Guest of Honor JIM STARLIN!
Creator/Co-Creator of Thanos, Drax, Gamora, Shang-Chi ...
Scottsdale Comic Book Show is pleased to announce that our special guest at the next show is the one and only Jim Starlin!!!!!
About Jim Starlin:
Jim Starlin is an absolute legend and needs no introduction but in case you've been living in a parallel dimension Jim Starlin is the award-winning creator or co-creator of Dreadstar, Thanos, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Mongul, KGBeast and Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung Fu! He revamped the Marvel character Adam Warlock and his run on the character in the 70s is considered a definitive work of the era. Starlin's mini series The Infinity Gauntlet was the inspiration for the two Avengers films that are basically the biggest money-making comic films of all time. He also wrote the A Death In The Family storyline for DC Comics that resulted in the death of the Jason Todd Robin.
Sigs: $20 reg sig, +$10 for CGC witnessed
Remarks: $50
Selling signed posters for $20
Dreadstar books at cover price $30 ($40-signed)
SPECIAL GUEST JIM KRUEGER
Jim Krueger is the former Creative Director of Marvel Comics and a New York Times best-selling author, best-known for his work on iconic comic book titles such as Earth X, Justice, Avengers, Star Wars and more.
He has written for some of the biggest publishers in the business, and collaborated with industry heavyweights like Alex Ross, Gerard Way, Sam Raimi, Steve Aoki, Bill Sienkiewicz and John Paul Leon.
In addition to his work in comics, Jim has written for film, television, and video games, contributing to projects such as the Spider-Man 2 video game, Mortal Kombat and the animated series Justice League, among others.
A visionary creator, Jim’s ideas about world-building have been a major influence in shaping popular culture through comics, TV, and film. His groundbreaking Earth X trilogy, which was awarded Best Series of the Year by Wizard Magazine, became the basis for much of the Marvel Universe continuity, influencing movies and TV shows such as Black Panther, Eternals, Moon Knight, Captain Marvel, and Loki.
He was the brainchild behind Batman: Hush, written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Jim Lee, which became one of DC’s top ten best-selling graphic novels of the last twenty years. He famously brought My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way’s Umbrella Academy to Dark Horse, and lobbied DC and Supernatural writer, Adam Glass, to make Harley Quinn a member of the Suicide Squad, leading to Margot Robbie’s involvement in three franchise films so far.
His newest book is THE FRANKINCENSE MONSTER AND OTHER CREEPY CHRISTMAS STORIES.
Jim Krueger
SPECIAL GUEST JOEL ADAMS
Joel Adams the eldest son of famed comic book legend Neal Adams, graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York, in 1988, and moved to Los Angeles to work at Neal’s west coast offices of Continuity Studios. While at Continuity, he dabbled in comic books helping out on Continuity titles such as “Ms Mystic,” and “Bucky O’Hare.”. Outside of Continuity he did covers for Alpha Productions' “Blood Thirst” and penciled for Penthouse Comix’ “Young Captain Adventure”.
In 1996, Joel went Marvel Animation to do all the character design for “The Hulk: Animated Series.”. From there he went to FOX/Film Roman to Design the Emmy Award winning “King of the Hill”, then to FOX Family to Design “Nascar Racers”.
While working for animation companies, Joel was picked up for all of the licensing art for these shows and others by the licensing companies handling them. Joel’s art has appeared on products from: The Hulk, Nascar Racers, King of the Hill, Captain Scarlet, The Mask(Animation), Mighty Morphing Power Rangers, Power Rangers: Light Speed Rescue, Power Rangers: Wild Force, Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire, and more…
Joel Adams
SPECIAL GUEST Jaime JaMESON
Jaime Jameson has worked on the comic of American Gods (Dark Horse Comics)
Photography, layouts, and has portrayed many of the female characters, including Laura Moon and Zorya P.
Ms. Jameson has worked on covers for The Metal Men (DC Comics) Deja Thoris (Dynamite Comics), worked with legendary creator Keith Giffen on a variety of comics, Dreadstar Graphic Novels with Thanos creator Jim Starlin among many comics related projects. She has a few creator owned projects in the works currently as well.
She sells prints of her photography and wood sculptures during some show appearances quite frequently. She is an avid writer, and enjoys writing short horror stories. She has completed several music projects, including Marine Snow and James Jameson. This is in addition to her taking care of her dog, her cats and of course her famous ducks.
Speaking of her ducks … stop by the booth and ask how you can support the care of her ducks and walk away with collectible items worth about double your donation to her WEBFOOTED WONDERS …..
Jaime Jameson
Jay Fotos
Jay Fotos is a multi-award-winning comics veteran who is working professionally in the comics industry for 25 years on hundreds of projects. To name a few, from Spawn, GODZILLA, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 30 Days of Night, V-Wars (Netflix TV series now streaming) Wynonna Earp (Netflix series now streaming) #1 New York Times Best Seller series Locke & Key (Netflix series now streaming) Co-creating the ongoing Image Comics zombie Vietnam series ’68, Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer (#1 Image Comics selling series) and also spearheading the Frazetta Comics line through Image Comics. Dungeons & Dragons, Batman: The Animated Series, TMNT Adventures and TMNT Munchkin with IDW Publishing and IDW Games.
Jay Fotos
The Janimal
Jan Marc “The Janimal” Quisumbing has exhibited at comic conventions from Phoenix Fan Fusion to New York Comic Con and served as the acting president of the Northern Arizona Cartoonist Association (NAZCA). His fun and cartoony style has a great retro feel and translates easily to the drawing demo classes that have been a staple at Verde Valley libraries and LibCons over the past 10 years.
Jan Marc “The Janimal” Quisumbing
Austin Ackert
Austin Ackert is an Arizona cartoonist and comic book artist whose kaleidoscopic imagery draws inspiration from visionary legends like Big Daddy Roth, Jhonen Vasquez, and Robert Crumb, birthing a surreal aesthetic that transcends and kicks ass in equal measure!
Austin Ackert
TW MASSEY
TW Massey is an artist, indie comic creator and filmmaker whose works include the whacked-out sci-fi comedy FODDER, the irreverent Booty Call Series featuring the first two installments BOOTY CALL OF CTHULHUand BOOTY CALL OF THOR, and TW’s first campy comic series G. He leans heavily into the horror and sci-fi genres and has a knack for vulgar comedy heavily influenced by legends like George Carlin, Bernie Wrightson, Lovecraft, and John Carpenter. TW writes, pencils, inks, colors and distributes his comics through his own label TWMC.
TW Massey
LATIQUE CURRY
Born and raised in Bronx, New York, collaboration artist Latique Curry has had a passion for art that began at age 7. As soon as he was introduced to his major influencers Conan, X-Men and Avengers, Latique picked up his pencil and started the creation of his craft. Latique’s expertise and types of comic genres all of which include but not limited to Comic illustrations, Superhero Comics, Story Board, SciFi, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Celebrity portrait, Concept art, Manga Art, Traditional comic art, photo realistic art and Graphic Novel illustrations.
Latique Curry
CHRIS RYBSKI
Chris Rybski is an illustrator and graphic designer known for horror-inspired artwork, detailed line work, and striking character designs. His work is featured at Terror Trader, a year-round horror shop in Chandler, AZ. Chris created the 2024 Halloween t-shirt and exclusive print line for Monster Comics in Tempe and was spotlighted in the “Spawning Ground” section of King Spawn #35 by Image Comics. He is currently pursuing a career as a comic cover artist while developing original projects.
Chris Rybski
MAX HAUSER
Max Hauser is a Scottsdale based comic book writer. Over the years, he has written and co-created books such as Ragdoll, Black Falcon and Goddess.
Max Hauser
