SPACE Exhibitor Bios Part 5

Rob Garcia
Rob Garcia is a freelance artist from Kalamazoo, MI where he lives with his beautiful wife, Sara. Rob specializes in sequential art. He has been working on comics for the past three years, but has been a working artist for about ten.

Daniel Hogan
Clattertron is a weekly 'gag a day' black and white comic strip
with a cartoony style. Subjects include: geek humor, auto-bio inspired stories,
and anything in-between.

Travis Horseman

Travis was born in Springfield, Ohio, and discovered comic books at the age of

six. Since then, the course of his life has been shaped by his love of comics,

theater and classical history. In addition to being a writer, he has been an

actor, a director, a produced playwright, and occasionally, all three at once.

After writing the first draft of Amiculus as a ten-page play in college, he began

adapting it as a comic in 2007, intending it to be a short 32-page project to test

the waters for a longer series. Six years and 162 pages later, it has become an

epic unto itself.

Working in tandem with Italian artist Giancarlo Caracuzzo, Travis anticipates the

first volume of this 3-part series to be completed this year.

Travis currently lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Lora InnesLora Innes’s romantic, time-travel adventure comic about theRevolutionary War, The Dreamer (IDW Publishing), has been nominated for threeHarvey Awards, a CYBILS Award, and is the recipient of the S.P.A.C.E. Prize. TheDreamer Volume 1 is now in its second printing, and Volume 2 was released inNovember 2011. You can read the comic online at www.thedreamercomic.com.In addition to The Dreamer, Innes co-hosts the Paper Wings Podcast, an educationalshow for aspiring comic creators. www.paperwingspodcast.com



























Jay Jacot
Jay, being an amalgamation of graphic designer, all around artist,and storyteller took up 'comics' as a second language. He started out his comiccareer publishing the now defunct Comics Obscura anthology which showcased manyincredible talents and taught him many important lessons along the way. Since thedownfall of that publication he's been working on his book 'The Tao of Snarky' andhelping many other creators bring their projects to life. Most recently, Jay hasbeen helping out another Jay, Jay Fosgitt, in bringing his all ages book BodieTroll to life by assisting with the digital colors and providing a pin-up forIssue #2. He also worked with Lucasfilm on the book 'Fight Like a Jedi' afundraiser to support Matthew Litchfield and his family while Matthew battlescancer. Jay lives in East Lansing, Michigan with his loving and supporting wifeLissa, step-son Maksen, and Mother-in-law Ann.

Warwick Johnson & Dan Hale

Warwick Johnson & Dan Hale are the creators of the Empty Grave

comic book series. Their first issue, The Empty Grave: Daddy's Little Girl, was

released in January 2014. It is a Western about a female bounty hunter and her

quest to bring a group of outlaws to justice. For more information, you can check

out www.emptygravecomic.com.

Jake Kelly

Jake Kelly is a Cleveland based comic and rock flier artist Jake Kelly's work is a

staple of the visual dynamic of North East Ohio. Having drawn hundreds upon

hundreds of fliers for shows at many of the area venues, contributed to countless

art exhibits, had many solo exhibitions of his work and created huge murals for a

number of area locations including The Grog Shop, Melt Bar and Grilled, Big Fn,

and The Arts Collinwood Community Center, he has helped define the look and feel

of the region. Kelly also created a project titled 10 Imaginary Movies, in which

he painted fake movie posters and partnered with collaborator John G to create

fake ephemera to expand on the illusion. That project led to the duo's comic book

series, The Lake Erie Monster, which combines the influential style of 50s horror

comics with local history and playful nods to a time when comics didnt take

themselves so damned seriously.

 

Tim Kenyon

Tim is a constant writer and lover of comics and film. After his successful run with a Kickstarter campaign in 2012 he has been hard at work traveling to comic conventions and selling lots of copies of Endtime: The Arrival, the first in a graphic novel series. Among his other accomplishments are a short film, three novels, and lots of other stuff with words in them. Tim is an active member of the Michigan Comic Collective. He earned his MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. When he's not writing he teaches it to the young, impressionable minds at Saginaw Valley State University in Mid-Michigan.
About Capstan Comics: Capstan Comics is a creative venture headed up by Tim and business partner/lifelong friend, Dale Lahue, as a means of bringing unique and entertaining creative works to adoring fans around the globe and around the corner

Dorian Lafferre

Dorian Lafferre is a metal and soul music junkie with an interest

in sophisticated ideas expressed through lowbrow art. He focuses on silkscreen

prints and comics, but will draw pretty much anything you dare him to.

 

Chad Lambert
Chad Lambert is a Harvey Award-nominated writer for his work in small press comics, including Possum At Large, Kill the Revisionist, Lost Grooves and Return to Point Pleasant. Chad is currently appearing in the pages of Dark Horse Presents in a series of autobiographical stories about his days in radio.

Cynthia Lee
Cynthia Lee moved to the East Coast from the Bay Area five years ago for snow and

fireflies. A fan of the green lush summers, she chose to stay in Pittsburgh. She

is the founder of the comic publication, The Green Stripe, and the organizer

behind the anthology Love and Monsters

Kat Klockow
The Miss Greg Comic is an online graphic novel about a grim reaper, a girl, and a whole

lot of supernatural adventure!

Miss Grey is an aloof Grim Reaper who has wandered the globe quelling negative

spirits and monsters for centuries. Bella Bonheur is a young paranormal

investigator whose obsession with the dark and occult leads her to make a bizarre

pact with Miss Grey- creating the most offbeat paranormal team on the planet.

Miss Grey is created by Vegapunk {aka Kat}, who is coincidentally, a paranormal

author, researcher, and radio show host.

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SPACE Exhibitor Bios Part 4

Tim Fuller

Tim Fuller began self publishing cartoons in Hooha Comics in 1978. He contributed the series “The Blue Beagle,” to Fantagraphics’ Critters and “Cap’n Catnip” to Charlton Bullseye. Tim created countless strips and cartoons for various fanzines, mini comics and magazines, including The Comic Buyers Guide and Starlog.

In 2006, after a self-imposed exile from making comics, Tim came full circle and began actively publishing his cartoons again. He collected his various “Blue Beagle” stories into a book. In 2009 he began assembling a Cincinnati-based anthology, deliciously titled “Twelve-Way with Cheese.” The collaborative effort brought together a dozen like-minded artists who branded themselves The Zombie Marge Comix Group. His ongoing projects include a “Zombie Marge” webcomic, and SHAM Comics, his rewritten golden age stories.

His work cam be seen at hoohacomics.com and zombiemarge.blogspot.com

Rodney Fyke

For more than twenty years Rodney has worked on and off in the

comics industry. From being a co-creator and writer in the 90s of the independent

superhero team Superior Seven to currently working full-time as the creator,

writer, artist, inker and colorist for his self-published comic book Peanut,

Puddin n Jelly, Unchained and his weekly web-comic Hard and Soft Taco. Both

titles are published through Hazzum Productions which he helped to co-found with

Tina McElhinney in 2010.

John G
John G is co-founder of Genghis Con, The Lake Erie Monster comic

series, the man behind the Melt posters, etc etc. John Gs name has become one

ingrained in the illustrative realm of Northeast Ohio; a veteran of the comic book

world from his humble beginnings early out of high school, to a transition to gig

posters, to his eventual collaboration with Jake Kelly on the celebrated comic

anthology, The Lake Erie Monster. The high caliber of his freelance grind and

expansive output cemented his authority, whether through poster art or comic

books, as a visual storyteller.

Penina Gal

Penina Gal makes a bunch of comics, including The Fire Messenger

(a middle grade fantasy story) and has co-created a bunch of weird stuff, from

Glamera to the Werewolf! anthology. Penina lives in Bloomington, Indiana with some

cats.

 

 

Jeff Gibbons
jeff Gibbons writes and draws Pretty Jeff, a comic about Jeff's alter ego Pretty Jeff. Adventures include a New Year's Eve party in Hell, getting frozen in a block of ice, and Pretty Jeff stressing out over the ghosts haunting his house. You can also find more of his stuff at Cowboy House.

 

Jimmy Gownley
Jimmy Gownley is the New York Times Best-Selling author of the

AMELIA RULES! series. He is a 13x Eisner nominee, and a 6x Harvey nominee. His

latest book THE DUMBEST IDEA EVER! is a graphic novel memoir about his early days

as a self-publishing teenaged cartoonist.

Lou Graziani

Lou Graziani draws the long running Cy-Boar web series. (www.Cy-Boar.com) as well

as creates art for video games, Illustrations, Web/Graphic Designs & Photography.

He resides in the small town of Lexington, Ohio with his wife, 2 kids, a dog and

lots of toys. Lou helps organize the "24 Hour Comics Day" event in Mansfield each

year. You can tweet Lou: @lou_graz73

Sami Gyekye
Lost in Amsterdam when he was 10. Lost in the desert in Saudi Arabia when he was 15. Lost a few times embarrassingly as an adult in various places across the USA, Sami Gyekye now finds himself employed within Art.com's Fitting Department in Columbus, Ohio.
Drawing inspiration from personal experience, Sami has put together two children's books; "South: Halo's Journey" and "North: Reunion." He has visited SPACE on a couple of occasions as a customer, this will be his first time on the other side of the table. Exciting!

Clint Hall
Angst & Ennui is a webcomic that follows the adventures of a marooned alien, his wino pal, and their genetically-modified simian tag-along.  Frequently dark and strange, set in an alternate version of the USA, the story has grown over the years to include a large cast of diverse characters.

Cody Hanes

 I am a concept artist, and I am in my final semester at CCAD. I enjoy

working on fantasy themed art, and take inspiration from nature. I am primarily a

digital painter.

Steve Harrison

Steve Harrison is the writer and artist of comics, Parity and

Fabricari. Parity is a sci-fi yarn about eternal life. Gamers upload their souls

to play in a fantasy world forever while their bodies are auctioned off to the

highest bidder. Fabricari documents the story of Myron Makere, a mechanic who

finds trouble with his robotic creations.

 

Taylor Hicks
Taylor Hicks is an eclectic illustrator and designer with a penchant for dance

music, indie video games, and spiritual themes. He makes everything from

silkscreen prints to twist-tie figurine sculptures.

 

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Michael Anthony Carroll

Michael Anthony Carroll is that guy, off to the side, over there. I see him all the time...who IS he, anyway?!? He published his first mini-comic in 1987 and almost never looked back. He's consistently produced comics since age 10, using mediums ranging from crayon to vector. His approaches to character and dialogue have brought him a growing and enthusiastic following of people who really aren't related to him. He is currently publishing in various places online; in Jason Yates' series of themed anthologies, including "Loincloths" and "Tinmen"; in the Oh! Comics and SPACE anthologies for Bob Corby, and was a featured contributor to Jim Main's *PPFSZT! for Main Enterprises, and also contributed to the "Bowl Full of Happiness" sea monkeys anthology to raise funds for The Hero Initiative. And he created a picture font of ninjas. His current goal is to be the Leading Digital Stick Figure Cartoonist in Central Ohio. You can find him on Facebook, and at www.gufpaht.com/michaelanthonycarroll, but he lives in Columbus Ohio. He probably finished another 17 comic strips and three minicomics while writing this biographical note. The punk.

 

 Drunken Cat Comics

Drunken Cat Comics was founded 11 years ago as of 2012. Like many

great ideas it was born out of alcohol... and promises of more

alcohol. Brian Canini writes, draws and colors much of the work,

including the Ruffians series and the Mixed Drink Wednesdays webcomic.

Derek Baxter writes and draws the Daily Shot webcomic when he is not

taking hiatuses to slowly draw another full length comic. This year

they will be premiering four new books at SPACE. If you or a loved one

know of a feline who suffers from alcoholism, that is the definition

of hilariously tragic.

 Christopher Dunsmore
The Wizard of Odd is a continuation of the Dark World of Fantasy

webtoon. The story follows the fumbling, bumbling Dark Knight and his sabatious,

less than inteligent, side kick, Jason the Ogre.

Dr. Cadaver's Zombie Farm is a twisted documentary-style look inside the Doctor's

zombie research facility Cadaver Labs. Learn all there is to know about the Homo

Coprophagus Somnambulus or zombie as well as how Dr. Cadaver and his Cadaver Labs

came to be!

 

Gabriel Dunston
Gabriel Dunston makes comics and kids books that he's been

bringing to SPACE for a few years now. He's got a new book that he's super excited

to share with you!

Truth be told, you probably haven't heard of him unless you've seen him at this

show before.

Matt Dye
Detroit-based comic artist and graphic designer Matt Dye is the

creator of Nathan and the Land of Robots and Chewski. He's also no stranger to

drawing dinosaurs.

Terry Eisele

Terry Eisele has taught English for twenty years in places as far

flung as the Czech Republic, Switzerland, California, and Ohio. He is currently an

associate professor at Columbus State Community College. He received a masters

degree in comparative cultural studies from the Ohio State University. He reads

comics, supports Arsenal Football Club, and writes in his spare time. He lives in

Columbus, Ohio, with his wife, Michelle, and their two dogs. With Only Five Plums

is his first graphic novel.

Ken Eppstein
I began working on Nix Comics in late 2010, with issue #1 of Nix Comics Quarterly (NCQ) hitting the stands in January of 2011. Previous to that I spent most of my spare time hunting down and reselling used and collectible garage rock and punk vinyl, which was a blast for many years... But to paraphrase Tesco Vee of the Meatmen, retail work is kind of like beating an old man with a stick... fun for a while but eventually it stops movin' and shaking. I sold off a big chunk of my record business stock to fund that first issue.
Nix Comics Quarterly was (and is) meant to be a Rock 'n' Roll Horror anthology... One half inspired by trash literature Tales from the Crypt, Creepy and Punk magazine and one half inspired by the larger-than-life lives and machine gun paced records of my favorite musical artists... The Ramones, the Cramps, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Howlin' Wolf, The Kinks, the Sonics, the Fleshtones, Et. Al.

 Danny Ferburton

Danny has been self-publishing since 2006. He was born

in New Hampshire but grew up in Florida. He's had comix in several magazines

including Candy or Medicine. He has several books currently available and new ones

will be printed for the con. 

Matt Feazell
Matt Feazell comics and spot illustrations have appeared in Disney Adventures and Nickleodeon Magazine. His regular weekly series, "The Amazing Cynicalman" appears in the Hamtramck Review and Flint Comix & Entertainment as well as at cynicalman.com. He's currently promoting his latest project, a 90-minute, live-action Cynicalman movie.

Sean Ford

Sean Ford is a cartoonist from Brooklyn, NY. His first comic

series, Only Skin, was collected by Secret Acres in 2012. He is working on his

second series, Shadow Hills. He attended the Center for Cartoon Studies in

Vermont. Now he works designing book interiors and takes his dog to the park. 

 

Andrew Frazer
Tiger thighs studio is a show case for the many comic and

sequential art projects of A.Fraser. Author artist A.Fraser has been working in

the field of comics for over ten years and has been published with such fine

publishers as Antarctic press and ... well I'm sure I can add somebody else to

that list eventually.

Joseph Freistuhler
Joseph Freistuhler is a freelance illustrator from the wastelands

of Northeast Ohio. His first self published work, the short comic "thirteen",

appeared in the anthology comic UGLI Studios Presents #2. "En Ténèbres" is his

first full length comic and will be self published in the spring of 2014. He has

also illustrated several maps that have appeared in the RPG industry and had a map

of New York featured in an art exhibition in New York City.

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Drew Brockington
Like most illustrators his age, Drew has a beard and glasses. He

is currently finishing his first graphic novel, BEACON while simultaneously

drawing the fun all ages adventure comic Cat-Stronauts. He lives and works in

Minneapolis.

Ryan Burns

RUN Comics is an artist collective from Chicago IL. The daily

exercise of drawing is the motivation behind this collective. Members of RUN

Comics each produce at least an 8 page mini comic a month.

Matt Bryan, Mike McCubbins, and Jeanie Bryan
Matt Bryan, Mike McCubbins, and Jeanie Bryan are writers,

illustrators and animators from St. Louis, MO. They're recent works include the

graphic novel "Book of Da" and the minicomic series "Moses & Bean."

Mathew CalvertMathew Calvert is a graduate of Columbus College of Art and Design(BFA, 2010) and would have been a graduate of the University of Cincinnati (MFA2013) but he was expelled from that institution due to the controversial nature ofhis intended thesis, When the Heart Betrays the Blood. It's a graphic novel aboutthe nature of social identity, sins-of-the-father guilt, personal morality, andadolescent sexuality told in scratchboard and screenplay pages!

Tyrell Cannon

Tyrell’s comics work covers a wide range of genre, including

experimental comics (Simon), action/fantasy comics (Mighty), dramatic/true-crime

comics (Gary), and science-fiction (Victus). Tyrell Cannon’s Gary is a graphic

novel in 3 parts based on the life of the Green River Killer and was recently

accepted to Comixology Submit. Tyrells newest comic, Victus, is a deus-scientia

fiction comic that explores both the purity and corruption of human relationships.

Jared Catherine

Jared Catherine is a cartoonist who self-publishes his own series,

Incrediman Comix & Stories. Jareds work has appeared in various publications since

1996, starting with a series of Incrediman strips in his high school newspaper and

includes a controversial series of editorial cartoons for Penn State Universities

Daily Collegian. He recently launched Incrediman Web Comix at

www.incredimancomix.com. Jared is also a co-host on the Pittsburgh based podcast,

Comic Book Pitt.

Colleen Clark
Colleen Clark loves dogs, Star Trek, Tina Fey, and the happy things in life. Her

works, including several comics highlighting body image issues, have been featured

in Huffington Post, The Columbus Dispatch, The Gloss, and Marie Claire.

 

Ryan Claytor

Ryan Claytor is a comics artist and professor living in Lansing,

Michigan. He currently teaches Comics Studio courses at Michigan State University

and the University of Michigan Flint. As a creator, Claytor is most widely known

for his self-published, autobiographical, comic book series

"And Then One Day." Last year, he was presented with the 2012 SPACE Prize award

for best Mini-Comic/Short Story for his comic, "And Then One Day #9."

 

Kel Crum
Kel Crum has been one of the top writers for radio personality Gary Burbank for over twenty years.
He first jumped into the small press field in 1989 with a humble little book called "Dangerous Birds", which told the story of two birds who sue a seed company and learn from the human world that lawsuits can be a wonderful way to earn a steady income. Don't hold your breath but Kel has not ruled out the chance that it could someday become a Broadway musical starring Matthew Broderick and Mandy Patinkin. Better yet, hold your breath and see if that works.
Twenty-something apartment-dweller Cornelia Dodson was introduced the following year in a story called "Captain Armand's Ship of Sin", long out of print. Corny was soon followed by Ed Thud, Ronald Muck, Helen Boomer, and Reba Moonves, probably in that order. A collection of stories from over the years are in a popular paperback called "The Cornelia Collection" now available on Amazon.
Kel lives in Fairborn, Ohio with his wife Debra and their two loyal pet rats, Maggie and Daisy.

Kevin Czapiewski
Czap Books is a one-person publisher/distro operating out of

Cleveland, OH. The goal is to expand the scope of Kevin Czaps self-publishing to

serve as a vehicle for comics work that teases the boundaries of the form. The

work itself tends toward the design and poetic side of comics. Known as the Comics

Mom to friends, Kevin sees Czap Books as a growing family of artists to be

supported and nurtured.

 

Matt Dembicki
Matt Dembicki is a member of the D.C. Conspiracy, a Washington

comics-making collective that publishes the semi-annual free comics

newspaper 'Magic Bullet.' He edited and contributed to the Eisner and Harvey

nominated 'Trickster' and 'District Comics' anthologies. Other works include 'Xoc:

The Journey of a Great White, 'Mr. Big: A Tale of Pond Life' and 'They Came to See

Me Die!'

Sean M Dempsey

Sean M Dempsey graduated from the Savannah College of Art and

Design with a BFA in Sequential Art. His independent comics focus on curiosity and

adventure through traveling or misfit characters. Whether in a comic,

illustration, or cartoon, his stories embrace a balance of innocent and cynical

protagonists. Sean hopes to create diverse, relatable characters that the audience

can witness their inner growth, discovery, and individuality.

 

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