LadiesCon 2017 guests Spotlight: Part 1

LadiesCon is just over a month away and we thought it was be a good time to start sharing some information about our awesome guests. As you will soon see, our guest list ended up being a bit of a blog wish list come to life. Many of these folks we have already written about so we want to be sure to direct you back to those posts first.

First off, we have repeat LadiesCon guest Ming Doyle. This is Ming's second year with us and we could not be more delighted to have such a talented and kind person to showcase. Her beautiful, flowing art style is always such a joy. Seriously, try to look at Ming's work and not smile. Check out our previous write-up on Ming, and her Marvel Quickdraw episode featuring America Chavez.

Next, for the first time at LadiesCon we have Gwenda Bond! The Red Menace has shared her love for Gwenda's Lois Lane: Fallout novels before. So when it came time to reach out to potential LadiesCon guests, of course Gwenda was on the list, and you know what? She said yes! Our hearts! Even more exciting, Gwenda will be doing a panel at LadiesCon too. Wanna talk more about shipping, OTPs, and romance comics? Come to LadiesCon.

Mildred Louis, creator of the webcomic Agents of the Realm has the distinction of being the guest on the first Ladies Of Comicazi Podcast and she was a total delight! If you aren't familiar with Mildred's work you can also read The Red Menace's review and then, come to LadiesCon and talk with Mildred about magical girls, being an independent creator (Mildred both writes and illustrates Agents of the Realm), and diversity.

And now, here's a guest that was haven't written about yet....Artist Joe Quinones! Maybe you are thinking, but Joe is not a lady, what's he's doing at LadiesCon? Well that's easy enough to answer, LadiesCon is called that because we are the Ladies, and because we have a strong focus on women and other folks who've been traditionally marginalized in the industry. But LadiesCon is not limited in who we feature as guests or who is welcome at the Con. It's for everyone regardless of gender identity, and we are excited and proud to have such a mega talented local artist joining us.

As you can see Joe has done amazing work for Marvel, working on America, Captain Marvel, and Howard the Duck. He also recently did a cover for Sex Criminals, but that's NSFW, so if you want to see it you'll have to buy it. I am super excited to have Joe at LadiesCon. His Captain Marvel covers are some of my absolute favorites, capturing Carol's strength and power. In fact that's one of the things I love the most about Joe's work, he draws women with substance. They have muscles and curves, and gravitas. And that hair! Gorgeous! Joe art straddles photo realism and an almost deco style. Seriously, come to LadiesCon and check out more of his work.

For more information on LadiesCon and our guest, check out our website!