Comic-Con 2008 Special Guests
PAUL GULACY
JOE HILL
BRYAN HITCH
Paul Gulacy is an internationally acclaimed comic book artist with over thirty years in the field. Trained at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and Pratt Institute in New York City, Gulacy has also worked in magazine illustration, animation, and for the most high profile advertising agencies. His trademark action packed cinematic style can be found in such titles as Shang Chi: Master of Kung Fu, James Bond, Star Wars, Batman, and many others. His recently published book, Spies, Vixens and Masters of Kung Fu, is a rich retrospective study of Gulacy’s extensive career catalog of drawings and paintings. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
Joe Hill’s first book of stories, 20th Century Ghosts, received the British Fantasy Award, The International Horror Guild Award, and the Bram Stoker Award for best collection. He is also a 2006 World Fantasy Award winner, for his novella “Voluntary Committal,” which appears in the same book. His first novel, Heart-Shaped Box, immediately vaulted him into the top echelon of fantasy and horror writers.
British artist Bryan Hitch is most famous for his work on Marvel’s The Ultimates, along with writer Mark Millar. His American comics work includes JLA, and his co-creation (along with Warren Ellis) of WildStorm’s The Authority. One of the most popular artists in comics today, Hitch has reunited with Mark Millar to take over Fantastic Four for Marvel in 2008. See the interview on page 8 for much more on Bryan Hitch!
AL JAFFEE
J. G. JONES
TODD KLEIN
He brought us 52 weeks of startling covers on DC’s ground breaking weekly series, 52. J. G. Jones’s comic work extends beyond the world of covers to include Wanted with writer Mark Millar (and a major motion picture this summer), Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia with writer Greg Rucka, and the eagerly awaited Final Crisis with Grant Morrison, also debuting in Summer 2008.
Todd Klein’s incredible body of work has garnered 14 Eisner Awards and 8 Harveys as Best Letterer. In addition to lettering and logo design for all the major comics companies, his work includes a long-time collaboration with Alan Moore. His most recent work includes lettering and designing Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier. In 2005, he authored the lettering section in the DC Comics Guide to Coloring and Lettering, a popular how-to book published by Watson/Guptill. In 2007, Todd launched his own website and blog at kleinletters.com, with a focus on all aspects of his career, and lettering in general.
One of MAD’s maddest cartoonists, Al Jaffee is best known for his work on the magazine’s “Fold-Ins,” an incredible piece that has an entirely different meaning once folded across itself. In addition to producing over 400 of those for MAD, Jaffee has worked as writer/artist on many other features including “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.” His comic career dates back to the 1940s and titles for Timely and Atlas Comics.
34 Comic-Con Magazine • Winter 2008