Dan Fraga is coming to GSCF Morristown 2024
Dan is a director and comic book artist who’s career as a storyteller started in late 1991 when Cable and Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld hired the 18 year old to join Extreme Studios and the newly formed Image comics. Over the span of his 28 year career, Dan has worked on a number of the comics industry’s top titles.
Graham Nolan is coming to GSCF Morristown June 22-23rd!
Graham is a Inkpot Award winning cartoonist best knownfor his long run on BATMAN in Detective Comics and as the designer and co-creator of the iconic Batman villain: BANE.
Andy Smith is coming Morristown 24’
Andy has been working as a professional artist since 1991. Mostly working in the field of comic books for major publishers such as Marvel, DC, Image, Acclaim and, Cross Gen Ent. Not content with just comic book projects Andy has also done a variety of commercial jobs for clients such as Athlita Entertainment/ Chicago Bears, The Idaho Potato Commission, and Disney to name a few.
Attention Goosebumps fans! Tim Jacbus will be at GSCF Morristown 24’
Tim is the original illustrator for the iconic R.L. Stine Goosebumps book series. He is responsible for the creation of more than 100 Goosebumps Classic Series, Series 2000 and special edition cover illustrations. In addition to creating artwork that encouraged children to want to read.
Darren Auck is coming to Garden State Comic Fest Morristown 24’
Darren has freelanced his style to a wide array of clients including Rodal Press, Workman Publishing, New York Life Insurance Co., Nickelodeon, The New York Financial Writers Association, The Rock Band AC/DC and various Trading Card Companies.
Keith Williams is coming to GSCF June 22-23rd, 2024’
Keith Williams is coming to Garden State Comic Fest June 22-23rd!!
Keith, a comic book inker, enrolled in the School of Visual Arts in New York City from 1976 to 1980. Majored in Media Arts and studied under Will Eisner, the creator of the Spirit comic strip. He received a Bachelor of Fine Art. With the help of Marvel comic book artist and mentor Don Perlin, Keith started working for Marvel Comics in 1982 as a background inker. He worked for inkers including Joe Sinnott and Mike Esposito.
Garden State Comic Fest is proud to welcome Frank Fosco GSCF June 22-23rd!
Frank is best known for his stint on the 23 issue run of Image comics Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles. He also has worked for DC on Legionnaires, Superman/Elseworlds, Steel, Robin and Zero Hour among others. For Marvel he has contributed with pencils on The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine: A 12 issue 40 year anniversary of The Fantastic Four paying homage to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Jim Lawson is coming to GSCF Morristown June 22-23rd!
Jim is best known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Lawson created the Rat King and also co-created the series Planet Racers with Peter Laird. He is also the writer/artist of the black-and white-comic series Paleo: Tales of the Late Cretaceous. For more than 20 years he was a writer and artist of TMNT comics.
V Ken Marion is coming to Garden State Comic Fest June 22-23rd!
Marion is a comic book artist, concept artist, and illustrator best known for his work with DC Comics, Aspen Comics, Image Comics, and Dream Key Studios. Notable works include “Aquaman: Deep Dives”, “Trinity,” “Deathshroud,” “Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps,” “Green Lanterns,” “Titans,” “Vanish,” “Jirni,” and “All New Soulfire.”
Darryl Banks is coming to Garden State Comic Fest Morristown 24’
Darryl began his comic art career in 1989 after graduating from the Columbus College of Art and Design. He's best known for his artwork on DC Comic's Green
Lantern. Darryl is the co-creator of Kyle Rayner, Parallax and other characters.
Ron Marz is coming to GSCF Morristown June 22-23rd!
Ron is known for his work on Silver Surfer and Green Lantern, as well as the DC vs. Marvel crossover and Batman/Aliens. He co-created most notably Green Lantern Kyle Rayner and Genis-Vell in Silver Surfer Annual #6. Marz worked on the CrossGen Comics series Scion, Mystic, Sojourn, and The Path.
GSCF Welcomes Legendary Creator Joe Staton
Joe, a legend in the comic world and co-creator of such notable characters as Earth 2’s Huntress and the Green Lantern Corps Salaak, Arisia Rrab, and the toughest GL of all Kilowog to name only a few.
Hired initially by to work for Marvel, Staton was recruited by DC Comics to work on the revival of the Justice Society of America in All Star Comics and later Adventure Comics.
Fabian Nicieza is coming to Garden State Comic Fest Saturday Only
Fabian is a comic book writer and editor who co created Deadpool and is credited with giving the mouth to the "Merc with a mouth"!
He also co created such beloved characters including Domino, Shatterstar, and Silhouette!
Big thanks to The Collectible Conservancy for making this happen as Fabian will be signing at their booth all day Saturday.
Bob Wiacek is coming to GSCF Morristown 24’
Bob has inked over such pencilers as Carmine Infantino on Star Wars, Paul Smith and John Romita Jr. on The Uncanny X-Men, June Brigman on Power Pack, John Byrne on Alpha Flight and Sensational She-Hulk, Walter Simonson on X-Factor and Orion, and George Pérez on Brave and the Bold, volume 2.
Howard Chaykin is coming to GSCF Morristown 24’
Howard is an acclaimed comic book writer and artist with Howard Chaykin is coming to GSCF Morristown this June 22-23th at Mennen Arena!Howard is an acclaimed comic book writer and artist with credits such as American Flagg!, Star Wars, and Hey, Kids, Comics!
Louise Simonson is coming to GSCF: Morristown 24’
Louise is a writer and editor best known for her work on comic book titles such as Power Pack, X-Factor, New Mutants, World of Warcraft, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Steel.
In recognition of her contributions to comics, Comics Alliance listed Simonson as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition.
Walter Simonson will be at GSCF: Morristown 24’
Simonson is most known for his work on Thor, which he wrote and illustrated for nine years, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill and Malekith the Accursed among others.
Greg Hildebrant is coming to GSCF: Morristown 24
Chris Ring is coming to Winter Fest 24’
Chris is known for his creator owned comic, CarbonKnight along with his work on PMK's books "The Perfect Victim" , "Nevermore" A collection of Edgar Allan Poe Stories, and The James Bond Literary dossier, "The Other Woman" pin-up book & CD. Outside of comics, Chris has also had a long career as graphic artist & commercial illustrator.
Jeff Brennan is coming to Winter Fest 24’
Jeff Brennan is the creator of the independent comic book character "Cyber girl L.E.E.T.A." She has appeared in the pages of Heavy Metal Magazine, on the hit show "Big Bang Theory", and her own best selling comic book.