News & Updates

Please welcome, Hugh Rookwood!

It’s New Comic Book Day and that means a new Artist Announcement! Please welcome, Hugh Rookwood!   Hugh Rookwood — 2024 Granitecon Ultimate Sketch Off Champion — is a freelance artist and owner of an illustration and design studio called “Chozen Studios”. For over 20 years he has incorporated his love of comics and comic […]

Please welcome, Don Higgins!

Please welcome our next guest — gaming creator, Don Higgins!   Don Higgins, Art Director, Artist, and Author at FASA Games. Don has worked for several gaming companies over the years before landing at FASA. Eldritch Enterprises, Fireside Creations, and Green Ronin; to name a few   You can find Don, and more gaming guests, […]

Please welocme, Karen Hallion!

It’s New Comic Book Day and that means a new Artist Announcement! Please welcome, Karen Hallion!   Karen Hallion, a 1997 graduate of Ringling School of Art and Design, is an illustrator and author whose book ‘She Changed The World’ was published in 2024 by Media Labs.   Tickets: www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/ Guests: www.granitecon.com/guests/   #Granitecon #Granitecon2025 […]

Only 165 days to go!

Only 165 days to go until Granitecon 2025!   We have plenty more celebrity, artist, gaming, and cosplay guest announcements to come!   Guests: www.granitecon.com/guests/ Tickets: www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/ Hotels: www.granitecon.com/hotels/   #granitestatecomiccon #granitecon #granitecon2025

Please welcome, Amanda Kahl!

Please welcome our next guest — gaming creator, Amanda Kahl!   Amanda Kahl is a tabletop gaming illustrator, writer, and developer. She’s worked with Read/Write Memory Games, FASA, Wicked Clever, Adpet Icarus, and many more!   You can find Amanda, and more gaming guests, in the Granitecon Gaming Lounge, presented by Victory Condition Gaming   […]

Please welcome, Fero Pe!

It’s New Comic Book Day and that means a new Comic Book Creator Announcement! Please welcome, Fero Pe!   Interior and cover artist for the ongoing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series “TMNT”, artist on the Crossover TMNTxStrangerThings and head artist on the new comic TMNT Nightwatcher for IDW.   Fero’s appearance is sponsored by MacArthur’s […]

Please welcome, Al Spader!

Please welcome our next guest — gaming creator, Al Spader!   Al Spader is a writer for Star Trek Adventures and also the lead writer and designer of the Sentience and Once Upon rpgs. His passion for inclusion and accessibility for all in the TTRPG community shows throughout his body of work.   You can […]

Please welcome, Bob Tkacik!

Happy New Comic Book Day, and Happy New Guest Artist Announcement! Please welcome, Bob Tkacik!   Bob Tkacik is a comic writer and illustrator living in Maine. His cover art has been used for several titles including TMNT: Armageddon Game, The Last Ronin, and Seven Years In Darkness.   Bob’s appearance is sponsored by MacArthur’s […]

Please welcome, Kevin Siembieda!

Please welcome our next guest — gaming creator, Kevin Siembieda! Artist, writer, game designer, Kevin is best known as the creator of the Rifts® role-playing game and countless other pen and paper RPGs and sourcebooks. He is also the founder and publisher of Palladium Books®. You can find Kevin, and more gaming guests, in the […]

Please welcome, Eric Talbot!

Happy New Comic Book Day, and Happy New Guest Artist Announcement! Please welcome Eric Talbot!   Eric Talbot is an American comic book writer and artist known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series under Mirage Studios. He was hired by long-time classmate and friend Kevin Eastman.   Tickets: www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/ Guests: www.granitecon.com/guests/ […]