Guest List


Here are the terrific cartoonists, illustrators, and writers you can meet at Kids Read Comics 2011! More guests are being added, so check back here for updates!

Dave Roman, creator of Astronaut Academy, Teen Boat, Agnes Quill, Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden, and Life Meter

Raina Telgemeier, creator of the Eisner-nominated Smile and The Baby-Sitters Club

Matt Feazell, creator of Cynicalman

Kasey Van Hise, creator of Winters in Lavelle

Barbara Slate, creator of You can do a Graphic Novel

Dani Jones, creator of My Sister, the Freak

Frank Hansen, creator of Animatic Press

Natalia Eddy, creator of Pattern

Rob Worley, writer of the Eisner-nominated Scratch 9

Jalen Sparrow, creator of Welcome to Wonderland

Marc Sumerak, writer of Marvel Adventures, Power Pack, and Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius - CANCELED

Mark Rudolph, creator of John Oxbow: Man out of Time, My Life with a Meteor Hunter, Dagon, Curse of the Pharaohs, and co-host of the Art & Story podcast.

Denver Brubaker, creator of Tales of a Checkered Man

Mike Roll, illustrator of Apooka, The World’s Most Adorable Zombie, Apooka: Goes to the Park and many other children’s books.

Joshua Buchanan, creator of The Rocket.

Mark Mekkes, creator of Zortic, Abby’s Agency, and more.

Jesse Hughes, creator of CosmiCat.

Jenny Stead, creator of Ninja’d.

KJ Kolka, creator of The Cardinal.

Jonathan Griffiths, creator of Beyond the Canopy.

Rob Stenzinger, creator of Art Geek Zoo: The Way of Sound and The Baby Adventures of Zoe Zues.

Mike Bocianowski, creator of Yets

Jessica Ann, professional cosplayer, leader of The Chronos Society (a cosplay and steampunk troupe) and artist/owner of Spooky Designs.

Bob Learned, creator of Beyond

John Ostrander, writer of Star Wars comics and co-creator of the SW character Aayla Secura (who then appeared in the movies); creator of the character of Oracle at DC; writer of The Spectre, Firestorm, Suicide Squad and Wasteland for DC; co-creator of Grimjack.

Thom Zahler, creator of Love and Capes

And even more! (Photos and samples to come)