Born and raised in a tiny town in northwestern Connecticut, Jim Lawson knew a few things. Those were that he loved comics and that a pencil felt good in his hands. Beyond that, he knew that he wanted to become an artist and that he had the hopeful, yet somewhat unrealistic goal for himself to […]
Tom Waltz is a former active duty U.S. Marine, Desert Storm vet, and former California National Guard Military Policeman. He is the Manager, Creative Development/Senior Editor for premiere comic book publisher IDW Publishing (www.IDWpublishing.com), as well as the writer of critically-acclaimed graphic novels, including TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, THE LAST FALL, CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE, […]
Steve Lavigne was the very first artist employee hired by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird (co-creators of TMNT/Mirage Studios) back in 1985. He and Kevin Eastman attended high school together and it has been revealed in various interviews with Eastman, that Michelangelo’s personality is actually based on Steve. Steve began by lettering TMNT comics, coloring […]
Ciro Nieli is an American director, producer and designer of animated television series. He is known as the creator and executive producer of the animated series Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, and as the showrunner and executive producer of the 3D computer-animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is also known as a director […]
TGIF Graniteers! Next week is Turtle Week at Granitecon, as we celebrate the 5th and final issue of The Last Ronin from IDW Publishing! Our guests, Kevin B. Eastman and Ben Bishop, will be joined by FIVE NEW TMNT GUESTS! Watch all next week for announcements! Get your Tickets: www.granitecon.com/buy-tickets/ Book your Room: www.granitecon.com/stay-shop-local/ Artist Tables: […]
Comics Creator, Writer, Illustrator. Joseph Schmalke is the Co-Publisher of Black Caravan residing in Westbrook, Maine. Joe is the artist and writer on several comic book titles including: THE INFERNAL PACT, CHERRY BLACKBIRD, PHANTOM STARKILLER (with Peter Goral), WE DON’T KILL SPIDERS, THE ELECTRIC BLACK (With Rich Woodall), and MURDER HOBO (With Jason Lynch). You […]
Melanie Kohn is a San Francisco native. She now makes her home near Houston. She is known for being the longest-running Lucy van Pelt in the iconic Peanuts specials (1974-1977). She was the fifth child actress to provide the voice for the Peanuts character. Kohn was the voice of Lucy in four Peanuts animated television specials, […]
Janet Varney is an Emmy-Nominated actor, comedian, writer and producer. In the animation world, she is lucky enough to be the award-winning voice of Korra on Nickelodeon’s critically-acclaimed standout hit “The Legend of Korra,” a role for which she continues to be invited to comic cons to give sweaty handshakes the world over. She can […]
Lady Sara Richard is an Eisner and Ringo Award-nominated artist living in New Hampshire. She is the illustrator of Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddess, and Heroes Handbook (Simon & Schuster), The Ghost, The Owl (Action Lab Entertainment), and The Royal Book of Oz (Clover Press). She has also illustrated over 100 comic covers for publishers […]
Attention Graniteeers! Your rooms are ready, but they’re going fast! We’ve sold out our rooms at the DoubleTree by Hilton. But don’t worry, our TRU by Hilton friends down the street are ready for you! Take advantage of their convention rate by using this link: https://bit.ly/33WsRzK Coming in from out of town? Check out the […]
