There’s such a thing as “too much information”, especially for
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Delaware County Fairgrounds – Heartland Building
1200 Wheeling Ave, Muncie, Indiana
Muncie Comic Con is Delaware County’s destination for comic book and popular culture entertainment. Located at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, Muncie Comic Con is East Central Indiana’s place to be to meet comic book creators, search for books and toys, cosplay with friends, and interact with other fans!
You can meet your favorite creators and discover some new ones! There are great deals on comics and collectibles from a wide variety of exhibitors! There will be a costume contest with categories for adults, children, and duo/groups! Don’t miss this family friendly event on April 15!
Jason Douglas is a Michigan-based author of comics, stage plays, and prose. His very first graphic novel, Parallel (published by Source Point Press), has garnered two Ringo Award nominations (Best Writer and Best Single Issue or Story). Jason has been a public school teacher for the last 22 years, which means that while his entry into the world of published comics is new, fresh, and exciting, he is no spring chicken. You should not chase him as his knees no longer work the way they once did. He has published stage plays with HEUER Publishing for elementary and middle school students under a different, and very secret, name!
Gavin Smith is a freelance artist who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the artist for The Accelerators for Blue Juice Comics, Ghost in the Shell for Kodansha/Penguin Random House, He also worked on motion comics for AT&T, A horror adaptation of Pop Goes the Weasel for Line Webtoon and Dead Legends Triology with A Wave Blue World publishing! He’s also recently worked on some amazing TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES covers!
Dirk Manning is the writer/creator of comic series such as the supernatural noir Tales of Mr. Rhee and the genre-bending horror anthology Nightmare World. More of Dirk’s comic work includes: Buried But Not Dead (Nominated for a Ringo Award as "Best Original Graphic Novel" of 2021), Twiztid Haunted High-Ons (Nominated for three Ringo Awards in 2020, including "Best Humor Comic"), Butts in Seats: The Tony Schiavone Story (#1 Best-Selling Graphic Novel on Amazon), Hope, Love Stories (to Die For), The Adventures of Cthulhu Jr. & Friends�
Now predominantly publishing with Source Point Press (where he also serves as Special Projects Manager), Dirk was an early adopter in using crowdfunding to launch pre-sales of his comics and graphic novels, with Dirk's work having raised over $400,000 and counting in pre-sales on Kickstarter alone.
Stuart Sayger is a professional illustrator who works primarily in the comic book industry. Known for his moody atmospheric art Sayger first broke into the industry as the creator of SHIVER IN THE DARK, producing the comic independently from start to finish. Sayger's most recent published projects include: "Kiss", "Vampirella vs Reanimator", "Jeepers Creepers", and "G.I.Joe". Sayger has also produced covers for "Xena Warrior Princess" and "Dejah Thoris" for Dynamite Entertainment, as well as"Rom" and "Micronauts" for IDW. Past projects include a commemorative issue of "The Walking Dead", graphic novels of "Trick R Treat" and "Krampus" based on the films of the same names from Legendary Pictures. Other well known projects include the "Superman: Man of Steel" movie, and a video game adaptation of Robert Kirkman's "Thief of Thieves"!!
Kyle Starks is a two-time Eisner nominated comic creator from Southern Indiana. He is likely best known as the longest tenured writer and occasional artist for Oni Press RICK AND MORTY comic. He was nominated for Eisners for Sexcastle and Rock Candy Mountain for best humor publication. Be sure to check out two of his newest books, I HATE THIS PLACE and WHERE MONSTERS LIE on sale TODAY! He also has a super cool monthly sticker club to fulfill any stickers needs you may have!
An occasionally talented writer, Garrett Gunn is a 10-year veteran of indie comics and the creator/writer of Franklin and Ghost, Good Boy, Warcorns: Combat Unicorns for Hire, Go West, Fear Diaries, and more. He currently serves as the Chief Branding Officer of Ox Eye Media, and writes numerous titles for the company’s book publishing arm, Source Point Press.
Thom Zahler is a comic book creator and animation writer. He created the Line Webtoons hit series Cupid's Arrows and Warning Label as well as the Harvey-nominated Love and Capes (recently with new volumes “Home For the Holidays" and "In the Time of Covid"), Long Distance and the time-traveling wine comic Time and Vine. He also writes and draws for IDW's successful My Little Pony series. And has written for Disney Tsum Tsum Kingdom, Star Trek Waypoint and more. He has written for Disney XD's Ultimate Spider-Man and Knights of the Zodiac.
Art is the Co-Founder of Aw Yeah Comics comic shops and Co-Creator of the Aw Yeah Comics comic book series! Artie is a creative force behind The Eisner Award winning Itty Bitty Hellboy and The New York Times Best Selling, Eisner Award, Harvey Award Winning DC Comics' Tiny Titans, and Artist of The DC Super-Pets children’s book series AND SO MUCH MORE!
John Tyler Christopher is a Harvey Award nominated illustrator from Lafayette, In. His work has appeared on the covers of MARVEL’s Avengers Solo: Hawkeye, Star Wars, Figment, New Mutants, Annihilators: Earthfall, Dark Avengers, Spider-man, Venom; and the 50th Anniversary Spider-man Encyclopedia. Other covers appear on Top Cow’s Witchblade and
Artifacts as well as DC’s Voodoo. It can also be found in both table-top and video games, as well as film and television. He enjoys spending time with his wife and daughters and waxing intellectually about the shear awesomeness of the Gorn.
Almost every aspect of Dr. Christina Blanch’s world revolves around comics. She writes comics such as Good Boy, The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood, Tales from the Crypt, Mysterium, and Christmas Caroline among others. She, Garrett Gunn, Kit Wallis, and Dave Lentz, her usual collaborators, are founding fiends, having their own imprint, Four Color
Fiends, at Source Point Press. She also edits comic books and moderates panels at Comic Cons across the country. She hosts her own convention, Muncie Comic Con, every spring. Even when she is teaching, it includes comics in courses such as Gender through Comics, a course that enrolled over 7000 students online.
She owns Aw Yeah Comics in Muncie, Indiana and hosts a live comic book sale on social media “What We Do in the Comic Shop” which was featured in an AP article. When not at her comic shop, which is rare, she is with Jeff and their dogs or hanging with her grandsons, Maverick and Malcolm.
Bob Frantz is a writer who resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with his amazing wife and two Minecraft-obsessed children. When he isn't writing funny books or preparing a snack for his kids who haven't touched their dinner, Bob enjoys coffee, fancy neckwear, and swearing at the TV during Manchester City matches or New York Mets games.
Matt Hansel is a pop culture cartoonist from northern Illinois currently working on his first original graphic novel, “Marty and Spud: The Castle of the Lost Land” from Guerrilla Publishing and also “Cartoon Puppet Horror Theater” from American Mythology. He worked on the Pink Panther, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Sherman and Mister
Peabody and also as artist on , “Underdog and Pals” and the Underdog 1975 Special” and “The Three Stooges” from American Mythology Publishing.
Past credits also include working on the Knight Watchman webstrip (reprinted in Savage Dragon) and Stinky Skunk, with Roger McKenzie (Marvel Comics “Daredevil”) for the Charlton Arrow. After working as a bureaucrat for local government for almost 18 years,
Matt decided it was time for a more sane and stable profession and entered the tumultuous waters of freelance cartooning.
He doesn’t regret it one bit.
World is committed to making participation in the event a harassment free experience for everyone, regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and expression
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamics change? Find out from those leading the charge. How you transform
How you transform your business as tech, consumer, habits industry dynamic change, Find out from those leading the charge.
How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamic
1How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamic
3How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamic
2How you transform your business as technology, consumer, habits industry dynamic
4
There’s such a thing as “too much information”, especially for
There’s such a thing as “too much information”, especially for
There’s such a thing as “too much information”, especially for
1200 Wheeling Ave, Muncie, Indiana, 47303
Be advised that signing up for any cosplay contest is an affirmation that you agree to follow the rules presented on the Muncie Comic Con website as well as any decisions made by cosplay staff prior to, or during, Muncie Comic Con.
All cosplayers have the potential to be photographed/filmed/recorded in some fashion. These recordings may be used in future galleries or promotions. Signing up for, and/or attending, any cosplay event is done with the understanding that permission is tacitly given for the participant’s likeness to be used.
The winner of each category will receive $100 cash. Second place in each category will receive a $50 gift certificate from Aw Yeah Comics.
