Jason Yungbluth - Comic Creator

Marooned at a young age on the desert world of Rochester, New York, cartoonist Jason Yungbluth has been waiting for his destiny to find him in the form of a lovable robot or something. Meanwhile, he bides his time drawing comic books that shock the senses and make you wonder which side of the Force he’s really on.

Jason is the creator and publisher of Deep Fried, Weapon Brown and PEEK! He is also the fiendish mind behind Clarissa, the Internet’s most uncomfortable meme.

When not pondering his relationship to Luke Skywalker, Jason also draws cartoons for MAD magazine and teaches at the Rochester Institute of Technology. 

Dennis Calero - Comic Artist

Dennis Calero is an award-winning writer and artist who helped developed "X-Men Noir" for Marvel Comics, as well as having worked on DC and Dark Horse Comics.  Calero has also worked on entertainment projects for CBS Films and Weed Road Pictures and famed horror writer Stephen King.  He also adapted "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury as a graphic novel for Hill & Wang.

His first novel is currently being developed into a film by Lisa Bruce, producer of the Academy Award nominated and Bafta award winning film "Theory of Everything."  He co-wrote a pilot for Universal Cable Productions and the SyFy channel and is currently writing two projects for Dark Horse Comics that he will illustrate.

He was nominated for the Harvey, an industry award recognizing excellence in comics, and has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators.

Dennis’ most recent work is featured in this year’s free comics, Assassin’s Creed Templars, a title he is currently working on alongside his long time collaborator and fellow Free Comic Book Day special guest, Fred Van Lente.

Links:

http://denniscalero.com

https://twitter.com/DennisCalero

Fred Van Lente - Comic Writer

We are pleased to welcome the very talented and all around nice guy Fred Van Lente back to Free Comic Book Day!

Fred Van Lente is the #1 New York Timesbestselling, award-winning writer of comics like Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Action Philosophers! (American Library Association Best Graphic Novel for Teens), and Cowboys & Aliens (with Andrew Foley), the basis for the feature film.

His many other titles include Resurrectionists, The Comic Book History of Comics, The Incredible Hercules (with Greg Pak), Taskmaster, Marvel Zombies and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Fred’s work can even been seen in one of this year’s free comics, Assassin’s Creed Templars, a title he is currently working on alongside his long time collaborator and fellow Free Comic Book Day special guests, Dennis Calero.

Links:

http://www.fredvanlente.com

https://twitter.com/fredvanlente

Robert Bruce - Popculturist

There are people that know toys. And then there's Robert Bruce.

A self described “popculturist”, Robert Bruce's knowledge of toys and pop culture is virtually unrivaled. Rob is the co-founder of the Asbury Park Comic Con and New York Comic Fest, but he is best known for his frequent appearances on Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men on AMC. 

Links:

http://www.popculturizm.com/

https://twitter.com/popculturizm