Guest Artists

In 2016, he was noticed by Dylan Dog curator Roberto Recchioni and made his debut with a cover for Color Fest No. 20. The following year, he began collaborating with Editoriale Cosmo, illustrating the covers of the Caput Mundi series. He also started working with Scuderia Ferrari, creating posters for the Formula 1 World Championships, which are still on display at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello. This collaboration lasted five years.

From 2017 to 2023, he was the official cover artist for Dylan Dog Speciale published by Sergio Bonelli Editore, and he also created covers for the U.S. editions of Dylan Dog published by Epicenter Comics.

Over the years, he established himself in the American market, producing dozens of covers for major publishers such as Marvel, DC Comics, BOOM! Studios, Image Comics, IDW, and more. His artwork has featured some of the most iconic characters in pop culture, from Spider-Man and Batman to the quintessential villains Joker, Venom, and many others.

His illustrations have appeared in prestigious publications such as Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter, and were also featured in the HBO series The DC Story.

Among his most notable collaborations are projects with Ozzy Osbourne and Panini Comics, which led to a DC Comics cover featuring Ozzy and The Batman Who Laughs, as well as a T-shirt with the same artwork available on the official band website. He has also worked with Lucasfilm, FOX, and Disney, creating illustrations of iconic characters such as Alien, Darth Vader, and Darkwing Duck.

Greg Horn is a comic book cover artist best known for his work with Marvel & DC Comics. He arrived at Marvel in 2000, after showing his illustrations to then editor-in-chief Joe Quesada and writer Brian Michael Bendis. His sensational new form of computer painting ushered in the digital art movement, which dominates the comic book industry to this day. After his acclaimed run of cover art on Elektra and Emma Frost, Greg was recognized for his artistic endeavors, winning Wizard’s Fan’s Choice Award for Best Cover Artist in 2003. Later, he forged ahead with Marvel’s She-Hulk and Ms Marvel while spreading his art wings in a variety of commercial industries, working on more than 20 international advertising campaigns, including the official 2004 United States Olympic basketball team poster with Allstate Insurance. He also provided cover illustrations for numerous video game magazines like Xbox, PCgamer, and Playstation Magazine. His volume of work was eventually collected into two art books titled The Art of Greg Horn published by Image Comics. In 2014, Greg saw remarkable success with the emergence of exclusive store variant covers, providing images for many popular convention exclusives & retailer variants. Along the way, the artist revitalized the stagnant market of remarked comic books with an inventive way of sketching on the unforgiving surface of the covers. In 2018, Greg opened his own online store at www.greghornart.com where he offers his latest comic book variants, including his Celebrity Authentics sponsored collaborations with Halle Berry, Mel Gibson, Gal Gadot, Nicolas Cage, and Milla Jovovich. He hosts regular bi-weekly auctions on Whatnot & eBay Live and does his best to get out to as many conventions as possible. Recent covers include: Marvels Ghost-Spider #1, Marvel's Swimsuit Extravaganza 2025, Fame:Nicolas Cage, Female Force: Milla Jovovich, Female Force: Gal Gadot

Writer, Editor, and Creator. Multi Award winning character creator with a wide range of experience in advertising, production, consulting, editorial, film writing, development and production, media presentation, and video game development. Just a few of his clients include Nike, Nickelodeon, Universal pictures, Disney, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks, Lion's Gate, Vidmark, Starz, Fox Atomic, Alliance films, New Line, Spike TV, MTV, 2kgames, Midway, Radical games, Activision, and THQ games.

Co-founder of such companies as Event Comics, Black Bull Media, Marvel Knights, a division of Marvel comics, and the current Paperfilms, where he is partners with his wife, Amanda Conner. Several of his contributions for both DC and Marvel can be found in major motion pictures and TV series including Black Panther, Painkiller Jane, Daredevil, Suicide Squad, Harley Quinn animated series, Suicide Squad, Random Acts of Violence, Deadspace:Downfall and more.

Chuck Dixon has nearly forty years of experience in comics as an editor, writer, and publisher. He has contributed well over a thousand scripts to publishers like DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, Hyperion and others featuring a range of characters from Batman to The Simpsons. His comic book adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit continues to be an international bestseller. Considered to be one of the most prolific writers in his field, this award-winning storyteller In addition to his work in comics, Chuck is known for his series of thrillers featuring Levon Cade, the first of which was adapted on film as A Working Man.

Peter Smith graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design with a Bachelor’s degree in Illustration. From his beginnings working in the Walt Disney animation department at Disney/MGM Studios in Florida to doing his college internship at Marvel Comics in New York City, he has worked for some of the largest entertainment companies in the world.Throughout his career, Peter has done work for companies such as Universal Studios, Disney, Marvel Comics, Hot Topic, MERC Publishing, Dynamite Entertainment, and IDW Publishing. 
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He has worked as a professional illustrator for over two decades and is Editor in Chief, Creative Director, and an owner at Crimson Fable Studios. Currently, he is creating, illustrating, and writing The Chronicles of Zelaria, a comic novella that combines Sci-Fi, SteamPunk, and Fairytales. Peter is also working with Aequitas Comics on several projects, including OMG! A Horror Anthology as a writer, interior artist, cover artist, and advisor. 
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In addition to his professional work in the art field, Peter is also the animation director at the Florida Film Academy in Winter Garden, Florida. Here, he develops the curriculum for the animation department and teaches animation, illustration, and design.

Amanda Conner is a multi-talented award winning writer and artist who has worked on many of the top titles in comics for companies like Marvel, DC, and Image Comics.
Amanda’s work can also be seen in such places as ABC’s Nightline, New York Times, MAD Magazine, Arm & Hammer, Nickelodeon, and on shows like The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon. She has also enjoyed a huge success with her husband Jimmy Palmiotti, reimagining the DC Comics title HARLEY QUINN into the character you see today in film and animation. She continues to currently work on her own creator owned titles as well as other companies’ top characters like Powergirl, Silk Spectre, Painkiller Jane, and so many more.

Tim Von Cloedt a St. Louis, Missouri native, currently living in Bradenton, Florida. He is a self-taught artist specializing in artwork mostly based on his nostalgia for 80s and 90s pop culture, featuring characters from comic books, TV shows, movies and video games of his youth. His style is notable for unique visuals combining the elements of graffiti and neon, with abstract inlays. Tim's most widespread work to date are his recent comic book covers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Usagi Yojimbo titles, released by IDW Publishing, combining his love of comic books, and the TMNT cartoon from his childhood, which also garnered attention from international comic conventions. Outside of comic book covers and digital art, he works primarily in acrylic painting, with one of his most recent pieces - Orko from Masters Of The Universe - currently hanging in the Sarasota Toy Museum.

Martin Zavala is a comic book cover artist and airbrush illustrator, favoring materials like airbrush, gouache, and cold-press watercolor paper to create his piece-specific sketchcovers. Zavala’s first published comic cover was for “Department of Truth #10” under Image Comics. Zavala is a regular presence at fan conventions—appearing at events like Fan Expo Philadelphia, MegaCon Orlando, Fan Expo Boston, and several others—connecting with fans and showcasing his dynamic artwork. 

Working in comics for over 30 years, Austin first signed his first professional contract with Allied Comics in 1993 for their superhero title Space Force, where they also published his first comic “Seventh Millennium” nationwide in 1994. Over the years, Austin has done work on titles like: • Iron Man for Marvel • Satellite Falling for IDW, • Red Sonja for Dynamite, • Invincible for Image • Nightmare World for Devil's Due • Evil Dead 2: Tales of the Ex Mortis with Space Goat. Tomb Raider with Top Cow, along with other dozens of Indie companies on smaller comic titles. Currently, he is the writer/creator of the ALL Age Anime Series, Stanley the Snowman and The Fantasy series, Divine Retribution, and the horror series, Zombies We're Human Too.

Peter Smith graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design with a Bachelor’s degree in Illustration. From his beginnings working in the Walt Disney animation department at Disney/MGM Studios in Florida to doing his college internship at Marvel Comics in New York City, he has worked for some of the largest entertainment companies in the world.Throughout his career, Peter has done work for companies such as Universal Studios, Disney, Marvel Comics, Hot Topic, MERC Publishing, Dynamite Entertainment, and IDW Publishing. 
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He has worked as a professional illustrator for over two decades and is Editor in Chief, Creative Director, and an owner at Crimson Fable Studios. Currently, he is creating, illustrating, and writing The Chronicles of Zelaria, a comic novella that combines Sci-Fi, SteamPunk, and Fairytales. Peter is also working with Aequitas Comics on several projects, including OMG! A Horror Anthology as a writer, interior artist, cover artist, and advisor. 
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In addition to his professional work in the art field, Peter is also the animation director at the Florida Film Academy in Winter Garden, Florida. Here, he develops the curriculum for the animation department and teaches animation, illustration, and design.

​Brittney Jackson is a local self-taught artist who specializes in unique, endearing cartoon character design and illustration. Her work features favorite pop culture characters from Star Wars, Disney, Marvel, and more. She’s a full time artist who sells her work at comic cons across the country. Brittney also freelances in comics and other illustration projects. 

Daniel’s illustration work is in everything from watercolor, pencil, ink and traditional mediums to digital as well. Daniel’s clients have included SyFy, Marvel, Sony, DC, Valiant, Dynamite, Amazon, Heavy Metal, Topps, Simon & Shuster, and Naamco/Bandai. Some properties include Star Wars, The Avengers, Captain America, Wolverine, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-man, Punisher, Grimm, Thanos, and Lord of the Rings. He illustrates the self-published comics Lovecraft, Relaunch, So Dark, and recently through CEX, Tuskers. He has also done covers for Valiant and Heavy Metal, and over the last few years, Star Wars for major Topps sets (not sketchcards).  Aside from Star Wars, Daniel is currently illustrating covers and interiors for Naomi Novik’s popular fantasy novel series, Temeraire.