SPACE Exhibitor Bios Part 3

Brian Canini:

Brian Canini is a cartoonist that lives and makes comics in and/or around Columbus, OH. He is the creator of the award-winning graphic novel Fear of Flying, the critically-acclaimed crime comic Ruffians, and half the team that produces the award-winning webcomic Drunken Cat. He lives and breathes comics; in fact he may be some sort of comic making robot. He also enjoys root beer floats on special occasions.

Abigail Connor:

Abigail Connor is the co-creator and co-writer, with her father, of the comic book series The Electric Team, and the writer and artist of the mini-comic The Electric Team: The Food Adventure. She is a member of the Cincinnati Junior Roller Girls, a Brownie, and a pianist. She plans to one day be an artist or a veterinarian for turtles and frogs.

Leighton Connor:
Leighton Connor is the co-creator and co-writer, with his daughter Abigail, of the comic book series The Electric Team. He is one of the artists behind the Seeing Calvino tumblr; the illustrator of Fierce: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Violence, Mercy, Bravery, Wisdom, Sex, and Salvation;  the author of the Ross Fulton, Occult Detective stories; and the creator of the web comic Laser Brigade. He is a co-founder of Hex Games, and has written numerous RPG books, including Laser Ponies and Leopard Women of Venus.

Ken Cooney:
Ken Cooney, the owner of Spark Comics, has been making comics since 2009. Comics include Superball!, The Adventures of Choco and Cocoa, and the 24hr comic mini-series Faith & Honor. You can check out some free comics at sparkcomicbooks.com; just click Free Stuff! Feel free to follow us on Facebook and Instagram! You'll see works in progress and other great stuff!


Joel Cramer:

Joel Cramer is a comic artist from Columbus, Ohio who loves aliens, dragons, superheroes, ninjas, fantasy creatures and everything else geeky. His family-friendly series "Adventures of Honzy and Joel" reflects his love for these things.

Kelci Crawford:
I’m a  freelance artist currently based in southeast Ohio, working on some awesome comic projects, including, Thoughtful Dinosaur, Validation (with Christian Beranek), Johnson & Sir, Charlie & Clow, The Case of the Wendigo, and Seeing Him (with Kia Crawford). Other art projects of mine include Mini-Comic Theater and The Women Warriors Project. I’m also a podcaster on the shows Extra ClothesPins and Clothespins & Hand Grenades.
That might sound like I’m working all the time, but I still leave time for playing Dungeons & Dragons with my pals, taking care of my two heathen kitties, and reading lots and lots of books.

Creative Mussel:

Creative Mussel is the publisher of MeSseD Comics.  They are based out of Cincinnati, Ohio.  Creative Mussel focuses on supporting diverse artistic projects.
Creative Mussel is the publisher of MeSseD Comics. We focus on supporting diverse artistic projects. Creative Mussel is based out of Cincinnati, Ohio.
MeSseD Comics answers the question of “What happens after we flush?”
MeSseD puts a spotlight on the answers with sewer worker, Lilliput.  She our tour guide to the weird, wild and unfortunately, wet world beneath our feet.
For more information go to www.messedcomic.com.

Jaime Crespo:

Jaime Crespo has been a published cartoonist for over 35 years. Focusing on bio/autobio stories (ala Harvey Pekar) he has had his comic strip, “Slice O’ Life” (later shorted to ‘Slices’) in weeklies around the US. Upon the downsizing and in most cases the collapse of some weekly papers, Crespo then turned to self-publishing a comic book entitled Tortilla, in which he is finishing the fifth issue. Currently, Jaime is in the midst of his much anticipated first graphic novel, “Turk Street Serenade,” which focuses on his time spent in a San Francisco Tenderloin District SRO hotel as a janitor/maintenance man during the mid-1980’s.

Flor de Canela:

Flor de Canela is a vivacious Latina woman artist and lifelong geek girl. In the 90s, when she was in high school, she saw the X-Men cartoon series and was inspired to create her own superhero comic books. However, she soon had to put that dream aside so she could get on living her life and earn a degree in graphic design. After spending 30+ years in the graphic design industry as well as creating fine arts and illustrations, Flor has recently returned to her first passion and is focused on becoming a comics creator. Her debut webcomic series is “Stuck-Up Unicorn Comics" debuted in 2016. It features Flor and her eclectic sense of humor and observations from her everyday life. It also stars “Unicorn,” a once-upon-a-time celebrity who Flor meets and gets to know over the course of the series. Much like many formerly famous stars, “Unicorn” is nothing like how he was once portrayed back in his heyday. Their conversations reveal how the reality of fame can change over time and lead to some dark/humorous situations. 
Flor has contributed her artwork to the annual “Comics Vs. Art” gallery exhibition since 2016, with her pieces receiving glowing praise and support. She will be exhibiting again in 2018.


Molly Durst:

Graphic and Web Designer by day, comic book artist by night.

Nick Dutro:
Nick Dutro is a life-long comics fan and writer of 'Multi-'. He did his undergraduate work at Ohio Northern University, getting a BA in Journalism. He is currently an editor at the local daily newspaper.

Matthew Erman:
I'm the co-creator and writer of Long Lost, a monthly horror comic published through Scout Comics. In comic stores nationwide, November 2017.