Andy Brase
Creator of CHAOS DESTINY, Cover Artist for KULL, THE DARKNES, THE INCREDIBLE HULK

Josh Elder
Writer of THE BATMAN STRIKES! & MAIL ORDER NINJA
Finally "made it" in 2005 when Mail Order Ninja won the grand prize in Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga contest.  
Mail Order Ninja is also currently in development as a relatively major motion picture at Universal Studios with producer Marc Platt (Legally Blonde, Wanted).  Josh's recent work includes DC Comics' all-ages action/adventure title The Batman Strikes, the romantic comedy graphic novel Love Bytes for Platinum Studios and the lead story in a forthcoming StarCraft anthology for Tokyopop. He also writes the occasional graphic novel review for the Chicago Sun-Times.  Josh is the Director of Programming Development for Kids Love Comics, a non-profit advocacy group that promotes childhood literacy using comics, graphic novels and manga. He gives numerous lectures and organizes dozens of workshops at schools, libraries and universities all over the country on the organization's behalf. 
www.joshelder.com

Rich Koslowski
Writer of MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS, Inker on SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
I set about creating a “handbook” in the form of my own self-published comic book entitled, How To Pick Up Girls If You’re A Comic Book Geek, in 1997. A one-shot, full-color, 40 page comic that I had to take a home equity loan out to get it printed.

The book was a bona fide hit and I decided shortly thereafter to make it into an ongoing series entitled The 3 Geeks.  In 1999 when I was nominated for three Eisner Awards and the title became Geeksville. Image Comics also published it for a while. Most recently I did a full-color issue called “Jim’s Jerky” that included a free chunk of beef jerky with the comic. For me The 3 Geeks comic is all about fun. I always try my best to make that comic innovative, fresh and fun.
http://www.richkoslowski.com/about.cfm

Russell Lissau
Writer of THE BATMAN STRIKES! & HOPE: NEW ORLEANS

By day, RUSSELL LISSAU is a veteran journalist who works for a daily newspaper in suburban Chicago. By night he writes comic books, particularly "The Batman Strikes!" for DC Comics. (A lifelong Batman fan who often pretended to be the Caped Crusader as a young child, he really can't believe his luck.) He's also contributed to books including Ronin Studios' "Hope: New Orleans," an anthology benefiting the Southeast Louisiana chapter of the American Red Cross, and has written for publications and Webzines including The Miami Herald, Chicago magazine and www.comicbookresources.com. Learn more at www.myspace.com/rlissau.

Sean McKeever
Writer of TEEN TITANS, COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS, BIRDS OF PREY, SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE

John Jackson Miller
Writer of STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC, INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, IRON MAN

Christopher Mitten
Artist of WASTELAND, PAST LIES, QUEEN & COUNTRY: DECLASSIFIED

Ande Parks
Writer / Inker of GREEN ARROW, SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL, DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA, IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN

Chris Samnee
Artist of DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA, AMERICAN SPLENDOR, CHECKMATE, QUEEN & COUNTRY
Grew up drawing comics in DeSoto, Missouri. He's done artwork for the graphic novel Capote in Kansas and Queen and Country, both published by Oni Press, The Exterminators and American Splendor, published by DC/Vertigo and Checkmate, published by DC Comics. He recently completed a graphic novel for Vertigo with writer Christos Gage and is currently working on Daredevil Annual: Blood of the Tarantula for Marvel with writers Ed Brubaker and Ande Parks. 
http://www.chrissamnee.com/

Sean Shaw
Artist of AVENGELYNE / SHI, GRIMM FAIRY TALES

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Brian BMAN Babendererde
Writer / Artist of SOUL CHASER BETTY, Game Designer of SEPTERRA CORE, PSI-OPS, BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD IN VIRTUAL STUPIDITY

Casey Bug
Cartoonist

Brian Defferding
Creator of SCHOOL: A GHOST STORY

Alan Evans
Artist for Workshed Studio

Todd Gnacinski
Creator / Writer / Artist of SATELLITE STATE
Graduated from MIAD in 1995 with a degree in Illustration, and has been working as a freelance illustrator since.  Satellite State, after almost a year of revisions, debuted at Wizard World Chicago 2006.
Satellite State is a retro-futuristic SciFi story set an an alternate 1930's era. The storyline has a little something for every growing fanboy (or girl)...conspiracy, destruction, aliens, giant robots and jetpack men. It is laced with political overtones, but wrapped in a bright shiny SciFi package.
www.satellite-state.info

Becky Grutzik
Artist / Writer / Creator of AEGIS: RELUCTANT HEROES, PEEP LITE, SAM, MOOT, VENDETTA

Christine Komar
Artist of MIDIANS CHAOS, PROPAGANDA PRESS

John Mundt, Esq
Cartoonist / Artist of THE ADVENTURES OF MONKEY

Alex Ness
Writer of A LIFE OF RAVENS illustrated poetry, JESSE JAMES vs MACHINE GUN KELLY.

Nino
Creator / Artist of THE UNBELIEVABLE LAUNDRY DETERGENT MAN
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Douglas Paszkiewicz
Creator of ARSENIC LULLABY

Has been in the comics industry for 9 years now having done work on harvest moon, arsenic lullaby, too much coffee man magazine, the thousand deaths of baron von donut, pete the p.o.d postal worker and of course MAD magazine. He also has 5 years of stand up comedy and talk radio under his belt.

Terry Pavlet
RPG/CCG & Comic Book Artist

Gregg Paulsen
Artist/Creator of GWAILO: THE LEGEND OF RONIN FROST, Artist of PAPARAZZI, D&D: BLACK &WHITE, Inker of BLACK TIDE

Steven Perkins
Artist / Writer / Creator of PACIFY, artist of HERESY, SE7EN, and CSI:Crime Scene Investigation

Clint Scott
Creator / Artist of BENGALI

Gary Shipman
Creator / Artist / Writer: PAKKINS' LAND

Christopher Schmitz
Writer of WARRIOR: GIFT OF SIGHT, THE KAKOS REALM

Kevin J. Smith
Writer for Imaginary Tales Comics BRANDON’S LITTLE PROBLEM

Joe Spicer
Artist of CRAZY 9, PROPAGANDA PRESS

Layne & Peri Toth
11 and 7 yr old comix creators from Sisters Comics as seen on TV and in magazines such as Time

Kou Vang
Artist of WARRIOR: GIFT OF SIGHT

Matt Wendt
Artist /Witer / Creator of PEEP, GREAT BIG PISSED OFF BEAR, BABY NINJAS, GRAPHIC UNIVERSE: CHOOSE OR LOSE, Inkworks Sketch Card Artist

Kurt Wilcken
Furry Artist of GENUS, FURRLOUGH, AZTEC ANTHROPOMORPHIC AMAZONS

Marc Wolfe
Painter Extraordinaire

Kurt Wood
Writer for Imaginary Tales Comics BRANDON’S LITTLE PROBLEM

And many more to come.....