About Us
KICx is produced by a group of folks who are passionate about all things indie and who started this event as a way to help support grassroots creativity.
Comic News Insider: Joe Gonzalez & Jimmy Aquino
Launched in 2005, Comic News Insider is one of the longest running podcasts in the industry. Covering everything from comic books, sci-fi, animation, and pop-culture, CNI brings you news, reviews, and interviews with new episodes every Wednesday.
Hosted by Jimmy Aquino, CNI covers major conventions, shares press roundtables and holds one-on-one interviews with some of the biggest names in the industry. A short list of past guests include: Stan Lee, Brad Meltzer, Gene Luen Yang, Greg Pak, Tom Kenney, Raina Telgemeier, Jerry Robinson, Jonathan Hickman, John Cassaday, Paul Pope, Francesco Francavilla, Jeremy Holt, S. Craig Zahler, Gabriel Ba, Darwyn Cooke, Michael Emerson, MariNaomi, Shing Yin Khor, Dan Santat, Victoria Ying, Marc Bernardin, Qui Nguyen, Jeff Lemire, Rebecca Sugar, and many more.
Joe Gonzalez is also the creator of Art Walk Kingston, one of the largest open studio tours in the Hudson Valley.
Hopeful Rowemantics Studios: Kevin Michael Rowe
Hopeful Rowemantics Studios is the creative home of writer, comic book creator, and party dude known as Kevin Michael Rowe. Kevin has written, lettered, and published N.A.R.L.I.’S Tubular Tales and its sequel the Ineffable N.A.R.L.I. featuring artwork by William Montalvo. He will continue to publish comics and zines until A.I. ultimately takes over the world. Kevin also hosts the irregularly updated YouTube show 7 Minutes with Kevin, a comic book show that critics have called "great, another white guy talking about comics?".
Kevin lives in Kingston, NY with his two dogs that are total opposite of each other, and his wife that is unbelievably supportive of his schemes.
World’s End Comics: Cris Livecchi
World’s End Comics is an independent comic book and game shop located in Kingston, New York's historic Stockade District. It is home to a dedicated and diverse community of readers, gamers, and dreamers. In addition to being one of the owners of the shop, Cristopher is known locally for writing and performing, Radio Wiltwyck, an absurdist and satirical, horror-tinged, alternate-reality series about Kingston. He loves comics and graphic novels that explore the odd and peculiar. He particularly enjoys the work of Daria Tessler (Cult of the Ibis), James Turner (The Book of Maggor Thoom), and George Wylesol (2120).