More Guests Announced!

It's with great honor that we announce the final two guests for the 2011 Stumptown Comics Festival, hosted at the Oregon Convention Center on April 16th and 17th.

Nate Simpson - having worked in video games since 1993, he most recently led the art team for Demigod. A newcomer to comics, Nate's first project, Nonplayer, has been receiving praise from many legendary creators, including Warren Ellis, Frank Quitely and Geof Darrow. Nonplayer #1 makes its debut at Stumptown this year! You can read more about Nonplayer at its official site: http://www.nonplayercomic.com/

UPDATE: Sadly, we've received confirmation that previously-announced guest Ludovic Debeurme will not be able to join us at Stumptown this year. We're disappointed, but will continue to try to bring Ludovic out for 2012!

Previously-announced Guests Include:

Stumptown Comics Fest is also pleased to host publishers Fantagraphics, Dark Horse Comics, Oni Press, Top Shelf Productions, and many others who will be exhibiting during the two day festival. Our full list of Guests and Exhibitors can be found on our Exhibitors Page.

Full details of workshops, panels, and events happening over the month of April to celebrate Portland, Oregon's vibrant comics community are expected to be announced soon.

2011 Stumptown Comic Arts Awards Nominees

Stumptown Comics Fest is proud to announce the final list of 2011 nominees for the Stumptown Comic Arts Awards as chosen by our panel of judges. And they are: Best Artist

• Emily Carroll, His Face All Red
• Roman Muradov, Etc, A Cave
• Stuart Immonen, Moving Pictures
• Brian Hurtt, The Sixth Gun
• Brecht Evens, Night Animals

Best Writer

• Carla Speed McNeil, Finder: Voice
• Cullen Bunn, The Sixth Gun
• Greg Rucka, Stumptown
• Aaron Renier, The Unsinkable Walker Bean
• Ben Marra, Benjamin Marra's The Incredibly Fantastic Adventures of Maureen Dowd (A Work of Satire and Fiction)

Best Cartoonist

• Carla Speed McNeil, Finder: Voice
• Johnny Ryan, Prison Pit Vol. 2
• Sarah Glidden, How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
• Bryan Lee O'Malley, Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
• Adam Hines, Duncan the Wonder Dog

Best Letterer

• Johnny Ryan, Prison Pit
• Madeline Flores, The Girl and the Gorilla
• Carla Speed McNeil, Finder: Voice
• Aaron Renier, The Unsinkable Walker Bean
• Brittney Sabo, Francis Sharp in the Grip of the Uncanny, Vol. 1

Best Colorist

• Brecht Evens, Night Animals
• Emily Carroll, His Face All Red
• Alec Longstreth, The Unsinkable Walker Bean
• Ben Costa, Pang: the Wandering Shaolin Monk
• Sarah Glidden, How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less

Best Publication Design

• Zack Soto, StudyGroup12 #4
• Brecht Evens, Night Animals
• Michael DeForge, Spotting Deer
• Jason Little, Motel Art Improvement Service
• Elizabeth M. Pusack, Pretty Ugly

Best Anthology

• StudyGroup12 #4, edited by Zack Soto
• Gazeta: Comics from Bangkok to Belgrade, edited by Lisa Magnum and Maria Sputnik
• Elfworld v.2 #1, edited by Francois Vigneault
• AX: A Collection of Alternative Manga, edited by Sean Michael Wilson
• Nix Comics Quarterly, Edited by Ken Eppstein

Best Small Press

• I Want You #2 by Lisa Hanawalt
• Green Monk by Brandon Dayton
• The Whale by Aidan Koch
• Flesh and Bone by Julia Gfrörer
• Layered Jacket by Corey Lewis

Best New Talent

• Michael DeForge
• Adam Hines
• Emi Lenox
• Sarah Oleksyk
• Julia Gfrörer

Reader's Choice:
Voters are asked to list up to three of their favorite comics from April 2010 to April 2011. Any graphic novel, trade paper back collection, single issue or ongoing series, small press or online - whatever title has the most votes as determined by the readers will win this special prize. 

To vote in this year's awards, please visit:
https://stumptowncomics.com/awards_ballot
After voting, you will receive an email which must be confirmed in order for your vote to be counted.

Judges for the 2011 Stumptown Comics Awards are: Michael Allred (Madman), Brandon Graham (King City), Laura Hudson (Editor, ComicsAlliance.com), Michael Ring (Owner, Bridge City Comics), and Jason Leivian (Owner, Floating World Comics).

STCF2011 Floormap Revealed

With the Fest only weeks away, we're happy to reveal the table numbers for all of our announced exhibitors! You can also take a look at the floor map and plan your route through all the amazing art in the exhibit hall!

Click Here to download the full-size pdf!

Additional Guests of Stumptown Comics Festival 2011

Colleen Coover - best known for her adults-only Small Favors, she has gone on to be an artist for X-Men: First Class and variety of other Marvel titles, as well as Banana Sunday. Coover's Gingerbread Girl with Paul Tobin is set to be published in May by Top Shelf Productions. Colleen's sketchblog and portfolio can be found at colleencoover.net.

Paul Tobin - writer for such titles as Model, Inc., Marvel Adventures, and Predators. In May, Tobin's second collaboration with Colleen Coover, Gingerbread Girl, will be published by Top Shelf Productions. Follow Paul's latest work at paultobin.net.

Julia Wertz - creator of the critically acclaimed Drinking at the Movies and Fart Party. Originally from San Francisco, but now in New York, Wertz's autobiographical work lives online and in print. Learn more about Julia's projects at fartparty.org.

Scott Kurtz - creator of the popular webcomic Player vs. Player (PvP); now in its thirteenth year online, the daily strip has garnered an Eisner and Harvey Award. PvP resides online at pvponline.com.

Kris Straub - creator of Chainsawsuit, Starslip, Checkerboard Nightmare and several others. Straub is also the co-creator of the web-short series Blamimation with PvP creator Scott Kurtz. Find the latest news about all of Kris's projects at krisstraub.com.