Sunday August 25, 2024

MARITIME LABOUR CENTRE

1880 Triumph Street Vancouver, BC 

(North of Hastings and Victoria)

James Lloyd is a Vancouver cartoonist best known as the regular artist on the Futurama Comics title, for which he provided pencils from the beginning of its run until its final issue in 2018. He has since contributed to comic projects for First Second books, Boom! Comics, Oni Press and remains true to his small-press roots with several new self-published releases. He has worked in Vancouver’s animation industry since the mid-90’s, returning recently on the revamped Rocky & Bullwinkle series, and as background supervisor on Summer Memories, now airing on Family Channel. James has also been involved with Langara College’s Graphic Novel and Comix program as an instructor since 2017, and has held presentations, workshops & mentorship programs throughout his twenty years plus of drawing professionally. He hopes you like comics as much as he does.

John Ward

John Ward is a Vancouver-based writer, filmmaker, and podcaster. His recent comic book credits include Scratcher, The Memory Machine, Acausal, and Offbeats, and his short fiction has been published by Black Hare Press and Printed Words. He’s a contributing writer for Sequential magazine, and also the creator of the 49 Degrees North Writers Podcast. Previously he was a theoretical physicist and guitarist in numerous punk/thrash bands.

Victoria, who goes by Rukariia on social media is a digital artist based in North Vancouver, BC who loves to draw her favourite video game and anime characters.  Notable series includes Pokemon, Studio Ghibli and OneShot.  At times, she likes to get extra creative with her artworks, like doing a crossover or putting the characters in different outfits.  From those digital artworks, she creates merchandise such as keychains, stickers, prints, lanyards, and epoxy pins.

James Lloyd

Victoria Mulja

Robin Thompson

Robin Thompson is an independent comic book illustrator and commercial artist. He has a 25 year history as an arts instructor, with a lengthy tenure at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

His freelancing illustration experience includes storyboarding for film and television, graphic design, and interior mural work for seasonal attractions (Cougar Creek's House of Horrors).

Lending his extensive knowledge of the comic book medium, Robin has been a guest speaker for the Vancouver Art Gallery's renowned “Krazy!” and "COMIX: A Retrospective of Comic Art" exhibits.

Dallas Segno

Dallas Segno is a multi-disciplined artist mixing diverse cultural elements of the global community principally through iconic patterned paper mosaics.

Sidney Parker

Sidney Parker is a self taught artist who has been featured in the Sunshine Coast Arts Council Gallery throughout 2016-2017. Creative works include: prints, stickers, charms, clothing etc from my digital drawings and designs, and I paint scenery and fanarts with watercolour and acrylic.

She custom creates commissions for things like paintings, painted bags, custom trainer card printing, and branding for other small businesses (label/logo/sticker making etc).

Magical Reveries

Victoria is a fantasy artist who draws inspiration from nature and lore. She loves fantasy authors who helped inspire my art like Hans Christian Andersen, Tchaikovsky, C.S Lewis etc. Many of her paintings are also inspired by my dreams and memories. Her love of dragons was ignited by her dad, he introduced her to the world of dragons and had her design dragons for his motorcycles. From there her passion for art and fantasy exploded! She paints all her art in her and her hubby’s little hole in the wall apartment, their little hobbit hole, with their three cats in Burnaby BC!

Mauricio Pommella

Mauricio Pommella is a visual artist with over 20 years of experience focusing primarily on communication and ideas. His works include art direction, graphic design, and illustration for digital and print use. Currently, he works for a digital product studio by day and creates his independent comic projects by night. As a sci-fi and technology aficionado, his stories explore human conflicts, relationships and philosophical problems wrapped into futuristic worlds. He lives in Vancouver, Canada with his wife and two daughters. 

Erika Gleave

Erika is an independent comic creator, Ever since she picked up an X-men issue as a little kid, She knew creating comics was her calling. In 2012, she began working on Eternal Shadow, pouring her heart into conceptualizing, writing, drawing, and planning the story. Now, she is working on the reboot.

Eternal Shadow is a story about hardship, pain, and the fight to overcome these challenges. It explores themes of life and death, the internal struggle to persevere when everything seems to fall apart, and the pursuit of happiness and contentment. Through hope and resilience, her characters strive to move forward.

Sam Underwood

Telepathy Co. is an up and coming art and handmade accessories shop based in Langley, BC! Sam, the artist and creator, is passionate about creating new and unique items to share with her community by drawing inspiration from her favourite fandoms, nostalgia, passions, as well as her background in traditional art. Items range from original prints, stickers, sticker sheets, handmade beaded Keychains and phone charms, to kpop and kawaii inspired merch! Also stop by and play the lucky draw card machine to get authentic Pokémon, Magic and Amiibo cards! We are looking forward to seeing you at Westcoast Comic Con!

Stellamay Arts or May is also a Vancouver based illustrator, currently working on the animation industry as a compositor. With a passion for storytelling, May hopes to one day publish her own graphic novel! 

When not making cartoons, May is at home playing video games, making illustrations and working on stories that can hopefully see print one day! When not doing those things, she's singing her favourite songs at karaoke or chowing down on her next food fixation.

Nick Nagy

" Greetings 3-Dimensionals!

2-DIMENSIONS was created in 2019 and has since grown to over 300 comics and counting. This retro space comedy centers around our cowardly and inept Captain Cid. Throughout the comic, Cid commands his crew as they find themselves in a never-ending series of misadventures. Even things as mundane as returning to Home Planet and living together become a whirlwind of activity thanks to this dynamic alien crew and their many quirks.

Joel Van Der Lee

From the founders of 'Fallen Angel Comics' and 'Motion Comics’ comes... CrashTest Comics! Your favourite new label that tackles stories pushing the boundaries of the medium. With extensive training in illustration, writing, editing, screenwriting, and lettering, Ben Lenz and Joel van der Lee are a tour-de-force in Vancouver’s growing underground comic industry.

Alexandra Bustos

Alexandra Bustos is a Vancouver based illustrator who has worked in film and animation, and is currently making her shift over to comic arts with her first break as a colourist. Having collected over 3000 comics over the span of 3 years, and harbouring a passion for reading comics throughout local libraries since 2011, Alexandra’s main passion lies through the pages of comics. Alexandra spends most of her time with her nose stuck in a book, playing video games, jamming away at old school hip hop, or inking away at her favourite characters and their stories.

Lucas Green

Lucas is an animator and illustrator based in Vancouver, BC. He is the co-creator of the webcomic The Constant Star, and illustrated the award-winning graphic novel King Warrior. His work in film and TV includes the SyFy series Vagrant Queen and Astrid and Lilly Save the World, as well as feature films like the excellent drag-queens vs. vampires action-comedy Slay. He also teaches animation at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver. When he isn’t tied down to a drawing desk, Lucas can be found wandering the foggy mountains of the Pacific Northwest with his dog, Kuiper.

Helen Cai

Cai is a dynamic creative artist and animator based in Vancouver, known for their love of all things cute and pink. With a passion for adorable characters and whimsical designs, Cai transforms their art into a variety of merchandise, from prints and stickers to enamel pins and more. They draw inspiration from comic legends like Greg Capullo and Dan Mora, and hold a special place in their heart for the 2003 Teen Titans run by Geoff Johns and Mike McKone. Whether you're a fellow Pre-52 comic lover or simply drawn to the allure of cute and pink, SISTEMA_CAI's table promises a treasure trove of charming and imaginative creations.

Dylan Moore

Dylan started working as a freelance cartoonist in high school and began animating soon after. In Vancouver studios he’s done everything from effects on animated commercials to lead animation on various TV shows.  Independently, he’s animated music videos, promos, and animated segments in live features and now also teaches at Vancouver Film School.  Under his banner, Outhouse Cartoons, he wrote and directed the feature-length animated films, "The Case of the Midnight Murderer," and "The Snot That Ate Port Harry."  As a comicbook artist/creator he's behind the webcomic "Cowman," the graphic novel, "Sex Drugs and Candy Canes: The Santa Claus Story," the annual horror comic anthology series, "Stories to Shock," and the current ongoing series "Combat Fairies."

Marissa Brice

Marissa Brice is a mixed media artist, and painter. Creates fanart, anime, and life art 

Nick Dempsey

CosmosSketcher, also known as Nick Dempsey, is a non-binary artist based out of Vancouver, BC. They are passionate about their work in digital art, especially when it is focused around celestial or magical instances. Favoring cool, sunset, or vibrant palettes, they are working to become a full-time artist.

Steven Scott

Steven Scott is an award-winning author of nonfiction and fiction graphic novels. In addition to co-authoring They Called Us Enemy, he writes The Magic History Books series from Capstone, and has written for Cat Ninja and Archie. He writes and illustrates the graphic memoir G'Day Yank. The west coast of Canada is where he calls home with his two kids and two cats.  

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