Dont Try: Make It Happen

Michael Moreci is a bestselling comics author and novelist. In the horror genre, he's the author of three critically-acclaimed original series: Curse, Burning Fields, and, most recently, The Plot, which was one of the best-selling comics of 2019 and has landed on countless “best of the year” lists.

Specks is a DJ and music engineer from Atlanta Georgia. Legacy of the View is his first comic series.

John Lees is a comic book writer based in Glasgow, Scotland.  John’s first published comic, The Standard, launched worldwide in January 2013.  And Then Emily Was Gone, John’s breakout comic, was released in 2014 and Sink launched in comic shops worldwide in September 2017. Following the critical acclaim for Sink, John, paired with the team of artist Ryan Lee, colorist Doug Garbark and letterer Shawn Lee, launched the psychological thriller Mountainhead for IDW, John began 2020 with the release of Hotell, a horror anthology series .

Will Allred is a writer, professor, and technologist. He created Diary of Night, contributed to the Eisner-nominated Comics through Time and multiple other academic books on comics, and has fulfilled multiple, successful Kickstarters. Will received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Arkansas and is a longtime member of the nonprofit Grand Comics Database Project, having served for several years on its Board of Directors. Will is an avid reader and is a lifelong fan of the comics

Wes is an award-winning comic book colorist, and a small press comic book creator and editor of the Sasquanaut comic. HE has spent the last 15+ years working with the biggest publishers in the comics industry

Bret Juliano is a cartoonist and creator of the all ages Dust Bunny Mafia comic. He has published two full length comic collections, Meet the Family and The Blind Tiger, and several mini comic collections under the Based on a True Story series. He is an avid consumer of mafia trivia, both fact and fiction, and a passionate collector of fedoras.

Austin Allen Hamblin is a comic book writer from Iowa who has interned for Devil's Due/1First Comics and has written for Top Cow.

Phillip Butehorn is a husband, father, and suburban horror comic writer. In 2020, he had comic shorts published in several anthologies: Heroes Needs Masks, Zombies: We're Humans Too Vol 2, Housebound, and Nightmare Theater. In 2021, Phil plans on owning the anthology comic market. So far, he will have stories in the Neverland, Monster Mashup Vol 2, Fletcher Cross, and Not So Fair Tales anthologies.

Bitsy Tandem is an Author, Illustrator, and CEO of Eotera Entertainment. With 5 published books under her belt, she hopes to create much more uplifting entertainment.

Caleb is the creator and writer of Alter-Life, ZED, Supercats and Nook. He's a former Chicago indie filmmaker turned comic book creator looking to bring unique, exciting high concept stories to the colorful world of the independent comic industry.

Tim Larsen is a big fan of the old school 1970s Underground Comix movement from the early 1970s. His heroes include R. Crumb, Spain, Bill Griffith, Robert Williams and R. Rand Holmes. Tim relocated to San Francisco from his native Minneapolis in 1992 to soak up whatever vestiges of that underground vibe still remained. Tim's known for his phenomenal work on the grisly hard-core biker comic book series Mayfield Eight, now into its 2nd year with hundreds of fans.

Author, comic writer, filmmaker, podcaster, wrestler, J.D. Oliva has worn a lot of hats. His books include Hawk Hallow, Harvest Moon and the supernatural thriller series, The Books of Jericho. His comics, including Delgue, Red Sunrise and Shunned have won multiple awards. A co-host of the Superhero Speak podcast series, he's also writes about professional wrestling in his free time.

Matt and Noah are the host of the constructing comics podcast. Noah is an artist drawing the comics “RX-Tinction”, “Life Cycle”, “Where 4 R U?”, “Orryx”, and the upcoming “Dino-Thrashers” from Ageless Press. Matt is writer, publisher, and podcaster. His comics include “Digital Forever”, “Multi-Larceny” and “The Reset”, mini-comics include "RX-Tinction”, “Life Cycle” and “Orryx”. Matt has contributed stories to the anthologies “Why Faith”, “My Kingdom for a Panel”, “Homebound” and “Cthulhu is Hard to Spell”. Matt also has a short story in about the Blue Dog of Port Tobacco, Maryland- in Tales of the Weird and Strange.

Frank Martin is a comic writer and author. Since his writing career began he's had multiple short stories published in horror anthologies by numerous indie publications. Frank has also had comic shorts appear in the "fluff noir" anthology series Torsobear and the all-ages horror anthology Cthulhu is Hard to Spell. Frank also wrote and produced the comic anthology series Modern Testament, which featured a wide ensemble of artists throughout its four volumes. Frank's novels include the YA sci-fi thriller Predestiny published by Crossroads Press, the lake monster tale Oscawana published by Severed Press, among others.

A former crime reporter turned comic book professional, David Pepose is the Ringo Award-nominated writer of Spencer & Locke, Going to the Chapel, The O.Z., and Scout's Honor. Beyond developing stories for comics, television and film, David has worked for CBS, Netflix, DC Comics and Universal Studios. A St. Louis native, David now lives in sunny Los Angeles with his understanding partner, their rambunctious terrier, and at least six deadlines.

Wes is an award winning comic book colorist, and a small press comic book creator and editor and creator of the Sasquanaut comic. He has spent the last 15+ years working with the biggest and best talent at Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Aspen, Dynamite, etc. and has had his work featured in TV, film, and video games. Some of his previous creations and credits include Moon Streak, Sky Sharks, Gears & Bones, Pirates vs. Ninjas, and more.

Andrew Dorland has recently returned to Canada after working as a storyboard artist in Ireland and joined the RAID Studio in Toronto. His travels around the Island have inspired a large bulk of this story and he hopes you enjoy it. His comic credits include South of Yonder for Markosia, and his creator owned comic Scarabs. Sam Noir's credits include Captain Canuck covers for Chapterhouse Comics, Cerebus Low Society, Monstrosity for Alterna, and the popular web comic Fan Fiction. He's co-created kids comics such as Sunny and Owl Girl, Clanky, and Kung Fu Santa. Sam is also a writer/editor/publisher for the Joe Shuster Award nominated Caulrdon Magazine, a large format comics anthology of Supernatural Tales

Steve is a comic artist, writer and illustrator. He's developed stories and artwork for comic book companies like Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, I’ve developed artwork and designs for Wizards of the Coast, Blizzard Entertainment as well as cowritten and illustrated exclusive comic books for television shows with AMC TV on projects like Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and others. Steve has had two award winning hit series of graphic novels: High Moon and The Only Living Boy and am currently working on a follow up series The Only Living Girl. Steve taught at Syracuse University for over ten years in the illustration department, teaching comics, digital painting and advanced drawing for illustrators.

Mike Shea is the writer and co-creator of Miskatonic High, an indie comic series about teenagers taking on Lovecraft monsters and their small-town high school...they’re just not sure which is worse. When he’s not writing about people going insane dealing with cosmic horrors, he’s slowly going insane himself balancing an editorial day job and COVID educating two kids.

James is the creator of House of Fear, the comic series that introduces young readers to the thrills of scary stories. As a writer and editor, his work has appeared in comics published by Dark Horse, Image Comics, Random House, and others. James is passionate about sharing the joys of creativity with kids, and can often be found volunteering in classrooms or working with writers to find their voice.

George likes to write. A lot. Under his Homeless Comics banner, he’s co-created the graphic novels Healed, Baby, and Silent Knight. Online, he created the digital series 664-The Neighbor of the Beast, contributed to more than 60 short films, and was head writer and co-creator of the podcast, Phone Hugs & Therapy. And somehow, he also juggles playing guitar in his metal and punk bands.

Jonathan Thompson is a writer out of SPACE STATION ZED. Having worked in film, Thompson has transitioned to telling stories in his favorite medium, comics. Exploring both the sci-fi and crime genres he is able to tell the kinds of stories that only exist in the deep dark hearts of the human soul. Along with BURN RESIDUE, Thompson has several other projects in the works and hopes to fill your bookshelf with more breathtaking storytelling.

Rich is an award winning copywriter, and creator of comic series Gutter Magic, Road of Bones, and Sea of Sorrow. He's also a moderator for the Comics Experience Creator's Workshop. Joe is a writer and illustrator whose worked on Scam, Mummy's Always Right, as well as the Where We Live anthology from Image.

Nathan is a freelance comic book artisan, illustrator, and traveling caricaturist with more than 2 dozen publication credits to his name. A 2004 Graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Nathan has studied abroad at Sozosha College of Design in Osaka, Japan was a 2019 DINKy award nominee, a 2009 Zuda finalist, and a 2008 finalist in Rising Stars of Manga.

Justin Jordan broke into comics with the Image series The Strange Talent of Luther Strode. Since no one threw him back out after said break in, he has gone on to work on for nearly every major comics publisher. He's done The Family Trade, Death of Love and Spread at Image Comics, and is currently writing Reaver and Summoners War: Legacy for Skybound and Urban Animal at Webtoons, along with numerous other things he can’t actually talk about yet. But they're awesome. He is owned by a cat named Miss Thomas Waits.

CLAY ADAMS co-writes Red Xmas from Scout Comics and is best known as a voice actor, with numerous credits including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward and several seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh. He is the co-creator of FRIED Comics, a publisher of off-beat, irreverent pulp fiction that has funded and fulfilled eight projects on Kickstarter, including the cult hits P.B.O.W. and DEADSKINS!. His feature film script, THE ECLIPSE, placed second in the horror category of the FADEIn Awards, and ELECTRIC YOUTH, a comic co-written with Kyle Roberts, was recently featured in the LA Times. He is co-editor of the NIGHTMARE THEATER anthology and has written and directed for television.

Richard Fairgray is originally from New Zealand and is now splitting my time between Surrey, BC (Canada) and Los Angeles. He's spends his days drawing comics like BLASTOSAURUS, BLACK SAND BEACH, CARDBOARDIA, GHOST GHOST . He's also a contributor to the horror anthology Nightmare Theater. You can find more of his work here https://www.richardfairgray.com/about

Robert A. Multari is a writer/self-publisher working in multiple genres including horror, supernatural, superhero, and antihero themed comic books. He is also the founder of Lone Wolf Comics. In July 2017, Rob released the first issue of his ongoing comic book series, Night Wolf

Frank is the Ringo Award nominated writer and creator of the hit series Dead End Kids and No Heroine along with the anthology Grief all published by Source Point Press. You can follow him on social media at @Frankgogoal on twitter and @frankgogol on instagram

Javan Jordan AKA Illest Uminati is a national touring Hip-Hop artist, and comic creator Best known for his hit indie series "The Sav." Issue 4 of "The Sav" is live on Kickstarter http://kck.st/3lTn8iI

Russell Nohelty is a USA Today best selling author, publisher, and speaker. Russell is the author of many novels, and is the the creator of series such as Ichabod Jones: Monster Hunger, Pixie Dust, and Katrina Hates the Dead graphic novels. He currently has a Kickstarter for the second volume of Ichabod you can find here: http://kck.st/3i1AlnD

Alex Breen is a writer from Cincinnati, Ohio having working on various independent projects since 2013. Most notably is his two-volume martial art series, From Within.