Exhibitor List
Addie Farr
Visual Artist
An illustrator and animator with a unique approach to digital art-making.
Allison Knowles - Clover Loup Illustrations
Illustrator
Allison is a self-taught artist from upstate New York who seeks to create illustrations with a sense of whimsy and adventure. Through a mix of traditional and digital techniques, she hopes to tell visual stories that are exciting, magical and fun. Also, frogs. There should always be frogs.
Andrea Wilson
Illustrator
Andrea is a local Kingston illustrator and tattoo artist. She specializes in hand-cut paper art focusing on animals and nature. A graduate of FIT, she's been found in many art shows and fairs in the Hudson Valley. As a lifelong fantasy lover and Lord of the Rings fan, Andrea is excited to participate in her first comic expo at KICX!
Charles Fetherolf
Comic book artist
Largely self-published writer/artist, I have also appeared in publications from Darkhorse comics, Heavy Metal and Fulcrum as The Winsor McKay anthology, "Dream Another Dream" (Locust Moon).
Chelsea Stingel
Illustrator
Chelsea Stingel is a New York based illustrator who specializes in atmospheric illustrations that feature nature, characters, and dreamscapes. She graduated from SUNY Ulster with an AS in Fine Arts and has a BFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts.
On her days off, you can usually find her taking walks in the woods, drinking iced coffee, playing with her cats, or attempting to re-invent the wheel with whatever is the new hobby of the week. (And sometimes she even finds the time to bake or clean!)
Chris O’Neal & D.R.A.W.
Comic book artist
Chris O'Neal was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He works in a range of media, from drawing and painting to poster and website design. You can see more of his work at www.chrisoneal.com. Chris lives and works in Kingston, New York and is the Programs & Communications Manager for the Kingston Midtown Arts District (MAD) and its arts education program D.R.A.W.. D.R.A.W. (Department of Regional Art Workers), the Arts Education Program of the Kingston Midtown Arts District (MAD). We will have copies of our anthology comics collection from my Visual Storytelling class.
Collin David - Far Out Junk
Illustrator
Intergalactic body horror vacation lifestyle enthusiast. Sketch card artist for Topps' Star Wars & Sidekick Labs' Mars Attacks. Physical media enthusiast. Pog, trading card, and 'zine maker.
Dorian J. Sinnott
Writer
Dorian J. Sinnott is the author of numerous works of horror and dark fiction. His stories have appeared in over 300 literary magazines and anthologies around the world and have been nominated for the Best of the Net and Eric Hoffer Book Award. He was the recipient of the 2023 Chronogrammies Award for Local Author. Some of his works have been turned into audio productions through Chilling Tales for Dark Nights and Nightshift Radio, as well as adapted into comics.
Douglas Arthur
Publisher
Douglas Arthur celebrated his 35th anniversary as a published cartoonist in 2023 by releasing his 16th collection of comic strips, Hardcore Dougside, a 260 page, full-color hardcover book. Tales From The Dougside is a surreal mixture of satire, pop culture, bad puns, and experimental process. See why Robert Fripp of King Crimson calls it “…a hoot!”
Graham Millar - Brain Gramage Comix
Comic book artist
Graham Millar is an independent cartoonist. He has self published over 200 pages of comics, including his favorite baby, C.Y.M.K. Ultra: Guns, Knives, & Crosses-an art history espionage comic. He has lettered books for Living the Line and Yen Press.
Isaac Roller - Dreamtown Comics
Comic book artist
Isaac Roller is the mind behind Dreamtown Comics, the comics world juggernaut through which he’s published his hit books Micropolis and Mushroom Moon. He’s also the author of Transmissions from Dreamtown Vols. 1-4. He lives in New York City with his wife, son and dog.
Invader Comics
Publisher
We’re a boutique publishing company putting a special emphasis on quality, and that goes for the narrative, the art, and the print itself. We’re not cutting corners with the things we love, and every single book we put out is something you’ll be proud to display on your shelf. Our tentacles reach everywhere. Soon they’ll reach you, too.
Jeremy Holt
Comic book writer
Jeremy Holt is a non-binary author whose works include Gatsby, Made in Korea, Virtually Yours, Before Houdini, After Houdini, and Skip to the End.
An original art page from After Houdini was acquired by The Houdini Museum of NYC, where it now hangs in its permanent collection. And Skip to the End was one of three works of fiction that The New York Times included in an in-depth expose titled Kurt Cobain: What to Read and Watch, 25 Years After the Nirvana Leader’s Death.
Jeremy Kahn
Comic book artist
Jeremy Kahn is a freelance colorist who regularly colors for American Mythology and Silverline Comics. He is also the creator of the comic series Alien Summer, published by United Comics under their Unicorn imprint. Jeremy has worked on comics featuring famous IPs such as The Pink Panther, Rock & Bullwinkle, Night of the Living Dead, as well as Zorro.
Joe Flood
Comic book artist
Joe Flood is an artist and author working in the field of comics and graphic novels. In addition to his three-part graphic novel, Knee Deep, he has created several installments for the First Second series, Science Comics that include; Sharks: Nature’s Perfect Hunter, Birds Of Prey: Terrifying Talons and MK Reed’s Dinosaurs: of Fossils and Feathers. Joe lives with his family in New York's Hudson Valley.
Jonathan Baylis - So Buttons Comix
Comic book writer
Jonathan Baylis is the author of the autobiographical comic series, So Buttons. In the tradition of Harvey Pekar's American Splendor, Baylis matches his stories with groundbreaking artists to capture down-to-earth slices of everyday life and pop culture.
For over ten years, he has collected his stories into the self-published, “So Buttons” series, of which there are currently thirteen issues and a coupl’a specials. He lives in the birth borough of his dad, Brooklyn, with his wife Ophira and their son Lucas. Find more at SoButtons.com
Jonathan Marks Barravecchia
Illustrator
Jonathan is very excited to be tabling at the KICx 2024! In addition to his work with companies such as Marvel, DC, BOOM!, and Legendary, Jonathan has self published numerous fully painted comics and graphic novels, and his latest creator owned book, 'Bear Pirate Viking Queen' will be out from Image comics starting this May.
Jordan Worley - World War 3 Illustrated
Comic book artist
World War 3 Illustrated is an annual comic book and graphics magazine. Founded in 1979, by Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper, World War 3 Illustrated was among the first American magazines to treat comics as a medium for serious social commentary and journalism. WW3 isn't about a war that might happen. It's about wars ongoing—wars across the globe and in our own neighborhood, the wars we wage against each other and with ourselves.
For over 40 years, the magazine has been a labor of love, run by a volunteer collective of political activists and artists, both first-timers and established professionals. We're based in New York City and provide a home for comics from around the world.
Over the years, our editorial board has included...
Hilary Allison, Paula Hewitt Amram, Isabella Bannerman, Christopher Cardinale, Scott Cunningham, Eric Drooker, Ethan Heitner, Ryan Inzana, Sandy Jimenez, Sabrina Jones, Rebecca Migdal, Kevin Pyle, Nicole Schulman, Chuck Sperry, Susan Wilmarth, Jordan Worley and many others.
Justin Melkmann
Comic book artist
Justin Melkmann has been creating and self-publishing his comics since 2004. For the most part his books are humor driven, autobiographical tales of the author’s dogged dedication to playing punk rock in New York City since the late 1990s. Melkmann’s triumphant highs are consistently undercut by hilariously self-deprecating, soul crushing lows. The laughs keep rolling, like an empty beer bottle clanking around on a desolate 3:00a.m. subway ride home from a gig.
Kastor
Comic book creators
Uni Bowen and Monique Dixon have been best friends since their middle school days and have since transformed their shared passion for creativity into an impressive collaboration. Together, they've created a world that transports its audience to another realm. Their first installment, Kastor: From the Bronx to the Underworld, is a thrilling world that is both dark and vibrant, filled with imaginative characters and intricate details. They have poured their hearts and souls into this project, and it shows in every aspect of their work. Bowen and Dixon's goal is to provide their audience with an escape from reality, while still creating a world that feels familiar and relatable.
Kendel Maksuta
Illustrator
Growing up around other creatives helped further my pursuit of art. Many of my friendships were with musicians during my adolescence and most of my adult life. They inspired me to become more introspective and I expanded my interests elsewhere. Comedy then became another theme in my life. I especially liked the tragicomedy genre and kept that mindset with my artwork, as well as my personal life.
Kevin Kobasic
Comic book artist
Kevin Kobasic was a Marvel Comics staffer in the 90’s and has penciled for Marvel (Deathlok, The Punisher, Daredevil, Avengers, What If, GI Joe, New Warriors, Ghost Rider, Green Goblin, The ‘Nam) and Valiant (Magnus Robot Fighter, Rai, Ninjak, Quantum & Woody, Waterworld). Kevin’s TV credits include illustrations for WWE, title design for Loki and What If (Marvel Studios), animation design for Courage the Cowardly Dog and Codename: Kids Next Door (Cartoon Network), WordWorld (PBS), and Blaze and the Monster Machines (Nick Jr).
Kit Fraser
Comic book artist
Kit Fraser (she/her) is a cartoonist and illustrator, living and drawing in the Hudson Valley. Some of her work can be seen in The New Yorker, The Nib, and various other online and in-print publications and anthologies. Kit also facilitates art and storytelling workshops at libraries, museums, and schools.
KT Marrinan
Illustrator & Graphic Novelist
KT Marrinan is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist from the Hudson Valley woods. She is currently working on her graphic novel debut, SKELEMANCY, which began as her senior thesis at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. Her work focuses on supernatural and fantastic narratives hidden within everyday life, and is inspired by hot summers spent running around abandoned buildings with foam swords. She is passionate about unique and strange stories with a lot of heart. KT is represented by Charlie Olsen at Inkwell Literary Management.
Louis Petersen - LP Comic Inc.
Comic book artist
Louis is Local comic book creator from Middletown, NY. He has been drawing and making comics for most of his life. He has self published several comic books and works as a freelance illustrator and full time graphic designer. Louis’s love of the comics medium has never dwindled and he hopes to continue creating them for as long as he can.
Maddy Morps
Comic book artist
Maddy Morps is a self-published cartoonist from NYC. She has work featured in numerous anthologies and is a main editor for Xomik Bük, an underground cartoonist collective. She also has an on-going Instagram comic series inspired by cartoons of the early 2000s called "Charlie & Bingo."
Mady G.
Illustrator
Mads 'Mady' G. is a cartoonist, illustrator, animator, and designer currently based in New York's Hudson Valley. When he isn't drawing or reading, Mady enjoys cooking elaborate meals, amphibians/snails, and making exaggerated facial expressions. They also have deep interests in fashion, psychology, body horror, and the surreal/absurd. They also are passionate about LGBT and human rights, especially the rights of transgender and gender non-conforming people.
Maya Henderson
Illustrator
Maya Henderson (she/her) is an author and illustrator currently based in Warwick New York. She received her BFA in illustration with a minor in sequential art from MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). Her debut middle grade graphic novel, Brainbow, is coming fall 2026 from Little, Brown Ink. When she isn't drawing she loves scrolling Pinterest, and playing with her two naughty cats.
Michael Oppenheimer
Comic book artist
Michael Oppenheimer is a cartoonist, illustrator, animator, graphic designer, and dad from the Hudson Valley area of NY. He's worked on projects for Fox, NBC Universal, and Discovery. His comic credits include Mezco Toyz, Alterna Comics, Iron Age Comics, and Rogue Matter.
When he's not drawing, he's playing with dinosaur toys with his daughter. His favorite food is sushi and his favorite color is green.
New Paltz Zine Collective + Library
Zine Maker
The New Paltz Zine Collective is a student-run DIY organization based at SUNY New Paltz. They provide resources for creating and distributing zines as part of the New Paltz Zine Library. Here they will be selling/trading zines recently produced by their members and sharing information about the New Paltz Zine Library, which is open to the public for browsing.
Nick Carroll
Illustrator
Nick Carroll is a queer Kingston-born illustrator, comic-maker, writer, occasional bookbinder, and forever dilettante. In his work, he often explores themes of intimacy, frivolity, anxiety, and humor.
Roxenne Contreras
Artist
Roxenne Contreras is an illustrator based in Hudson Valley, NY. Through her art, she hopes to help diversify voices shown in Children’s books and other forms of narrative media. Her illustrations have a lyrical whimsical feel to them. Roxenne is also a recent illustration graduate from FIT. In her free time, Roxenne likes to visit museums and collect lots of frog-related decor.
Sinnott Art Studio - Belinda & Mark Sinnott
Illustrator
Mark and Belinda are the son and daughter-in-law of the late Marvel Comic artist Joe Sinnott. Their work can be seen in numerous Inkwell Awards Inking Challenges and background art on some Sunday Spider-Man syndicated strips. Belinda inked the unicorns in the Marvel Comic The Thing #18 and Mark has inked pages of the Totally Galactic Comics- Jetta Raye Adventures. Mark enjoys drawing horror themed art, while Belinda enjoys depicting wildlife. Sinnott Art studio, run by Belinda, can be seen at many comic and collectible shows selling comic related art from the Sinnott family.
Steph De John - Pop Arts & Crafts
Retail
Pop Arts & Crafts is the perfect place to find Eco-friendly & hypoallergenic accessories for the strange and unusual. Based in New York's Hudson Valley and inspired by odd bits of history, science, and the world of oddities, this shop makes items you can't find anywhere else. They offer a variety of products like stickers, pins, earrings, art, and more... so if you like things like bright colors, the macabre, insects, the Victorian era, or vintage medicine you’ll feel right at home with Pop Arts & Crafts.
Sui Jenneris
Illustrator
Sui Jenneris grew up a punk rock kid in Kingston, NY. Her artist name is inspired by a latin phrase sui generis, which means “one of a kind.” Sui Jenneris was raised in the creative environment of a parent who was a tattoo artist, which impacted her imaginative thinking and cultural influences from a young age.
Sui Jenneris artwork incorporates vibrant colors and concepts. Ideas are presented with a funky and dynamic energy, expressed through variations of collage and mixed media illustrations. Sui Jenneris has shown work across the country, in places such as Philadelphia, Denver and Manhattan. She is planning her first solo display of work in 2024.
Thomas Devens
Writer
Thomas J Devens is a self-published fantasy author from Kingston, NY. Currently he is working on his Fall of Emros saga, a series of gritty/grimdark epic fantasy. When not writing he is a full-time foundry worker.
William Ibanez
Comic book artist
William Keops Ibañez moved to New York City from Texas in 2001 to attend the School of Visual Arts from which he got a B.F.A in illustration. In 2007 he attended the Art Institute of New York and earned his Associates in graphic design. His comic book work includes Blazing Quantum, True Tales from La Frontera; and Codex of the Jaguar. His work has been featured on sites such as CBR, and the podcast The Comics Alternative.
Special Programming & Events
Kristopher Johnson Photography
Local Kingston photographer Kristopher Johnson will have his pop-up studio set up on the event stage and producing some incredible photographs for sale. Be sure to check it out!