Eva Hopkins
Matt Hughes
In 2006, Eva Hopkins made her solo comics debut with her “real indie” (not solicited through Diamond, only sold at shows and online) debut comic, Fear of Flight. A 40 pp B amp W short story anthology, Fear of Flight was an instant hit, selling out of its print run. Hopkins went on to establish her own studio Luna Muse Studios - to have a place to focus on her own creative work, apart from Dawn. Hopkins is here this year to promote her next big project - Dark Ivory. A sexy goth-drenched vampire romance, Dark Ivory is a cocreation between Hopkins and longtime boss, Linsner. “It’s great to finally be stepping up the the same font size in the byline,” she said, “and I am totally excited to be able to strut my storytelling stuff with an artist of Joe’s caliber.”
The works of the popular fantasy artist, Matt Hughes, have appeared in numerous publications such as Art Scene International, Dark Realms magazine, Realms of Fantasy magazine, Spectrum 10 & 12, 13, and 14, Magical Blend Magazine, White Wolf Publishing, Heavy Metal magazine, Mystique magazine, Wizard magazine, and Chaos! Comics. In 2004, Matt’s illustration, Boudicca, appeared on the cover of a greeting card set given out to the cast and crew at the Lord of the Rings After Oscar Party. In March of 2005, Matt’s art book, Metamorphosis: The Art of Matt Hughes, published by MG Publishing/SQP, exceded the 23,000 mark in international sales. Also in 2004, Matt was chosen as a Gallery Winner in the Society of Illustrators LA art competition. Matt is a member of The Society of Illustrators located in New York. Based in Kennesaw, Georgia, Matt continues to illustrate the ethereal visions of myth, goddesses, fairies, angels, demons, and warriors. His conceptual twist on Victorian themes and styles combined with spiritual or philosophical concepts have helped Matt pioneer the new art movement “Gothic Art Nouveau. ” The future is vast and Matt’s ethereal visions are endless. Expect much more from this talented artist.
Scott Houle Scott Houle earned a scholarship to the Interlochen Academy of the Arts at the age of 10, and by 16, he was opening concerts for acts such as Pink Floyd, Santanna, The Who, John Lennon, etc. He toured on the road for over 15 years. Scott then began a career in dialogue replacement with the American movie industry and has worked on projects such as The Lion King, Batman II, III, and IV, The Crow, and many more. During this time, Houle was introduced to Japanese anime, which led to projects such as the English language versions of Ah! My Goddess, You’re Under Arrest, Blue Submarine No. 6, Shinesman, Elf Princess Rane, Rupan III - The Fuma Conspiracy, Baoh, Spirit of Wonder, and Crusher Joe. Scott also gave us the English dubs of the live action classics, Ashura and Shogun Assassin 3/4/5 (Lone Wolf and Cub). His latest project was the 26 episode series CLAMP School Detectives for Bandai Entertainment.
J. C. Hutchins J. C. Hutchins is the author of 7th Son, the most popular SF podcast novel series to date. A chart-topper in the thriving “podiobook” market, 7th Son has more than 25,000 listeners and has featured cameos by science fiction/ horror icons Nathan Fillion, George Romero, Richard Hatch, Alan Dean Foster, Kevin J. Anderson, and others. In March 2007, Hutchins and the trilogy were featured in The New York Times. Find all three 7th Son titles—Descent, Deceit, and Destruction.
John Hudgens John Hudgens is a filmmaker, animator, and artist who created several award winning Star Wars parody films and has also worked on such varied properties as Babylon 5, Crimson Skies, MechWarrior, and the Star Wars PocketModel TCG. By day, John Hudgens is the senior editor, producer, and animator for the CW affiliate in Knoxville, TN. After creating a Babylon 5 music video as a personal project in 1994, mixing clips from the first season and the song “Danger Zone,” he sent it to show creator J. Michael Straczynski. Straczynski hired Hudgens to continue creating the videos, which became popular on the science fiction convention circuit. Hudgens has won such awards for his filmmaking as the Audience Choice Award in both 2003 and 2005 (The Jedi Hunter and Sith Apprentice). Another parody, Crazy Watto (with Men in Black creator Lowell Cunningham) played at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival to help promote the premiere of Revenge of the Sith. Hudgens designed animation for Microsoft’s hit PC flightsim/ adventure game Crimson Skies in 2000. He has since worked on several projects for WizKids Games, including packaging designs for the Crimson Skies game miniatures, artwork for a MechWarrior coffee table book, and animation for the Creepy Freaks and Pirates of the Spanish Main game miniatures commericals. August 29-September 1 G Atlanta, GA
Richard Jakiel For nearly 20 years, Richard has been known in the astronomical community as an advanced observer, writer, and more recently, as an imager. Dozens of his articles have appeared in mainstream astronomy and professional publications over the years. Much of his earlier work dealt with observing the night sky, while later articles have covered a much broader range of topics including historical biographies, astrophysics, and archeoastronomy. In 2006, he co-authored Galaxies: How to Observe Them (Springer), and he is currently working on several related projects. Richard has a master’s degree in geochemistry and was a Ph. D. candidate at Georgia Tech. For the past 15 years, he has been a research scientist for the State of Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division. He runs a small observatory about 35 miles west of Atlanta where he images the solar system and deep-sky objects. 49