INDIE ISLAND!! Like the most sweetest two-word poem you ever heard: Indie Island is 10,000+ square feet of the best of the indie and alternative comics world, located right at the heart of the coolest comics show in all the land. First launched in 2005, this year will be the fourth Indie Island at HeroesCon, and the biggest yet, with some of the biggest names in comics, mini-comics, webcomics, and publishing!
NOTE: Many
of the websites below feature content of a mature nature. While
we're supporters of all of our guests, we cannot assume responsibility
for the content of any of these sites. If you're of a sensitive
nature, browse with care!
INDIE ISLAND GUEST LIST || Updated April 21, 2008
Adhouse Books Pulp
Hope, Project Romantic, Project Superior, Process Recess
Kelly Alder Popidiot
Marc Arsenault Wow Cool, Brown Cuts Neighbors, Zero Zero
Liz Baillie My Brain Hurts, Awesome! Anthology, Freewheel
T. Edward Bak The Service Industry
Derek M. Ballard BURN!, The Drama, Typhon, Threadless Select designer
Duane Ballenger Awake 666, Short Stack, Haunted Samidge
Matt Bernier Awesome!, Critical Citadel, Out of Water, Potato Autopsy
Mike Bertino Pinwheel, illustrator
Bodega Distribution The Mourning Star, Daybreak, Service Industry
Jeffrey Brown Mome,
I Am Going To Be Small, Bighead, Clumsy
Buenaventura Press Comic Art, Kramer's Ergot, Hunter & Painter
Joel Buxton Awesome Marcus Ninja
J. Chris Campbell Wide
Awake Press, Zig Zag, Project: Superior
Scott Campbell Hickee, Beasts!, Flight, Psychonauts
Keeley Carrigan Bloo
Empire
Center For Cartoon Studies
Matt Chapman Homestarrunner
Mike Chapman Homestarrunner
Shawn Cheng Partyka, The Would-Be Bridegrooms, The Monkey & The Crab
Danielle
Corsetto Girls With Slingshots, Batboy
Josh Cotter Skyscrapers of the Midwest, Project: Romantic
Dave Crosland Scarface: Scarred For Life, Everybody's Dead, Puffed
Mike Dawson Freddie & Me, Gabagool!
Evan Dorkin Milk & Cheese, Dork, Space Ghost Coast-To-Coast
Sarah Dyer Action Girl, Superman Adventures, Space Ghost Coast-To-Coast
Hilary Florido The True Heart, The Girl's Guide to Guy's Stuff, Ofuro
Sean Ford Only Skin
Chuck Forsman Snake Oil, Sundays
Rob G Repo, Couriers, Teenagers From Mars, Dead West
Nicholas Gurewitch Perry Bible Fellowship, The Trial of Colonel Sweeto
Chris Harding We The Robots, "Chris Harding Animation Concern"
Sammy Harkham Crickets, Kramer's Ergot, The Poor Sailor, D&Q Showcase
Dean Haspiel Brawl, Billy Dogma, The Quitter, ACT-I-VATE
Jaime Hernandez Love & Rockets, Locas
Shane Heron Awesome Marcus Ninja
Mike Huddleston The Coffin, Deep Sleeper, Mnemovore, Things Fall Apart
Kevin Huizenga Curses, Ganges, Or Else, Kramer's Ergot
Alex Joon Kim Wall City, The Bird & The Bear, Medusa, 3AM
Matt Kindt Super Spy, Pistolwhip, The Yellow Menace
Scott Kurtz PVP
Joseph Lambert Bait & Switch, The Sundays Anthology, I Will Bite You
Roger Langridge Fred the Clown, Art d'Ecco, Marvel Monsters
Hope Larson Gray Horses, Salamander Dream, Chigger (forthcoming)
Josh Latta Rashy
Rabbit, Anxiety Sleep Problem & Depression
Pat Lewis The Claws Come Out: Astounding Tales of Broads and Monsters
Alec Longstreth Phase 7, Papercutter, The Dvorak Zine
Jim
Mahfood Grrl Scouts, Clerks, 40 Oz. Comics,
Bad Ideas, Stupid Comics
David Malki Wondermark
Paul Maybury Party Bear, Aqua Leung, 24 Seven, Amazing Joy Buzzards v2
Brad McGinty Cute
Girl Demographics, Wysteria, Pee Dog Posse
John Mejias Partyka, Paping
Dan Nadel The Ganzfeld, Art Out of Time, Picturebox Inc.
Tom Neely The Blot
Bryan Lee O'Malley Scott Pilgrim, Lost At Sea
Oni Press Queen & Country, Whiteout, Scott Pilgrim, Tek Jansen, Wasteland
Jim Ottaviani Bone Sharps, Cowboys, & Thunder Lizards, Levitation
Laura Park Superior Showcase (upcoming), Ambitious Chef
Picturebox Inc publisher, Maggots, Cold Heat, Powr Mastrs, The Ganzfeld
Ed Piskor Macedonia, American Splendor, Wizzywig, The Beats
Liz Prince Will You Still Love Me If I Wet The Bed?, Delayed Replays
Brian Ralph Daybreak, Cave-In
Aaron Renier Spiral-Bound, The Unsinkable Walker Bean (forthcoming)
Alex Robinson Tricked, Box Office Poison
Jim Rugg The Plain Janes, Street Angel, AdHouse's Project: series
Andy Runton Owly
Frank Santoro Cold Heat, Storeyville
Chris Schweizer The Crogan Adventure Series, Negative Burn, Discovered
Sparkplug Comic Books Reich, Edison Steelhead's Lost Portfolio
Rick Spears Teenagers From Mars, Pirates of Coney Island, Repo
Chris
Staros Publisher & Editor of Top Shelf, President
of CBLDF
Kazimir Strzepek The Mourning Star, Papercutter, cool name
Tender Loving Empire Pinwheel
Three Boys Productions Students of the Unusual
Jeremy Tinder Black Ghost Apple Factory, Cry Yourself To Sleep
Top Shelf Productions publisher: Blankets,
Lost Girls, Box Office Poison
Ben Towle Midnight
Sun, Farewell Georgia, Strange Eggs
Dean Trippe Butterfly,
Superior Showcase, Act-i-vate, Lunchbox Funnies
Tugboat Press Papercutter
Rob Ullman Grand Gestures,
Project: Superior, Lunch Hour Comix
Rob Venditti The
Surrogates, noted studbolt
Matt Wagner Grendel, Mage, Batman: Monster Men, Sandman Mystery Theatre
Julia Wertz The Fart Party
Maris Wicks Project: Romantic, Superior Showcase
Matt Wiegle Partyka, No Fear Shakespeare Illustrated, Elfworld, Underpanting
Dan Zettwoch Comic Art, Kramer's Ergot, Iron Clad
I know, crazy, right? That's a pretty insane guest list.
ALSO APPEARING AS SMALL PRESS IN ARTISTS ALLEY:
803 STUDIOS Sequential Suicide, 803 |
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Chuck Brown Trenchcoats, Cigarettes, Shotguns |
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Steven Prouse Kip, The Ride: Savannah Heat |
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Anthony Hightower Gutwrencher, Negative Burn |
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Eric Woodard Stranger's Tale |
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Corey (Rocbottom) Davis |
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Eraklis Petmezas Mr Lune |
| APE ENTERTAINMENT Athena Voltaire, The Black Coat, SubCulture |
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Kevin Freeman |
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Carole Graham |
ARTISTIC MYSTERIES |
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Jeremy Funderburk |
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Matt Hoffman |
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Josh Lyman |
BOHEMIAN TRASH STUDIOS Zona, Starcrossed Destiny, DIS: Life Is Hell |
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Blair Smart |
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Juno Blair |
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Jeremy Hamilton |
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Shane Lambert |
| BLOODBATH COMICS |
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Mike Janney |
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Josh Ginter |
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Amanda Ginter |
| CHRIS CHURCHILL Rotten Eggs |
| CURLS STUDIO Curls, Kid Roxy, Black Magic Tales |
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Carolyn Belefski |
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Joe Carabeo |
GOD CITY |
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John Hairston, Jr |
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Marcus Kiser |
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Antione Williams |
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De'Angelo Dia |
HIGHBURN STUDIOS |
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Michael Watkins Guardians, E-Man, Femme Noir |
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Lyle Pollard E-Man, Femme Noir, Tribulation |
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Kenny Keen |
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John Anderson |
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Randy Parker |
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Brynn Oliver |
| LOST COMICS |
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Larry King |
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Sam Hodge |
| COMFORT LOVE The Uniques, Rifts RPG, Mutants & Masterminds RPG |
| LOW KEY COMICS Everyman, Last Days of El Rey, Downhill From Here |
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Jason Green |
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Justin Crouse |
MAD MONK STUDIOS |
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Damon Henderson |
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Cantrele Riley |
MERGER STUDIOS Cluster, Edgar Allan Poo 2, Vampire: The Requiem |
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Allen S. Robst |
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Avery Butterworth |
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Hellen Robst |
NEMO PUBLISHING The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli |
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Tami Kennedy |
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Jay Piscopo |
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Kirsten Cappy |
| NINETWOTWO |
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Mike Merritt Motion Graphics & Print Designer |
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Drew Moss Sidekickin' Hero, Hero Falls, Gene Simmons House of Horror |
ODDGOD PRESS Strange Detective Tales, Runoff |
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Patrick Godfrey |
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Jesse Bausch |
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Jim Callahan |
OUTLANDISH GRAPHIX Solar Knight, Outlandish Tales |
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Kevin Lyerly |
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Tammy Lyerly |
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Timothy Harris |
POWER COMIX |
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Derrick Rivers |
SINGULARITY STREET PRODUCTIONS |
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Hart Crouch |
TEAM 8 PRESS |
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Spencer Hansen |
VLE COMICS Nightwolf, Herc Brown, Beowulf, Eve L., Bloodlines |
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Stephen L. Antczak |
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Rob Sommers |
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Robert Brown |
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James C. Bennett |
| ADAM WITHERS The Uniques, Rifts RPG, Mutants & Masterminds RPG |
ARTISTS ALLEY IS SOLD OUT FOR PAID SPACE, as of March 1, 2008. You can join a waiting list for a possible second section, to be located upstairs, by calling 704.375.7462. Please note that this section is highly tentative, and by joining the waiting list you are in no way guaranteed space.
2008 INDIE ISLAND LIMITED EDITION SHIRTS
Part of a limited run of advance-of-show Indie Island t-shirts, featuring brand new exclusive art. Highly limited quantities. Hand-screened locally on high quality American Apparel shirts. Background of image indicates shirt color.
Each shirt is available in our store for $20, or we can mail order for an additional $5. No shipping charge for t-shirt orders exceeding $100. Use Paypal forms below, or call us at 704.375.7462 to place credit card orders by phone.
JIM MAHFOOD | $20 EACH
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ALEC LONGSTRETH | $20 EACH
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AND IF YOU ARE APPEARING or would just like to help spread the word, we'd love it if you'd include one of our humble banners on your own website/blog/what-have-you. Feel free to use any of these you like, and link them back to this page:
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