Darryl Banks began his comic art career in 1989 after graduating from the Columbus College of Art and Design. He's best known for his artwork for DC Comics' Green Lantern as the co-creator of Kyle Rayner, Parallax and other characters.

Jilly Bartlett is a multi-dimensional performer. As a cartoon voice artist, she's voiced the witch-frog Maddie Flour on Disney's Amphibia, and Marjorie Taylor Greene on Late Night with Stephen Colbert.  As an actress Jilly can be seen streaming on Amazon's One Mississippi as Tig Notaro's love interest. As a writer, Jilly wrote the feature comedy Play Nice for Amazon as well as the heartwarming favorite Deliver by Christmas for Hallmark.

Josh Blaylock began publishing comic books as a teenager and later founded Devil's Due Publishing, where he helped revitalize G.I. Joe, Voltron and more in the comics space. He's published or written over 1000 comics with over $70 million in sales, and also collaborates on projects in entertainment, fashion, and tech, with clients including Adidas, A System of a Down, and more.

Reilly Brown is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Deadpool titles and Amazing Spider-Man, and Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point for DC. He's also the co-creator of the Webtoon original series, Outrage.

Howard Chaykin is a comic book writer and artist with credits such as American Flagg!, Avengers 1959, and Divided States of Hysteria. He is an expert in comic books, comic book history, jazz music, and 1950s American Culture.

Denys Cowan is an accomplished and celebrated comics and animation creator, and one of the founders of Milestone Media. Cowan is also the former senior VP of animation at BET, and has illustrated album covers for GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. He is an expert in comic books and animation.

Eisner Award winner J.M. DeMatteis has written a variety of memorable projects, from the epic drama of “Kraven’s Last Hunt” to the comedy-adventure of DC’s Justice League. His greatest acclaim has come for sophisticated original graphic novels—like the autobiographical Brooklyn Dreams and the groundbreaking Moonshadow. DeMatteis has also written extensively for television and film, including the 80’s Twilight Zone, Justice League Unlimited, ThunderCats, Spider-Man, and Superman: Red Son.

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez is one of DC Comics' most famous and prolific artists, having drawn Superman, Batman, Atari Force, and more. Perhaps most notably, he is DC's go-to artist for style guides and licensed products. His art is seen on millions of posters, coffee mugs, greeting cards and more worldwide.

Dave Gibbons is a comic book writer and artist with credits such as Watchmen, The Originals, and Green Lantern. He is an expert in comic books and comic book history, with a special concentration in British comic books.

Christian Gossett is a longtime concept designer, writer, artist, and educator. He created the double-bladed lightsaber for the "Star Wars" universe, and was an art director on Tim Burton's 2010 "Alice in Wonderland." In comics, Gossett created the epic The Red Star graphic novel. He is an expert in art, animation, computer graphics, and comic books, with a special concentration in art education.

Bob Hall is a longtime comic artist with lengthy runs on Avengers for Marvel Comics, in addition to work on Thor, Batman, and more. He's also a theater director with more than 200 stage plays to his credit, and founded a Shakespeare festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Jamal Igle is a comic writer and artist with more than 20 years experience who has worked on titles such as Molly Danger, The Wrong Earth, Nightwing, Supergirl, and more. He is currently working on his new project, Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine, with collaborator Scott Snyder.

Comic artist Scott Kolins has a 20+-year career in comics including acclaimed runs on Flash, Avengers, Blue Beetle and more. He's also worked as an artist with Lucasfilm, and on the Flash TV show.

Andy Lanning has three decades' experience as a comic writer and artist, and is promarily known for writing Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Andy has also written video games, and spent eight years as Executive Creative Director for Magic Leap, an augmented reality company.

Rick Leonardi is a comic book artist with credits such as Cloak & Dagger, Uncanny X-Men, and Spider-Man 2099. He is an expert in comic books and art.

Laura Martin is widely considered the top colorist in comics, with credits including Planetary, Astonishing X-Men, Stephen King's The Stand, Star Wars, Superman, and more. She is an expert in art and creative technology.

Ron Marz is a comic book writer with credits such as Green Lantern, Silver Surfer, and Witchblade. He is an expert in comic books and comic book history.

Mike Mayhew is a comic book artist and commercial illustrator with credits including Star Wars, X-Men, and Avengers. He has created award winning ad campaigns for Cisco Systems, and book covers for Harper Collins and Scholastic. Mike is an expert in digital art techniques, as well as traditional watercolor and acrylic painting.

Fabian Nicieza has over 1000 comic book credits with over 100 million copies sold. He's the co-creator of Deadpool, and has served as a writer, editor, publisher, or chief creative officer for a wide array of media ranging from Barbie to Ren & Stimpy to the X-Men.

Ann Nocenti is a writer/editor of comics (Daredevil, X-Men). Her journalism appears in Anthony Bourdain's "Best Travel Writing." She is a producer and consultant on Semme Exhibitions (Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes, Disney 100). Her latest graphic novels are The Seeds (Dark Horse) and Storm (Marvel). She teaches film and comics.

Kevin Nowlan is a comic book writer and artist with credits such as Batman: Sword of Azreal, Tomorrow Stories, and Superman vs. Aliens. He is an expert in comic books and art.

Christopher Priest is the first African-American writer and editor to work in the superhero comics industry. His writing credits include Black Panther, Quantum and Woody, and more. He's an expert in comic books and editorial process.

Bart Sears is a three-decade veteran of the comics business having worked on top titles for Marvel, DC, and more including Captain America and the Falcon and Justice League Europe. Bart has also worked extensively in the toy business for Hasbro and Toy Biz, and in the video game industry.

Tim Seeley has drawn comics including G.I. Joe, Halloween, Wildcats, and more. His writing work includes Nightwing, Money Shot, Superman vs. Lobo, the critically acclaimed Revival, and the New York Times bestselling Hack/Slash.

Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of the mystery novel Secret Identity. His comic book work has been published by Image Comics, Marvel Comics, DC, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, and more. Alex has also served in an executive capacity at Oni Press, Archie Comics, and DC Comics.

Andy Smith is a comic artist who has worked on Wolverine: Weapon X, XO Manowar, and many other titles. His Drawing Dynamic Comics published by Watson-Guptill has been through seven printings. Andy has taught college art classes, and lectured frequently at libraries.

Ty Templeton has worked in the comics industry for 35 years as a publisher, editor, colorist, and letterer. Ty also teaches others how to make their own comics, through his Comic Book Bootcamp. He's worked on The Batman Adventures, Superman, Spider-Man, Mad Magazine, The Simpsons, The National Lampoon, The Avengers, and so many others.

Mark Waid is a comic book writer and editor with credits such as Captain America, Flash, and Kingdom Come. He is an expert in comic books and comic book history, with a specialization in Superman history.