Robin Anand:
Digital artist with an interest in subaltern art and cute things
Illustrator and character artist based in Ohio with a focus on light and dreaminess
Joel Cramer is a lifelong fan of cartoons, comics, sci-fi, fantasy and all things geeky. His love for such things can be seen in his all-ages friendly series "Adventures of Honzy and Joel".
Keith Cretin:
If Harvey Pekar was a punk rock recovering Catholic indi comic author from
Manchester New Hampshire instead of a indi comic producing Jazz oficioado from
Cleveland OH he’d be Keith Cretin
Kevin Crook:
CEO of Crooked Comix and Writer/Creator of Premonition & The Fates of
Destiny Series. Art by Marcelo Sanchez
and colors by Vittorio Astone.
Makayla Davis:
Makayla is a comic artist from rural Kentucky that is inspired by nature. She
is a Columbus College of Art & Design graduate, whose work has been
featured in C3's Hidden Histories 2025 comic anthology, CHROMA, CXC 2025, and
S.P.A.C.E. 2025 & 2026.
Anthony Deitz:
Anthony Deitz is an independent writer, artist, and instructor based in Dayton,
Ohio. He takes inspiration from expressionism, surrealism, as well as different
forms of sequential art and animation.
Josh Dillon:
Josh Dillon is a local cartoonist. From a young age, he has been enchanted by
science and nature, and his art often deals with subjects related to wildlife
and nature.
Brady Ellis:
Brady Ellis is a writer from Appalachia, Ohio and author of The Fourth Estate, a mixed-media zine about the misadventures of
one Columbus journalist and an eccentric perennial presidential candidate.
Ellis's writing can also be found online at The Chamber Magazine and The Globe
Review, as well as in print in Gaslamp Pulp and Hellbound Books.
EssenceCartoon:
EssenceCartoon is a Columbus-area animation studio founded in 2015 by creative director Malachi Staples. Over the past decade, the studio has partnered with clients ranging from Walmart, NASCAR, WWE, and Universal Music Group to independent creators chasing their first big break. Its work has won film festivals, placed two animations on Amazon Prime, and helped creators pitch their projects to notable figures like Terry Crews.
The team of around 40 artists brings experience from some of animation's biggest shows. Frame-by-frame animators have contributed to Unicorn Warriors Eternal, Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, and The Boys. Puppet animators have worked on The Amazing World of Gumball, Solar Opposites, Teen Titans Go!, and My Little Pony, while the studio's compositors have credits on Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Hit Monkey.
Before founding EssenceCartoon, Malachi served as Art Director for Ownage Pranks, helping produce more than 100 videos with over 1.3 billion combined views. The studio has since produced the animated music video for Starset, collaborated with Grizzy on a project that reached 36 million views, and helped clients win awards at the Couch Film Festival, the India Kids Film Festival, and Best Shorts.
Since 2017, EssenceCartoon has also run an annual internship program where students learn the full animation process, from script to sound design, and create complete projects of their own.
Malachi also founded Cosplaypowers, a VFX editing service for cosplayers, and CosplayConnect, the largest and top-ranked cosplay communities on Discord.
Stop by our table to see our work, talk animation, and find out how we can help bring your comic or characters to life.
Matt Feazell:
Matt Feazell is a cartoonist and retired graphic designer located in Hamtramck, Michigan. He accidentally started his comics career with his first minicomic, The Amazing Cynicalman #1 (1980).
Matt has been recognized by CXC for his transformative work in The Amazing Cynicalman (2025). In Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud described Matt’s style as “iconic” art taken to its greatest degree—in other words, a textbook example of cartooning fundamentals!
Along with writer Jim Mackey, Matt is the winner of the 2010 Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo SPACE Prize for best minicomic ("Board of Superheros™"). His current work is Stick Figure Storytelling, a graphic novel about the bare bones of comics.
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