Tyler Davis
In one week, Fan Expo comes to Philadelphia with a cavalcade of events, creators, and icons of Geek Culture. It can get quite taxing to research and plan things out based on your interests, especially with the breath of creators to visit in artists alley. We at Comic Watch have made a consolidated list of Comics’ related creators and events to check while at the convention.
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First up on the docket we have the smallest sampling of creators. The plotters, the editors, and the likes. Philadelphia Fan Expo will be home to major writers of both the past and present that have gone on to stamp their name on the industry in more ways than one. Some of the biggest names attending are:
- Jim Shooter – (Co-Founder of Valiant Comics, retired Editor & Writer for Marvel Comics).
- Joe Quesada – (Artist, retired Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief for Marvel Comics, and First-Look Adapter for Amazon Studios)
- C.B. Cebulski – (Editor-in-Chief for Marvel Comics)
- Dan Slott – (Writer for The Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four & She-Hulk)
- Jeremy Adams – (Writer for The Flash & Green Lantern)
- Sean Lewis – (Writer for King Spawn, The Scorched, & Survival)
- Emma Kubert – (Writer/Artist for Inkblot, Pandora, & Stoneheart)
However, artist alley doesn’t belong just to word warriors. An army of amazing artists, from big to small will be in attendance either on their own or paired with the writers they’ve worked with. Obviously some double as writers/artists and were mentioned above, but below is a list of some of the stand out names attending the convention;
- Frank Cho – (Artist on X-Men, Savage Wolverine, & The Might Avengers)
- Mike Hawthorne – (Artist on Batman & Deadpool)
- J.G. Jones – (Artist on Wanted, Final Crisis, & Black Widow)
- Mike Decarlo – (Artist on Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast)
- Enid Bala?m – (Artist on Hawkeye: Kate Bishop & New Mutants: Lethal Legion)
- Tony Harris – (Artist on Starman & Ex Machina)
- Bob Mcleod – (Artist on/Co-creator of The New Mutants)
- Joe Wos – (Creator of WosToons)
- Adrianna Melo – (Artist on Wonder Girl & DC Holiday Special)
Now these are just some of the biggest names attending the convention, but they are certainly not all of them. You can find so many more by following this link directly to the Expo’s list. There is also a bevy of Panels & Events to attend, and you can find a full panel schedule here. Some of the highlights are:
- Sunday –
- Creator Spotlight on Bob McLeod & Mike DeCarlo (5:00 PM)
- The History of Comics with Zachary Kelly (5:30 PM)
- Creator Spotlight on the Legendary Jim Shooter (6:00 PM)
- Kubert School Presents: Emma Kubert (6:00 PM)
- Once Upon a Toon with Joe Wos (6:00 PM)
- Saturday –
- Kubert School Skills Lab (12:00 PM)
- Marvel: Spider-Man’s Dan Slott (2:00 PM)
- Joe Quesada’s Marvelous Journey (3:15 PM)
- Comic Writers Spotlight: Sean Lewis & Jeremy Adams (5:30 PM)
- Sunday –
- Sketch Duel – Jonboy Meyers vs. Joshua ‘Sway’ Swaby (1:00 PM)
- Crafting Captivating Comic Book Covers (2:00 PM)
- Sketch Duel: Tony Harris vs. Mike Hawthorne (3:00 PM)
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