SATURDAY 10 AM - 5PM // SUNDAY 10 AM - 4 PM
EARLY BUYER 9 AM BOTH DAYS
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GEM CITY COMIC CON
July 18, 2025 10 am – 5 pm
July 19, 2025 10 am – 4 pm
Early Buyer at 9 am Both Days
Guest: Stuart Sayger
Stuart Sayger is known for his dark and moody art style on comic covers across the industry. His recent published projects will include: Red Sonja, Conan the Barbarian, Fire and Ice: DarkWolf, Archie Vs Army of Darkness, Sonja Reborn, Batman, G.I.Joe, Vampirella, Solomon Kane, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Past projects include: TMNT- Last Ronin Lost Years, The Joker, Dejah Thoris, Transformers, KISS (the Gene Simmons rock band) …Other high-profile works include: Lego Bionicle for DC Comics, Man of Steel Superman movie, and The Walking Dead. Sayger will be drawing at his table all weekend long! www.stuartsayger.com
Guest: Dave Aikins
Dave Aikins is an illustrator working in the publishing side of children’s television and movies. Over the past 30 years he has worked on hundreds of children’s books and products for shows such as SpongeBob, the classic 1964 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Blue’s Clues & You, Paw Patrol, Rubble & Crew, Blaze, Dora the Explorer, and Shimmer & Shine. He is currently working for Dr Seuss Enterprises and Netflix on books for their Horton and Red Fish/Blue Fish shows, and has new books coming out this month for Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie. In between drawing cartoon animals and sponges, Dave enjoys doing pop culture portrait commissions. He is also a concept artist for The Bradford Exchange and their many lines of collectibles as well as being the artist for Twilight Creations’ popular series of Zombies!!! board games.
Guest: Andy Bennett
Andy is a comics artist and illustrator from Columbus, OH. He started his comics career at CALIBER COMICS on titles like Saint Germaine, Negative Burn, and Ghost Sonata. Most recently he has contributed new stories for “Strange Horror” at Aazurn Publishing, and completed two volumes of the all-new graphic novel series “Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Builders” with co-creator Joe Meadows from Tripwire Comics.
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Guest: Jason Moore
Jason started his comic career in 1988 as assistant inker for independent comic book artist Randy Zimmerman on the title The Realm published by Caliber Press. Since he started his career in inking, he’s worked for most major publishers over the years such as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Dynamite, Malibu, Chaos! Comics, and many independent publishers. The most notable pencillers that he’s inked have been Kevin Eastman, Kelley Jones, Kyle Hotz, Don Simpson, Joe Bennett, Ben Bishop, and with Dave Acosta on the Elvira comics published by Dynamite Entertainment. Jason is currently working with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman and writer David Avallone on the Image Comics title Drawing Blood inking over the pencils of Ben Bishop. He recently inked over Kevin Eastman’s pencil artwork for an Exclusive variant cover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6 published by IDW. He’s recently created a limited exclusive cover for Street Sharks #1 published by IDW.
Guest: Jason Moore
Jason started his comic career in 1988 as assistant inker for independent comic book artist Randy Zimmerman on the title The Realm published by Caliber Press. Since he started his career in inking, he’s worked for most major publishers over the years such as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Dynamite, Malibu, Chaos! Comics, and many independent publishers. The most notable pencillers that he’s inked have been Kevin Eastman, Kelley Jones, Kyle Hotz, Don Simpson, Joe Bennett, Ben Bishop, and with Dave Acosta on the Elvira comics published by Dynamite Entertainment. Jason is currently working with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman and writer David Avallone on the Image Comics title Drawing Blood inking over the pencils of Ben Bishop. He recently inked over Kevin Eastman’s pencil artwork for an Exclusive variant cover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6 published by IDW. He’s recently created a limited exclusive cover for Street Sharks #1 published by IDW.
Guest: Twilight Star
Gem City Comic Con is proud to announce that Twilight Star will officially appear at this year’s convention. Their presence marks the first phase of a gradual return of the show’s signature “Creator Corner.” This revitalized space follows a comprehensive organizational restructure designed to realign the convention directly with the core priorities of true comic fans. As Gem City Comic Con enters this new chapter, show organizers express their deepest gratitude to Twilight Star. The studio provided unwavering support throughout the recent restructuring process. This appearance honors a foundational, 20-plus-year partnership built on a shared love of comic books and a mutual commitment to the local fan community. Fans can visit Twilight Star Studio in the main exhibition hall during normal convention hours.