How does color affect story, visuals, and the reader experience? Join Ming Doyle (Two Graves, The Banks) and Erica Henderson (Danger and Other Unknown Risks, Assassin Nation) for an exploration of the role of color in comics.

From Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to the mother monster in Alien (1979), women and monsters share a long history across science fiction media. Monsters often terrorize women in slasher films, seduce them in fantasy romances, or even ARE women. Our team of creators, writers, and creature enthusiasts will discuss their favorite beautiful beasts and what can make monsters of us all.

Gillian Daniels (she/her) is a writer.

Cat Scully (she/her) is a writer, artist, and video game creator.

S.T. Gibson (she/they) is a writer, bestselling author, and literary agent.

Lindsay Moore (she/her) is a writer and editor.

Artists will discuss what its like to make autobiographical works that explore trauma and the real world implications of opening up on the page.

Catalina Rufin

 Maria Varmazis

Sierra Barnes (Hans Vogel is Dead, Lower Your Sights, Fairytales from Mars) and Jamieson Alcorn (Fairytales from Mars, The Pub Crawl Anthology) talk about making comics using inspiration from folklore, history, activism, superheroes and more!

Sierra Barnes has written and drawn webcomics since 2015, and her first graphic novel HANS VOGEL IS DEAD Vol. 1 will be re-released through Dark Horse Comics in September 2023.

Jamieson Alcorn is the founder of Bad Neighbor Comics and has organized several successful Kickstarted anthologies. He is a freelance comics editor, writer, artist and dad in his free time.

What are some of the challenges and advantages creators experience when moving their content from online to print? Join Kristen Gudsnuk (Henchgirl, Making Friends) and Mad Rupert (Sakana, Robber-Robert) as they discuss their own process of publishing both online and their conversion to print collections.