

Ryan G Browne is coming to Garden State Comic Fest 2025
Ryan is a New York based comic book artist who has done work including covers for Image comics, IDW, Aftershock, Happy Tank, BOOM, Dark Horse ( titles including TMNT, Last Ronin, Department of Truth, Usagi Yojimbo, Thundercats, Transformers, GIJoe, MFKZ, MOTU and More) currently the cover artist and interior artist on the new book Murder Hobo

Dan Fraga is coming to GSCF June 28-29th!
Dan is a director and comic book artist who’s career as a storyteller started in late 1991 when Cable and Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld hired the 18 year old to join Extreme Studios and the newly formed Image comics.

Graham Nolan is coming to GSCF June 28-29th!
Graham is a Inkpot Award winning cartoonist best known for his long run on BATMAN in Detective Comics and as the designer and co-creator of the iconic Batman villain: BANE. Since 1983, Nolan has worked in the comic book industry for all the major publishers as a penciller, inker, writer and publisher as well as illustrating the syndicated newspaper strips, The Phantom and Rex Morgan, M.D. for King Features Syndicate.

Billy Tucci is coming to GSCF June 28-29th!
Billy is an award-winning cartoonist best known for his modern-day samurai fable, “Shi”. Through Billy’s Crusade Fine Arts, the multi-Eisner Award-nominated Shi has been printed in five languages sold more than 3 million comic books. He has also worked on a litany of projects for DC Comics’ including “Sgt. Rock”, “Harley Quinn”, “Flash Vs. Superman,” and “Batman.”

Maitland Ward is coming to Garden State Comic Fest at the Codey Arena in West Orange NJ June 28-29th
Maitland is an accomplished actress and author. She made her acting debut as Jessica Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Ward had guest-starring roles on USA High and the seventh season of ABC's Home Improvement; and co-starred with Jay Thomas and Mario Lopez in the 1997 television film Killing Mr. Griffin. Continuing to appear in film and television through the mid-2000s,

Ron Garney is coming to GSCF Summer 25
Over the course of his thirty five year career, Ron Garney has built a large fan following, illustrating some of the industry's greatest characters including Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, Thor, X-Force, Captain America, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Silver Surfer, G.I. Joe and the Justice League of America, along with original series like Men of Wrath with Jason Aaron and acclaimed runs on Daredevil and Savage Sword of Conan at Marvel Entertainment.

Andy Smith is coming to Garden State Comic Fest Summer 2025
Andy has been working as a professional artist since 1991. Mostly working in the field of comic books for major publishers such as Marvel, DC, Image, Acclaim and, Cross Gen Ent. Not content with just comic book projects Andy has also done a variety of commercial jobs for clients such as Athlita Entertainment/ Chicago Bears,

James Pax is coming to GSCF Summer 25’
n the 30 years of acting & producing career, James played the Legendary role of Lightning starred next to Kurt Russell & Kim Cattrall in Big Trouble in Little China, Kinjite with Charles Bronson, Invasion USA with Chuck Norris, TV movie In love & War with James Woods, NBC TV series Nasty Boys as series regular as Narcotic cop Jimmy Kee with Benjamin Bratt.

Steve Whitmire is coming to Garden State Comic Fest 2025
Steve is best known for voicing many of our childhood favorites including Kermit the Frog, Statler, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Ernie, Wembley Fraggle, Bean Bunny, and Sprocket for nearly 40 years.
Since starting on THE MUPPET SHOW in 1978, Whitmire has performed in virtually every Muppet project including FRAGGLE ROCK and SESAME STREET,
Whitmire’s legendary voice can also be heard in such iconic movies and shows like THE DARK CRYSTAL, LABYRINTH, THE WITCHES, DREAMCHILD, and DINOSAURS.

Kevin Clash is coming to GSCF: Summer 25
Kevin Clash is best known for Elmo (Sesame Street) 1979-2012. He also was part of Labyrinth (1986), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 (1990) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (1991), Happy Time Murders (SFX) 2018, and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix) 2019. In addition to Elmo, Clash is also known for performing Splinter (TMNT) Baby Sinclair (Dinosaurs), and Clifford (Muppets Tonight).

V Ken Marion is coming to GSCF: Summer 25
V Ken Marion is a comic book artist, concept artist, and illustrator best known for his work with DC Comics, Aspen Comics, Image Comics, and Dream Key Studios. Notable works include “Aquaman: Deep Dives”, “Trinity,” “Deathshroud,” “Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps,” “Green Lanterns,” “Titans,” “Vanish,” “Jirni,” and “All New Soulfire.”

Howard Mackie is coming to GSCF: Summer 25
Howard was dragged kicking and screaming into writing his first comic book (Iron Man #211) a few years ago and has been working in comic book publishing ever since. Chronicling the adventures of GHOST RIDER, SPIDER-MAN, THE X-MEN, X-FACTOR, GAMBIT, WOLVERINE, BATMAN, and countless other characters for Marvel, DC, and Archie Comics. His most recent work for Marvel was GHOST RIDER: RETURN OF VENGEANCE and the 2023 GHOST RIDER:: BLOOD AND VENGEANCE featuring his return to writing Danny Ketch as the Spirit of Vengeance.

Don McGregor is coming to GSCF: Summer 25
McGregor began his comic writing career in 1969, creating his own series DETECTIVES INC. as a fanzine that he took to the annual New York Comic Convention. It was after meeting publisher Jim Warren in hot debate at that convention that his comic writing career began, writing horror stories for Warren's illustrated horror line of CREEPY, EERIE and VAMPIRELLA.
After working as a proofreader, and eventually editor on several of MARVEL COMICS B&W line of comic/magazines, he was assigned to write the BLACK PANTHER in Marvel's JUNGLE ACTION comics. The "Panther's Rage" series was the first mainstream comic to have an essentially all-black cast of comics, in 1973. Before that, the few comics that did have black leads were normally surrounded by a white supporting cast.

Jamie Jameson is coming to GSCF Summer 25
Jamie Jameson has worked on the comic of American Gods (Dark Horse Comics) – photography, layouts, and has portrayed many of the female characters, including Laura Moon and Zorya P.

Jeff Balke is coming to GSCF Summer 2025
Jeff Balke is an entrepreneur, writer, voice actor and upcoming producer/director of his own animations. He founded his own animation studio, Jeff Balke Studios, which focuses on 2D Animation (using what he calls, Digital Cel Animation). He’s created a number of characters, but is best known for Stanley and Friends (Stanley Squirrel, Natasha Squirrel, Chester, Baby Fang, Billy Billington and Bandit).

Michelle Santiago is coming to Garden State Comic Fest 2025
Michelle is an award-winning actor and producer who is best known for the horror films Stream and Terrifier 2. She can be seen in a few episodes of Servant and Fallout. She appears in the films: Clerks 3, 4:30 Movie, Call Her King, and The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom, just to name a few.

Christopher Uminga is coming toGarden State Comic Fest 2025
Chris is an artist who has spent his career developing a unique style that blends together creepy and cute. He has worked on several projects for DC Comics/Warner Bros, Lucasfilm, Footlocker and many others.

Louise Simonson is coming to Garden State Comic Fest 2025
Louise is a writer and editor best known for her work on comic book titles such as Power Pack, X-Factor, New Mutants, World of Warcraft, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Steel. In recognition of her contributions to comics, Comics Alliance listed Simonson as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition.

Walter Simonson are coming to Garden State Comic Fest 2025
Walter is most known for his work on Thor, which he wrote and illustrated from 1983-1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill and Malekith the Accursed Among others. He has also worked on other Marvel titles such as X-Factor and Fantastic Four, and on DC books

GSCF is very pleased to announce Spiderweb Art Gallery at GSCF Summer 25’
Founded in 1995 by Jean Scrocco and Greg Hildebrandt, Spiderweb Art Gallery showcases the art and collectibles of many excellent artists and is Greg’s tribute to a lifetime of his love of art of all kinds. He is constantly looking for the next artist to add to the gallery for your enjoyment.