Ivan Brandon
Best known for: Doc Savage, Nemesis and 24SEVEN
Ivan Brandon is a writer arguably best known for his North American comics work on titles such as DOC SAVAGE, NEMESIS, BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM, FINAL CRISIS: ESCAPE, SECRET INVASION: HOME INVASION & DEADPOOL TEAMUP. He is the writer and co-creator of VIKING, THE CROSS BRONX and NYC MECH at Image Comics and the creator and producer of the Eisner-nominated 24SEVEN.
Andy Kubert
Best known for: Batman vs. Predator, Adam Strange and DC Comics artist
Andy Kubert began his drawing career at DC Comics illustrating the first highly successful Batman vs. Predator and Adam Strange series. Andy then went on to Marvel Comics popular X-Men title, which remained their top-selling comic during his six-year run. At Marvel, he also illustrated such titles as Ghost Rider (co-creating the "Caretaker" character which also appeared in the Ghost Rider movie starring Nicholas Cage), Captain America, Ka-Zar, Thor, Ultimate X-Men, the first Wolverine: Origin miniseries and Marvel 1602 miniseries. Marvel 1602 was a collaboration with New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman and earned both Neil and Andy a 2005 Quill Award for Best Graphic Novel.
Andy then returned to DC to work on the main Batman title with acclaimed author Grant Morrison. His subsequent project was the best selling Batman series again in collaboration with Neil Gaiman entitled "Whatever Happened to The Caped Crusader?" a 2 part story that appeared in DC`s Batman #686 and Detective Comics #853 . The hardcover version of that story earned its spot on the New York Times best seller list for Graphic Novels. Currently, he is working on the first two issues of DC Comics 75th anniversary series entitled DC Legacies that his father, comic legend, Joe Kubert, is inking and Swamp Thing creator Len Wein is writing. Andy also has done the covers for the 6 issue series "The Return of Bruce Wayne" which brings Bruce back to the Batman fold!
Along with his teaching and other duties at the Kubert School, Andy is currently an exclusive contract artist to DC comics. He has been named to Wizard Magazine's Top Ten Artists list on numerous occasions over the course of his career.
Appearing at the Artist's Choice Booth.
Alexander Maleev
Best known for: Daredevil, Scarlet and Moonknight
Alex Maleev
Born in 1971 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Russ Manning award in 1996 for Most Promising Newcommer. Eisner Award for best ongoing series in 2003.
Leandro Fernandez
Best known for: Hit Girl, New Mutants and Queen & Country: Crystal Ball
Leandro Fernández is a comic artist and illustrator born in Argentina in 1973.
He's worked for both the American and European industry.
Actually he's drawing the Mark Millar's book, "Hit Girl", for Icon, Marvel Comics, and "New Mutants" of Abnett – Lanning for Marvel comics.
Between some of the books he has drawn there are some of popular characters such as "Incredible Hulk: Hide in plain sight", written by Bruce Jones, "Wolverine: Coyote Crossing", written by Greg Rucka, and a long run on the Garth Ennis's Punisher tales like "Kitchen Irish", "Up is down, black is white", "The Slavers" and "Man of Stone". Later, he has done the "Northlanders: The Plague Widow" graphic novel, written by Brian Wood for Vertigo, DC Comics, as well as some "Deadpool" single issues for Marvel.
On the year 2003 the "Queen & Country: Crystal Ball" book he has done with the writer Greg Rucka was nominated for an Eisner Award.
Leandro will be appearing at the Splash Page Comic Art booth, number 1175.
Andy MacDonald
Best known for: The Terminator: 2029, Image and Marvel
Andy Macdonald is a comic book artist who loves it when a plan comes together and has drawn comics for Image, Marvel, DC and Dark Horse. Most recent works include The Terminator: 2029 and The Terminator: 1984 series for Dark Horse Comics. Today, still wanted by the government, he survives as a soldier of fortune. If you have a problem...if no one else can help...and if you can find him...maybe you can hire... Andy MacDonald.
Amanda Conner
Best known for: Vampirella, Painkiller Jane vs the Darkness and The Pro
Amanda Conner started out in comics working on small projects for Marvel and Archie. She had been working as an illustrator for New York ad agencies Kornhauser and Calene and Kidvertisers. She worked on a number of launches and campaigns such as Arm & Hammer, PlaySchool and Nickelodeon, to name a few.
However, loving comic books and cartooning the most, Amanda found herself working for Marvel on their Barbie line (many of Amanda's covers were made into designs for the line of Barbie toys), Disney line which included the Gargoyles books. At the same time she was illustrating Soul Searchers & Co. for Claypool Comics and worked on other Marvel projects, such as Excalibur for the X-Men line and Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils.
Amanda then moved on to do what is probably her best known work. She did several years as penciler on the hit series Vampirella for Harris Comics. While illustrating Vampirella, Amanda worked with the top writers in the field, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Warren Ellis.
Continuing to expand her horizons, Amanda illustrated the best selling Event Comic Painkiller Jane vs the Darkness and went on to work on Painkiller Jane #0 (the origin book). She also wrote and illustrated a story for Kid Death and Fluffy.
Since then, Amanda has moved on and has worked on many of the top titles in comics such as Lois Lane, Codename: Knockout, Terra and Birds of Prey for D.C. Comics Vertigo line, X-Men Unlimited for Marvel, co-created Gatecrasher for BlackBull Comics, and The Pro, a creator owned book for image with Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis.
Amanda's work can also be seen outside the comic book community in such places as ABC'S Nightline, the New York Times, Nike, Mad Magazine, character designs for film and television, and Amanda is featured in a Biography magazine commercial on A&E.
Amanda's current work includes Captain Brooklyn for Image Comics and a new series to be announced this weekend at NYCC.
Alessandro Vitti
Best known for: Inventario, Doctor VooDoo: Avenger of the Supernatural and Feat Itself: Home Front
Alessandro Vitti got his start in the art world collaborating with famous Italian cartoonist Giuseppe Palumbo on Inventario, before being published in various magazines and newspapers in his native Italy. His 2007 work for French imprint Soleil got him ever more notice, as did X-Campus, a series published by Marvel Italy. His art on Jonathan Hickman's Secret Warriors was his first for Marvel.
He has also worked on Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural and Broken Trinity: Pandora's Box.
Now, He's working on Fear Itself: Home Front with Fred Van Lente.
Rafa Sandoval
Best known for: Iron Man, Mighty Avengers and Avenger Initative
Rafa Sandoval is an artist from Barcelona (Spain). He has worked in titles like Iron Man, Mighty Avengers, Avenger Initative, Ultimate Captain America, Incredible Hercules, Warbound, Young X-men, Ultimate Mystery, Ultimate Enemy, Ultimate Doom and WWHulk Aftershamsh, He's currently working in a miniseries of Ultimate Hawkeye for Marvel Comics.
More info: www.nutopia-agency.com
Sandu Florea
Best known for: Conan the Barbarian, The Amazing Spider-Man and Avengers
Sandu Florea is a veteran Romanian and American comic book artist living in New York. In 1980 he received the Eurocon award for his original comics work in In lumea lui Harap Alb. For the past 20 years Florea developed diverse collaborations with comics magazines and publishers such as Marvel, DC Comics or Dark Horse, created storyboards and other graphics for the motion picture producers Full Moon, as well as book illustrations for The Princeton Review. Specializing as an inker, he is most known for his work on Conan the Barbarian, The Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Batman, Elektra, Mighty Thor, Captain America, Dr Strange, and X-Men.
Appearing at the Romanian Cultural Institute booth #2018
Alexandru Ciubotariu
Best known for: Pisica patrata and The History of the Romanian Comics 1891–2010
Romanian born artist based in Bucharest Alexandru Ciubotariu published his works in newspapers and magazines in various countries, and participated in numerous international exhibitions and shows. He was awarded over 30 national and international prizes, most of them for comics. Alexandru Ciubotariu is also the author of the first street-art album in Romania (Pisica patrata published by Vellant Publishing Bucharest, 2009), and he signed six comic books. He co-edited The History of the Romanian Comics 1891-2010, recently published by Vellant Publishing Bucharest. Ciubotariu drew different series of stamps for Romfilatelia – the Romanian Philately Society - which were published in hundreds of thousands of copies. Alexandru Ciubotariu's name is linked also to the first urban-toys and the first website dedicated to comics in Romania (salonbd.ro). Alexandru Ciubotariu is involved in organizing the International Comics Festival in Romania.
Appearing at the Romanian Cultural Institute booth #2018
Fernando Blanco
Best known for: Strangers, Fallen Angel and Manhunter
After studying in Zaragoza's School of Fine Arts & Crafts, Fernando started his career contributing to the fanzine 451º. His first professional work in Spain was the El Fabricante miniseries, for Camaleon Ediciones.
In the US, he started inking Jesus Saiz for Dark Horse, and later DC Comics. Then he pencilled 2 OGNS starring The Phantom for Moonstone, and the superhero book Strangers for French publisher Semic. He returned to inks and finishes for a while in books like Fallen Angel, or Manhunter (with Jesús Saiz, Javier Pina, or David Lopez) before becoming exclusive with Dynamite Entertainment to be the artist of their Army of Darkness book. From there, he jumped to Marvel, where he did Thunderbolts #122-125 (Secret Invasion), Captain America: Theater of War (To Soldier On), Uncanny X-Men: First Class #8 (pencils, inks and colors) and X-Men Forever issues #23 and Giant-Size.
After Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk and Marvel Zombies Supreme, Fernando has just finished drawing Flashpoint: Secret Seven for DC Comics.
For more information, please go to www.spanishinq.com
Andy Lanning
Best known for: Superman, Spider-Man and Batman
Andy Lanning has worked for 25 years as a comicbook writer and artist. During this time he's worked as an artist/inker on some of the best known comic's in the world, including: Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, The X-Men, Wonder Woman, The Fantastic Four, The Green Lantern, Iron Man, The Justice League of America, The Avengers, Star Trek, and many, many more.
Along with his writing partner Dan Abnett, Andy has written a wide variety of titles, including: Superman/Batman, The Legion of Superheroes, Mr Majestic, The Authority, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Punisher and their acclaimed Cosmic series: Annihilation, Conquest, the War of Kings and The Thanos Imperative.
He is currently inking Mark Bagley on the Fearless for Marvel and long-time collaborator, Phil Jimenez, on The Fairest at Vertigo.
Dan and Andy are currently writing Resurrection Man, part of DC's New 52 and The New Mutants, The Annihilators and Heroes for Hire at Marvel.
Andy does not have a website, blog and does not Twitter as he is an active Luddite.