikeasnail’strail,a

waywardeyeballmakesitswayacrossthewindshield.IanMcDu�elivesin

Chicago,andworksallthetime,mostlyonthecomicFEELS,whichyouwould

probablylike.

http://violetmice.com

TABLE33B

DakotaMcFadzeanisCanadiancartoonistwhodrawscomicseveryday.Hiswork

hasappearedinTheBestAmericanComics,MadMagazine,andBrokenPencil.His

�rstbook,OtherStoriesandtheHorseYouRodeinOnwaspublishedbyConundrum

DakotaMcFadzean

Pressin2013.Dakotaalsoco-foundedacomicsanthologycalledIrene,whichhe

editswithAmericancartoonistsAndyWarnerandd.w.

http://dakotamcfadzean.com

TABLE81A

SophieMcMahan

SophieMcMahanisanillustrator/comicbookartistbasedinUrbana,IL.Herwork

isinspiredbyAmericanculturefromthe1950’sand1960’s,bighair,horrormovies,

vintageromancecomics,darkhumor,andbadassbabes.

http://sophiemcmahan.com

TABLE4A

MidwestrnCubanComics

MidwestrnCubanComicsisasmallpresscomicsseriescreatedbyOdinCabal.The

issuesarecompilationsofvignettesrevolvingaroundasmallcastofcharacters

whocomeinandoutofeachothers’lives.Leadingthecastandanchoringthem

togetherisMariaGarcia,aCubanAmericantryingto�gureoutidentityandlife

ful�llmentintheMidwesterncityofMilwaukee,WI.

https://facebook.com/pages/Midwestern-Cuban-Comics/142788702486660

TABLE22A

LaneMilburn

LaneMilburngraduatedwithaBFAinPaintingfromtheMarylandInstituteCollege

ofArtin2008.Heself-publishedwiththeClosedCaptionComicscollectivefrom

2005-2010andwasfeaturedintheirgroupshowatCindersGallery,Brooklynin

2009.HisgraphicnovellaDeathTrapwaspublishedwithaXericGrantin2010,and

FantagraphicsBookspublishedhisgraphicnovelTwelveGemsinsummer2014.

http://fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/lane-milburn.html?vmcchk=1

TABLE94B

NickyMinus

NickyMinusisacartoonistfromSydney,Australia.Shehasselfpublishedand

releasedthreecomics,“Jerks”and“Pleasure”in2014and“WomanOnTheVerge”

in2015.Herworkfocusesonthebodyandfemalesexuality.

http://nickyminus.com

TABLE2

TalyaModlin

TalyaModlinisaChicago-basedselfpublishingcartoonistandillustrator,and

brain-slavetoawebcomiccalledBlimpakind.

http://blimpakind.com

TABLE77B

AnnieMok

AnnieMok(b.1986)studiedcomicsattheMinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign

andlivesinWestPhilly.Shewasa2013recipientoftheLeewayFoundation’sArt

andChangeGrant.AmericanIllustrationhasselectedherworkforitsArchive.Her

clientsincludeSevenStoriesPress,TheHarlemTimes,DC/Vertigo,andtheRed

UmbrellaProject.ShesingsinthepopbandSee-ThroughGirls.Anniehasspoken

attheUniversityofWinnipeg,andtouredtransnationallydoingcomicsreadings.

http://heyanniemok.com

73A

IamacomicartistandillustratorbasedoutMinneapolis.

http://maxmose.wordpress.com

MaxMose

TABLE3B

CorinneMucha

CorinneMuchaisaChicagobasedcartoonist,illustrator,andteachingartist.Sheis

theauthorofthreegraphicnovels,includingthegraphicmemoir,GetOverIt!,

publishedbySecretAcres.

http://maidenhouse�y.com

TABLE70B

RomanMuradov

RomanMuradovisanillustratorandcartoonistfromMoscow,Russia,currently

livinginSanFrancisco.HisclientsincludetheNewYorker,NewYorkTimes,Penguin,

RandomHouse,Vogue,LuckyPeachandmanyothers.Hisworkhasbeenfeaturedin

theSocietyofIllustrators(GoldMedal),ADCYoungGuns,AmericanIllustrationand

numerousothershows.Overthelastdecadehe’sbeenself-publishinghis

romanthologycalledtheYellowZine,withissue#6debutingatCAKE.His�rst

graphicnovellaInASense(Lost&Found)waspublishedinSeptember2014by

NobrowPress.Helikesbooks,teaandlongaimlesswalks.

http://bluebed.net

TABLE28A

AlexNallisacartoonistandteachingartist.HisworksincludeClearWater,his

sketchbookseries,Aloof,andTeachingComics,anongoingprojectthatexploreshis

experiencesasateachingartistinChicagoPublicSchools.

AlexNall

http://alexnall.tumblr.com

TABLE92A

PranasT.Naujokaitis

PranasT.Naujokaitismakeshandmadeself-publishedminicomicsandwebcomics

undertheGhostCarPressbanner.He’salsorecentlydoneworkforBoom!Studios,

suchasBravestWarriorsandUncleGrandpa,andcurrentlyhasmultiplechildren’s

bookspublishedsofarfromBlueAppleBooks.HewenttotheSavannahCollegeof

ArtandDesignandhasafancypantsdegreeinSequentialArt.He’sbeendoing

thisforaverylongtimenow.HecurrentlylivesinChicagowithhisgirlfriendand

twocats.Heislivingthedream.

http://ghostcarpress.com

TABLE81B

SamuelNigrosh

Chicagobasedartist&illustratorwhorunsSunEaterStudio.

http://suneaterstudio.com

TABLE10B

Aliciamakesdrawingsusingwordplayandhumorousabstraction.Shehasself-

publishedsevenissuesthroughout2014inaminicomicseriescalledSmellsFingers.

HerworkisfeaturedweeklyinHumanizeMagazine,aswellasseveralcomic

aliciaobermeyer

anthologiesincludingDipandGamGam’sPlastic.

http://aliciaobermeyer.tumblr.com

TABLE44A

OnePercentPress

OnePercentPresswasstartedbyStephenFloydandJPCoovertinthefallof2004

withtheideaofself-releasingtheirownmusicandcomics,alongwithanything

theycouldhelptheirfriendswith.Therehavebeenmanyamazingpeopleinvolved

withthelabel,andmanymorewhoserveasaninspiration.OnePercentPressis

verymuchinformedbythelargerDIYcommunityandspirit.

http://onepercentpress.com

TABLE31

ONLISTUDIOS

SInce1981ONLISTUDIOSisaleaderofindiepublicationingraphicnovelsand

comicsalongwithanforceforbringinggraphicnovelstotheclassroom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtel_Onli

TABLE34B

BIO

Onsmith&NuddareaChicago-basedcollaborativeduocomprisedofpainterand

draftsmanPaulNuddandcartoonistOnsmith.Theyhavemadeseveralsuitesof

printsandothervariouseditionsandpublicationssince2009.

TABLE43B

Onsmith&Nudd

VirginiaPaine

VirginiaisacartoonistandillustratorfromPortland,OR.Shehasbeenwritingand

drawingcomicsunderthenameMilkybootsforsixyears.Hercomicsandarthave

appearedinBejeezus,SadieMagazine,IndieLadiesAnthology,BradTripAnthology,

LittleHeartAnthology,BigFeministButAnthologyandBitchMagazine.

http://virginiapaine.tumblr.com/

TABLE59

KeithPakiz

Keithmakescomics,illustrations,andmini-booksandhailsfromCleveland,Ohio.

http://keithpakiz.com/tagged/comics

TABLE1B

LauraPark

LauraParkisacartoonistandillustratorwhounderstandsherlifebestwhenithas

beenmilkedontothepage.

http://singingbones.com

TABLE18B

KatieParrishmakescomicsthatresembleshamelessfeelingsexplosions,and

worksasafreelanceillustratorandcartoonadvicecolumnist.Shealsoworksas

theartdirectoratanartandliteraturemagazinecalledTheLiftedBrowwhereshe

canindulgecompletelyinherundyingloveforprintandcomics.

http://katieparrishtime.tumblr.com

TABLE2

KatieParrish

BenPassmore

CreatorofDAYGLOAYHOLEandAPantomimeHorse.BenistheMichaelBayof30-

somethingyearold,bald,atticdwellingbrownAnarchistcartoonists.

http://daygloayhole.tumblr.com

TABLE76A

MarcPearson

MarcPearsonisacartoonist,comedianandillustratorfromMelbourne,Australia.

HeeditstheonlinecartoonadvicecolumnAdvicecomicsandisthedrawerofthe

advice-columnistandpoet,RaymondRay.Heissurvivedbyhisstilllivingbody.

http://advicecomics.tumblr.com

TABLE2

AmyPeltz

AmyPeltzisanartist,editor,andwriterlivinginChicago.Whennotworkingatthe

ArtInstituteofChicago,shemakes,reads,andthinksaboutcomics.

http://amypeltz.tumblr.com

TABLE83B

PerfectlyAcceptable

PerfectlyAcceptableisasmallRisographprintstudioinChicago,ILrunbyMatt

Davis.Weo�era�ordablecommissionprintingforcartoonists,zinesters,etc.We

publishprintsandzinesbycartoonists,illustrators,designersinourfreetime.

http://perfectly-acceptable.com/

TABLE91B

AmyPeltz

LesliePerrine

LesliePerrineisawriterandillustratorlivinginChicago,IL.Sheenjoyswritingfor

allages,peopleandcreatures.Sheisaco-founderoftheChicagoZineFestand

lovesself-publishers.AskherabouthercatnamedBum.

http://leslieperrine.blogspot.com

TABLE29B

CarolinePicard

CarolinePicardisaChicago-basedartist,writerandcurator.Recentcomicscanbe

foundinTenderJournal,Projecttile,DinerJournal,EverydayGeniusandBicycleReview.

ShehascontributedmultiplegraphicadaptationstotheTheGraphicCanonproject

(SevenStoriesPress,2012/13/15)andcontinuestoworkonanon-goingseries,The

ChroniclesofFortune.

http://cocopicard.com

TABLE52B

LauriePiña

LauriePiñaisanervouswhisperinthedark.

http://crushedpeanut.com

TABLE41B

AaronPoliwodaLowBlow

Comics

AaronPoliwodaisfromyourgirlfriend’sbedroom.Hestandssixfootseven,three

inchesfromheaven.Heweighsthree-oh-�veandcanwhipanymanalive!Hehas

selfpublishedover75issuesofLowBlowcomicsmostlyaboutautismand

wrestling.

http://johnanderikaspeak.com/aaron/

TABLE36A

JohnPorcellino

JohnPorcellinowasborninChicago,in1968,andhasbeenwriting,drawing,and

publishingminicomics,comics,andgraphicnovelsforoverthirtyyears.His

celebratedself-publishedseriesKing-CatComics,begunin1989,hasinspireda

generationofcartoonists.AccordingtocartoonistChrisWare,“JohnPorcellino’s

comicsdistill,injustafewlinesandwords,thefeelingofsimplybeingalive.”

http://king-cat.net

TABLE86

GeorgePorteus

GeorgePorteus(Pour-TEE-us)cametoChicagoin2008bywayofBaltimorebyway

ofsoutheasternMassachusetts.Anavidlife-timedoodler,heonlybeganmaking

comicsacoupleyearsago.Hehassinceself-publishedtwobooksandhadwork

includedinissuesofLumpenMagazine,the2014CAKEanthology,andTrubbleClub8.

Heisveryhappytobehere.

http://georgeporteus.com

TABLE11B

A.T.Pratt

A.T.Prattisa24-year-oldcartoonistandillustratorfromNewYorkCity.He

graduatedfromRhodeIslandSchoolofDesignin2013withaBFAinIllustration.

Hehasbeenself-publishinghisdrawingsandcomicbookstoriesforthepastsix

years.Eachpublicationisanewexperimentwithformandstructure,andmanyof

hisprintedproductsfeaturespecialtricksandinnovationslikefoldouts,pop-ups,

multiplebindingsandpeek-a-boos.HishitromanticcomedyStupidCupid(2014)

wasacceptedintotheSocietyofIllustrators’�rsteverComicandCartoonArt

AnnualintheShortFormcategory.HehaspreviouslyexhibitedattheMuseumof

ComicandCartoonArt(MoCCA)Festival,theLocustMoonComicsFestival,Paper

JamSmallPressFestival,RhodeIslandIndependentPressExpo(RIPE),andComic

ArtsBrooklyn(CAB).

http://atpratt.net

TABLE35B

LizPrince

LizPrinceistheIgnatzAward-winngcreatorofthebookWillYouStillLoveMeIfIWet

theBed?,acollectionofcomicsaboutbeinginarelationship.Shehasalsowrittena

bookcalledAloneForever:TheSinglesCollection,aboutbeingsingleanddating.She

releasedher�rstgraphicnovel,Tomboy,amemoiraboutchildhoodandgender

stereotypes,lastyeartocriticalacclaim.ShealsodrawscomicsforRazorcake

magazine,hasdonecomicsandcoversfortheAdventureTimeseries,and

contributestomanyanthologies.HercatsWolfman&DraculasayHi.

http://lizprincepower.com

TABLE21A

ProvidenceComics

Consortium

TheProvidenceComicsConsortium(PCC)isaloosecollectiveofkidartistsfrom

RhodeIslandandAdultCartoonistsfromallovertheworld.Weproduceakid-

drivenbi-monthlyanthologymagazine,PCCShowcase(currentlyonissue20),as

wellaslotsofotherprojectslikethe250pageRhodeIslandAnthologyand

Tarantulina,afullcolorcomicscriptedentirelybya12yearoldgirl.

http://providencecomicsconsortium.tumblr.com

TABLE64A

RadiatorComics

RadiatorComicsisanewminicomicsdistro,specializinginweird,funny,and

a�ectingself-publishedcomicbooks!

http://radiatorcomics.com

TABLE52B

Chicagoartistandillustrator,Woodbury�ndshumorineverything,mostlyherself.

ShehasworkedforandinBrainFrame,hasbeeninseveralanthologiesincluding

“Before,After,andInBetween”and“AwkwardSex”aswellasprintingherown

WoodburyRand

work.CurrentlysheworksfortheInternationalSchoolofComicsastheStudent

ServicesDirector,andinhersparetimewishesshehadadog.

http://raaaaand.wordpress.com

TABLE53A

TessEneliReid

TessisanEstonian-Canadiancomicartist,illustrator,andprintmakerbasedin

TorontowithaBFAinvisualarts.Herworkfocusesprimarilyonfolkloricimages,

diasporicstories,biographies,and�ndingwaystojointhesethemesincomicsand

newbookforms.Tess’previouslyself-publishedworksincludeTheBirthofLinda,

SilverforBread,TheDeathofLinda,andSanctuary.

http://tessenelireid.com

TABLE57B

IsabelReidy

IsabelReidyisacartoonistandmusicianlivinginTrumansburgNY.Shewrites

musicabouthercomicswithherbandTheRealbads.

http://realbadguy.tumblr.com

TABLE72A

MattReints

MattReintslivesinMinneapolis,MN.Hecreatesmini-comicsmostlyaboutslicesof

smalltownlifebutalsosomehighstrangenessphenomena.

http://falconarrowband.blogspot.com

TABLE62A

Retro�tComics

Retro�tComicswasfoundedin2011byBoxBrowntopublish�oppyalt-comics!

NowJaredSmithhelpsouttoo.Retro�tComicspublishesshortalternative-comics,

roughlyoneeverymonthortwo.Wearerevitalizingthe�oppycomicformatasa

publisherwithadiversesetofartistswhohaveastrongdedicationtoqualityof

workandtocomicsasamedium.In2015,wewillpublishworkbyMattMadden,

YumiSakugawa,SophieFranz,LauraLannes,KateLeth,AndrewLorenzi,Laura

Knetzger,MaréOdomo,BoxBrown,StevenWeissman,andanissueoftheFuture

ShockanthologyeditedbyJoshBurggraf.

http://retro�tcomics.com

TABLE24

EddyEricRivera

EddyEricRivera(b.1984)isaPuertoRican-Italian-ArmenianAmericanartistand

proud.HiscomixoftenfeaturenightmarepeoplefromasecondworldU.S.

territorycalledIndiana,wherehewaskeptasaprisoneruntilage18.Sincethenhe

haslivedandworkedinBrooklyn,NorthamptonUK,andChicago.

http://eddyrivera.com

TABLE42A

ScottRoberts

ScottRobertsmakesexperimentalartRisographcomics.Hisanimations,

sculptures,andvideoinstallationshavebeenshowningalleriesandmuseums.He

isalsothechairoftheAnimationprogramatDePaulUniversityinChicago.

http://ubutopia.com

TABLE19

BradRohlo�isaprintmakerandartistslivinginChicago.

BradRohlo�

http://brohlo�.me

TABLE90B

RotlandPress

Foundedin2010,ROTLANDPRESSisasmallpublishinghouselocatedinDetroit,

Michigan,USA.Itisapublisherofprintedprojectsthatpromotesubversivehumor

—beitblack,dark,gallows,satiricalorabsurd.ROTLANDPRESSaimstooccupya

placebetweenthemainstreamandtheavant-garde,thephilistineandthegenteel,

industriouslymanufacturingthe�nestindespairingentertainment.RyanStandfest

isthePublisherandEditor

http://rotlandpress.com

TABLE23

IsabellaRotman

IsabellaRotmanisacartoonistandillustratorfromMainelivinganddrawingin

Chicago.Herartisusuallyabouttheocean,mermaids,crushingloneliness,people

inthewoods,orsex.SheisauthorofthesexualhealthcomicYou’resoSexyWhen

YouAren’tTransmittingSTDsandArtistinResidenceatScarleteen.com.

http://isabellarotman.com

TABLE78B

Kenanmakescomicsforadultsofallages.HisMoCCA-awardwinningYA

adventureLastTraintoOldTownfollowsfourteenagersastheyexploretheir

sleepysuburbantown’sunusualhistory.Heisthefoundingeditorofthealt-comics

journalFestivalSeason.

http://lasttraintooldtown.com

TABLE50A

KenanRubenstein

JessRuli�son

FromBiloxi,Mississippi,JessRuli�sonisanon�ctioncartoonistworkingin

Brooklyn,NY.She’scurrentlymakingacomicbasedoninterviewswithveteransof

theIraqandAfghanistanwars.AsamemberoftheJoeBonhamProject,shehas

traveledtoWalterReedtodocumentexperiencesofreturningveteranswounded

incombat.Seemoreofherworkat:jessruli�son.comand

callingthedog.blogspot.com.

http://jessruli�son.com

TABLE38A

RUNComics

RUNComicsisacollectivebasedoutofChicagoandDeKalbIL,wheretheauthors

escaperealityintheformofcomicslabor.Overcomethealienationanddrudgery

oflabor!

http://run-comics.tumblr.com

TABLE46A

MarianRunk

MarianRunkisaTexas-born,Chicago-based,Ignatz-nominatedcartoonistwho

lovesbirds,cats,andcountrymusic.Herpastimesincludesingingtheblues,

writingcountrysongs,drawingbeerglasses,amps,andguitarswhiledrinking

aloneatbars,andwatchingbirdsalongtheshoreofLakeMichigan.

http://marianrunk.com

TABLE5A

RudeComicsCEO,cartoonist,publisher,illustratorandgarbagepig.

http://voidpie.tumblr.com

TABLE97B

RUNComics

Karissasakumoto

DaveScheidt

DaveScheidtisaradicaldudefromChicago,Illinois.Whenheisnotwritingcomics

heenjoyseatingpizza.HeisthewriterofSpookySleepover,AwYeahComicsand

AdventureTimeforBoom!Studios.

http://davescheidt.com

TABLE47A

ChadSell

AChicagoartistbestknownfordrawingdemonsanddragqueens.Currently

workingonacaregivingcomicmemoircalledVREELAND.

http://chadsellcomics.com

TABLE49A

SequentialArtists

Workshop

TheSequentialArtistsWorkshopisaschoolforcomicsinGainesville,Florida.Run

byTomHart,thisschoolfeaturesafull-yearprogramofwriting,drawing,reading,

�gurestudies,storytelling,historyandmuchmore.Wealsofeaturesingle-week

workshopsbyartistssuchasDashShaw,GabrielleBell,EdPIskor,AdianKochand

more.

http://sequentialartistsworkshop.org

TABLE51

SEVERwasco-foundedin2013byprintmakerehoweyandartistsabmeynert.

Bridgingthegapbetween�neart&comics,keepingthemarginsaswideas

possible.

SeverPress

http://sever-press.com

TABLE93

SamSharpe

SamSharpeisoneofthecreatorsofofthecomicseriesViewotronwhichhasbeen

nominatedforbothanEisnerandanIgnatzaward.Sometimeshiscomicsare

autobiographical,andsometimestheyaren’t.

http://viewotron.tumblr.com

TABLE70A

AnujShrestha

AnujShresthawasborninKathmandu,NepalandgrewupinAlaskaandColorado.

Heisin�uencedbyLosBros.Hernandez,JulieDoucetandManuelOcampo.His

comicshaveappearedinvariousanthologies,includingRabidRabbit,C’estBonand

Digestate.Hiscomicshavealsobeenlistedinthe2010,2011and2013editionsof

TheBestAmericanComicsanthology.Helivesaquiet,semi-politicizedlifein

Philadelphia,PA.

http://anujink.com

TABLE47B

NalleliSierra

NalleliSierra,alsoknownasNaji,likestoreadcomics,drawcomics,andwrite

poetry.Sheiscurrentlyplanningontryingtoputtogetheracomicbookpoetry

anthologycreatedbyteenstoshowtotheworld!

http://swayinggates.tumblr.com

TABLE16A

CaitlinSkaalrud

CaitlinSkaalrudisaself-publishingcartoonistbasedinMinneapoliswhopublishes

booksofweirdcontemporaryfolkloreunderthenameTalkWeirdPress.Herbook,

SeaChange:AChoose-Your-Own-WayStory,wasawardedoneofthelastXeric

Awardsin2012,whichsheprintedonherowno�setlithoprintingpress.

http://talkweirdpress.com

TABLE72B

SoWhat?Press

SoWhat?Presswasfoundedin2012byDaveKelly&LaraAntal.Theirbookshave

beennominatedforawards,featuredinthenews,andareavailableatover50

storesaroundtheglobe.

http://sowhatpress.com

TABLE37B

Sonatina

SonatinaisacontemporarycomicspublisherfromSanFrancisco.Newcomics.

http://sonatinacomics.us

TABLE74

ComicspublishingmicropressanddistrofromPortland,Oregon.

http://sparkplugcomicbooks.com

TABLE59

SparkplugBooks

SpudnikPress

Foundedonthepremisethatartshouldbeademocraticandempowering

medium,SpudnikPressCooperativeiscommittedtobeinganapproachableand

a�ordableprintshop;aspacewhereprofessionalprintmakersmergewithaspiring

students;aspacethatencouragescollaborationandthesharingofideas.

http://spudnikpress.org

TABLE99A

ConorStechschulte

ConorStechschulteisanartistandcartoonistcurrentlybasedinBaltimore.Heis

theauthorofTheAmateurspublishedbyFantagraphics,GenerousBosompublished

byBreakdownPressandnumeroushandmadeeditions.

http://crepusculararchives.tumblr.com

TABLE95A

SashaSteinberg

SashaSteinbergisacomicsartist,editor,anddragqueenraisedinUrbana,IL.He

studiedLiteratureatVassarCollegeandCartooningatTheCenterforCartoon

Studies.Sashaisparticularlyinterestedindevelopingqueerliterarycomicsandis

best-knownfortheongoingseriesSTONEWALL.HisworkhasbeenpublishedinThe

ComicsWorkbookMagazine,SuspectDevice,MapleKeyComics,andQU33R.Sashais

alsotheArtisticDirectorofVYMMagazine,anart/ideamagazineaboutdrag,and

theheadofproductionforTOONBooksinNYC.

http://ahsasha.com

TABLE83A

AlocalChicagowriter,author,andprofessorattheUniversityofChicago,Wesleyis

alsotheco-founderofSunBrosStudios!TogetherwithhisbrotherBrad,they’ve

WesleySun

beenwriting,illustrating,andself-publishingcomicssince2012,including

Chinatown,ApocalypseMan,andMonkeyFist.Raisingover$40,000through

tremendouslysuccessfulKickstartercampaigns,theynowspeakabout

crowdfundingcomicsatconventions,universities,bookstores,andcomicshops

throughouttheMidwest.Inaddition,their�rstgraphicnovel,Chinatown,hasbeen

taughtatDePaulUniversityaspartofthe“GraphicNovelsandSocialJustice”

course,whichtheSunBrosjoinedlastyearasguestlecturers.

http://sunbrosstudios.com

TABLE53B

JoeTallarico

JoeTallaricoisanartist/editor/curatormutanthybridlivinginChicago,Illinois.He

enjoysstudyingthehistoriesofbothartandcomicsandhowthetwoare

incorporated.HisworkisshowninChicagobyJeanAlbanogallery.Other

avocationsincludegardening,junkcollecting,andtabletennis.

http://jtallarico.tumblr.com

TABLE17B

RubyThorkelson

RubyThorkelsonisaninterdisciplinaryartistandactivistlivinginChicago.Her

practicerangesfromorganizingcollaborativepublicartprojectstoproducing

comicsaboutspit,parasiticinvasion,anddeath.SheiscurrentlypursuinganMFA

atSAIC,wheresheisengagedwithmechanicalandbodilyprocessesasameansof

exploringintimacyandboundaries.Rightnowsheisparticularlyinterestedin

producingleaks,over�ows,andstains.RubyalsoplaysinthebandLeslie,formerly

knownasLezurrection.

http://rubyt.net

TABLE22B

MatthewThurbermakesnarrativeworkinmanydisciplines:comicbooks,musical

theater,performance.Heistheauthorofthegraphicnovels1-800-MICE(2011)and

MatthewThurber

INFOMANIACS(2013),aco-founderofTomatoHouseGalleryandofthePotlatch,I

Gatherbooks-on-tapelabel.Ambergris,hisongoingmulti-mediaperformance

project,oftenemployspre-cinematicanimationdevicessuchaspaperscrolls,and

hasplayedatvenuessuchastheHammerMuseumandtheFumettoFestivalin

Switzerland.Hisfull-lengthplay“MiningtheMoon”wasproducedattheBrick

TheaterinJuly2014.HehasshownhisartworkatgalleriessuchasSouth�rst,

Knowmoregames,andWeirdThings.HelivesinBrooklyn.

http://matthewthurber.com

TABLE97A

JenTong

JenTongisacartoonistandprintmakerlivinginBrooklyn,NY.Sometimesshecan

befoundplayingtinyinstrumentsinherbandCreatureMinesorpettingcats.

http://jentong.com

TABLE99B

M.R.Trower

AlsoknownasInkmaggot,M.R.Trowerisacomicartist,illustrator,andhuman

impersonatorfromDurhamNC.Theymakequeerstoriesinboxesonpiecesof

paper.

http://inkmaggot.tumblr.com

TABLE56A

TrubbleClubhaspublished8volumesofjamcomicsinthesixyearsit’sbeen

active,butitsvariousmembersareadditionallyallactivecontributorstoChicago’s

comicsscene.We’vetabledatalltheCAKEs,aswellasparticipatedinavarietyof

otherevents,includingamuralattheMCAandajamsculptureatDePaul’sArt

TrubbleClub

Museum.

http://trubbleclub.com

TABLES39&40A

KatTuesday

KatTuesdaymakeslargelymirthlessfunnybooks,assemblesthingsoutof

cardboard,andturnsonekindofsymbolsintoanotherkind.Shewillgladlytalk

with/atyouatlengthaboutcomicstranslationandhowsheconvincedthe

governmenttopayhertoreadoldmanga.

http://onetrickponycomics.com

TABLE55B

2DCLOUD

2DCLOUDisacomicspublisherandvisualpurveyorbasedinMinneapolis,MN.

Foundedin2007asaloosecollectiveoflocalartistsfocusedontheadvocacyof

experimentsinvisualnarrative,thelabelhassinceexpandeditsscopetopublish

challenging,expressiveworkbybothnewandestablishedcreativesacrossNorth

Americaandbeyond.Weseekoutandchampionartistswithadistinctvision,one

thatquestionsnormsbothwithincomicsandcultureatlarge.

http://2dcloud.com

TABLE75

TwoToneComix

TwoToneComixisaChicago-basedillustratedstorycollaborationbetweenwriter

ScottBu�sandillustratorMatthewSalazar.Theircomicbookseries,Esoteric

Dialogue,willbedebutingatCAKE2015.

http://twotonecomix.com

TABLE62B

UncivilizedBooks

UncivilizedBookshasbeenpublishinggraphicnovelsandmini-comicsforseveral

yearsnow.We’vepublishedworkbyDavidB.,GabrielleBell,JamesRomberger,Jon

Lewis,ZakSally,LauraPark,DashShaw,SamAlden,SophieYanow,DerekVan

Gieson,JasonLittle,VincentStall,TomKaczynskiandmanyothers.

http://uncivilizedbooks.com

TABLES87&88A

BenjaminUrkowitz

BenjaminUrkowitzcreatescomicsandartinNewYorkCity.Helookslikethis:~

http://b-m-f-u.tumblr.com

TABLE45B

RosemaryValero-

O’Connell

RosemaryValero-O’ConnellwasraisedacrosstheoceaninZaragoza,Spain,but

currentlylivesinalittleapartmentinMinneapolis,MN,whereshe’sgettingherBFA

fromtheMinneapolisCollegeofArtandDesign.Shemakesandself-publishes

comicsandzines,alotofwhichareaboutloss,trauma,andtheimportanceof

otherpeople.Shelikesgoldinlaysandstoriesaboutwitches.

http://cargocollective.com/rosemaryvoconnell

TABLE84A

EstrellaVegaisanartistbasedinNewYorkCitywhocreatesworkthrough

printmakingtechniqueslikesilkscreenandetching.Withafocusonnatureand

science,herbooksaimtobeeducationalbutalsodecorative.

http://estrellavega.com

TABLE30A

EstrellaVega

JohnVestevich

JohnVestevichworksasadesignerinChicagoandmakescomicsafterwork

(sometimesduring).

http://johnvestevich.com

TABLE57A

AldenViguilla

AfreelanceartistoriginallyfromthePhilippinesandcurrentlybasedinNJ/NYC.

Onceananimationstudentbutsomehowfoundhimselfintheclutchesof

printmaking.Afteryearsofsoulsearching,hehasshiftedmoreintore-discovering

oldschoolinkingandCMYKcoloringthatisfocusedonhissilkscreenprintsand

zines.Hespendshisdaysdaydreamingofheroesandvillains,whiletheoccasional

cutesythatsqueaksthrough.

http://aldenviguilla.blogspot.com

TABLE98B

DawsonWalker

DawsonisoriginallyfromJuneau,Alaska,andnowlivesinMinneapolis.

http://dawsonpiselwalker.com

TABLE68A

NathanWardisa22-yearoldcartoonistfromCleveland,Ohio.Hehashadcomics

publishedinMaximumRockN’Roll,SceneMagazine,HappinessComix,andmany

otherthings.His�rstfulllengthcomic,Fun-O-Planetwasself-publishedand

NathanWard

releasedinthefallof2014.

http://nwardcomics.tumblr.com

TABLE25A

WeaklyComics

TheWeaklycrewisahandfulofNewYorkartstudentsthatmakesomeserious,no

nonsensecomicsandart.Theydedicatethemselvestoproducinganevery-7-days,

printonlypublicationthatfeaturesthecomicsofyoungguysandgalswith

vivaciousvisionsandsupersonicsights.

http://jackreese.tumblr.com

TABLE14A

LeahWishnia

LeahWishniaisanartist/cartoonistcurrentlylivingandworkinginNYC.Sheisthe

editorandpublisherofthecomic&artmagazineHappiness,andrecentlyreleased

herself-publishedbookGutFeelings,acollectionofhershortcomicwork.

http://leahwishnia.net

TABLE97B

KelseyWroten

KelseyWrotenisfromKansasCityandis23yearsold.Sheself-publishesa

charminglyo�ensivecomicbookseriescalledJUKEBOXCOMIXconsistingofseveral

shortstories.SheisworkingonagraphicnovelcalledGRAVEthatsheisalsoself-

publishing.Sheisveryniceandwouldlovetomeetyou!

http://jukeboxcomix.com

TABLE13A

WuvableOaf

EdLuceisthecreatorofthecomicseriesWuvableOaf.FantagraphicsBooks

releasedthe�rsthardcovercollectionofOafstoriesin2015.

http://wuvableoaf.com

TABLE6

GinaWynbrandt

GinaAlyseWynbrandt(b.1990)writescomicsaboutpersonalhumiliationsand

insecurities,aswellastopicslikefashion,popculture,andcelebrities.Sheisa

ChicagonativeandagraduateoftheSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago.Her

favoritefoodisicecream,andherfavoritecolorispink.

http://ginawynbrandt.com

TABLE75

SophieYanow

SophieYanowistheauthorandartistoftheIgnatz-nominatedgraphicmemoir

WarofStreetsandHouses,aswellastheautobiographicalseriesInSitu.Sheisthe

2014-15FellowattheCenterforCartoonStudiesinWhiteRiverJunction,Vermont.

http://sophieyanow.com

TABLE69A

YetiPress

YetiPressisasmallpublishingbehemothoutofSeattleandChicago.We’ve

publishedthelikesofKatLeyh,SamSharpe,KevinBudnik,andmanymore.Most

importantly,weliketomakecomicsandhavefun.

http://yetipress.com

TABLE89

CANCELLATIONS

WilfredSantiago

WilfredSantiagoisacartoonistandillustratorfromtheChicagoareaandthe

authorofMICHAELJORDANBullOnParade,releasedbyFantagraphicsBooks.He

publishesGoodwilfredSundayMagazineevery�rstSundayofthemonth.

WilfredSantiagowasoriginallyscheduledtobeaSpecialGuestatCAKE2015,butis

unabletoattend.

http://goodwilfred.com

AnnaBongiovanni

AnnaBongiovannisisaqueerandgenderqueercartoonistsandzine-kid.They

currentlydrawcomicsforAutostraddle.com,aqueerculturewebsite.Theyare

mostwell-knownfortheirzineACheapAndEasyIntroductionToThey/Them

Pronounsandtheir�rstgraphicnovel,OutOfHollowWater,publishedby2DCloud.

Youcan�ndtheircomicsonline,inanthologies,andself-publishedmini-comics

andzines.

http://annabongiovanni.com

MayaEdelman

MayaEdelmanlivesinBrooklyn,NewYorkwithherboo,andtwocats.Shelikes

comics,animation,painting,drawing,bikingandtraveling,allofwhichshetriesto

dofrequently,ifnotsimultaneously.

http://mayaedelman.com

MeagsFitzgeraldisaninterdisciplinaryartistknownforherillustrations,

animations,non-�ctionwritingandliveperformances.Fitzgerald’sdebutgraphic

novel,Photobooth:ABiography,chroniclesthephotobooth’shistoryandtheevents

whichgaverisetothedesperateneedtosavethem.Releasedtoapositive

MeagsFitzgerald

reception,FitzgeraldwasnamedbyCBCBooksa2014WritertoWatch.Herfollow-

upgraphicnovel,LongRedHairexploresateen’sbuddingbisexualityand

witchcraftinhistoryandinpopularculture.ShecurrentlyresidesinMontreal

wheresheregularlyperformsimprovtheaterandatlivestorytellingevents.

http://meags�tzgerald.com

NeilFitzpatrick

NeilFitzpatrickhasbeenpumpingouthisNeilJambrandofcomicsforquitea

numberofyearsnow.He’sdoneitintheformofminicomics,webcomics,andso

muchmore.Noformatissafefromhiseverexpandingcomicsuniverse.Recent

comicbookreleaseshavebeenEverythingness,fromHic&HocPublications,aswell

ashisJerry’sJournalminicomictrilogy.

http://neiljam.com

GetLostPress

NickIluzada,MitchellGoodrichandfriendsmakezinesaboutdeath,hotdogs,and

shapes.

http://getlostpress.tumblr.com

JuliaGfrörer

JuliaGfrörerwasbornin1982inConcord,NewHampshire.Herworkhas

appearedinThickness,ArthurMagazine,StudyGroupMagazine,andBestAmerican

Comics,andhergraphicnovel,BlackistheColor,waspublishedbyFantagraphics

Booksin2013.Hernamerhymeswithdespair,andherheartisblackasjet.

http://thorazos.net

JonnyNegron

humanman,artist,illustrator,cartoonist,nobody.JonnyNegron,born1985,planet

earth.

http://jonnynegron.tumblr.com

PressGang

PressGangisapublishingcollectivecomprisedoftwoPortland,ORbased

imprints,FloatingWorldComicsandStudyGroupBooks.ZackSotorunstheaward

winningwebcomicssitestudygroupcomics.com.Theyalsopublishbeautifulprint

editionsaswellasFrancoisVigneault’ssci-�seriesTitan.FloatingWorldComics

wasestablishedin2007byJasonLeivianandsincethenthestorehasbeen

recognizedasoneofthebestcomicshopsintheworld.

http://press-gang.tumblr.com

GeorgiaWebber

GeorgiaWebberisacomicsartistfromTorontowhowantsyoutoconsideryour

voice.Hermostprominentwork,Dumb,chroniclesherseverevocalinjuryand

(mostlysilent)recovery.SheistheGuestServicesCoordinatorfortheToronto

ComicArtsFestival,andComicsEditoratwww.carte-blanche.org.

http://georgiasdumbproject.com

EricKostiukWilliamsisaToronto-basedillustratorandcomicbookartist,

specializingincrisp,detailedlineworkandimaginativesequentialcompositions.

Eric’sdebutautobiographicalworkHungryBottomComicswasnominatedforthe

2013DougWrightSpotlightAwardandchosenfortheBestAmericanComics‘

EricKostiukWilliams NotableComicsof2013.

http://ericdraws.com

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