Tuesday, March 10, 2026

SPACE 2026 Exhibitor Bios Part 7

 

RAW COMIX:
RAW! is an artist and storyteller based outside Columbus, OH. With an instantly-recognizable coloring style, his art is heavily inspired by modern animation while his storytelling combines dynamic action with over-the-top genre-bending and iconic protagonist leads. When he’s not working on comics, RAW! Is usually playing over too much Overwatch or watching cheesy cop shows with his lady. He also has two dogs, two cats, and too much fur on his bedsheets.




Chris Reed:
Chris Reed has been making mini-comics since 1981. He lives in Michigan.

Warren D M Reed:
Born in England, Warren was raised on a steady diet of The Beano, Commando, Warlord, Dan Dare, Tintin and Asterix before discovering a world of comics in the "former colonies".  He reckons he is quite the comedian and loves all sorts of narratives, from the fib to the epic.

Corey Riggs:
Indie Comic Creator

David Schuler:
David Schuler is an illustrator living in Akron, Ohio with his wife, three children and cats. He was the artist on THE APOSTASY from Unearthly Comics has been a featured artist and writer in the first and third volumes of MEMOIRS OF THE MORBID from Comicsburgh.

Mel Sealy:
Mel Sealy is a Columbus based, queer black comics artist. Her works include In Love and Body, a comics documentary of queer life in Fort Wayne, In, and Read All Over, an all-ages,  ongoing Webtoon and print comic depicting characters from all walks of life.

Olivia Shamell:
Olivia Shamell is a Columbus-based comic artist and illustrator and a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design.

JB Shear:
JB Shear is a cartoonist from North Carolina. She is the creator of Inoscularum, a love story about healing the world with folk magic. She also makes short comics on the side, including The Sun & Moon Sisters, Polo Shirt Angels From McMansion Heaven, and The Adventures of Cowboy Kitty.


Alex Silverii:
Indie Comic Creator

Kelsey Spade:
Kelsey Spade is an illustrator and designer who studied at Columbus College of Art and Design and has a BFA in Illustration. She has contributed her talents to publications such as Botticelli Magazine (Issue 20 & 23) and the Hot Coco comic anthology (Folklore). Her whimsical illustrations awarded her a finalist in the 2024 3rd Quarter Illustrators of the Future Contest. She loves creating illustrations for books and comics, often inspired by fantasy and folklore. When she is not illustrating grand adventures, you’ll often find her wandering in the woods of Northern Kentucky.

Chris Stall:
Chris Stall (better known on the internet as the Long Box Punk) has been reading and loving comics his whole life. His current favorite comic genres are horror, zines, & anything that pushes traditional expectations. Born of this love, with an equal love for punk rock, his show Long Box Punk was born. When not talking to indie creators on the show, or reading comics, the punk has also started his own comic writing adventure. His first title, Barricade Brigade launched to overwhelming success from the indie comic community and serves as an excellent launching point for more to come!

Nick Stellanova:
Nick Stellanova is a comic artist living in Ohio with his wife and cats. He likes to draw comics about nature and queer and trans relationships.

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