Bud Larosa is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Bud trained formally at the illustrious Art Students League of New York and In 1985 he began a full time career as a freelance artist for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and Neal Adams Continuity Studios under Neal Adams. This is not only where he perfected his craft, but also where he learned discipline, keeping deadlines, working under great pressure and how to grow creatively.
Precious Moments at Buffalo Bill’s House will be at Winter Fest 25’
Located in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, just across the street from Hazelbaker’s Canoe & Kayak Rentals and a short 26 miles south of Pittsburgh, this charming vacation rental destination now offers guests the chance to experience the cinematic legacy of The Silence of the Lambs firsthand.
Empanada Guy Food Truck will be at Winter Fest 25
Empanada Guy is one of the fastest growing gourmet food trucks and restaurants in the United States. We specialize in empanadas and other traditional Latin dishes.
Homer’s Girls Food Tuck is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Homer’s Girls Food Tuck is more than just a place to grab lunch or dinner. It is a place to try out new dishes or one of their signature dishes from fresh ingredients.
Collectors Crate is back for GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Collectors Crate is your stop Anime PVC Statues, Funko Pops, and Action Figures
The Collectible Conservancy is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
The Collectible Conservancy One-Stop Shop for Comic Book Pressing, Cleaning, Conservation, Preservation, and Grading Submission in the Northeast, serving the entire United States.
The Collectible Conservancy is GSCF: Winter Fest 25’ Oficial CGC Facilitator
Nemesis Comics & Games is back for GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Nemesis Comics and Games is coming to Garden State Comic Fest Winter Fest January 27-28th!
The top comic shop in Sussex County will be setting up bringing great comics, trading cards and other games.
Festers Fun House returns for GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Festers Fun House will have a Huge selection of Toys, Knives, Swords, Airsoft, and of course COMIC BOOKS! With an inventory that spans from Silver Age to Current this will be a comic lovers dream of going through. Who knows what gems you may find!
Whatever your hobby is these guys have it all
Animei Gamer Zone is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Animea Gamer Zone offers a wide range of gaming PCs and consoles featuring the most popular games. Additionally, we provide an impressive selection of anime merchandise, including affordable wall scrolls
Michele Santiago is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Michele Santiago is probably best known for appearing in Terrifier 2, a 2022 American slasher film written, directed, edited and produced by Damien Leone. In addition to appearing in Terrifier 2, Santiago was an associate producer of the film.
The Joe Kubert School is back for GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
The Kubert School, founded by the legendary comic book artist Joe Kubert, stands as an iconic institution in the world of comic book and graphic novel education. Located in Dover, New Jersey, this esteemed institution has nurtured and honed the talents of countless aspiring comic book artists and illustrators.
11th Hour Rescue is back for GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
GSCF is proud to working with Eleventh Hour Rescue again at Winter Fest 25’.
Eleventh Hour Rescue Rockaway Mall Adoption Center is a volunteer based, non profit, 501c3 organization in northern New Jersey that saves dogs and cats from death row.
This is an amazing charity that does amazing work.
Jan Duursema is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25
Jan Duursema is an American comic artist best known for her work on Star Wars comics. She created characters like Aayla Secura and Quinlan Vos and began her comics career with Heavy Metal in 1979. She worked on Sgt. Rock and co-created Arion, Lord of Atlantis for DC Comics in 1982.
Nick Caponi is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Nick is a NJ based comic book colorist who has worked on titles for Dynamite (Bettie Page, Green Hornet), Pixie Trix Comix (Eerie Cuties, Infernica Sinn), Image Comics (Stray Dogs), Archie (The Archies), Ablaze Comics (Lovecraft- Unknown Kadath), Scout Comics (Canceled, Gods of Brutality) and more!
Jeff Brennan is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Jeff has been an artist for 15 years, starting as an inking assistant on Superman in 1991, which led to work at DC Comics and on titles like Deathstroke the Terminator. He later worked on comics like Bart Simpson Comics and Liberty Girl. Transitioning to animation, he animated commercials and did storyboards for shows such as Jumanji, Extreme Ghostbusters, and Courage the Cowardly Dog.
Jason Baroody is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Jason is a Comic Artist for Image and Banana Tail press. He was A founding member of TEN TON STUDIOS and has been the Artist on several published comic books throughout the years.
Scott Hanna is back for GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Scott Hanna is a comic artist with over 30 years of experience, known for his adaptable inking style and over 21,000 inked comic pages across 100+ graphic novels. Starting as a penciller/inker for Eternity Comics, his first published work was DeathHunt #1. He later joined DC Comics, where he worked on major titles like Detective Comics and contributed to the Batman arcs Knightfall, Knightquest, and Knightsend.
Tom Mandrake is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Tom Mandrake (born 1956) is an American comic artist best known for his collaborations with writer John Ostrander on Grimjack, Firestorm, The Spectre, and Martian Manhunter. Influenced by Marvel Comics and Brandywine School painters, Mandrake studied at Cooper School of Art and The Kubert School. Early in his career, he worked on Sgt. Rock and New Talent Showcase for DC, and later contributed to New Mutants at Marvel.
Keith Williams is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Keith Williams is a comic book inker who studied Media Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York City (1976-1980), where he was taught by Will Eisner. With Marvel artist Don Perlin’s mentorship, he joined Marvel Comics in 1982 as a background inker, working with inkers like Joe Sinnott and Mike Esposito.
Bob Sharen is coming to GSCF: Winter Fest 25’
Bob started as a colorist for Marvel in 1978. He’s had long runs on the Spider-man books, Captain America, GI Joe, Master of Kung Fu, Alien Legion, Iron Man, West Coast Avengers, and at one time or another worked on just about every Marvel title. Since leaving Marvel he is mostly doing hand coloring on fan commissioned one-of-a-kind recreations, and is available for digital coloring.