2013 Exhibitors:

Tales of the Toshigawa

Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa was created in 1985 by Martheus Antone Wade, a graduate of the University of Memphis. Martheus’ love for martial arts, along with his talent as a graphic artist, was a natural fit for creating the characters and storyline. Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa - Defiance has been optioned for motion picture as well.

He has illustrated for Maximum CNG, Bloodstream for Image Comics, Shooting Star Comics, Chaos Campus for Approbation Comics, Andrew Dabb’s (writer for the hit CW show Super Natural) Slices, and Titanium Rain from Archaia Studio Press just to name a few. Recently, he has worked on such titles as Action Man and Bad Girls Club for IDW, Marvel Comics Masterpiece card series, and illustrated, wrote, and produced a comic book crossover with his character, Jetta, and William Tucci’s, Shi.

 

 

Author-centric Small Press

Talented writers need a voice without the challenges and stigma associated with vanity press or self-publishing. Post Mortem Press is that voice. As an author-centric small press, we bridge the gap between self-publishing and corporate publishing. Our mission is to provide an outlet for new and established writers whose talent has not been acknowledged by the mainstream publishing community.

Our unique publishing model provides our authors with many of the benefits of "corporate" publishing without the complications. Because we are small, we offer a level of personal attention only the biggest names in writing would receive in the mainstream publishing world.

Formed in late 2010, Post Mortem Press has already caught the attention of the genre press world.
Post Mortem Press has published works by well know authors Jack Ketchum, F. Paul Wilson, Jonathan Maberry, Joe Schreiber, and more.

Macabre Nightmares

A traditional artist, Brett Gray has been drawing since he was old enough to pick up a pencil, and studied Fine Arts at the University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky University. Using charcoal on paper to create his nightmarish portraits and macabre landscapes, he cites no particular source of inspiration for his work: everything from horror literature to film, folklore to the murky depths of his own subconscious all serve to inform what he draws.

Brett began selling prints of his art in September of 2010, and has since sold several of his originals to private collectors and completed multiple commissioned works . His first sale, a Lovecraftian piece entitled Night of the Old Ones, is now in the private collection of Jenette Kahn, former head of DC Comics.

He currently resides in Kentucky with his fiancée Sheryl and their two cats.

 

 

 

SWAT!

Scottie “SWAT” Watson broke into comics in a big way with a smashing win of the Small Press Idol 2007 contest working over the competition with his creator-owned medieval series Talon. He has also worked with the likes of Shelby Robertson on Latex Alice and Steven Franks on Voltron: United and Drawn. After talking over a period of a few years with Red Handed Studios founder/publisher, Cary Kelley, he joined Red Handed Studios. Since then he has polished up his already fantastic Talon book as well as worked up an intro story for a forthcoming web series, Seppuku Blues with Kelley and RD Hall (American Wasteland) and is now producing the sci-fi western Dead Reckoning as a series of stand alone graphic novels, which he co-created with Kelley. In addition to his comic work Watson also does portraits. He has worked with many TV and film celebrities, several of the WWE Divas and is currently working with several of the cast from the AMC TV series The Walking Dead to produce a collage zombie print.

Your Average Nerds

The Beaucoup Pop Podcast is all about pop culture and general nerdieness!! Join Kerry, Justin, Matt, and Tressa as they talk about their loves in life; movies, comics, music, books, anime, video games, TV, manga, board games.... the list goes on. Beaucoup Pop is the offical podcast of the Lexington Comic & Toy Con!

 

 

 

Ninja'd

Jenny is a self taught artist from London, KY who's been drawing since age 4. Her signature character, Ally, from her comic Ninja'd has been based on her since age 16 when Ally was created for her High School Senior Project. Jenny loves to write and draw and is currently working on her new comic 'Secret of the Reibai' hopefully coming out some time soon. She's currently a freelance sketch card artist and concept designer.

Ninja Pea

Cristy grew up in Danville, Kentucky and has been drawing since she could first hold a crayon. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from Centre College in 2001. Cristy has lately been focused on an original creation, Ninja Pea, which she will debut at Lexington Comic and Toy Con. The artists she draws inspiration from are Andy Runton, Ben Templesmith, and Katie Cook.

 

No Gods

Dustin Carson is best known for his six-issue, limited-series entitled NO GODS which tells the story of Shepherd: a fourteen-year-old boy who thinks he is a clone of Jesus Christ sent to destroy the Earth’s superheroes. Dustin has also had short stories appear in Trailer Park of Terror and Fetter’s Run Literary Review.

 

 

 

 

Pop Stew Comics

Justin lives in KY with his wife, daughter and their 2 pup dogs. Mainly utilized as a colorist, letterer and designer, Justin has done work for Disney, Marvel, Image, Graphitti Designs, AAM/Markosia, Viper and Zenoscope Entertainment. One-fourth of the collective known as Beaucoup Pop, he gathers with the other hosts, Tressa, Kerry and Matt weekly to discuss all-things entertainment. Justin will draw, ink, color, letter, layout, design or otherwise take care of whatever needs arting.

 

1/4 Pop!

Tressina is a local self taught artist. You can see the majority of her work on her blog where she does everything from pencil portraits to adorable versions of your favorite comic book characters. You can also swing by to check out her new web comic called HATEINK (www.hateink.blogspot.com) where she explores life's everyday tantrums. When she's not drawing you can check out the podcast, Beaucoup Pop, where she's one forth of the crew that brings you everything you need to know going on it the pop-culture world.

Gears & Glass

Purveyor of Steampunk Accouterments of all kind-Necklaces, bracelets, pins and other odds and ends.
Guaranteed to be constructed from the detritus of the inter-webbed Aether.
Welcoming all Steampunkers, comic fans and lovers of the unusual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

World Domination!

The publishers of such high-profile comic books and original graphic novels such as Princeless, Fracture, Snowed In, Back In The Day and more, Action Lab Entertainment is a group of comic book professionals who collectively have over 25 years of comic book creating experience.
After slaving in obscurity and alone for many years, these quasi-comic geniuses have now gathered together from around the globe to form a secret research and development collective devoted to world domination through the purification of the comic book art form.

Design & Illustration

Andrew Heath is a graphic designer and illustrator from Lexington, Kentucky. Focusing in minimalism and modernism, Andrew draws from popular culture to produce artwork that appeals to a wide range of audiences. While primarily dealing with digital illustration, Andrew has also done design work for several Fortune 500 companies and some big name bands. His work can be seen at www.andrew-heath.com

 

 

 

Sketch Card King

Brett Hatfield is a comic book and children's book author and artist from Lexington, KY. He does sketch cards of famous comic book characters in children's book form. He is currently working on his first comic book titled "Mimics." Brett started drawing and writing his own comics when he was 7 years old. He continued his love of drawing his entire childhood and has recently graduated from the University of Kentucky school of fine arts. His future plans include publishing his own comic book and children book.

Hazzum Productions

Rodney is freelance writer, artist, inker and colorist based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. His current projects include his independent small press comic book Peanut, Puddin’ n’ Jelly, the Veins and his Webcomic Hard and Soft Taco. He co-founded Hazzum Productions in 2010 with Tina McElhinney.

You can see his work at http://www.hazzum.com/ppnj/

 

 

 

 

Poe Cat Comix

Cindy Ramey lives in Eastern KY with her family. She is at the moment, a freelance graphic designer / artist / illustrator / webcomic artist all wrapped up in one, all the while being mommy to her five year old ninja cheerleader. Cindy has always loved the idea of telling her stories through sequential art and has been doing so since she was 13. Her two comics, Nightshift and Starfire Agency began posting as webcomics in 2005. They, along with two collaborated webcomic, Lunar Rising and Nox Prophecy are located here!

Class A Felony

Mary aka FelonyKat has been drawing ever since she was old enough to pick up a crayon. It wasn't until high school that she got more serious about her art. While it isn't how she makes her bread and butter, drawing is more than a hobby to her. It is rare that she goes for more than a day or two without drawing something. Mary enjoys cartoons more than anything and her style reflects various influences. Currently she is working on various webcomics to bring her stories and characters to life like her comic Byyr to a collaboration comic with Cindy Ramey called Nox Prophecy. You can find her current artwork and comics at http://felonykat.info

 

 

Vampire Professor

Bertena Varney is a local vampire sociologist and author of Lure of the Vampire: A Pop Culture Reference Book. She has studied, lectured and taught classes on vampires where her topics range from mythology, recreation, history, comics, and movies. She is a member of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula, The Dracula Society and other academic organizations that center around vampires. She has a master's degree in sociology, criminology, social science, and education. She currently teaches college and is working on her second book. She is also the vampire expert on Examiner.com. She will be with us selling her books as well as the vampire slaying kits that her boyfriend makes.

The Art of Nico

Nicolas Floyd is a fine artist above all else. Most of his work consists of classic pen and Ink art colored digitally. After graduating college Nic took what he had learned in Graphic Design and applied it to his fine art background to produce posters that have made an impact not only with Art Galleries in the U.S. but with the political Occupy Wall Street movement as well. Nicolas Floyd has been a featured artist in European news channels for his work with propaganda posters and his comic “Trained Monkeys with Guns” is featured in Blueprint Saints Magazine. You can see his work at http://www.theartofnico.com.

8 Bit Esh

Mike grew up in Columbus, Ohio during the 80s, and never quite escaped either one. Growing up surrounded by video games and comic books, his view of the world consisted of tiny squares coming together to form images, and his work reflects this love of the pixelated view. His current obsession is remaking images from pop culture in pixel form. "Working very closely to a piece with tweezers and a bright light, it only looks like a random collection of colors, but stepping away and giving it a different perspective, the image comes to life".

Borrowing images from such varied sources as Van Gogh, Lichtenstein, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, he can be found most evenings hunched over a few thousand beads with 80s New Wave playing in the background, slowly recreating real life in pixelated form, one teeny bead at a time.

Break the Line

Knifley is the writer/artist of HAUNTED, an intrigue-filled story about the dangers of obsession. There’s a bit of comedy in there, too.

Other works include stories in BREAK THE LINE #’s 1-3 and the occasional pin-up.

 

 

Monument Comics

Stephen Vickers, a self-taught artist in Lexington, KY, will be breaking into the comic scene with his private label, Monument Comics, co-founded by Lauren Fleming. After self-publishing his first comic, Unmarked: Book One, he has been recruited by Justin Skeens, a local writer to co-write and illustrate his comic Red Tape. He is also working on a third story with Jared Stacy titled Malignant. Specializing in zombie and horror comics, Stephen loves to create characters that are thought provoking and mysterious. He currently works at Tattoo Charlie’s as a tattoo artist.

DoppelGanger

Brian Orms is a freelance artist and creator of the weekly webcomic Doppelganger, and can also be found commenting about what he just ate or microblogging Downton Abbey on Twitter @dopponline. After learning his trade in the mean streets of Kentucky, he now spends most of his time desperately hiding the fact he’s been doing Doppelganger so long, his webcomic used to just be a comic. His work has run in local and national publications. Heck, he’ll do something for your wedding invitations if you ask him. If you like webcomics with too many words in them, or feel like learning what’s bothering Brian today, you must visit him at www.dopponline.com

 

Books with Edge

Broken Icon started in late 2009 with four guys from Ohio who wanted to bring life to what the comics industry should be producing: Books with edge, smarts and action. From those vague guidelines, the label has begun to produce some of the most gripping and visually appealing books on the market. And they’re still growing. Now with a revamped presence on the internet, Broken Icon intends to move into the digital age with comics, webcomics, podcasts, videos, photos and more, reaching out to their readers and making their titles and operations as accessible as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

Story telling by any means nessesary

Lunar Works Productions is an independent comic book group based out of Augusta, Georgia. Currently, Lunar Works has a series called, Wulvern, an epic story about a werewolf hunter in the ole west. We also have a juvenile yet vulgar webcomic series entitled C-7, a group of Supervillains that decide to go legit.

 

 

 

 

 

Bio Coming Soon!

Aaron will be submitting a bio soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bead Sprites

Avid lovers of all things fun and nerdy, Jeremy Lamb, Jenna Crain, and Leila McGuire are the faces behind Pixel Perfect Bead Sprites. What started out as a simple hobby recreating iconic video game characters in 8-bit form (using Perler beads) has now transformed into a creative and fun business. Selling out of their home, as well as various comic shops like Role of the Die in Louisville, Ky, Jeremy, Jenna, and Leila enjoy having a creative outlet in which to share their various interests with other like-minded fans.

Costume Club

The Mandalorian Mercs is a costume organization dedicated to charity efforts around the globe, attending events in Mandalorian armor we've built by hand. Our active and diverse community is dedicated to teaching the skills needed to construct the signature armor worn by the notorious Mandalorians of the Star Wars™ universe.
Each member of the Mercs is encouraged to express their own personality through their armor. Our local chapters, known as Clans, provide a family-friendly environment where new members can meet and learn from Mercs in their local area.

Bio Coming Soon!

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Compromised!

Super Soul is an independent game studio focused on creating unique interactive experiences for players. The company was formed by John Meister and Richie Hoagland in Lexington, KY.

Currently the team is finishing their first game, Compromised, which is set for release on Xbox Live in Spring 2012. The game takes traditional twin-stick shooter mechanics and adds an amazing world to experience, epic boss battles, a unique art style, and a heart pounding soundtrack. Learn more at CompromisedGame.com

Pretty Pictures

Mike began in comics but couldn't make any money at it. Now he paints pretty pictures that people give him good money for. Usually they get it to match the colors in their sofa or put above their toilet because it highlights the trimmings. Either way, Mike doesn't mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CV Comics

Mark Rudolph draws stuff for bands and magazines, self publishes his own comics and listens to metal. His clients include Metal Hammer, Decibel Magazine and Marvel Entertainment among others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sci-Fi Press

Apex Publications, based out of Lexington, KY, is an award-winning press for science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Headed by infamous hillbilly geek Jason Sizemore, Apex has published books by genre notables such as Brian Keene, Gary A. Braunbeck, and Tom Piccirilli. In 2010, Apex won two Stoker Awards, earned a Nebula Award nomination, and had six stories selected for various "Year's Best" anthologies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Werewolf for Hire!

Nic is the author of the “Werewolf for Hire” series, editor and chief writer for www.BMovieMan.com and co-host of the B-Movie Cast at www.bmoviecast.com. Described as an eclectic expert on many things of little importance, Nic is a native Kentuckian who resides there with his beautiful wife Fiona and two dogs. He has a black belt in Shaolin Kung-Fu, loves to ski, and travel. He’s taught English in Japan, sold books door-to-door in Montana, and worked as a movie theater projectionist to pay his way through college. Now he works for an international trading company when he’s not busy writing about Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror entertainment or continuing the adventures of his favorite Werewolf for Hire: Michael Warren.

 

 

 

Bio Coming Soon!

BlackWyrm will be submitting a bio very soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This could be you!

Check out our booth info page for info on joining our 2013 lineup!