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Comic-Con 2010 Special Guest List
Sergio AragonésCartoonist, Groo, MAD MagazineMAD magazine's longest-running cartoonist and the creator of dim-witted barbarian Groo, Sergio Aragonés is one of comics' most popular creators. Most recently, the man some call the world's fastest cartoonist ventured into the popular world of The Simpsons, becoming a regular featured writer/artist in Bart Simpson Comics. 
Brian Michael BendisWriter, Ultimate Spider-Man, Dark Avengers, PowersBrian Michael Bendis is an award winning comics creator (including five Eisner Awards) and one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. He is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel's popular Avengers franchise by writing every issue of the New Avengers and Dark Avengers titles, along with the wildly successful "event" projects House Of M, Secret War, Secret Invasion, and the upcoming Siege. Brian is one of the premiere architects of Marvel Comics' Ultimate line, having written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since it's best selling launch in 1999. His other projects include the Eisner award winning Powers (with artist/co-creator Mike Oeming). He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Alisa, his gorgeous daughters Olivia and Sabrina, and his dogs Lucky and Buster. 
Berkeley BreathedSyndicated Cartoonist, Bloom County, OpusBerkeley Breathed began drawing Bloom County, a political satire, for college newspapers in the early 1980s. The racy cartoons, often focusing on swinging lawyer Steve Dallas and an unnamed elderly woman, gained a cult following and soon became syndicated. Nationwide recognition came to Breathed with his creation of Opus, an insecure penguin who reflected the political conscience of America. Opus became a pop culture icon with dolls, cartoons, action figures, telephones, and books all dedicated to him. Breathed furthered his fame with his subsequent creation of Bill the Cat—a drug-addicted, alcohol-chugging, chain-smoking rocker. When Bloom County ended, Breathed created Outland, where Opus, Bill, and several other characters resurfaced in a utopia-like world. Outland had a successful four-year run, after which Breathed started Opus, a new strip featuring Opus, Bill, and other characters, which ran until 2008. Bloom County Complete Library is currently being published by IDW. 
Kurt BusiekWriter, Marvels, Astro CityKurt Busiek has been writing comics professionally since three days before he graduated from college in 1982, when he sold a "Tales of the Green Lantern Corps" backup story that appeared in Green Lantern #162. Since then, he's worked on just about everything from Action Comics to Zot!, including runs on Avengers, Superman, Conan and others, and has co-created Thunderbolts, Shockrockets, Arrowsmith, and more. He is perhaps best known for his work on the multiple-award-winning Marvels and Astro City. 
Chris ClaremontWriter, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men ForeverChris Claremont has encountered more success than most writers ever dream of. Although known for his work on Marvel Comics' X-Men series, he has written other seminal characters such as Batman and Superman, originated several creator-owned series, is published throughout the world in many different languages, and has written nine novels. His work has touched millions. His initial unbroken 17-year run on Marvel's Uncanny X-Men is the stuff of industry legend. The story arc "Dark Phoenix," with its radical treatment of the story's central character, paved the way for the reinterpretation of superhero mythos throughout the comics industry. Current projects include the ongoing Marvel series X-Men Forever, X-Women (drawn by renowned Italian artist Milo Manara), the young adult novel Wild Blood, a contemporary urban dark fantasy, and the screenplay Hunter's Moon. 
Mark EvanierWriter, Comics Historian, Groo the Wanderer, Kirby: King of ComicsComics, animation, TV, and blog-writer Mark Evanier is known for his work with Jack Kirby (his art book Kirby: King of Comics won the 2009 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book) and Sergio Aragonés (he does something on Groo, but no one is quite certain what it is), Evanier brings his incredible wealth of knowledge of comics and pop culture to light each and every day on his blog at www.newsfromme.com, and will once again moderate and host a plethora of panels at Comic-Con. 
Matt FractionWriter, Invincible Iron Man, Uncanny X-MenMatt Fraction is one of the hottest writers working in comics. His first big hit was Casanova for Image Comics, drawn by Gabriel Bá and Fabio Moon. From there, he went to work for Marvel on such titles as Immortal Iron Fist and Punisher War Journal. His Invincible Iron Man title with artist Salvador Larroca won the 2009 Eisner Award for Best New Series. Fraction also writes the flagship X-title, Uncanny X-Men. 
Nicholas GurewitchCartoonist, The Perry Bible FellowshipThe cartoonist behind the Eisner and Harvey award-winning online strip The Perry Bible Fellowship, Nicholas Gurewitch started his career in the Syracuse University newspaper The Daily Orange. In addition to being featured online, PBF appeared in newspapers, magazines, and other school papers. The strip ended in 2008 but remains an online favorite. Dark Horse has published two extremely popular collections, The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories and The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack. Recently Gurewitch contributed to Marvel Comics' Strange Tales title, featuring popular Marvel heroes in stories by indie cartoonists. 
Keith KnightSyndicated Cartoonist, The Knight Life, the K Chronicles, (th)inkKeith Knight is one of the most prolific cartoonists in the country. He is the creator of three comic strips: The Knight Life, a nationally syndicated autobiographical daily; (th)ink, a sociopolitical single panel of ethnic concern; and his signature strip, the K Chronicles, winner of the 2007 Harvey Award for Best Comic Strip. A frequent contributor to MAD magazine, Knight' offers a potent combination of highbrow and lowbrow humor. Frequent subjects include racism, police brutality, war, mimes, and bacon. With one foot underground and the other in the mainstream, his work has caused more than a few ripples across the media spectrum. He is celebrating the first collection of his daily strip, The Knight Life: Chivalry Ain't Dead, and his latest (th)ink collection. 
Jim LeeArtist, All Star Batman and Robin the Boy WonderAcclaimed comic book illustrator Jim Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1964. Today, he is the creative director of WildStorm Studios (which he founded in 1992) and the penciller for many of DC Comics' bestselling comic book and graphic novels, including All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder, Batman: Hush, and Superman: For Tomorrow. He also serves as the executive creative director for the upcoming DC Universe Online videogame. In his spare time, Jim enjoys a good laugh or two. 
Stan LeeWriter, Editor, Co-creator, Fantastic Four, Amazing Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, et al.Stan 'the Man' Lee's influence over comic books is incalculable. His co-creations, Spider-Man, X-Men and Iron Man have been monster movie hits, helping make Marvel Comics the leader of the comic book industry. Some of Stan's other great co-creations, such as Hulk, Fantastic Four and Daredevil have sequels on the way, while Thor, Avengers and Silver Surfer, plus many others, are now in development. Last year, President Bush presented Stan a Medal of the Arts, lauding his amazing career. Stan is currently developing movie and TV projects with his company "POW! Entertainment" while still proudly cherishing the title Chairman Emeritus of Marvel. Lee was awarded the 2009 Comic-Con Icon Award. 
Paul LevitzWriter, Editor, Publisher, Legion of Super-HeroesPaul Levitz entered comics in 1971 as editor of The Comic Reader, the first comics newszine, which won two Best Fanzine Comic Art Fan Awards. He has received the Inkpot Award and the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award and serves on the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund board. Levitz is known for his writing, including an acclaimed run on the Legion of Super-Heroes, a series to which he's returned. On staff from 1973, Levitz was DC's youngest editor ever, ultimately became publisher in 1989 and president and publisher from 2002 to 2009. He is now primarily writing. A San Diego Comic-Con attendee since 1974, this will be his first time as a guest. 
Larry MarderWriter/Artist, BeanworldLarry Marder's Beanworld has delighted readers from grade school to grad school for more than a generation, earning him a spot on the New York Times' Graphic Books Best Sellers List. Marder's Tales of the Beanworld, a most peculiar comic book experience, was first released in 1985 by Eclipse Comics; 21 issues were published until 1993. Marder returned to creating Beanworld full time in 2007. He lives in Orange County, California, with his wife, Cory, and their two cats, Olive and Chipper. 
Carla Speed McNeilWriter/Artist, Finder; Artist, Queen & Country, Bad HousesWriter/artist Carla Speed McNeil is best known for her award-winning science fiction series Finder. McNeil self-published Finder starting in 1996 and continues the series today on the web, where she moved in 2005. In 2009, Finder won the Eisner Award for Best Webcomic. McNeil's other work includes illustrating a story arc for Greg Rucka's Queen & Country and co-creator of a new Vertigo series, Bad Houses, with writer Sarah Ryan. In addition to her Eisner Award, McNeil is also the recipient of the Friends of Lulu Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent in 1997 and the Ignatz Award for Promising New Talent in 1998. 
China MiévilleAuthor, The City & the City, Perdido Steet StationChina Miéville is the New York Times bestselling author of Perdido Street Station, The Scar, Iron Council, and several other works. He has won a number of awards, including the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the British Fantasy Award twice each. His latest novel, The City & the City, was named one of the top 10 books of the year in 2009 by Amazon.com. His new book, Kraken, will be published in June 2010. Miéville lives and works in London. 
Robert M. OverstreetAuthor, Comics Historian, The Overstreet Comic Book Price GuideAuthor Robert M. Overstreet discovered the EC line of comics in 1952. After joining fandom groups, he wrote to collectors looking to buy their collections. He found only one taker, but the spark was lit. A coin collector as well as a comics enthusiast, he wondered when comic books would have their own "red book" price guide. He continued collecting through the 1960s, eventually networking with dealers and other collectors to the point that he thought something had to be done to document the field he loved. The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide -- now celebrating its 40th anniversary -- was born. 
Douglas E. RichardsAuthor, The Prometheus Project seriesDouglas E. Richards is the author of the children's science fiction thrillers The Prometheus Project—Trapped and The Prometheus Project—Captured for kids ages 9 to 13. These books, driven by accurate science, have been passionately praised by kids, called "perfect for middle grades" by Teaching PreK-8 Magazine, and endorsed by the California Department of Education, the AAAS, the UK's Association for Science Education, and many others. Douglas, a former biotechnology executive, has a master's degree in molecular biology and writes science pieces for National Geographic KIDS, an award-winning magazine read by millions. 
James SturmCartoonist/Educator, James Sturm's AmericaJames Sturm is a cartoonist whose graphic novels include Market Day (Spring 2010), James Sturm's America, Adventures in Cartooning, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow, and The Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules. James is the co-founder and director of The Center for Cartoon Studies, a two-year cartooning school in the storied railroad town of White River Junction, Vermont. In 1991 James co-founded the Seattle weekly The Stranger. His comics, writing, and illustrations have appeared in scores of national and regional publications, including The Chronicle of Higher Education, Slate, The Onion, The New York Times, and on the cover of The New Yorker. 
C. TylerArtist/Writer, You'll Never Know: A Good & Decent ManC. Tyler is an award winning autobiographical comic book artist/writer whose work R. Crumb describes as having "the extremely rare quality of genuine, authentic heart. Hers are the only comics that ever brought me to the verge of tears." Her stories first appeared in Weirdo in 1987 and numerous publications over the years, most recently the Yale anthologies and Kramer's Ergot #7. She has been nominated for Harvey, Eisner, and Ignatz Awards and was listed as one of the Top 100 Cartoonists of the 20th Century. She has three solo books, The Job Thing (1993), Late Bloomer (2005), and You'll Never Know: A Good & Decent Man (2009). 
Al WiesnerWriter/Artist/Creator, ShalomanWhen Al Wiesner was a kid growing up in Philadelphia during the Golden Age of Comics, he realized that there were no comic books created with a Jewish theme, even though many comic book artists were Jewish, including the creators of Superman and Batman. After many years of searching for a Jewish comic book hero, Wiesner decided to create his own. Shaloman was born in 1985 as an inspiration for Jewish children, with the purpose to entertain as well as educate them. Wiesner's "Kosher Crusader" jumps into action with the call of "Oi-Vay," mixing humor and action. There are currently 38 issues of Shaloman, which combine to tell the character's story in four volumes. Al is the writer, illustrator, colorist, and publisher of these books. His background includes having been a draftsman in the Air Force during the Korean War. |
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