Not too long ago, I attended Planet Comicon, a popular culture occasion that takes place in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri yearly. I haven’t been to a conference in two years for apparent causes, however as soon as upon a time, I’d do round twenty or extra reveals a yr as an indie creator. That’s what introduced me to Planet Comicon, however along with having a sales space filled with my self-published work, I used to be excited for the chance to take a look at the work of different creatives in artist alley. It’s actually one among my favourite issues about going to those occasions—in reality, a number of of the artists I employed for my very own e book collection have been present in artist alley.
Since artist alley is an area I’m so keen on, I believed I’d share what I ended up bringing residence with me. I’ll additionally embrace the entire artists’ info so you possibly can try their work.
Afua Richardson
You could acknowledge Richardson’s work from collection like World of Wakanda and Lovecraft Nation, the place she did the art work for Dee’s comedian e book. She’s additionally referenced within the present itself by Hippolyta. Full disclosure: I’ll have fangirled a complete lot after I noticed her, and I simply needed to take residence the gathering of postcards she had together with that Gambit sketch as a result of, properly, he’s an early fictional crush of mine.
The place to seek out her work: You possibly can try Richardson’s work on her web site which additionally has hyperlinks to all of her social media on the prime of her web page.
Terry Huddleston
I’ve seen Huddleston’s work at conventions earlier than and know him for his enormous choice of popular culture artwork. He’s bought the sort of sales space the place you possibly can’t determine which character print to get as a result of they’re all so vibrant. On the finish of the day, I needed to seize one thing from his Affinity collection. The tarot art work is totally beautiful, and with it being printed on textured paper (a number of of his prints are), this Empress print simply feels unreal.
The place to seek out his work: You possibly can try Huddleston’s work over on his web site. He’s additionally on Instagram.
Melissa Capriglione
Capriglione had a sales space filled with queer merchandise starting from prints to stickers, to comics. One factor that caught my eye was her upcoming graphic novel being launched by Darkish Horse Comics. Capriglione described the e book to me as “Harry Potter meets The Nice British Bake Off,” full with meals puns, cute women, and an animal pal that I’ll in all probability need a plush of sometime.
Porta Bella Magiculinary Academy is the best college for the artwork of cooking with magic, and Basil Eyres is decided to be the highest scholar. On the primary day of her senior yr, Arabella Oregano, the daughter of a famend chef, joins the academy for her senior yr as properly. The 2 are immediately smitten with one another, however Basil senses there’s one thing Arabella is hiding from her. Nonetheless, the 2 work collectively to face out from the category as the tip of yr culinary pageant approaches. However when Arabella’s secret is reveled, Basil is confronted with the toughest resolution of her life, which has the potential to throw her future aspirations in jeopardy.
The place to seek out her work: Capriglione has a carrd with all of her info proper right here. Additionally, Basil and Oregano is scheduled to be launched this September.
Alex Phanthavong
Going by third Diploma Hearts on-line, Phanthavong affords a wide range of fanart by means of prints, stickers, and these cool little playing cards for these of us who’re working out of wall house. I ended up grabbing these two due to my timeless love for Breath of the Wild and my “late to the social gathering” appreciation of Hole Knight.
The place to seek out his work: You possibly can try Phanthavong on Instagram, which additionally has hyperlinks to his Fb and Twitch.
Cat Nerd Creations
Persevering with my fandom grabs is Cat Nerd Creations, a sales space that supplied a variety of lovable acrylic charms and standees. Deciding what to seize from SK8 the Infinity was a troublesome activity, however ultimately, my spouse and I made a decision that Shadow being his cute, flower store self in his common Hiromi outfit was a should. Together with that’s the appeal for Tokyo Revenger’s Mikey displaying pure happiness over his child’s meal, and a standee from The Millionaire Detective Stability: UNLIMITED—a collection I did NOT count on to see merch for.
The place to seek out their work: Cat Nerd Creations has a carrd with all of their info proper right here.
The Legging Lass
Whereas technically on the seller aspect of issues, as somebody who’s all the time on the hunt for cute geek clothes that goes as much as my dimension, I instantly needed to cease at The Legging Lass after I discovered they supplied skirts and leggings in sufficient X’s to suit me. I ended up grabbing their Studio Ghibli skirt and, in fact, the pink Sailor Moon leggings. In the meantime, my spouse grabbed a horror-themed skirt as a result of that’s the aesthetic she lives in.
I wasn’t anticipating to discover a clothes vendor at a con with comfy plus-sized garments, however I’m so glad I did.
The place to seek out their work: You possibly can try The Legging Lass on Instagram, which has a hyperlink to their web site.
(Featured picture: Afua Richardson/Alex Phanthavong/Terry Huddleston)
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