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2016 Uticon Guests
Join us for Uticon 2016 on Sunday, October 2 from 10 am - 4 pm at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica!
BOB ROZAKIS
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DC Comics’ legendary “Answer Man” comes 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. Rozakis will give a Lecture titled: "Graphic Novels: Past, Present, and Futures" at MVCC in Utica Friday September 30 at 2 p.m.
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TODD DEZAGO
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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STEVE GEIGERFor the past Twenty years Steve Geiger has served as a professional artist in the advertising and comic book fields. After graduating from Buffalo State University, he began his career as an apprentice to the legendary comic book artist John Romita Sr. He was soon hired on staff, and eventually was named Managing Art Director for The Marvel Entertainment Group.
Throughout his career he has served as a regular artist on such comics as Spider-man, The Incredible Hulk , Bloodshot, Scion, Lorelei, and Samuree. Steve has also illustrated many covers and single issues for such titles as The X-men, Punisher: War Journal, The Fantastic Four, Batman, and countless others. He is now launching his own enterprise, The Evilgeiger Empire, an entertainment development company devoted to the creation, implementation, and production of original content and creator-owned concepts and characters. Current projects include: The Henchman with Devin Hylton, Gabriel Damascus; Cutter, and Plowboy in the Cornmeal Universe with Hollywood Animation. Steve lives in Williamsville, NY with his wife Kristy and their son, Steven III. |
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TOM PEYER
If there’s a character that exists in the 75+ year history of DC Comics, chances are Tom Peyer has chronicled their adventures at some point, including Superman, The Atom, Batman, The Flash, Hourman, The Justice Society, The Legion of Superheroes and many, many more.
You’ve also seen Tom’s writing come to life if you’ve seen the animated Doom Patrol as part of Cartoon Network’s DC Nation series. For Marvel Comics, he has written the Amazing Spider-Man, House of M, The Punisher. Marvel Team-Up and several Marvel Apes specials, just to name a few. He also pays frequent visits to the Town of Springfield to pen the lives of The Simpsons for Bongo Comics. His newest series, Captain Kid, with co-writer Mark Waid and artist Wilfredo Torres, about a middle-aged man who can transform into a teenage superhero, hit shelves from Aftershock Comics this summer. An editor at DC Comics/Vertigo from 1987 to 1993, he served as assistant editor on Neil Gaiman’s groundbreaking Sandman and with John Layman wrote the 2007-2009 Tek Jansen comic book, based on the Stephen Colbert character. He is also the author of several books that include Sideshow: Cartoons from the Syracuse New Times and Ronald Reagan’s Contradictionary of the American Language. |
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CRAIG ROUSSEAU
Throughout his career, artist Craig Rousseau has worked for a number of comic book companies, but is best known for his work on DC Comics titles such as Harley Quinn, Batman Beyond, and the Flash spin-off series, Impulse.
Craig’s work for DC Comics has also included illustrating stints on such well-known titles as Batman ‘66 (based on the 1960s Adam West television series), Gotham Adventures (based on the classic Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond animated series), Catwoman, and various Secret Files specials that include Green Lantern, The Flash, Young Justice and No Man’s Land. He has also worked on Kim Possible for Disney Adventures, as well as Marvel Comics, providing art for titles such as Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane. Iron Man and the Armor Wars, Captain America and the Korvac Saga, and Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. At Image Comics, Craig worked with writer Todd Dezago on the fantasy series Tellos, and the two later co-created the supernatural investigator series The Perhapanauts for Dark Horse Comics and Image Comics. Craig and Todd are back at it again with a brand new, original graphic novel The Perhapanauts: Into Hollow Earth. |
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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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RYAN BROWNE
Ryan Browne is a NY-based artist whose work includes Back to the Future and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) and Bebop and Rocksteady Destroy Everything for IDW Publishing, Thor and Secret Wars, Too for Marvel, and is the artist and creator of the series God Hates Astronauts from Image.
He recently worked on trading card series for IDW publishing's TMNT and Garbage Pail Kids cards and was the lead illustrator on the turn-based card game "TRAP," Recently branching out into zombie related artwork and merchandise Ryan started a company called Zombiepetz, which specializes in turning some of your favorite comic and TV characters into zombies, He says a children's book and animated series along with a small line of limited edition vinyl toys is on it's way in the near future. Ryan's custom comic book and cartoon character commissions are always available. |
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MICHAEL KELLEHER
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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RAY MCCARTHY
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Ray has worked with many different artists on a large variety of characters and books for both DC Comics and Marvel.
His artwork as an inker has graced the pages of Marvel Comics amid such titles as The Uncanny X-Men Annual, Ghost Rider, and What If…? He is best known for his work as an inker at DC Comics, helping to bring to life any number of characters in the DC Universe, including Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Green Lantern, Robin, and The Flash. Among the myriad of titles at DC that has seen his pen grace their pages - The Adventures of Superman, Batman: Shadow of the Bat, Red Robin, Starfire, New 52 Supergirl, The Fury of Firestorm, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Teen Titans, and Green Arrow, to name just a few. |
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RICH PERROTTA
Rich Perrotta started his career in 1994 with MARVEL inking the titles Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Thunderbolts, X-men and New Mutants to name a few and DC COMICS in 2011 on Booster Gold and The Ray.
Since 2013, Rich became a penciller on the independent circuit working for various independent studios including INVERSE PRESS (Scales of Time, Scissor Sisters), 412 Studios (Native Son), GEEKED GOD'S (Absolution Effect), AGE OF YOKAI, and SOURCE POINT PRESS (Magma-Man). Rich currently resides in Utica, New York with his wife Tricia and their children. |
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DOUGLAS ARTHUR
Doug has published 11 books of his cartoon work under his Dougside Syndicate Press imprint in the last two decades.
Doug is currently at work on his first full-length graphic novel entitled, No Water In Hell, with part one due out in 2017. His latest project, We All Travel Time, collects five distinct comic book short stories created by both Rick and Doug Arthur, each riffing on the concept of time. |
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C.T. AVIS
Exciting, fun and witty adventures come from C. T. Avis’ first two fantasy novels, Ironedge and Upshot. Featuring the wise-cracking detective named Damulis, Avis’ books return fantasy to a more light-hearted, fast-paced and likable place where a noir sensibility intersects with magic and men-at-arms.
The author of these fantasy detective novels has been teaching writing and literature for almost twenty years, and consuming work from fantasy and science fiction in large bites since he was old enough to roll a d20. Check out his work and find out the latest news on the Damulis series. |
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JIM BRENNEMAN
Jim is a writer, cartoonist, teaching artist and illustrator.
His cartoons and commentary inspired by world issues, popular culture and random silly thoughts can be found at Artboy Designs. |
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JOHN CASTELLO
John Castello, AKA Chipmunk Jones, is a first time children's book author with the release of The Adventures of Chipmunk Jones in Fall 2016.
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
Andrew is the co-creator and regular illustrator for the comic series Holidaze about the after-hours lives of mythical icons when they’re off the clock and at their favorite watering hole.
He has also provided artwork for 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
Dave has written for newspapers, magazines, comic books, television news, and academic institutions. He has appeared on The Today Show, The Weather Channel, and was recognized by the NYS Associated Press for his interview skills as a news anchor and reporter.
He is the co-creator and writer of Holidaze, about the risque after-hours lives of holiday characters. He has also written stories featuring mismatched roommates, The Devil and Mr. Gandhi from Ink Puddle Press and is author of the novel One Missed Train. His experience blogging as The Dorky Daddy has made him a frequent guest on New England’s Mass Appeal morning lifestyle program. |
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MATT KEENAN
Born and raised in upstate New York, Matt Keenan has a background in animation, graphic design, 3D modeling, photography, and illustration.
His paintings all start with traditional pencil and paper, are scanned into the computer and painted using Photoshop, a process that can take between 15 to more than 60 hours. A freelance artist, Matt has been providing covers for Printed Deals magazine since 2012. |
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KYLE LINCE
Kyle Lince's first novel Magyra, has been called "a sophisticated blend of science fiction, precise character development, and masterful plot construction."
He has currently finished his second novel, The Prodigal Outlaw, and is busy completing his third novel titled: Jack Zero and the Missing Man. Also an Associate Professor of Web Development and Information Design in Upstate New York, he fills his time reading, writing, and hanging out with his kids. He enjoys genre entertainment, reads comic books, and loves watching cartoons. |
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MATT MAGILL
Matt Magill has been creating comics his entire life and, after a few art gigs for independent publishers for titles like Shore Losers and Anthology of Uninterest, Matt started his own webcomic Eat @ Shrimpy's, following the life and times of a group of anthropomorphic friends opening a restaurant together.
Recently, he created Oh Jeez! Comics to bring his multiple webcomic ventures under one umbrella, including Luthor the Laziest Viking, a current events-heavy strip revolving around the world's laziest viking and his incredibly tolerant wife, and the family-friendly hit Masters of the Treehouse which follows the kids of Eternia, NY in their daily adventures full of 80's cartoon easter eggs. |
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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
"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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LEN MIHALOVICH
Len Mihalovich has spent the last few years saving endangered comics with his new initiative - RescuedComics.com, creating brand new, never-before-seen covers for coverless comics that might otherwise be discarded or destroyed.
Len is also the author and creator of "The Adventures of Track Suit Man" - the story of the most selfish inconsiderate frequent flier, come to life in comic book form. |
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PHIL MILLER
Lately, Phil Miller has been one of the driving forces in providing amazing original artwork for RescuedComics.com.
Phil is a commercial artist who has too many credits to list here. He has done everything from toy packaging to invest portfolios. His past comic credits include: Section 12 from Mythic Comics, Adventures of Track Suit Man from Lenovations Press, 401Comics, Johnny Lightning Comics, and an educational series from Graphics Library. |
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SEAN MILLS
Sean Ian Mills is a local writer from Rome, NY who will be debuting his signature series, Gamer Girl & Vixen, at this year's Uticon. It tells the love story of two super-criminals who meet on the rooftops of New York and use their powers to rob celebrities. A successful Kickstarter campaign this past Spring will help Sean release a full graphic novel early next year.
Sean writes for The Daily Sentinel newspaper, as well as online at his own comics blog, Henchman4Hire.com. His work has appeared on other sites like Word of the Nerd Online and Comix Tribe. |
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JONATHAN MYERS
Jonathan Myers is a Fantasy Illustrator and an FX artist for film.
He is currently providing conceptual art and FX work for the sequel to Tales of Dracula for Wolfbain Productions. He is also in the process of creating a graphic novel adaption of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. |
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MICHAEL PECKHAM
Michael Peckham is a local, Utica artist. He attended Holland Patent High school and received his degree in Illustration from MVCC.
In March of 2016 he launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his three issue comic book series Ouroboros: A Journey Through Memory and Time. The success of the project provided an excellent starting point for his career as a sequential artist. His current weekly title Beast Hunter can be found online and in local businesses in the Utica area. |
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BLAKE PITCHER
Blake Pitcher is author of Letters from the Apocalypse, Cigarette Angel, Six Deep at the Sink and this unimaginative bio statement.
He enjoys humor and music, and can be found tweeting from the handle @blake_p. His newest novel, Return from the Apocalypse has an expected release date of November 2016. |
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DAN SOPPThe author of The Eon Chronicles, Dan is a fitness professional and self-described “adventure junkie and lover of comic books.”
He says these three aspects of his life are y what helped his Eon Chronicles trilogy take shape. He hopes that readers enjoy the Eon Chronicles as much as he has enjoyed writing them. |
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BYRON DANE TURNER
Byron Dane Turner is the creator of the groundbreaking children's book series The Caped Costumers Costumed Capers!
He has been writing and illustrating comic books for over twenty years, including his independent titles, Spectrum, Jupiter Child and Dark Tempest for Wildfire Comics. |
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DENNIS WEBSTER
Dennis Webster is a paranormal investigator, author of haunted and true crime books and a comic book creator.
His latest work is on the Lunatic Asylum of Utica and is currently at work on his next true crime book on the murder of a school teacher. He walks haunted houses with the Ghost Seekers of Central New York, has witnessed possessions and met ghosts face-to-face. He's the co-author and co-creator with Bill Anderson of the comic series Silent Scream. |
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BRANDON WHIPPLE
The artwork of Brandon Whipple, also known as Flork McCormick, ranges from classic movie monsters to modern day super heroes and timeless science fiction icons.
Much of his work can be found on his Facebook page and Official Website. |
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DOWNLOAD THIS PDF CREATOR FORM & mail with your payment no later than September 26, 2016.
$25 for one creator table
