Alec Kozak is an independent comic book artist/author and 2012 graphic design graduate of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, where he worked as a Staff Editorial Artist while attending school. He is the creator of indie comics Shakespeare, Virus and Borderlands and the founder of Kozak Komiks.
Alec hails from Prescott, Arizona, and he has done his part to keep Flagstaff cool with his creative comics, while attending school there for the past few years. He loves telling stories and is a self-taught artist. In a 2010 Nerdvana interview, Alec described …

Freelance illustrator and “big geek,” Keith Decesare, is an incredible concept artist who specializes in the fantasy and steampunk genres by “shaping imagination into visual reality.” He most often works in the digital medium and has created art for role-playing games, trading cards, book covers, video games, historical depictions and movie concept art.
Keith performs extensive research on his subjects and creates narratives for each piece of work, believing each picture has its own story. Many of his stand alone pin-ups depict beautiful and adventurous women in fantasy settings, but he …

After a long Saturday at Phoenix Comicon next weekend, you might want to get down with your geeky self at the Kids Need to Read Geek Prom.
You can purchase tickets at the Comicon website now for $15, or for $20 at the convention.
That is, if there are any left by then. See, they’ve sold out the last two years. And tickets are gonna go fast.
Doors to the Hyatt Regency Ballroom, 122 N. 2nd St., open at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 26 and the festivities last until midnight. The theme this year …

Local creator April Reyna has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in computer animation, but since graduating from Arizona State University, she has focused her creativity and artistic skills on comic book illustration, saying, “I love to draw and feel that that is my goal in life.”
April began her comic art career with Heroic Age Studios where she worked on color separations for DC comics including Justice League of America, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman. She has since worked as a freelance artist on projects including Devi-licious Recipe Adventures, Alien …

After an appearance on local television to promote their spring workshops, seven princesses from Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre (ACT) were invited to make a guest appearance at this year’s Phoenix Comicon, May 24-27 at the Phoenix Convention Center downtown.

Chris Burkheart is one of the founding members and creative geniuses behind the local art collective known as Oddity Commodity. In 2008, Chris and his super-team of eccentric artists took Phoenix by storm and became cult favorites at pop-culture events throughout the valley as they produced their unique brand of original art on-the-fly for long lines of rabid fans who would enthusiastically cheer, “Woo OddCo,” with every completed sketch.
The OddCo collective has recently disbanded as its members pursue individual projects under their own names, but the group of friends still …

Scott Shehi is the founder, owner and head artist of the local independent creative group known as T.R.I.B.E. Studio Comics. Known as “Bub” to his friends and fans, Scott is hard-working and passionate about his art and dedicated to the success of his books, as well as the comics by other creators in his stable.
Since 2004, Scott’s T.R.I.B.E. Comics has worked with several valley creators, including Joe Flores, Frank O’Rourke, Hatch Tarr, Mandela Addah and Vincent Morris. He has published a myriad of titles including Tribal Stories, Hot Dog Man, …

Patrick Stewart will NOT be appearing at Phoenix Comicon this year after all.

Anabel Martinez is a digital artist and graphic designer who specializes in creating sci-fi and fantasy art inspired by video games and other genre related material. She has been a featured artist in the Scottsdale Public Art Boardroom and has over eight years of professional marketing, graphics and web design experience.
Anabel is a multi-faceted artist who also loves creating (and wearing) detailed and functional costumes. She recently wrapped up a working trip to New Zealand and she shared some of her adventures in the “land down under” with Nerdvana …

Arizona native BIGCHRIS (aka Big Chris Wood) is an established professional artist & illustrator who has worked on projects as varied as the Halo and Left 4 Dead video games to providing artwork for bands like KoRn and System of a Down. He has also lent his unlimited and unique artistic skills to numerous national comics, magazine covers, TV commercials and Hollywood movies.
Since returning home to Mesa in 2010, BIGCHRIS has become hugely popular on the local pop culture art scene and has devoted his time towards uniting and supporting …