Simon Bisley is a British comic book artist best known for his 1990s work on ABC Warriors, Lobo and Sláine. His style, reliant on paints and airbrushing as well as inks, was strongly influenced by Frank Frazetta and Bill Sienkiewicz, and took inspiration from rock album covers and graffiti as well as traditional comics art. […]
Steve Lavigne was the very first artist employee hired by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird (co-creators of TMNT/Mirage Studios) back in 1985. He and Kevin Eastman attended high school together and it has been revealed in various interviews with Eastman, that Michelangelo’s personality is actually based on Steve. Steve began by lettering TMNT comics, coloring […]
Ben Bishop is a comic creator from Maine. He self published his first graphic novel, the 300 page Nathan The Caveman, in 2008 followed by several smaller works. In 2011 Ben illustrated the award winning book, Lost Trail, the comic adaptation of the famous Maine story, Lost On A Mountain In Maine. More recently Ben […]
Joe Eisma is the artist and co-creator of Morning Glories, the Eisner-nominated and New York Times Bestselling series from Image Comics. Joe has also worked on Existence 3.0, Dynamo 5 and Notorious from Image, and has provided covers for BOOM!, IDW and Valiant Comics. Recently, Joe has also drawn many comics for Archie Comics, including […]
“Make Way For Tomorrow Today!” The Hero Army presents The Stark Expo! We’ve heard your suggestions and the rumblings about providing more for the con floor… so make way for tomorrow today! With our new focus on having Iron Man armors on display along with some Avenger items for your viewing pleasure! Armors will be […]
Caroll Edwin Spinney has performed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street for almost 50 years. Spinney is an American puppeteer, cartoonist, author and speaker most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street since 1969. Spinney first met Jim Henson in 1962 at a puppeteering festival, where Henson asked if he would like […]
Steve Whitmire is an American puppeteer who has worked on The Muppets and Sesame Street. Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, Whitmire inherited the roles of Kermit the Frog and Ernie, after Jim Henson’s death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2016 and 2014, respectively. As part of the Muppet cast, he has appeared in multiple feature […]
Happy new comic book day, Graniteers! Please welcome our next guest Ricardo Lopez Ortiz! Ricardo Lopez Ortiz was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is known for his wildly kinetic style. He is currently drawing Hit-Girl for Image Comics www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/ www.granitecon.com/guests/ www.granitecon.com/attractions/ #granitecon #hitgirl #RicardoLopezOrtiz #ImageComics #NCBD
The New England Garrison and Alderaan Base are made up of local fans who own movie-quality costumes of characters from all over the Star Wars universe as seen in movies, television, and more. Together they make appearances at events across the region to help share what they love about that galaxy far, far away while […]
Butch Patrick is synonymous with pop culture and the loveable character of Eddie Munster from the iconic television show, The Munsters! A character role that he embraces for the millions of fans who love The Munsters! Whether you have seen Butch on TV or have had the opportunity to meet him in person, you got a glimpse of […]
