Guests
Alex Saviuk
Appearing Fri & Sat July 10th & 11th
Alex Saviuk - Alex's career started at DC Comics in 1977 where he spent a decade drawing for titles such as Action Comics, The Flash and Green Lantern. In the late 80's he moved to Marvel where he became well know for his work on Spider-Man, eventually even working on the Spider-Man Sunday strip until 2019. Alex even co-created the Spider-Man villain, Tombstone, who will be making an appearance in the upcoming movie "Spider-Man: Brand New Day".
Keith Williams
Appearing on Fri & Sat July 10th & 11th
Keith Williams - Keith started his career over 40 years ago beginning at Marvel comics in 1982 as an inker. Best known for his work on The Phantom newspaper strip, he also contributed to a long list of Marvel titles including: Alpha Flight, Transformers, Action Comics, Web of Spider-Man, Quasar, Robocop, Sensational She-Hulk, U.S.Agent, Ravage 2099, The Mask, Star Wars, and others.
Keith also has the distinction of being the first one to become part of the legendary Romita Raiders, a small but privileged group that trained under John Romita.
Roger SternAppearing on Fri & Sat July 10th & 11th
Roger Stern - With over 40 years as a writer for Marvel and DC, Roger has created many classic story arcs for many of the top-tier characters such as Spider-Man and Superman.
Roger will be in attendance both Friday and Saturday at this year's show. Stop by his booth in artist alley and say "hi!" and also check out his Saturday panel.
Karl SlominskiAppearing on Fri & Sat July 10th & 11th
Karl Slominski - Karl is a graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Art and is known for his breakout creator-owned graphic novella Teeter Topple. It is currently being developed for film through Limitless Entertainment.
Karl has also worked on a number of graphic novels including Cult of Ikarus, Lady Mayhem and most recently The Last Watchtower.
Karl and his wife, Jenna Lyn Wright, work together in their boutique development company, Calculated Rebellion, as a home for future self-produced media.
Dan Fogel
Appearing Fri & Sat July 10th & 11th
Dan Fogel - Empire Comic Fest is pleased to welcome back writer, editor, and publisher Dan Fogel!
Beginning in the late '80s with creator Larry Welz's best-selling line of Adult comics starring CHERRY, Dan’s stories published by Last Gasp, Kitchen Sink Press, Tundra, and Slave Labor Graphics had multiple printings and foreign translations. As a publisher Dan’s produced dozens of books with scores of creators spanning Robert Crumb to Neil Gaiman.
A leading authority and historian of Underground, Alternative, and Independent comic books, Dan’s currently working on V.5 of FOGEL'S UNDERGROUND COMIX PRICE GUIDE, since 2006 the industry standard for retailers, collectors, and investors.
Beginning in the late '80s with creator Larry Welz's best-selling line of Adult comics starring CHERRY, Dan’s stories published by Last Gasp, Kitchen Sink Press, Tundra, and Slave Labor Graphics had multiple printings and foreign translations. As a publisher Dan’s produced dozens of books with scores of creators spanning Robert Crumb to Neil Gaiman.
A leading authority and historian of Underground, Alternative, and Independent comic books, Dan’s currently working on V.5 of FOGEL'S UNDERGROUND COMIX PRICE GUIDE, since 2006 the industry standard for retailers, collectors, and investors.