HEROESCON :: Rantz Hoseley, Jason Levesque, Robert Atkins, More
Today’s update to the HeroesCon 2010 Guest List comes packed with delicious, vitamin-fortified goodness — returning to the mighty halls of the Charlotte Convention Center will be Rantz Hoseley and Jason Levesque, the editor and cover artist, respectively, of the Eisner and Harvey Award winning Comic Book Tattoo anthology! When he’s not racking up comic awards, Rantz is also the CEO of Longbox Digital, a new comic book e-reading and digital download service that’s currently in beta-testing.
Jason, who prior to doing the Comic Book Tattoo cover was just an illustrator, is these days turning into a go-to comics cover artist, with work on The Many Loves of Spider-Man, X-Force, and more; not to mention a couple of artbooks (Girls Are Pretty and Pretty Gross). Awesome to have these two Tori Amos-loving dudes back in the hizzy.
Also back today is our old buddy Jim Amash, who if you get rushed for time getting sketches you should visit–Jim can draw in pretty much any style and is a hoot to chat with while he draws for you. Recently he’s been working on a number of all-ages books including Sonic Universe, Jughead, Scooby-Doo and more–plus his work as a writer/editor for Alter Ego and on books like Sal Buscema: Comics’ Fast And Furious Artist.
Tsunami Studios’ Robert Atkins returns this year–every year his resume gets a little more awesome; these days it includes GI Joe, Amazing Spider-Man, Ultimate Fantastic Four, and more. He’s also currently working on a creator owned project coming out from Ape Entertainment early next year. Robert’s joined by fellow Tsunamist Kelly Yates, who’s most recently been working on a myriad of different Doctor Who comics, including The Forgotten and Autopia. He’s also the creator of the Amber Atoms series from Image!
Doug Dabbs is another whose star is on the rise since his graduation from SCAD– besides work on Resurrection, Doug is currently illustrating his first graphic novel, Holiday, to be published by Oni Press. And last up this week is newcomer Corinna Bechko–a zookeeper by day and writer by night, Corinna’s recent comics work includes Heathentown and the Zuda comic The Crooked Man. Please welcome her to her first HeroesCon as a guest!













