2017 UTICON GUESTS
WATCH THIS SPACE AS WE REVEAL MORE OF OUR 2017 GUEST LIST IN THE MONTHS AHEAD!
Join us for Uticon 2017 on Sunday, October 1 from 10 am - 4 pm at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica!
Join us for Uticon 2017 on Sunday, October 1 from 10 am - 4 pm at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica!
ARE YOU AN AUTHOR OR ARTIST INTERESTED IN BEING A GUEST AT UTICON?
SIMPLY FILL OUT THIS FORM AND RETURN IT BY MAIL WITH YOUR CHECK TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
(Table costs are $30 for the first table and $20 for each additional table.)
SIMPLY FILL OUT THIS FORM AND RETURN IT BY MAIL WITH YOUR CHECK TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
(Table costs are $30 for the first table and $20 for each additional table.)
KRISTEN GUDSNUK
Kristen Gudsnuk is the NYC-based writer and artist of Dark Horse's hit comic Henchgirl about a young woman who hates her job's long hours and little pay, lack of respect from her co-workers and her boss who happens to be a super-villain. She'd do anything to be something other than a Henchgirl.
Her series was self-published for the first five issues before being picked up by Scout Comics and later, Dark Horse Comics. With the success of the original series, Henchgirl is being developed into a TV show. She's currently working on a graphic novel for Scholastic Graphix. |
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BILL ANDERSON
Bill Anderson has inked hundreds of comics for Marvel, DC, Image, Comico, First, and many more, including titles such as Spider-Man, X-Men, Silver Surfer, Superman, Batman, The Elementals, and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
He’ll be happy to sign your copies of any or all of them, just bring ‘em on by. Bill will also have prints available, as well as work from his latest project, The Trust Book One: Silent Scream, about which he’s ready and willing to talk your ear off! |
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TODD DEZAGO
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Todd is a comic book writer best known for his work on The Sensational Spider-Man for Marvel Comics, The Flash spin-off series Impulse, as well as being the co-creator of the DC Comics super-team Young Justice.
His professional comics writing career began with X-Factor in 1994, and young fans of late may know Todd’s work from Marvel’s Super Hero Squad, featuring the Avengers and X-Men characters in more self-aware, cartoon-style situations. He is also the creator of the fantasy series Tellos with penciller Mike Wieringo - a coming-of-age adventure set in a magical, piratical world. Together with artist Craig Rousseau, Todd co-created the supernatural investigator series The Perhapanauts from Image Comics, with a brand new, original graphic novel The Perhapanauts: Into Hollow Earth slated for release in the coming year. |
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CHARLES BARNETT
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Charles Barnett is a Veteran inker who has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics, Techno Comics, Warp and others on such books as Captain America, Thor, The Avengers, Code Blue, Teen Titans, Deathstroke, Star Trek: TNG, Viper, Rai, Magnus, and Elfquest. He's been doing more commercial work, the past few years, including children's books, coloring books, comic books for toy companies, financial planning institutions and the Archdiocese of New York, toy design and promotional art, advertising concept art, storyboard art, and comic style history graphic novels. He is also currently illustrating a sword and sorcery novel called Huscarl. |
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PETER GILLIS
Writer Peter Gillis is best known for his work at Marvel Comics, including Marvel Two-In-One, What If…?, Captain America, Strange Tales, The Defenders, and Doctor Strange.
He has worked on some of pop culture's most memorable characters, including Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and Iron Man, to name just a few. His career also includes work for First Comics, including Shatter, Warp, Strikeforce, Micronauts, and more. Recently, he penned the six-issue comic adaptation of Peter S. Beagle’s The Last Unicorn for IDW Publishing. |
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T.J. KIRSCH
T.J. Kirsch is a cartoonist and illustrator published by Oni Press, Image, Archie Comics, and NBM.
His career began at Archie shortly after graduating from the Kubert School. Recent works include She Died In Terrebonne: A Sam Kimimura Mystery with writer Kevin Church and Lost And Found with writers Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilippis. He lives in the capital region of New York state with his wife and daughter. See more of his work at www.tjkirsch.com. |
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JACK PURCELL
Jack's art skills have found their way to some of the most notable characters in comics and pop culture, including Batman, the Justice League, Guardians of the Galaxy, Green Arrow, Blue Beetle, Batgirl, and many many more.
An incredible amount of work, all-nighters, and even getting stuck at U.S. Customs in Canada with 1,500 books have led to Jack's creator-owned project Malice and Mistletoe, a Christmas tale of bloodshed and treachery. He began his career in 2000 working for Jungle Press on the title Novavolo, followed by work for various publishers like Brainstorm Comics, Roaring Studios and Metal Mammoth before making his way to DC Comics and Marvel. |
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BOB ROZAKIS (tentative)
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DC Comics’ legendary “Answer Man” returns to Uticon!
Bob Rozakis’ work in comics began in 1974 with The Amazing World of DC Comics and quickly became known DC's Answer Man, answering trivia questions from readers in the Daily Planet promotional page in many late-1970s comics. His credits during his 25-year career with DC total "almost four hundred stories" featuring most DC characters, "plus dozens of features, puzzles, and activities pages". He has been a writer, editor, assistant editor, and head of DC’s Production Department, where Rozakis helped revolutionize the way comics were printed and embraced growing computer technology. In 1973, he and his wife drove the DC Comicmobile, a van which drove around and sold comics much like an ice cream truck. Among the plethora of DC Comics his pen has graced are Action Comics, Batman Family, The Flash, Detective Comics, Superman, and Teen Titans, creating characters that include the Calculator, Bumblebee, The Joker's Daughter, and ‘Mazing Man. Rozakis has also co-authored The Complete Idiots Guide to Office Politics with his wife, Dr. Laurie E. Rozakis. |
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MICHAEL KELLEHER
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The long list of books that illustrator and digital colorist Mike Kelleher has worked on includes Star Trek, Spider-Man, Kick Ass, Vampirella, Sgt. Fury, Golden Age Green Hornet Remastered, Miracleman, The Shadow, and countless others.
Michael is the owner and head illustrator at KELLUSTRATION, Inc., one of the largest digital art restoration services in the world. Mike will be promoting Kellustrations new MASTERS SERIES prints along with his latest self-published comic 'HUMAN ERROR'. |
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DOUG ARTHUR
Albany native Douglas Arthur is the President of Dougside Syndicate, a multi-platform content company which produces and publishes comics, music, and podcasts.
Doug is the creator of the long-running independent comic strip Tales From The Dougside, and the musical mind behind the experimental, ambient electronic band Flaming Schwarzkopf Experience, as well as the host of the genre-bending podcast Assault Of The 2-Headed Space Mules. Doug's 13th collection of cartoons, Pocketful of Crime was released in May 2017 |
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JOHN CASTELLO
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John Castello, AKA Chipmunk Jones, is a children's book author known for The Adventures of Chipmunk Jones and the upcoming Speranza.
A picture book with a comic book feel to it, the book follows the antics of Richard "Chip" Jones, based on Castello's own childhood growing up in Utica, NY from 1974 to 1980. Illustrated by syndicated comic strip artist Phil Juliano, the book shows how being a kid is very much an adventure in itself! |
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ANDREW CIESLINSKI
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Andrew is the co-creator and artist of the comic series Lacey & Lily, the story of a middle schooler turned superhero and her dog, as well as Holidaze, about the after-hours lives of mythical icons when they’re off the clock and at their favorite watering hole.
His artwork has graced the pages of The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute by Todd Dezago, Ink Puddle Press' The Devil and Mr. Gandhi as well as character designs for Mad Angel Films. Andrew's artwork has also been seen on posters for the Albany All-Stars Roller Derby and the Syracuse Crunch hockey. |
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DAVE DELLECESE
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Dave Dellecese is the writer of the comic book series Lacey & Lily, about a middle school girl and her dog fighting crime and saving the world; and Holidaze, tales of the after hours lives of mythical icons like Santa, Cupid, and the Tooth Fairy as they hang out at their favorite watering hole.
Under the not-so-mysterious (all right, admit it, just plain bumbling and paranoid) guise of The Dorky Daddy, he blogs about parenthood, life, and everything in between on a quest to cherish every moment of parenthood and embrace the dork he's always been. A former journalist and news anchor, he has written for newspapers, broadcast news, and academic institutions. In 2016 he published his first novel, One Missed Train. He lives in Central New York with his wife, kids, and multiple cats - all but his wife dictating his sleep patterns. |
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KEITH HAUGEN
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Keith Haugen is a former student of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic art, currently residing in New York's Capital Region.
His credits include Ghost Investigator by Spirited Comics, Hudson Valley Zombie Apocalypse by Eagle Press, Yellow Squad by RATO Illustrated and his own WTF (What The Freak) Comix featuring the alien helmet Chrome Dome. |
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JOE MARTINO
Joe is co-founder and partner of Red Anvil Comics. Creating comics since he was 10, his big "break" came when he decided to do everything (mostly) on his own and publish Shadowflame back in 1996.
Since then, he's been published by Arcana with Shadowflame and Ripperman, Main Enterprises, Coscom Entertainment and a slew of other independent publishers. Joe has also had two very successful Kickstarter campaigns that have enabled him to publish his cancer biopic "The Mighty Titan" without taking food from his kids' mouths. |
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PATRICK MCCUEN
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"Ink Puddle" Pat McCuen is the writer and illustrator of the ongoing comic series The Devil & Mr. Gandhi as well as several other half-baked, underdeveloped comic series for both web and print. He has had political cartoons published in newspapers and has designed book covers for authors, all while holding down his day job as an antiquarian bookseller in the city of Philadelphia.
He had the supreme pleasure of working with fellow creators Dave Dellecese and Andrew Cieslinski on the crossover comic Holidaze Meets The Devil & Mr. Gandhi. You can find him supporting and promoting other cartoonists and comic creators on Twitter at @inkpuddle. |
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DENNIS WEBSTER
Dennis Webster is a published author of books on ghosts, asylums and true crime.
He's also the co-creator and writer of the graphic novel series The Trust: Silent Scream Book 1 and the horror comic What the Freak (WTF). He's a paranormal investigator with the Ghost Seekers of Central New York. |
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