SPACE Exhibitor Part 8

Tim Fuller:
Tim Fuller is an illustrator living in Northern Kentucky and active in the Cincinnati, Ohio comic scene. He writes and draws comic books, mostly about talking animals. He shares his studio space with several cats and dogs who give him plenty of feedback on his work. His Sham Comics series for Source Point Press takes public domain material from the 40s and 50s and rewrites them as social satires. Tim’s current projects also include "Cap'n Catnip & Womble the Wonder Gerbil" and art directing the "Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities" for Corpse Flower Press. His work can be seen at www.hoohacomics.com

Ben Towle:
Ben Towle is a four-time Eisner-nominated cartoonist. His most recent book is Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat (Dead Reckoning, 2021) a collection of real-life stories about the animals that have fought alongside their human counterparts in wars throughout history. His previous work, the rollicking nautical fantasy comic, Oyster War, was published by Oni Press in 2015. His other comics work includes Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean (with Sarah Stewart Taylor), a graphic novel for young adults (Disney/Hyperion Books 2010) which received accolades from such publications as The New York Times and Publishers Weekly and was a Junior Library Guild selection, as well as the historical fiction graphic novel Midnight Sun. He lives in Columbus, OH and is a professor of illustration at The Columbus College of Art and Design.
Links:
https://linktr.ee/BenTowle
www.benzilla.com
https://twitter.com/ben_towle
https://www.instagram.com/ben_f_towle 

Matthew Varallo:
Matthew - also known as Matti - is a professional Reflexologist and an avid writer of multiple comics and novels. His best known works are the comic book Stoned Baked Defenders, and the choose-your-own-adventure illustrated novels Dark School and Path of the Neophyte.

Christopher Williams:
Christopher Williams is an artist living in Durham, North Carolina. Since the early 2000s he has created and screen printed over 1000 gigposters from his home. Beginning in 2019, he began creating zines and graphic novels, most recently completing a series of autobiographical comics under the title The Letter Journal.

Christina Wald:
Embrace the Crone is a weekly web comic in one panel episodes by Wisteria the Wise about life as a Crone and Crone Academy.

Jack Wallace:
Disposable Fiction Comics is a small press publisher consisting of one writer, Jack Wallace, and one colorist and letterer, Chris Allen. Their collection of short fiction is perfect for reading on the subway or the bus. Jack Wallace is a writer from Columbus, OH. He's happily married and finds himself inexplicably working in finance. With the help of two more Columbus creators, Jack helped launch a free newspaper highlighting the work of local creators called the Columbus Scribbler. The Scribbler was nominated for an Eisner award in 2019 for best Comics-Related Periodical. His work also branches into animation as he currently works as a scriptwriter for Essence Cartoon and Ownage Animation.
You can reach Jack at disposablefictioncomics@gmail.com.

Ben Wright-Heuman:
Ben Wright-Heuman hails from Richmond, VA. A lifelong writer and doodler, he originally pursued screenwriting before realizing that comics were his true passion and calling. ​After receiving a BA in English Literature and Drama from Kenyon College and an MFA in Sequential Art from the Center for Cartoon Studies, he moved to Columbus, OH, where he works as a freelance cartoonist and illustrator. His comics span the genres of mystery, science fiction, horror, humor, and nonfiction.

Matt Wydick:
Matt is a freelance animator who also works as a comic artist and video game developer. They have a fun sense of humor which is usually seen in their work.

Joe Zabel:
Joe Zabel is a cartoonist and painter best known for his work on American Splendor. His most recent work is Emperor Tom and Other Stories.

Zelpha Comics Ltd.:
My name is Luanga Nuwame and I am the founder of Zelpha Comics Ltd. and Carol Zelpha Novelties. Through my companies, I write and publish comic books, in addition to creating handmade cardboard action figurines, board games and trading cards. My best known works are the comic books Paper Rock Scissors N' Stuff Wars, The Adventures of Little Petalianne, and Dalf-Lo: A Cereal Worth Killing For!

Bob Corby:
Bob Corby is 67 years old and runs SPACE (Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo) in Columbus. He is a retired structural engineer who has been a part-time cartoonist publishing his own work and the work of others since 1986. He also publishes Oh,Comics! an annual anthology comic which has been published since 1988. His other publications include Leaves, Amazing Tales of Entropy, Test!, numerous minicomics including his latest,  Minicomics Vol.2.  All are available at www.backporchcomics.com

Eric Clift-Thompson: Eric Clift-Thompson is an Ohio transgender artist and storyteller whose zines combine poetry and short stories with printmaking and illustration to tell macabre fables that connect a horror niche of the LGBTQ community. His work has been featured in places such as Sean-Christopher Gallery, ROY G BIV Gallery, the cover of Botticelli Magazine, and the private collection of politician Morgan Harper. Eric’s dedication to accessibility and representation was recognized by Shawnee State University where he received the 2019 Lavender Graduation Campus Advocate Award the year he graduated magna cum laude with his BFA. He recently earned his MFA in Visual Arts at Columbus College of Art & Design where he also graduated magna cum laude.