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Q CON 2026 CREATORS

9 To 5 Gay Pins

We make high quality enamel pins as well as stickers, charms and standees. Our focus is on your favorite queer and non-queer fandoms.

A.C. Esguerra

A.C. Esguerra makes dark, intricate and theatrical comics about queer love and resistance in far-off and familiar worlds. They created EIGHTY DAYS, a YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens pick and GLAAD Award nominee. Born in the Philippines, A.C. currently lives in Los Angeles with their partner.

Adam Dalton Blake

I am a designer and illustrator focusing on art centering the LGBTQ+ community through prints, greeting cards, playing card, poster and stickers intertwined with camp and color.

Ajuan Mance

Ajuan Mance is an Oakland-based writer and illustrator. Her comics and illustrations have appeared in several periodicals and anthologies including, most recently, Come Out and Play: The Queer Sports Project. Gender Studies, Ajuan’s first solo compilation was nominated for the 2024 Ignatz Award for Best Comics Collection.

AndrogynArt (Jesse Ledina)

Jesse Ledina is a pop culture-influenced traditional artist and digital illustrator whose goal is to inspire nostalgic delight. Jesse created the alter ego AndrogynArt, a combo-moniker encompassing their identity and artistic endeavors, which include live performance, gallery exhibitions, and more. Jesse lives quietly in the suburbs of Los Angeles County with their lovely wife.

Andy Alves & Ben Crane

Ben and Andy are the married creative team behind the all-ages sci-fi series COSMIC CADETS

Arthur Janecek

I am an LA based story artist, cartoonist, and risograph printmaker. My work is informed by comedy, narrative, and nature!

ArtistsanStudio

Makers of keychains, packpacks, bags, enamels, and accessories - ArtistsanStudio located in Anaheim, California.

Ash Sroka

Ash Sroka is the voice of the Quarian engineer Tali'Zorah in the Mass Effect gaming trilogy. Ash also voiced Alicia in the AR-K trilogy and Tiana in the fantasy RPG The Waylanders. She has also done voice work on the Adult Swim anime Blood+ many shows on Nickelodeon, CBS, and Fox.

Becky Hawkins

Becky Hawkins co-creates SuperButch, the Prism Award-winning 1940s lesbian superhero history noir webcomic, with Barry Deutsch. She spent 2007-2012 traveling as a cruise ship musician, where she began chronicling her life with watercolor comics on postcard paper. She lives in Portland with her tiny cartoon sidekick, Shoulder Angel.

Bellflowwer

Jangil is a puerto rican born and raised visual artist and comic artist living in Los Angeles since 2024. Jangil is creatively driven by his personal experiences navigating adulthood.

Biolumen Press

Biolumen Press is a small comic publisher telling genre defying stories exploring the nuances of human experience and mental health set in otherworldly circumstances. Founded by Kaj Kunstmann and John Grillo, they have been making comics since 2013.

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (BPAL) is a popular, Philadelphia-based indie perfumery founded in 2000 specializing in unique, dark, romantic, and Gothic-themed perfume oils. They offer a massive, frequently updated catalog of scents, including literary, mythological, and pop-culture-inspired, using natural ingredients and offering vegan options.

Bmaurie

I am a Los Angeles based artist and designer, my art style is heavily influenced from 90s cartoons, video games and anything nerdy. Items that I produce range from art prints, magnets, keychains and stickers.

Bradley C. Rader

Mr. Rader’s homoerotic artwork has appeared since 1984, in Drummer, First Hand, and Chiron Rising, etc. In 2003 he started Flaming Artist Press, so far producing 2 issues of the homoerotic magazine/art folio, “True Adult Fantasy”, as well as his graphic novel, “Harry and Dickless Tom,”. In 2018, F.A. Press published “True Adult Fantasy: Adults Only Coloring Book” in horizontal and vertical formats. Mr. Rader has spent 41 years as a TV storyboard artist, director and character designer, along with occasional forays into comics illustration for various publishers. Recently retired, he now devotes himself to producing the weekly political action-adventure web-strip, "A Shadow Called Danger".

Brittany Cox

Brittany is a voice over artist, actor, and producer based in L.A. Known for portraying strong, fan-favorite leading ladies, she is most recognizable for voicing Fischl in Genshin Impact and Angela in Marvel Rivals.

Broken Oar Comics

Broken Oar Comics is the home of all-ages hits like MISFIT ISLAND, MONSTER ELEMENTARY and DAISY CASSIDY as well as mature readers stories, PRAY FOR DEATH and THE KID AND THE RIPPER.

carlations

Watercolor pin-up artist and co-creator and artist of Skull Maskerade comic, devoted to bridging the gap between macabre femme art and sequential storytelling.

Casting Call The Game / Cinema175

JC Calciano is a filmmaker, author, and creator of LGBTQ+ entertainment. He also created Casting Call, a family-friendly audition party card game where players perform, adjust, and re-audition to win the role.

Christian Cimoroni

I’m an illustrator whose work focuses on editorial and product design, with a strong understanding of social media and cultural trends. I have over 12 years of professional experience in both digital and traditional illustration, typography, design and trend research.

ChubbyOwl (aka. Paty Romero )

My name is Paty Romero, or Chubby Owl. I'm an aspiring artist, animator, and storywriter with a HUGE obsession with owls. I am the founder of Pocket Owl Studio and creator of 'Lily and The Witches' Coven'.

Comadres y Comics Podcast

Comadres y Comics is a podcast that highlights the Latinx representation in the comic book industry as characters, creators and fans.

Copybara Creations

The Capybara with a Copy Machine! Handmade stickers, prints, wooden charms and whatever else we can make for fun! We also fulfill custom print services for small batches, and unique orders! Come by and say hello!

Dani Carr and Bree Williams

Dani and Bree are west coast based comic making wives, with projects stretching from Critical Role, various anthologies, and their webcomic The Witch Wolf.

David Reddish

David Reddish is the award-winning journalist and anchor of THE DAVID REDDISH SHOW. He's also the author of THE PASSION OF SERGIUS AND BACCHUS, and the SEX DRUGS & SUPERHEROES Trilogy. In the past, he has written for Queerty, ScreenRant, MovieWeb, CBR and Playboy.

DEAREST ANTOINE

Dearest Antoine is an indie art brand made by myself. I'm a queer latino artist that specializes in trading cards, stickers, and art cards.

Deja Prieto

Deja Prieto is an illustrator who aims to capture the complexities of female expression and to create vivid stories about queer people through art.

Ed Luce

Ed Luce is the creator of Wuvable Oaf, a two-time Ignatz nominated comic series about a big hairy dude’s search for love… and cats. Two volumes of Oaf stories have been collected by Fantagraphics, with the second winning the Lambda Literary Award for Graphic Novel/Comics. Ed has drawn for Image/Skybound, Dark Horse, Oni Press, IDW, Heavy Metal, Vault, Bear, the Eisner nominated No Straight Lines and the Eisner winning Love Is Love.

Fanbase Press

As a GLAAD Media Award-winning and an Eisner and Harvey Awards-nominated comic book publisher and geek culture website, Fanbase Press produces new and distinctive works, as well as daily reviews, interviews, and podcasts, that span the pop culture spectrum and give voice to the themes, ideals, and people that make geekdom so exceptional.

Frantabulosa

My name is Francis Quintero and I am a queer artist and cosplayer from Mexico who specializes in colorful art that soothes the soul. I work as a full time artist making comics, art and merchandise for conventions. I like to fill any space I am in with positivity and the love for anime and manga. I have been cosplaying for over 15 years and selling my art at conventions for over 10 years because this is something I truly love doing.

George Northy

George is the writer of holiday-horror comic YULETIDE, had stories in the past two EC Comics ‘Shiver Suspenstories’ and has a horror whodunnit in the works with Oni Press. In screenwriting, he has written the film ‘G.B.F.’ and for TV shows ‘FAKING IT’, ‘CHARMED’ and ‘XO KITTY.’

Giant-Size Productions

Gui Agustini

Gui Agustini is the voice of Sunspot in Marvel’s ‘X-Men 97’ and played the professional tennis player Yoyo on the CBS series ‘Elsbeth’.

Gus + ArkStudios

This table represents a collaboration. Gus Heully creates and self published comics, including the horror title, “Spent Light” and queer slice-of-life “LA Camp” while Liam Mears has created a world through ArkStudios, combining fantasy writing with related fashion and photography. This collaboration presents a comic illustrating an ArkStudios “Combat Report”.

halveablock

xed is a comic artist and illustrator making comics of things they love. Their current obsessions include queer body horror and the concept of a fish (sometimes not mutually exclusive).

Homosocial

Homosocial is a multimedia project created by Brian Van Camerik. Homosocial is a project celebrating queerness in the past and present. A creative endeavor that guides his artistic practice, Van Camerik works in a variety of media, from photography to paper, mat board sculptures and woodworking. Homosocial and Van Camerik are based in the LA area in California.

Horror High

The 90s cliché teen horror flick board game! High school seniors face an unrelenting and murderous killer in a desperate gambit for survival in this nostalgic asymmetrical survival horror board game. What would you do in a scary movie?

Huck And Puck Books

Huck and Puck Books is your neighborhood banned book dealer. We carry a variety of books written by and for the LGBTQIA+ Community. You will find titles, not only from the major presses, but also from small & indie presses. Many of the titles we feature many titles come from our local authors.

Jack Foster

Jack Foster is a writer and artist based out of Los Angeles and creator of the comic book GUN. He works in gloriously old-school watercolor.

Jackie Lee

Jackie Lee is an angel who was visiting earth, but decided to stay after trying an oat milk latte.

Jasmine Walls

Jasmine Walls is an award-winning writer, editor, artist, and hot chocolate enthusiast, with a passion for inclusive and creative stories that are fun, engaging, and critical. She makes unapologetically queer, diverse, and colorful stories.

Jax

I’m a Queer Female Tarot Reader! I do all kinds of readings from relationships and careers to past lives and spirit messages.

Jay DeMarti

Southern California illustrator Jay creates queer joy through fandom-inspired art, centering sapphic stories where representation is scarce. A published children’s book illustrator working with Noble Grounds Publishing, Webtoons, 3D Total Publishing, and Little Doctors, she draws constant inspiration from her greatest muse—her wife.

Jeff Asato-Schuetze

Jeff Asato-Schuetze is a Director, Storyboard Artist, and Writer, primarily in animation. He is also the writer/artist of the semi-autobiographical webcomic, JEFbot, with nearly 600 comic strips online. His credits include BoJack Horseman, Q-Force, Long Story Short, Tuca & Bertie, Captain Fall, and the upcoming Netflix animated series, Strip Law.

Jeff Krell

Jeff Krell created the long-running gay-themed humor strip “Jayson,” which debuted in the Philadelphia Gay News in 1983 and enjoyed long runs in Gay Comix and Meatmen. Since 2005 Krell has been publishing original “Jayson” graphic novels including “Jayson Goes to Hollywood” and “Jayson Gets a Job!” In 2023, in collaboration with Sue Bielenberg, Krell debuted the all-ages Jayson spinoff “Arena Takes Manhattan,” a career girl humor comic starring Jayson’s sidekick Arena Stage. Krell also translates comics for famed German cartoonist Ralf König.

JemCon

Since 2005, JemCon has been the fan-run celebration of everything Jem and the Holograms. This is for fans, by fans, and they’re flying in from all over the world. Whether you grew up with the 80s cartoon, fell in love with the IDW comics, or just can't resist the glitter - this is YOUR weekend.

Jen Wang

Jen Wang is the award-winning NYT Bestselling author and illustrator of several graphic novels for young readers including Ash’s Cabin, Stargazing, The Prince and The Dressmaker, In Real Life (co-written with Cory Doctorow), and Koko Be Good. She is also a co-founder and organizer for Comic Arts LA. She lives in Los Angeles.

Jim McCann

Jim McCann is an Eisner award-winning TV and comic book writer. He is the writer & co-creator of the Eisner award-winning RETURN OF THE DAPPER MEN, MIND THE GAP, and the LGBT+ mystery THE OTHER/HALF. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband and their dog.

Joe Pryde Art

Joe Pryde is a freelance illustrator residing in Los Angeles, California. He puts his love of pop culture into his digital illustrations with a queer nerdy twist.

John Ottman

John Ottman holds dual distinctions as a leading film composer and an award winning film editor. This remarkable dual talent can be experienced in films such as The Usual Suspects, X2: X-Men United, and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Currently, John’s talents can be seen as editor for Michael.

Jose Pimienta

Jose Pimienta makes comics about Mexicans living in the United States. They have also collaborated with amazing authors creating comics about identity, magic, and zombie squirrels. Jose has worked with publishers such as Random House Graphic, Iron Circus Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and Candlewick Press. Currently, they reside in Southern California and spends a lot of time biking when they're not making comics.

Joseph Phillips

Hello, I'm Joe Phillips; illustrator, comic book artist, animator, and writer. I've worked for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Wildstorm, and IDW, drawing nearly every major character. My independent work includes The Heretic, Joe Boys, the Witch Boys, and the Divine Diversity Tarot Deck. Some of my career highlights include a national campaign for Bud Light, and illustrating the 3rd edition of The Joy of Gay Sex for Random House.

Josh Trujillo

Josh Trujillo is an award-winning writer, editor, and narrative designer based in Los Angeles. He has worked with clients including Marvel, Gearbox Studios, Telltale Games, Netflix, and DC Comics, among others.

Julie Fiveash

Julie is Diné and Latinx, their pronouns are they/them/theirs, and they identify as non-binary and queer. They currently work at the Los Angeles Public Library as a part-time librarian and their first graphic novel, “The Froggy Library: Welcome to Soggy Stump” will be released April 2026 from Levine Querido.

Kendra Wells / kendrawcandraw

Kendra Wells is a writer and artist from NY based in LA. REAL HERO SHIT: HARDER THAN IT LOOKS, the sequel to their debut graphic novel REAL HERO SHIT, is releasing in July 2026. Their clients include Critical Role, Dimension 20, Dark Horse, The Nib, and others.

Knave Murdok

Knave Murdok is the artist and author of TransCat Comics, a comic about a transgender superhero who fights the cops and ain't afraid of nothin'! Knave lives in San Fransisco, CA where she works in the cancer research field, and sings karaoke any chance she gets.

LA County Library

Founded in 1912, LA County Library is one of the largest and most innovative library systems in the US. It provides community responsive and dynamic collections, programs, and services to meet the literacy, information, personal enrichment, and entertainment needs of all residents across Los Angeles County. Dedicated to reducing barriers and increasing access for all!

Lee Knox Ostertag

Lee Knox Ostertag (formerly known as Molly Knox Ostertag), is an award-winning graphic novelist. He got his start in comics with the webcomic Strong Female Protagonist, written by Brennan Lee Mulligan. He then started writing his own books beginning with The Witch Boy series, followed by The Girl From the Sea and The Deep Dark, as well as the Dungeon Club series illustrated by Xanthe Bouma. His books are about magic, identity, and love, and are mostly aimed at children and teenagers.

Los Angeles City Clerk

The City Clerk Outreach and Media sections caters to all Angelenos by providing voter registration and election services to all communities in the City. The outreach team provides tabling services, workshops, trainings, front counter displays and mock elections to anyone interested in providing free civic engagement activities.

Lucky Srikumar

Lucky Srikumar, was raised as a 3rd culture kid born in Singapore to Indian immigrant parents. At age 19 they moved to California where they’ve resided ever since. They draw comics about the ever changing aspects of their identity including queerness, disability and cat ownership.They enjoy knitting, bird-watching and puns. OPTING OUT is their first book.

Maia Kobabe

Maia Kobabe (e/em/eir) is the author of GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR (2019), BREATHE: JOURNEYS TO HEALTHY BINDING (2024) with Dr Sarah Peitzmeier, and OPTING OUT (2026) with Lucky Srikumar. In eir free time, Maia practices taekwondo, studies Spanish, makes zines, and fights censorship.

mapleoats

I’m an illustrator by day and a night owl after hours, always finding time to bring new art projects to life. I work the convention scene full-time and specialize in playful, novelty items designed to spark laughter and joy. Above all, my goal is to help people feel happy and seen.

Marc Andreyko

NYT best-selling, Eisner winning writer of comics/tv/film. Co-creator of Kate Spencer (Manhunter, DC Comics), Torso (with Brian Bendis), and writer of Batwoman, Violator, Supergirl, Flash Gordon & the Madness of M'nngh and the global best seller LOVE IS LOVE.

MedianArtz

Hi! I’m MedianArtz! I work with both traditional and digital mediums to provide my signature comic book style. I make prints and stickers of my artworks and draw a variety of themes and characters.

Megan Praz

Megan Praz is a director, storyboard artist, and animator by day and an indie comics artist by night. She loves making comics with longtime collaborator Meghan Kemp-Gee, including their graphic novel One More Year and LGBTQ sports anthology Come Out and Play.

Meghan Fitzmartin

Meghan Fitzmartin is a TV, animation and comics writer known for Tim Drake: Robin and Mary Sue. Meghan also contributed to Star Trek Celebrations, the 2026 comics anthology celebrating LGBTQ+ diversity in the Star Trek universe.

Melique Berger

A Black, Jewish, Queer native of WeHo, Melique Berger has been a voice over professional since age 19. With talents that include acting as well as singing, she has wowed audiences by voicing fan favorite characters such as Ryme (Pokemon: Horizons), Coffee (Cowboy Bebop), or Mrs. Pancakes (Rick and Morty).

Mike Rossi

Mike Rossi is a cartoonist and illustrator based in SF. His comics work is mostly memoir and slice-of-life. While he is seeking a home for his graphic memoir, Branches, he recently finished Volume 1 of his second book, Gela, the story of how two dog people adopted a (pregnant) cat.

Mimsy Fair

Mimsy Fair is the work of solo interdisciplinary artist, zinester, ttrpg enthusiast, and dice goblin, Theresa Knopf. She creates handmade dice, zines, and books for tabletop adventures from her workshop in Los Angeles. Everything is handmade with special care and intention, inspired by games, media, literature, mythology, and folklore.

Mira Ong Chua

Artist and writer from Los Angeles creating fresh, fun, over-the-top graphic novels with a spotlight on queer romance and gender diversity.

ND Stevenson

Nate Diana "Indy" Stevenson, known professionally as ND Stevenson, is an American cartoonist and animation producer. He is the developer, showrunner, and executive producer of the animated television series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which ran from 2018 to 2020.

Neo Edmund

Neo Edmund is an Actor, New York Times Best-Selling Author, Screenwriter & Comic Book Scribe. Neo appeared on numerous television shows, most notably on 100+ episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Neo has written for Hasbro, Saban, Penguin, Random House, Storm King, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet & Zenescope.

Neunhoffer Art

Heidi Neunhoffer is a Storyboard Artist and Illustrator who has worked for Disney TVA, DreamWorks TV, and Disney Lorcana, and they love creating fanart in their spare time.

Nicole Goux

Nicole Goux (she/her) is an Eisner Award nominated illustrator and cartoonist from Los Angeles. She's the artist of DC's Shadow of the Batgirl and co-creator of Fuck Off Squad at Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club, Forest Hills Bootleg Society at Simon and Schuster: Atheneum. She has been published by DC, Dark Horse, IDW, Oni and Avery Hill. Her most recent comic, This Place Kills Me in collaboration with Mariko Tamaki is published by Abrams Fanfare. Her most recent book, Punk'n Heads with co-creator Dave Baker arrived in shops April 2026 from Top Shelf Publishing.

Nicole J. Georges

Nicole J. Georges is an award-winning illustrator, graphic novelist, podcaster & comics professor. She is the author of the graphic memoirs Calling Dr. Laura, and Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home. Nicole has been publishing autobiographical comics about her queer vegan life for the past 25 years. Her new book, Emotional Support Animals, is out now.

Nicole Maines

Nicole Maines is an award-winning actress, writer, and transgender rights activist. She made history by playing Dreamer, the first transgender superhero on television, in the CW series Supergirl. She also starred in the TV series Yellowjackets. Nicole has written numerous comics and graphic novels including Bad Dream, Suicide Squad (which won the 2025 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book), Secret Six (GLAAD Media Award nominated), and the current Justice League: Dream Girls.

Old Cat Opera

Rowan Procter turns her ADHD fidgeting into knitting and crochet. She lives in LA with her parents and three cats.

OokiePookie

Hello! I'm a digital artist and crafter who focuses on cutesy and alternative art. Most people describe my style as a mix of anime and cartoon-y but I derive inspiration out of everything in life. I create art for and of the minority, hopefully making a safe-space for others who see my art! ✮

Pansy Pins

Just your every day kawaii Magical Boy gaymer, creating sexy rpg and anime inspired enamel pins, stickers, and art prints!

Pop Culture Punk

Beck is a disabled trans cartoonist and illustrator located in Southern California. Their art has graced the covers of series like Godzilla, as well as being featured in anthologies, indie comics, zines and more. As a marginalized creator, they know the importance of seeing yourself in the media you consume.

Prints And Crits

We are a queer company that specializes in handcrafted dice, 3D printing both resin and filiment.

Queer Vox

Queer Vox is a non-profit organization providing training and professional support for LGBTQIA+ voice actors in the entertainment industry while advocating for equitable opportunities and authentic representation in voice performance work.

Qweerty Gamers

Qweerty Gamers provides LGBTQIA2S+ resources, support, and networking access to advance visibility and representation in the global gaming industry.

Rainbow Arc of Fire

Rainbow Arc of Fire is a 10-volume series of LGBTQ novels I wrote. Super-hero comics were always a favorite of mine, growing up in Southern California in the 1960's. I wanted to create something that reflected that tradition but was more inclusive.

Rex Ogle / Rey Terciero

Rex Ogle is the award-winning author of over a hundred books, comics, graphic novels, and memoirs—most notably Free Lunch, Road Home, Pizza Face, as well as Northranger and Dan in Green Gables, written under pseudonym Rey Terciero. Born and raised in Texas, Rex now lives in Los Angeles where he writes every day.

Richard Fairgray

Memoirist, dick drawer, formalist curmudgeon, Richard is above all else a maker of comics. With over 350 books to his name, he spans genre, truth and discomfort with every new title. Thirsty for elderly vampires and afraid to fall asleep.

Rod O'Riley

I'm best known for working with my late life-partner, Mark Merlino, as some of the first organizers of what came to be known as Furry Fandom, and the leaders behind the very first furry-themed fan convention, ConFurence. I also write songs!

Saber Guild

Saber Guild is a not-for-profit, LucasFilm-recognized Star Wars costuming group that specializes in choreographed lightsaber shows. We perform at charity and community events, as well as comic book and sci-fi conventions, all to raise money for charity and share our love of Star Wars with fans around the world.

Sam Irvin

Sam Irvin directed ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS and the queer horror series DANTE’S COVE. He co-executive produced Bill Condon's Oscar winning GODS AND MONSTERS and was the assistant to Brian De Palma on DRESSED TO KILL. He has authored 7 books including CONFESSIONS OF A BRIAN DE PALMA PROTÉGÉ! and CAPTAIN SAMOUFLAGE AND THE FRANKENSAM SCAM! Sam has won 7 Rondo Awards, a Tod Slaughter Lifetime Achievement in Horror Award, and a Queer Screams Career Achievement Award. 

Sarah Gailey

Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award and British Fantasy Award winning, bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. Their nonfiction has been published by dozens of venues internationally. Find their work at sarahgailey.com.

Scuttlebutt Ink

Scuttlebutt Ink is a distributor of whimsical products and publisher of the playful queer comedy graphic novel Mahou Shounen FIGHT!

Sean Abley aka Gay of the Dead

Sean Abley is a journalist, B-movie screenwriter, and award-winning playwright. His "Gay of the Dead" column (est. 2009 for Fangoria.com) was the first horror blog to focus solely on LGBTQ filmmakers working in horror. He is the creator / co-editor of Queer Horror: A Film Guide, and a regular contributor to Fangoria magazine.

Shannon Watters

Shannon Watters is the co-creator and co-writer of the award-winning, New York Times best-selling comic book series LUMBERJANES, as well as the hit graphic novel HOLLOW, and a writer of animation, comics, and prose. She is also an acclaimed editor, and the former founder/editorial head of BOOM! Box line at BOOM! Studios. She lives in Los Angeles.

Shanti Rittgers

Shanti is a commercial artist by day, and an Buhurt/armored martial artist by night. They explore their love for medieval and the fantastic, blending heavy metal and action-pulpy genres with shoujo softness. They want their femmes to fight and their mascs to kiss, and they love orcs so much they're currently wrapping up on a related graphic novel (tba) with a publisher this spring.

Sippy Crumbs Coffee

James is the founder of Sippy Crumbs Coffee, an artisan roastery rooted in connection. What began as a love for great coffee became a mission to encourage human connectivity—through intentional blends, community markets, and meaningful conversation. More than coffee, Sippy Crumbs invites people to slow down, sip, and savor every moment.

Sonya Saturday

Sonya Saturday is an internationally published cartoonist, playwright and photographer. Her books include J.K. Rowling and the Ungrateful Fans, The 2016 Republican Presidential Candidates Coloring & Activity Book, and A Ninja Dinosaur Christmas!!!. Sonya’s autobiographical comics series is The Greatest Thing You've Ever Seen in Your Life.

Staymagical Creations

We are an artist and bookbinder duo creating works of art for the fandom heart

Steve MacIsaac/ Shirtlifter

Steve MacIsaac is a Canadian comics artist and creator living in Long Beach, California. He is known for his comics series Shirtlifter and the graphic novel, Unpacking. His comics focus on the lives and relationships of contemporary gay men, from marriage to casual encounters.

Steve Wanczyk

Life long comic fan who is setting up comic book creation (writer/artist) as my retirement job. I have an ongoing series AKA Henchman (5 issues in), a series of horror anthology stories under the brand HEAD FULL OF SCARS, and two graphic novels - BULLETPROOF and BLEEDING and The BATON.

Surge of Power Enterprises, LLC

Vincent J. Roth is a corporate attorney and independent filmmaker behind the Surge of Power franchise. Since 2004, he has produced and starred in multiple star-studded superhero films. His latest feature, Where There’s Smoke, has won 30+ film festival awards, cementing the franchise’s growing legacy.

SurrealArts & Diwata Komiks

We are Diwata Komiks – a diversity-focused comics company dedicated to sharing stories from our multicultural heritage. Diwata Komiks was born from the need to find a platform to be able to tell our stories with our own unique voices through our love for comics.

Tannis Comix (Dave Davenport/William O. Tyler)

Tannis Comix is a comic collaboration between creators Dave Davenport and William O. Tyler. Their original queer comics include the Prism Grant winning Feral and the Ghost Skater, following the scandalous activities of a werewolf and his friends, and the Black horror comic Mesmer featuring cryptids, Gods, and anxiety monsters.

Tara Madison Avery / Stacked Deck Press

Tara Madison Avery is a cartoonist, editor, and publisher of Stacked Deck Press. Among her publications are the Ignatz Award-winning We're Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology and the Kinnard Award-winning Ooops...I Just Catharted!: Fifty Years of Cathartic Comics. Avery is also a longtime board member of Prism Comics

The Comics Courier

Tiffany Babb writes and edits articles about comics, baseball, and pop culture. She is the editor of The Comics Courier, The Comics Staple, and The Fan Files. She has previously served as deputy editor at Popverse and as co-editor of PanelxPanel Magazine.

Tilly Bridges & Susan Bridges

Tilly Bridges & Susan Bridges wrote “Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming” at IDW (named one of the Best Comics of 2025 by Comics Beat and CBR), season two of “Monster High,” consulted on “Star Trek Prodigy,” and their YA queer trans romcom OGN "Just Another Summer" releases summer 2026 from Maverick.

Tini Howard

Tini Howard is a comics writer best known for her original comic, MARIAN HERETIC, as well as SIRENS: LOVE HURTS at DC Comics and EXCALIBUR at Marvel Comics.

toddland / Bob's Burgers

toddland is Bob's Burgers official partners every year for a pride collaboration collection with a portion of the proceeds going to the It Gets Better Project!

TOKYOPOP

TOKYOPOP established the market for manga in North America. Over the past 25 years, TOKYOPOP has published thousands of books in both print and digital formats, highlighted the role of diverse creators, partnered with many of the world's most famous brands, produced and distributed anime and live-action content, and pioneered the use of technology in visual storytelling.

Turn Da Page

🎮 I'm Joel Page - Crafting video games & tabletop adventures! 🎲 Developer of Sippy Disco 🦄🌈 & Querent 🤠👁️

Wifi4dogs

I'm a queer artist and illustrator known for creating playful, feel-good art. My work blends elements of Japanese Kawaii Culture, 60's & 90's kitsch and a deep love and fascination of animals. Many of my illustrations feature subtle LGBTQIA themes, such as hidden pride flag colors in illustrations.

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