This year’s Drawn To Comics Halloween ComicBook Festival is bringing us an unprecedented group of talent, games, costumes, music and more! Check out this list of guest and activities that are sure to make memories for years to come!
The Halloween Comic Book Festival will be taking place on October 28th from 5p-8p at the Velma Teague Library, located at 7010 N. 58th Avenue (directly across the street from Drawn To Comics).
Here is a list of all of the great activities happening at Velma Teague Library from 5-8p at the Drawn To Comics Halloween Comic Festival!
FREE COMIC BOOKS!
A Great selection of 2023 Trick or Comics Exclusives will be provided to attendees complimentary of Drawn To Comics! Here is a sample of just some of the comics available for this year’s event. Every attendee will be able to choose 2 free event exclusive comics!
Artists and Creators
We will have 30 vendor tables featuring comic book artists, writers, content creators and more! Be sure to see the complete list of creators below!
Games
Five Nights at Freddy’s Skee Ball
Superhero Bean Bag Toss
Ghost Scavenger Hunt
Witch Hat Ring Toss
Monster Nerf Shooting Gallery
Crafts
Spooky Shrinky Dink Key Chains
Pumpkin and Bat-Scratch Ornaments
Other awesome activities at the event!
Live Music by Mando Vibes Armando Salas.
Armando Salas: Mando Vibes
Saxophone has been the center of Armando’s musical universe since he began learning music at the age of 10. In his high school years Armando performed with the prestigious Youngsounds of Arizona, and in college with Tucson Swings. He received his Bachelor’s of Music in Jazz Studies at the University of Arizona where he studied music education, composition, arranging, and was heavily involved in the athletic bands, including the marching and pep bands. Armando is involved in many other aspects of music, including arranging for marching bands, writing film and video game scores, and music therapy. He plays other instruments including clarinet, flute, native american flute, didgeridoo, piano, ukulele. His outside interests include illustrating, movies, voice acting and reading, Armando currently teaches private music lessons in the Glendale, AZ area and performs solo and with various music groups at local events and venues.
Live lightsaber combat choreographed by Syndicate Saber United
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Medieval combat demonstrations by the Kingdom of Umbria outside the library in Murphy Park
Umbrella Corporation Arizona Hive will offer a Smash Bros Tournament
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30 Vendor Booths and 10 to 15 other cosplay groups are expected to attend!
Now let’s get to our amazing list of confirmed creators and other guests!
Steve Skrovan
Steve Skrovan has worked as a stand-up comedian, actor, and TV comedy writer since the early eighties. He has written for many shows, most notably, Seinfeld, Hot in Cleveland, Til Death, Wendell and Vinnie, School of Rock, and the entire nine-year run of Everybody Loves Raymond, a show which he has also adapted internationally in Russia, Israel, and India.
In animation, Steve wrote about a dozen episodes of the classic Nickelodeon show “Ahhh Real Monsters!”
He is also co-director/writer/producer of An Unreasonable Man a documentary about the career of legendary consumer advocate and third-party presidential candidate, Ralph Nader, which was not only an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival but also made the “shortlist” for Academy Award consideration in the documentary category. In 2005, he co-produced the TBS environmental special “Earth to America.”
In addition, Steve co-hosts the weekly radio show Ralph Nader Radio Hour, which runs on Pacifica’s KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles and various other independent radio stations as well as being available on all podcast platforms. He is also a board member of the non-partisan public interest organization Public Citizen in Washington DC.
Mike Montijo
Mike Montijo is a veteran stand-up comic who has graced stages across the US, including The Laugh Factory and the world-famous Hollywood Improv. He can also be seen on BET’s Coming to the Stage and Latino Laugh Festival on SiTv.
Mike Montijo is the co-creator of Pachuko Boy 2055, an animated Latino superhero that he created alongside Edward James Olmos and Michael Olmos.
For the big screen, he co-wrote the true-to-life sports story The Miracle Season
alongside celebrated actor/producer LouDiamond Phillips. That film is currently in
development.
He is also the publisher of two interactive books: “It’s a Wild, Wild World with Wildman Phil” and “Little House on 5th Street,” both available on Amazon and iBooks.
Most recently, he signed a deal with Disney, for an animated series based
on his childhood that is currently in development at Disney TV Animation.
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Jose “JAG” Guillen
Jose Guillen is an artist with an impressive body of work stretching from comic books, and animation to working on major big-budget Hollywood Projects. Jose has worked as a storyboard and concept artist for various film studios. Before infiltrating Hollywood. His humble beginnings had him working for many of the major publishers including MARVEL, IMAGE COMICS and TOP COW. Jose has worked on iconic projects such as DEADPOOL, THE DARKNESS, and WITCHBLADE. While many of the films projects Jose is working on are still in development and under wraps, Jose’s comic work can be seen on both his IG https://www.instagram.com/scribble_monk006/ and his deviant art page http://nam3l3ss.deviantart.com/
I would prefer to use my on characters label HC9-LCX4-for-MOOK-2-CVR as promotional ARTWORK since that is my IP/BOOK
regarding commissions……
they can contact me at visionary006@gmail.com or DM on my instagram
Dave Beaty
David “Dave” Beaty is an Award Winning and New York Times best-selling comic book artist. His career began with the groundbreaking 3-D / Digitally painted comic book series Stargodz in 1997. He worked for Marvel, DC Comics, Antarctic Press, Dabel Brothers, BOOM Studios, and countless Independent Publishers. He has been published as a Penciler, Inker, and Colorist on titles including X-men: Sword of the Braddocks, Batman Incorporated, Justice League of America, Grifter, Brightest Day, Flashpoint Wonder Woman, Mister Terrific, and IVampire just to name a few. He has worked with some of the biggest writers in the medium including Stan Lee, Chris Claremont, Geoff Johns, Mark Waid, James Robinson, and Grant Morrison. In addition to providing artwork for comic books, he has also contributed to several award-winning Independent Films and worked on the Cuphead: DLC video game for Studio MDHR.
Uncle Mac
Uncle Mac is an author of gamebooks and board games who delights in the weird, the whimsical, and the macabre. He is the author of the Dinah-Mite gamebook series, and writes about interactive fiction at Uncle Mac’s Gamebook Shack (gamebookshack dot com).
Arnold Guerrero
Arnold Guerrero Partner at Gold Key Comics. Arnold has enjoyed a successful career in advertising working as Creative Director and Sr. Art Director at various Phoenix Ad Agencies. As an avid comic collector and dealer, Arnold also owns a small boutique comic shop in Sun City, AZ.
Bakuzento
Hello! My name is Andy (or Bakuzento as I’m known online) and I’m a local artist/creator in Peoria. I’ve done countless commissions and I’ve worked on a few webcomics. I’m currently working on my cyberpunk graphic novel titled “Neo-Demon” and a one-shot vampire comic that will be launching on Kickstarter this fall! My art is inspired by 90’s anime and comics, Todd McFarlane, Studio Trigger, Shirow Masamune, Akira Toriyama, and other Japanese manga artists. Check me out online! X (Twitter) @bakuzento_art Instagram @bakuzento Facebook @BAKUZENTO www.bakuzento.com
Jesse Gutierrez
is a local independent artists who is the writer, publisher and founder of Bandito Studios comics, Jesse will be offering free sketch covers and comics & prints will be available!
Frantic Foamer:
Hello, I’m Chris aka “The Frantic Foamer”. I’ve only been doing my art style for a year now and loving it. I’m local to Phoenix and enjoy transforming 2D art into a multi layered 3D like sculpt using foam board. Adding a dimension that was not there before. I cover characters, sports logos, foam swords on occasion and custom pieces….the possibilities are endless. But most of all I enjoy seeing my customers happy. Look forward to meeting you soon! Nostalgia still has its place. Cheers!
NDM Comix:
NDM Comix is a comic book series imagined by Joseph “DJ Dimension” Mercado taps into the untold history of underground electronic music legends DJ Big Will & DJ Dimension morphing into dj superhero’s thrusted into an epic battle to defend the underground and restore Ghetto Soul versus a beast from the EDM void ! Most recently NDMComix #1 was the ‘Artist Choice” award winner at BAM ! Comic Book Inspired exhibit in Goodyear Arizona and the comic book series has become a passage to inspiring others at “Creative Dimension DJ workshops” in collaboration with Boys & Girls Club and many other organizations throughout the valley to empower creative healing by discovering our inner superhero.
Learn more visit www.ndmdigital.com
NDM Comix presents Salim “Creation80” Adair who encodes Ghetto Soul with his vibrant colors and diverse edge of illustration, taking DJ Dimension, DJ Big Will and NDMuniverse characters into an abstract funk’d out mega adventure. Creation80 captures an underground multimedia style influenced by vintage Pop Art and recently his eclectic art works have been featured on murals throughout the Phoenix area celebrating Black History.
Learn more visit www.ndmdigital.com
Mack Duncan
Writer, Actor, Director, Improvisor, Puppeteer, Producer
Mack Duncan has been an active performing artist in Phoenix, AZ since 1999, and has been a professional educator since 2001.
He is the founder and sole proprietor of CareFree Write Enterprises, which currently includes CareFree Write Productions and CareFree Write Publishing.
Mack Duncan lives in Phoenix, AZ with his wife Suzanne Steinberg and their pit-bull Rayne Duncan-Steinberg.
AUcomics.com
twitter: @MackDuncan @AUComicBooks
Instagram: @TheMackDuncan @AUComicBooks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AUComicsGraphicNovel
Suzanne Steinberg is an author and fine artist
specializing in fictional biographies. Her work has been inspired by the lives of philosophers and authors such as Nietzsche, Freud, Jung, Sylvia Plath, and Virginia Woolf.
Her work can be found at Amazon and ArtistSuzanneSteinberg.com.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuzanneSteinbergWriting
Instagram: @suzannesteinberg
Rose Petals and Comic Panels
A collaboration of husband and wife team Mack Duncan and Suzanne Steinberg, these pop-up art events showcase Steinberg’s unique fine art and poetic fictional biographies alongside Duncan’s self published indie comic, AU.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RosePetalsandComicPanels
Instagram: @rosepetalsandcomicpanels
The Art of Joselyn De La Torre
I began drawing when I was very small, I was never a perfect artist at the beginning. I was mostly criticized by art teachers, until I got into high school where I got most recognition. Throughout the years, I started to develop my own art style and I began to study different art medias from traditional to digital. Ever since I was a toddler, I loved to watch cartoons and anime so it became a hobby of mine to make fanart. Now, I create comics, illustrations, animatics, fanarts, and anything that I could create with my own imagination. I had so much support from my parents and siblings which helped me get motivated to improve my work. So thanks to them, I am here now and I hope to inspire future artists.
The Art of Ivory Gayle
What started out as heartfelt gift giving for friends and family, creating art has grown into a passion and career. Ivory finds joy in painting all things silhouette, galaxy, nerd and geeky. Working in acrylics, mostly on canvas, she draws inspiration from pop culture and fairytales, two arenas that she thoroughly enjoys. She’s self-taught, and continues to learn through repetition, conversation with other creatives and various independent courses. When not painting, you can find her gaming live on Twitch, and spending time with friends and family.
Quan
An up and coming American mangaka. His ability to tell great stories along with his great artwork should be one of many reasons to have this author/artist on your radar!
Everette Bowers
Bio- “My name is Everett Bowers, Im an ametuer comic book artist striving towards my goals of one day self publishing my own comics, and maybe one day start a publishing company to help other smaller creators trying to find their big break. My influences are Todd Mcfarlane, Greg Capullo, Ryan Stegman, and Frank Miller. I am also taking classes about penciling for comics.”
Jeff Ellison
Jeff Ellison is a teacher and artist. All of his art is made using colored paper which he cuts by hand with a craft knife. He has created cover art for many comics and books including “Zen: Intergalactic Ninja,” “Batty,” and “Obsidian Blues.” His latest book, “Angie and Scarffle,” is his first original story illustrated entirely with 3D paper art. When Jeff is not creating art, he loves watching anime, playing video games, and going to conventions.
Jamarea Lowery
I would like to thank you for this opportunity. joining the comic book industry has changed my life for the better. I get to tell a story I deeply love and believe in, at first it was very difficult. I was unknown to writing comic books, but I researched and and met talented people that can help me on my journey, one of my biggest flaws as a human being. Not just a writer is trying working with others when I first began I wanted to do it it all alone but having a team with me makes the process easier and I gained friends along the way. I’ve made accounts on social media and began to spread the story of the trials of Orion even though not much people see it putting the effort in day to day I have faith the story will reach anyone who is lacking hope. Here is a look at a segment of my Comic series The Trials of Orion.
David Quiroz Jr.
I’m a writer with a love for all things horror, and have always been fascinated with the macabre. Once I saw how much fun it was to scare people I was hooked on creating chilling tales like those I grew up with. I seek to explore why certain things frighten us, and am drawn to horror where the boogeyman is a stand-in for a bigger fear at work in our subconscious. I’m married, with two young kids and two rescued dogs, and am a big advocate for dogs. rescues and adoptions. Despite what people may think of NOC, it’s actually a love letter to one of my favorite dog breeds.
Night of the Chihuahuas comic plot
Leon arrives in the small town of San Miguel in southern Arizona only to find that most of the town has been brutally slaughtered. He is confronted by Samantha, a police officer from the neighboring town of Palo Verde, who is responding to a distress call. They quickly find themselves under attack by a pack of bloodthirsty Chihuahuas with the strength to back up their vicious attitudes. Unfortunately for Samantha, Leon’s only fear in the world is Chihuahuas.
Leon and Samantha encounter the few survivors left in town, including Johnny, the rowdy redneck who is hunting the dogs, and Erica, a young waitress accompanied by her part-Chihuahua puppy. They arrive at the Mayor’s house and quickly find themselves trapped there, with him. Samantha begins to suspect that some of the survivors may know more than they’re letting on and that one or more of them may have something to do with the Chihuahuas attacking them.
With an army of Chihuahuas surrounding them and all hope of escape cut off, the survivors prepare for a fight to the death in the Mayor’s house, after which only one species can claim status as the reigning king of the food chain.
Benjamin & Jamie Warner
Al Sparrow
Al Sparrow is a comic book writer, artist, and letterer. HIs books include Red Skirts (co-created with Dave Beaty), T’witch, and the forthcoming Princess G’nat. In addition he’s the voice talent and head writer behind the popular webseries This Got Made, which takes an irreverent look at the comic book world.
Michele Snyder
Michele Snyder is the main force behind Madshell’s Monstrosities, creating wonderful puppets, plush creatures, and other assorted flights of fancy. Whether custom designed or whatever’s on her mind, Michele can often be found spending long hours over her sewing machine or sticking her fingers together with her glue gun.
Jason Worthington
Jason Worthington is a local artist specializing in comic book and horror art. He has worked in the comics and collectible cards market for over a decade; working for companies such as Arcana comics, PennyFarthing Press, Viper Comics, Moonstone, 5FINITY, and Cryptozoic. He specializes in pen and ink illustrations and is currently working on a number of personal projects. Here is a look at just some of. the awesome art projects by Jason Worthington.
Sew Ashtastic
Sew Ashtastic is a pop-culture sewist dedicated to helping you let your fandom colors fly! Specializing in purses and other accessories, Ashley aims to provide timeless designs to flaunt your favorite interests – everything from comics, horror films, video games, and SO much more. Whether you’re dressing up for a night on the town or keeping it casual for your weekly grocery run, Sew Ashtastic has the perfect item for you!
Chauncey Hill
YO GUYS!!! my name is Chauncey Hill I’m a traditional Comic artist maker. I’ve been drawing for 3 years since my jr year of high school. my main goal is to become a professional and get published with diverse never done before stories and inspire more creators that want to make comics in the industry! and just create Really cool Stories
Kris Newton
Kris Newton, writer and publisher for Kore 6 Media. Kris is the creator and co-writer of the kid friendly space adventure, Stan’s Adventures. Kore 6 Media publishes comic books and art prints.
Ken’s Buttons
Custom made pin-back buttons, lanyards, magnets and more as I grow. Buttons are both 1 inch and 2 1/4 inches round
Shane And Jessica Perez
We are Shane and Jessica Perez, a husband-and-wife duo located in Arizona. We do prints, comic art, T-shirts and more.
Jen Czep
Discover the mystery and magic of tarot at ComicFest! Stop by Czep’s table for a mini tarot reading. Learn more about your fate and future, and unlock some mystical secrets! Czep has been reading tarot since childhood and enjoys sharing the messages of the cards with those who dare to ask questions of the universe.
Ryan Hansen
Ryan is a long time Comic Book fan who is a professional Financial Advisor for Edward Jones. Ryan understands how awesome it is collecting comics as a hobby but also for potential investment. He is here to share with you his professional advice in exploring diversified opportunities to assist you in achieving your financial goals.
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