Billy Tucci

Tucci founded Crusade Comics in Bayport, New York [1] Its flagship title, Shi, debuted in March 1994. Publisher Top Cow's character Witchblade and David Mack's character Kabuki debuted in Shi before going on to their own titles. Tucci wrote and illustrated Shi: Return of the Warrior" and wrote "Zombie-Sama!, a comedy graphic novel with illustrator John Broglia, both published by Crusade Fine Arts. In 2006 Tucci began pencilling Marvel Comics' Heroes for Hire, and DC's VS cards, and later on the DC series Jonah Hex, Birds of Prey, Flash Vs. Superman and Harley Quinn. He also released the 576-page Definitive Shi, the Illustrated Warrior. In 2007, Shi also had a crossover with Brian Pulido's Lady Death/Shi through Avatar Press, and with Peter David's Fallen Angel through IDW Publishing. Dark Horse Comics produced a 200-page hardbound Art of Shi coffee table book showcasing several artists' take on the character. Other Shi projects include a full color Zombie-sama! TPB with John Broglia and Definitive Shi Vol. 2. Tucci produced a six-part miniseries for DC, Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion, which premiered November 2008.[2] In researching the series, Tucci spent time with a World War II reenactment in Pennsylvania, portraying a war correspondent,[3] and during his research in France, officials gave him the title of "Ambassador, de la region de Bruyeres".[4][5] The Lost Battalion received the 2011 "Artistic/Graphical" Gold Medal in the Fiction-Thriller category from the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA).[6][7] In 2011, Tucci's "Batman: A Trick For The Scarecrow", which appeared in the DCU Halloween Special 2010, was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Short Story.[8] As partner of Apostle Arts LLC, Tucci created Billy Tucci's A Child is Born, a 32-page graphic novella for Christmas 2011, adapted from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.[9] The book won a Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award in 2013

Rodney Ramos

Rodney Ramos has been a professional penciler and inker in the comics industry for over 25 years . Starting his career at Marvel Comics as a Romita Raider for Art directorJohn Romita . He has worked at many companies over the years including Marvel, Marvel Comics U.K. , DC Comics , Valiant , Disney , Acclaim Comics , Malibu, Continuity Comics and Legendary Pictures Comics . His inks have graced over 7000 pages of comic books over the years such as Spider-Man , X-men , Iron-man , Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-man , Batman , Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, 52, Countdown, Doctor Who and the critically acclaimed Transmetropolitan with Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson. Recently he has inked for Titan comics , Lion Forge and John Carpenter’s Storm King comics graphic Novel NightTerrors Graveyard Moon

Kenneth Landgraf

Ken Landgraf is a true cult icon in the world of comics. He studied with legends like Will Eisner and Harvey Kurtzman and worked as an assistant to Gil Kane and Rick Buckler. In the ’70s and ’80s, he went on to work on some of DC Comics, from titles like Weird War Tales to Superman Family and World’s Finest. His most infamous work might just be New York City Outlaws with Bob Huszar, perhaps the first true ‘outlaw’ comic. Huzar and Lamdgraf most recently collaborated on Apocalypse 5000, from Floating World Comics. Currently, Landgraf is at the tail end of an already funded Kickstarter campaign for a new project, Ink Zeitgeist, described as “a black and white outlaw genre pastiche comic (bikers, horror, cult cinema, superhero, punk, sci-fi, rockabilly, etc.) that takes place in Ink Town, a low-class but captivating destination of flea markets, arcades, trailer camps, diners and sideshow carnivals.” Mr. Landgraf took some time to rattle out his top five writers and inkers in the world of comics, along with some cool details. Check it out below, in his own words, along with some preview images from Ink Zeitgeist. Then make sure you head over to the Kickstarter page and push Ink Zeitgeist to the extreme!

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Carl Paolino

Carl Paolino is a veteran of the entertainment industry. As a producer, director, screenwriter, and production designer, his credits include feature films, television series, music videos, Broadway shows, and hundreds of television commercials. His animated productions include; MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch (having created over 400 puppets for the series), MTV’s Cartoon Sushi, and Celebrity Face-Off (another stop-motion animated TV series, having created over 600 puppets for the series). He wrote and directed the animation for The Halloween Pranksta short film with co-producer Mark Hamill, of Star Wars fame, and directed Mark during the voiceover recordings. His other credits include Disney’s Hercules on Ice, Victoria’s Secret, Goosebumps the Musical, MTV’s 2000 Music Video Awards (a specialty costume for Jimmy Fallon), Saturday Night Live, Coca Cola’s and the NFL’s Monster of the Gridiron, and the MTV Music Award Winning video, Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down, for Fall Out Boy. He is the author of the pulp horror novel trilogy Virgin Falls. Spontania is his first graphic novel series published by his own company, Comic Book Kid Publishing. You can find him at: ComicBookKidPub.com He has a BFA degree from the School of Visual Arts and is an adjunct professor in the Fine Arts Department.

Mark Mazz

Mark Mazz is an American comic book art director, editor and comic book writer. Mark has been part of the industry working as an Art Director for Marvel, the Design Services Manager for DC, the Creative Director for Harris Comics, and is now President & CCO of his own start-up business Atlas Unleashed

Henry Martinez

Henry Martinez is a penciler, inker, storyboard, cover artist and painter. His credits include penciling for Marvel Comics on “Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance”, “Blaze”, “Morbius”, an issue of “Marvel Zombies”, as well as “Mantra” and “The All-New Exiles” for Malibu Comics, and many independents, including several titles for Heroic Publishing as well as the horror book “Cult of Dracula”. Henry has also been published in Heavy Metal magazine, Dragon Magazine and Men’s Fitness. He is currently working with Nexus writer and co-creator Mike Baron on a science fiction book, “Jancroon”, “League of Champions for Heroic Publishing, as well as other projects.

Christian E. Santo

Christian Espiritusanto learned the trades for the love of Comic and Storytelling at The Joe kubert School of Cartooning in Dover New Jersey & from the best Artist in the Industry along with many TOP Superstars & instructors from big Names in Comic Book publishing company such as Marvel,DC, Dynamite,and DarkHorse. Christian Espiritusanto was published on the Official Walking Dead magazine issue #18, aka contributing pin up artists on TWD mags. Christian Espiritusanto collaborated with several artists,writers and published on Horrendous and stupendous magazine .In 1995 Christian Espiritusanto Created his very own comic series called Warriors Amongst Realms that was released On August 1st 2018 Christian Created his own production company called Iloco productions Studio Were other artists and creators come together to create and work on new projects from story boards designs to Films you can check out Christian Espiritusanto on of Facebook Instagram at Christian.E.Santo_ArtWrite Christian Christian E. Santo My Bio: Christian Espiritusanto learned the trades for the love of Comic and Storytelling at The Joe kubert School of Cartooning in Dover New Jersey & from the best Artist in the Industry along with many TOP Superstars & instructors from big Names in Comic Book publishing company such as Marvel,DC, Dynamite,and DarkHorse. Christian Espiritusanto was published on the Official Walking Dead magazine issue #18, aka contributing pin up artists on TWD mags. Christian Espiritusanto collaborated with several artists,writers and published on Horrendous and stupendous magazine .In 1995 Christian Espiritusanto Created his very own comic series called Warriors Amongst Realms that was released On August 1st 2018 Christian Created his own production company called Iloco productions Studio Were other artists and creators come together to create and work on new projects from story boards designs to Films

Richard Maurizio

A veteran artist, writer and ComicCon regular, Richard Maurizio has contributed artwork to some of the most iconic and beloved cartoons of our time. With an impressive resume that includes Warner Bros., Turner Entertainment, Universal Studios, Sony Signatures, and Archie Comics, Richard has created licensed artwork for properties including Looney Tunes, Animaniacs, Space Jam, Batman: The Animated Series, The Munsters, Underdog, The Real Ghostbusters, and Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol. In addition to co-producing a Tom & Jerry comic strip for several years, Richard co-authored the book Munster Memories with Butch Patrick. A passionate historian and collector of comics, he has played a major role in reviving children’s comics with his company, Airwave Comics, and by founding Animated Arts in the late 1980s. He also launched the first two industry magazines, The Comics Collector and Collectible Toys and Values, which brought attention to the world of comic book collecting in the pre ComicCon era.

Peter “Peat” Vazquez

Peter "Peat" Vazquez is a Long Island born freelance, Commission Artist with roots in comic books and fine art. You have seen his work in the pages of RMD Comics, Kaiju Mania and campaigns such as Nyobi Birthright His work is also in the pages of Penguina and Tomorrow Girl by Antarctic Press. You can also find him at cons such as NYCC, AnimeNYC, the Indie ArtShow, the Pancakes and Booze ArtShow, LI Tropic Con and tons of local shows Peat is available for freelance work including , commissions, paintings, covers, pinups, pencils sinks and colors.

Kyle Horne

Kyle Horne is a freelance artist based on Long Island. He illustrated children's book series like Amazing Annabelle and graphic novels beyond condition. Art has always been a big part of his life, ever since he was young

Blake Zawadzki

Blake Zawadzki is a multiple award winning writer and filmmaker. Blake wrote and created the series, Felandra: Heroine of Darkness. Felandra: Heroine of Darkness comic issue 1 was first released on June 28, 2025 and debuted at the Garden State Comic Fest. The series follows Adriana Woods and an ensemble cast. By day, Adriana is a journeyman mechanic at the Motor Crossing Garage in Welvaart City. By night, she is the vigilante, Felandra. She has to deal with the loss of her mother as well as the rise of crime in a cyberpunk world set 70 years in the future. The series explores many themes including sci-fi, magic, sisterhood, and extended family. The team for comic issue 1 also includes collaborated contributions from Eli Ramos, Keith Williams, Ava Schrager, Justin Birch, and Rick Parker. An animated series is in development and the pilot episode screenplay has won multiple accolades at festivals and competitions from across the country.

Fabrice Sapolsky

Fabrice Sapolsky is a unicorn. A versatile creator who writes, draws, designs, edits, publishes and sometimes sleeps. He released five creator-owned graphic novels in the last five years including fan favorites INTERTWINED, ONE-HIT WONDER and LADY-BIRD through his inclusive imprint FairSquare Comics. He’s also known to general audiences as the co-creator/co-writer of SPIDER-MAN NOIR for Marvel Comics (with David Hine) and has freelanced/worked for many companies such as Heavy Metal, DC Comics, Soleil, Humanoids or Ablaze. Originally born in France Fabrice moved to the United States in 2015 and now lives in New York.

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