Chris Fason-Chris is the co-creator and artist of the popular indie comic "Hero Happy Hour" from GeekPunk. Chris has been defacing pieces of paper, canvas, school desks, and walls for nearly 30 years and is usually covered in Sharpie. Chris has been published by IDW, GeekPunk, Digital Webbing, Alias, Dial "R" Studios, and About Comics.

Van Allen Plexico-Van Allen Plexico stands at the forefront of the pulp revival movement and the new wave of prose superhero fiction, with popular works including his “Sentinels” novels, “Sherlock Holmes,” “Lucian,” and “Gideon Cain” (with Kurt Busiek). His big-selling “Assembled!” books garnered praise from the original Marvel creators themselves.

Bobby Nash- Bobby Nash has written for numerous publications. He is the writer/artist of the long running comic strip Life In The Faster Lane starring R.O. He has written several titles for a variety of comic publishers including Demonslayer, Threshold, and Jungle Fantasy for Avatar Press. Fuzzy Bunnies From Hell for Albino Alligator Productions and FYI Comics. Yin Yang for Arcana Studios coming in 2007. The upcoming comic book adaptation of Fantastix: Code Red for FYI Comics. Bubba The Redneck Werewolf for Brass Ball Comics. Among others.
Bobby's debut novel, Evil Ways, premiered in August of 2005 from Publish America. Bobby's second novel, Fantastix, premiered March of 2006 from Optic Studios. His inclusion in the September 2006's Wildcat Books anthology book, Lance Star: Sky Ranger, marks Bobby's first foray into pulp anthologies. A genre he will revisit soon with Domino Lady and Air Aces. His third novel, Earthstrike Agenda is coming soon.
For more information on Bobby Nash, including past, present, and future projects, please visit him on the web at www.bobbynash.com. Bobby lives in Bethlehem, Georgia.

Sean Taylor-Sean Taylor writes prose, graphic novels and comic books. And admits it to his family and friends. As often as he can, he does it for money. When he's not distracted by horror movies, that is.

Joe Crowe-Joe Crowe is a writer and copy editor at the Birmingham News and http://www.revolutionsf.com. And just bought new pants!

Geoffrey Gwin- Has fallen bas-ackwards into delivering a seven page story to the editors of DC Comics at their request. Meet him now before you can’t afford to buy art from him.

Biographies and photos will be posted to the "Guests" section of the Web site soon!

The following Schedule is for the Comics Track - in the Comics Track Room unless noted otherwise and is currently TENTATIVE and is subject to change/evolve, before or during the convention, so please check for updates upon arrival.

Friday, May 21

3:00p.m.  "Beware the Power, Green Lantern's Light!" with Joe Crowe and Albert Marsh.  After the events of Blackest Night, where is the Emerald Knight and how does it effect the rest of the DCU? Joe Crowe and Albert Marsh review past events, drop interesting tidbits, and discuss the now in development movie with Ryan Reynolds.

7:00p.m.  "The Great Fan Frakk Off of 2010" with Joe Crowe.  Joe Crowe hosts this no-holds-barred trivia contest that covers all comics and sci-fi events!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

10:00a.m.  "How to get into comics the Independent way..." with Bobby Nash, Sean Taylor, Chris Fason, and Geofrey Gwin.  Join Bobby Nash, Sean Taylor, Chris Fason and Geofrey Gwin for updates on their independent careers and tips to help you get started in yours!

11:00a.m.  "Invincible Iron Man" with Van Plexico and David Wright.  Marvel's premiere movie character is back and leading the way for Thor and Cap to follow! Join us for a detailed history and hard look at everyone's favorite Billionaire Alcoholic Super Hero.

12:00p.m.  "Independent Comics and The Distributor of Doom" with Bobby Nash, Sean Taylor, Chris Fason.  Why is it so difficult to get an Indy comic distributed? What are some alternate means? Join Bobby Nash, Sean Taylor and Chris Fason for this informative q&a session!

2:00p.m.  "Avengers Reassembled!" with Van Plexico, Joe Crowe, David Wright.  A look at the past, present, and future of Comic's best selling book for the last 7 years with Avengers experts Van Plexico, Joe Crowe, and David Wright!

3:00p.m.  "Marvel vs. DC Jeopardy!" with Van Plexico.  MOVED TO Rushton Theater for more room!  Prizes! Fun! Humiliation! Van Plexico hosts his wildly poplar quiz game! We strongly advise you to get there early to get a seat in the game, it fills quickly! (2 hours)

5:00p.m.  "Hero with a Thousand Spandex Body Suits" with Dr. Noah Lett.  Join Theologian Dr. Noah Lett and other guests as we discuss why the Super Heroes are important to us in every day life and why you may not be paying enough attention to them in yours.

7:00p.m.  "Why Does My Story Suck?" with Van Plexico, Bobby Nash, Sean Taylor, Dr. Noah Lett.  Join Van Plexico, Bobby Nash, Sean Taylor and Dr. Noah Lett as they discuss the importance of story structure and story telling and give tips on how you can improve yours!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

11:00a.m.  "The Zombies ate My Comics" Blackest Night, Marvel Zombies, Walking Dead, and Crossed just to name a few, why has the dead risen and taken over a good chunk of the comic book industry? Join our panel as we review these zombies and discuss the reasons for the popularity of seeing our favorite heroes as the living dead!

12:00p.m. "Who's the leader of the Club?" with Van Plexico, Stan Daniel.  Disney owns Marvel??? What the frakk does this mean?? Join Van Plexico, Stan Daniel and others for some insight and semi-educated guessing on the subject!

2:00p.m.  "Every Single Wednesday" Comic q&a session. Ask anything of our panelists which will feature everyone who has been on a panel this year. Questions about the stories and characters or the men and women behind them or even why Diamond Distribution could not find its own butt with both hands a pygmy and a flashlight! A comic book free for all!