MLK Day As A Community Builder -- Comics Scene By Comics Scene Update

In 2005 it occurred to me that this site could use a basic resource breaking down all things comics-related by metropolitan area -- kind of a first stop on who to contact if you were planning to relocate, or where to go if you were planning a visit, or who to invite if you were having a show, or who you might profile if you were writing a feature article.

This list in progress is the result. Creative people make up the bulk but not the entirety of the people list. Comic shops make up the bulk but not the entirety of the institutions list.

Please help me update it.

If you can be added to a community,

If you know of a community of three or more people and institutions to add, please tell me.

If you know of changes or additions that need to be made in existing entries, please tell me.

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COMICS BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

* = Not in the city but close enough that were Scott McCloud, Art Spiegelman or Neil Gaiman scheduled to come and speak they would consider going.

ATLANTA
People
Mark Bagley
Ward Batty
Cliff Biggers
Ted Boonthanakit
Mark Brooks
Bob Burden
Marie Croall (*)
April Doster
Tom Feister
Stephanie Gladden
Cully Hamner
Bo Hampton
Tony Harris (*)
Bill Holbrook
Adam Hughes
Georges Jeanty
Paul Jenkins
Dan Jolley (*)
J.D. Mettler (*)
Robert Pope
Joe Pruett
Brian Reber
Andy Runton
Ray Snyder (*)
Chris Staros
Brian Stelfreeze
Karl Story
Wayne Van Sant
Dexter Vines
Doug Wagner
Lamar Waldron
Rod Whigham
Institutions
Bizarro Wuxtry Comics and Toys (*)
Comic Shop News
Criminal Records
Desperado Publishing
Dr. No's Comics and Games
Gaijin Studios
Talesofwonder.com
Titan Comics and Games
Top Shelf Comix
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AUSTIN
People
Korey Coleman
Sam Hurt
Randy Lander
Penny Van Horn
Institutions

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BALTIMORE
People
Albert Birney
Michael Bracco
Tom Chalkley
Frank Cho
Steve Conley (*)
Michael DiMotta
Marc Hempel (*)
Timothy Johnson
Dina Kelberman
Sevilla King
Daniel Krall
Tim Kreider (*)
Rachel Masilamani
Brian Ralph
Harry Roland
Neal Schaffer
Kevin Sherry
Cris Skokna
Jose Villarrubia
Mark Wheatley
Institutions
Alternate Worlds (*)
Atomic Books
Baltimore Comic-Con
Comics Kingdom
Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
Geppi Museum
Insight Studios Group
Legends Games and Comics
Maryland Institute College of Art
The Rhino

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BOSTON
People
Greg Cook
Jef Czekaj
Chris Golden (*)
Dave Kiersh
Jarrett J. Krosoczka (*)
Don MacDonald
Ed McGuinness (*)
Dan Moynihan
Tom Snigowski (*)
Karl Stevens (*)
Institutions
Comicopia
Million Year Picnic

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CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
People
Scott Hampton
George Pratt
John Van Fleet
Tommy Lee Edwards
Richard Case *
Mike Wieringo*
Institutions

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CHARLOTTE
People
Marcus Hamilton (*)
Jim Scancarelli
Institutions
Heroes Aren't Hard to Find

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CHICAGO
People
Brian Azzarello
Hilary Barta
Jeffrey Brown
Ivan Brunetti
Josh Cotter
Greg Cwiklik
Kris Dresen
Josh Elder
Jim Engel (*)
Tony Fitzpatrick
Gene Ha
John Hankiewicz (*)
Paul Hornschemeier
Russell Lissau (*)
Anders Nilsen
Jeremy "Onsmith" Smith
Archer Prewitt
Dan Raeburn
John Rieber
Alex Ross (*)
Wilfred Santiago
Jill Thompson
Chris Ware
Institutions
Chicago Comics
Comix Revolution (*)
Dreamland Comics (*)
International Cartoon Conspiracy -- Chicago
Quimby's

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CINCINNATI
People
Jeff Bentle
Jim Borgman
Bruce Chrislip
Justin Green
Joe Kuth
David Mack
Carol Tyler
Tom Wilson Jr
Institutions

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CLEVELAND
People
Joyce Brabner
Derf
Gary Dumm
John G.
Harvey Pekar
Joe Zabel
Institutions
ASTOUND!

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COLUMBUS
People
Lucy Caswell
Vijaya Iyer
Jeff Smith
Institutions
Laughing Ogre
Cartoon Books
OSU Cartoon Research Library

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DALLAS/FORT WORTH
People
Scott Kurtz
Kerry Gammill
Steve Irwin
Michael Lark
Ken Smith
Institutions
Fanboy Radio
Beckett Comics
Viper Comics
Zeus Comics
Lone Star Comics
CAPE



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DENVER
People
Jeff Barr
Mike Keefe
Chuck Rozanski (*)
Al Steffen
Institutions
Mile High Comics
The Denver Cartoonists Meet-Up Group

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DETROIT
People
Sean Bieri
Matt Feazell
Fred Gallagher (*)
Phoebe Gloeckner (*)
Eric Millikin
James O'Barr
Jim Ottaviani (*)
Neil Rubin
Pete Sickman-Garner (*)
Mike Thompson
Larry Wright
Institutions
Caliber Comics
Comic City
Green Brain Comics
Motor City Comic Con

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GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
People
Don Ault
Jeff Mason
John Ronan
Institutions
Alternative Comics
ImageTexT
Indy Magazine
University of Florida Comics Conference

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HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
People
Darwyn Cooke
Hope Larson
Steve McNiven
Bryan Lee O'Malley
Institutions
Strange Adventures

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HARRISBURG/LANCASTER, PA
People
Mike Hawthorne
Chris Mautner (*)
Jason Richards
Dave Sharpe
Ben Steckler (*)
Institutions
International Cartoon Conspiracy -- Lancaster
RIOT!
The Comic Store

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HOUSTON
People
Robert Boyd
Toby Craig
Scott Gilbert
Chris Oarr
Institutions
ADV Manga
Bedrock City Comics
Comicsresearch.org

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INDIANAPOLIS
People
Jim Davis (*)
Shawn Hoke
Dave Ponce
Dan Wright
Scott Nickel (*)
Stuart Sayger
Institutions
Comic Carnival
Paws, Inc. (*)

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KANSAS CITY
People
Parrish Baker
Dave Bryant
Kerry Callen
Hector Casanova
Anna Marie Cool
Rich Corben
Kelly Sue DeConnick
Nathan Fox
Travis Fox
Matt Fraction
Jeremy Haun
Matt Hawkins
Bruce Jones
Steve Lightle
B. Clay Moore
Tony Moore
Ande Parks
Steve Sanders
Rob Schamberger
Kelly Seda
Dan Spottswood
Institutions
Andrews McMeel
Comic Cavern
Comix Club
Comixperience
Elite Comics
International Cartoon Conspiracy -- Kansas City
Universal Press Syndicate

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LAS VEGAS
People
Steve Gerber
Steven Grant
Gilbert Hernandez
Institutions
Alternate Reality

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LOS ANGELES
People
Joe Casey
Ben Catmull
Martin Cendreda
Howard Chaykin
Tomm Coker
Jordan Crane
Dame Darcy
Paul Dini
Mark Evanier
Nat Gertler (*)
Matt Groening (*)
Sammy Harkham
Sam Henderson
Tim Hensley
Jaime Hernandez
Rantz Hoseley (*)
James Jean
Levon Jihanian
Dave Johnson
Drew Johnson
Jeff Johnson
Mike Kunkel (*)
Stan Lee
Jeff LeVine
Rob Liefeld
Jim Mahfood
Mark Masterson (*)
Joe Matt
Mike Mignola (*)
Tony Millionaire
Tom Neely
Steve Niles
Dan Norton
John Pham
Richard Pini (*)
Wendi Pini (*)
Ron Rege Jr.
Johnny Ryan
Souther Salazar
Jerry Scott (*)
Scott Shaw!
Dan Spiegle
Ted Stearn
Dave Stevens
William Stout
Bruce Timm
Brian K. Vaughan
Mark Waid
Steve Weissman
Institutions
Aspen Comics
Brave New World Comics
Creators Syndicate
family
Golden Apple Comics
Meltdown
Secret Headquarters
Top Cow


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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL
People
Ken Avidor
Terry Beaty
Kevin Cannon
Zander Cannon
Will Dinski
Paul Fricke
Neil Gaiman (*)
Terrance Griep Jr.
Peter Gross
Sam Hiti
Chris Jones
Dan Jurgens
Max Konrardy
Bob Lipski
Roger Lootine
Doug Mahnke
Gus Mastrapa
Mr. Mike
Tom Nguyen
Danno! Ochsendorf
Ozel
Tyler Page
Shad Petosky
Gordon Purcell
Quillan Roe
Brittney Sabo
Steve Sack
Zak Sally
Brett Schlosser
Barb Shultz
Timothy Sievert
Taki Soma
Curtis Square-Briggs
Vincent Stall
Steven Stwalley
David Tea
Sean Tenhoff
Clarence Thrun
Mike Toft
Chaz Truog
Lonny Unitus
Jon White
Dave Witt
Institutions
Big Brain Comics
Big Time Attic
Dreamhaven Books
International Cartoon Conspiracy -- Minneapolis
La Mano
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
The International Cartoonist Conspiracy

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MONTREAL
People
Jean-Claude Amyot
Jimmy Beaulieu
Kurt Beaulieu
Rose Beef
Jesse Bochner AKA Young Adonis
Jacques Boivin
Simon Bosse
Rupert Bottenberg
Helene Brosseau
Peggy Burns
Caro Caron
Howard Chackowicz
Tom Devlin
Julie Doucet
Max Douglas AKA Salgood Sam
G.B. Edwin
Leanne Franson
Rick Gagnon
Luc Giard
Jai Granofsky
Phlpp Grrd
Geof Isherwood
Marc Jette
Allison Katz
Michel Lacombe
Alexandre Lafleur
Martin Lemm
Billy Mavreas
Bernie Mireault
Obom
Chris Oliveros
Stephane Olivier
Joe Ollmann
Quesnel
Michel Rabagliati
Sylvie Rancourt
Alain Reno
Marc Richard
Jack Ruttan
Carlos Santos
Siris
Richard Suicide
Marc Tessier
Eric Theriault
Sherwin Tjia AKA Sully
Sebastien Trahan
Jane Tremblay
Rick Trembles
Henriette Valium
Institutions
Conundrum Press
Fichtre!
Drawn and Quarterly
International Cartoon Conspiracy -- Montreal
Mecanique Generale
Monastiraki
L'Oie De Cravan

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NEW YORK CITY
People
Jessica Abel
Howard John Arey
Aaron Augenblick
Kyle Baker
Gabrielle Bell
Jonathan Bennett
Nick Bertozzi
Ivan Brandon
Vera Brosgol
Charles Brownstein
Brendan Burford
Cliff Chiang
Sean T. Collins
Leela Corman
Sophie Crumb
The Dabel Brothers
Mike Dawson
Kim Deitch
Abby Denson
Steve Ditko
Evan Dorkin
Ryan Dunlavey
Sarah Dyer
Austin English
Eamon Espey
Jules Feiffer
Bob Fingerman
Fly
Rob G
Jenny Gonzalez
John Green
Richard Hahn
Tom Hart
Dean Haspiel
David Heatley
Danny Hellman
Alex Holden
Jamal Igle
Carmine Infantino
Damien Jay
K. Thor Jensen
Jessica Johnson
R. Kikuo Johnson
J.G. Jones
Tom K.
Bill Kartalopoulos
Ben Katchor
Kaz
Megan Kelso
Jay Kennedy
John Kershbaum
Peter Kuper
Michael Kupperman
Jon Lewis
Jason Little
Alec Longstreth
Andy Macdonald
Heidi MacDonald
Matt Madden
Alex Maleev
Frank Miller
Jerry Moriarty
Francoise Mouly
Dan Nadel
Mark Nevins
Josh Neufeld
Mark Newgarden
Christine Norrie
Aubrey Nuckols
Gary Panter
Donald Phelps
Paul Pope
Leland Purvis
Ted Rall
James Reddington
Henrik Rehr
Calvin Reid
Joan Reilly
Aaron Renier
Alex Robinson
Dave Roman
Arnold Roth
Buddy Scalera
R Sikoryak
Karen Sneider
Bishakh Som
Rick Spears
Art Spiegelman
Leslie Stein
Ward Sutton
Raina Telgemeier
Scott Teplin
Matthew Thurber
Seth Tobocman
Adrian Tomine
Lance Tooks
William Tucci
Fred Van Lente
Sara Varon
Ivan Velez, Jr.
Rich Watson
Lauren Weinstein
Mo Willems
Renee Witterstaetter
Jeff Wong
Brian Wood
Kent Worcester
Institutions
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Crusade Fine Arts
DB Pro
DC Comics
Egon Labs
First Second Books
House of Twelve
Jim Hanley's Universe
King Features Syndicate
Marvel Comics
Meathaus
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Festival
National Cartoon Museum
NBM
New York Comic-Con
Paping
Partyka
PictureBox
Publishers Weekly
Roaring Brook Press
Rocketship
Royal Flush
Scholastic
United Feature Syndicate

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NORTHAMPTON
People
Dan Berger
Holly Black
Mark Bode
Howard Cruse (*)
Mike Dooney
Kevin Eastman
AC Farley
Rebecca Guay
Jeph Jacques
Bryant Paul Johnson
Ben Jones
Alexa Kitchen
Denis Kitchen
Peter Laird
Jim Lawson
John Lind
Mark Martin (*)
Steve Murphy
Tom Pappalardo
Hillary Price
Jack Purcell
Jeff Rowland
Greg Ruth
Kevin Scalzo
Chris Shadoiain
R. Stevens
Eric Talbot
Sean Wang
Institutions
Gary Dolgoff Comics
Heavy Metal's warehouse/archives
Mirage Studios
Modern Myths
Sidekicks Inc. (*)
Xeric Foundation

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PHILADELPHIA
People
John Arcudi
Charles Burns
Mike Manley
Richard Marcej
Jamar Nicholas
Signe Wilkinson
Institutions
Baboon Books
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
Philadelphia Cartoonist Society

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PHOENIX
People
Rick Kirkman (*)
Larry Marder (Commutes)
Marc Mason
Todd McFarlane
Steve Rude (*)
Institutions

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PITTSBURGH
People
Ron Frenz
Joe Jusko
Pat Lewis
Jasen Lex
Pat Oliffe
Erech Overaker
Ed Piskor
Jim Rugg
Tom Scioli
Don Simpson
Wayno!
Mark Zingarelli
Institutions

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PORTLAND, OREGON
People

Kalah Allen
Andrice Arp
T. Edward Bak
Christopher Baldwin
Nate Beaty
Brian Bendis
Anina Bennett
Elijah Brubaker
Kurt Busiek (*)
David Chelsea
Christopher Cilla
Matthew Clark
Jeremy Colwell (*)
Colleen Coover
Terry Dodson
Kieron Dwyer
Rich Ellis
Nicole Georges
Tim Goodyear
Shawn Granton
Paul Guinan
Paul Gulacy
Davd Hahn
Matt Haley
Jesse Hamm
Jim Hill
Eric Kilkenny
James Lucas Jones
Indigo Kelleigh
Karl Kesel
Steve Lafler
Steve Lieber
Michelle Madsen
Jenn Manley Lee
Val Mayerik
Clutch McBastard
Dylan Meconis
Linda Medley
Scott Mills
Erika Moen
Kevin Moore
Bill Mudron
Ovi Nedelcu
Joe Nozemack
Sarah Oleksyk
Martin Ontiveros
Arnold Pander
Jacob Pander
Jeff Parker
Scott Phillips
Ron Randall
Jesse Reklaw
Rick Remender
Jamie S. Rich
Tim Root
Greg Rucka
Sara Ryan
Joe Sacco
Diana Schutz
Ian Smith
Tyson Smith
Bwana Spoons
Dave Stewart
Susan Tardif
Craig Thompson
Anne Timmons (*)
Paul Tobin
Jen Van Meter
Jon Van Oast
Matt Wagner
Brett Warnock
Shannon Wheeler
Dylan Williams
J.R. Williams
Douglas Wolk
Pete Woods
Rebecca Woods
David Youngblood
Institutions
Dark Horse Comics
Excalibur
Reading Frenzy
Mercury Studio
Microcosm Publishing
Oni Press
PDX Zine Symposium
Sparkplug Graphics
Stumptown Comics Fest
Tugboat Press

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PROVIDENCE
People
Rick Altergott
Ariel Bordeaux
Mat Brinkman
Brian Chippendale
Jessica Ciocci
Sam Costello
Alexander Danner
Jo Dery
Chris Forgues
Brian Gibson
Leif Goldberg
Ben Jones
Paul Lyons
Chris Reilly
Erin Rosenthal
Steven Withrow
Institutions
Paper Rad

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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
PeopleJohanna Draper Carlson
Tom DeHaven
Thomas Inge (*)
Chris Pitzer
Dash Shaw
Rob Ullman
Institutions
AdHouse Books

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SALT LAKE CITY
People
Mike Dringenberg
Derek Hunter
Ryan Ottley
Institutions
Night Flight Comics

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SAN DIEGO
People
Chris Allen
Ryan Claytor
Fae Desmond
Jackie Estrada
Greg Evans (*)
Rick Geary
George Gladir (*)
Chynna Clugston
Batton Lash
Jim Lee
Billy Martinez
Tod Parkill
Joe Phillips
Gary Sassaman
Eric Shanower
Institutions
AFC Studio
Comic-Con International
Comickaze
IDW
Neko Press
WildStorm
Young American Comics

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SAN FRANCISCO AND OUTLYING
People
Art Adams
T. Alixopulos
Graham Annable
Andrice Arp
Attaboy
Rina Ayuyang
Kirsten Baldock
Mark Bode
Ian Brill
Alvin Buenaventura
Dan Clowes
Maxon Crumb
Lloyd Dangle
Vanessa Davis
Eric Drooker
B.N. Duncan
Andrew Farago
Josh Frankel
Renee French
Shaenon Garrity
Andy Hartzell
Eric Haven
John Heebink
Brian Hibbs
Hob
Debbie Huey
Derek Kirk Kim
Keith Knight
Erik Larsen
Steve Leialoha
Jeff Lester
Bob Levin
Melanie Lewis
Paul Madonna
Derek McCulloch
Graeme McMillan
Scott Morse
Victor Moscoso
Frederick Noland (Fredo)
Thien Pham
Lark Pien
John Porcellino
Jesse Reklaw
Jimmie Robinson
Rory Root
Mimi Rosenheim
Richard Sala
Joe Sayers
Jason Shiga
Spain
Ron Turner
Jen Wang
S. Clay Wilson
Gene Yang
Larry Young
Institutions
AiT/Planet Lar
Alternative Press Expo (Administered from San Diego)
Buenaventura Press
Cartoon Art Museum
Comic Relief
Comix Experience
Dr. Comics and Mr. Games
Global Hobo
Image Comics
International Cartoon Conspiracy -- San Francisco
Isotope
Last Gasp
Lee's Comics (San Mateo)
Viz Media


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SAN JOSE
People
Anna Warren Boersig
Ray Boersig
Jennifer De Guzman
Daniel Shahin
Dan Vado
Institutions
Hijinx Comix
Illusive Arts Entertainment
Lee's Comics (Mountain View)
Slave Labor Graphics

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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
People
Eleanor Davis
Drew Weing
Chris Wright
Institutions
Savannah College of Art and Design

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SEATTLE
People
Peter Bagge
Donna Barr (*)
Jim Blanchard
Ed Brubaker
Mark Campos
Jacob Covey
Mike Dean
Dirk Deppey
Michael Dowers
Jeremy Eaton
Scott Faulkner
Shary Flenniken
Kaja Foglio
Phil Foglio
Ellen Forney
Tatiana Gill
Laura Gjovaag
Roberta Gregory
Gary Groth
Stefan Gruber
Jerry Holkins
Clint Hollingsworth (*)
Ted Jouflas
Mike Krahulik
David Lasky
Craig McKenney
Jason Miles
Pat Moriarity (*)
Eric Reynolds
Brian Sendelbach
Greg Stump
Kim Thompson
Dalton Webb
Jim Woodring
Greg Zura
Institutions
Cartoonists NW
Comics Dungeon
Fantagraphics Books
Headless Shakespeare Press
Penny Arcade Expo
Studio Foglio
Zanadu Downtown
Zanadu University
Zine Archive and Publishing Project at the Richard Hugo House

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ST. LOUIS
People
Mark Fischer
Jerome Gaynor
Todd Hignite
Brian Hurtt
Kevin Huizenga
Matt Kindt
Tim Lane
Ted May
Mark Oakley
Jeff Wilson
Dan Zettwoch
Institutions
Comic Art Magazine
SKiN Graft Records
Star Clipper
USS Catastrophe

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TAMPA/ST. PETERSBURG
People
Dan Boyd
Drew Geraci
Brandon Peterson
Josh Sullivan
Institutions
Emerald City Comics

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TORONTO
People
Ho Che Anderson
J. Bone
Chester Brown
Christopher Butcher
Michael Cho
Michael Comeau
Willow Dawson
Ray Fawkes
Alan Hunt
Dave Lapp
Steve Manale
Jason Marcy (*)
Kagan McLeod
Vesna Mostovac
Marc Ngui
Mark Oakley
Ramon Perez
Lorenz Peter
Paul Rivoche
Matthew Seiden
Seth
Fiona Smyth
Kean Soo
Jay Stephens (*)
Cameron Stewart
Diana Tamblyn
RG Taylor
Ty Templeton
Peter Thompson (*)
J. Torres
Maurice Vellekoop
Chip Zdarsky
Institutions
The Beguiling
Canadian National Comic Book Expo
Doug Wright Awards
Magic Pony
Shuster Awards
Silver Snail
Speakeasy Comics
Toronto Comicon

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TUCSON People
Dirk Deppey
Greg Mannino

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TULSA
People
RA Jones
James Vance
John Wooley
Institutions
Comic Empire
Starbase 21
Wizards Asylum

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VANCOUVER
People
Marc Bell
Phil Barrett
Robin Bougie
Chris Brayshaw
Ed Brisson
Rebecca Dart
Sean Esty
Maxine Frank
Keith Jones
Amy Lockhart
George Metzger
Mike Myhre
Colin Upton
Steve Wolfhard
Institutions

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WASHINGTON DC
People
Ben Claasen
Steve Conley
John Gallagher
Jonathan Luna
Joshua Luna
Shawn Martinbrough
Carla Speed McNeil
Pat Oliphant
Mike Rhode
Larry Rodman
Marc Singer
John K. Snyder III
John E. Williams
Institutions
Big Planet Comics
International Comic Arts Festival
Small Press Expo
Swann Foundation at the LOC
Washington Post Writers Group

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VERMONT
People
Steve Bissette
Robyn Chapman
James Sturm
Rich Tommaso
Institutions
The Center For Cartoon Studies

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WINNIPEG
People
Chris Gumprich
Shawn Richter
Institutions

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WINSTON-SALEM/BOONE, NC
People
Adam Casey
Craig Fischer
Chad Hunt
Mandy Marxen
Ben Towle

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