Wicked Comics - The Malta Comic Con

Dez Skinn

2012February 7, 20200Comments

42 years in the industry (from IPC weeklies Buster, Whizzer & Chips and Cor!! to running Marvel UK and launching such titles as DOCTOR WHO WEEKLY, STARBURST – the world’s longest running SF & Fantasy Film Magazine, HULK COMIC and HAMMER’S HOUSE OF HORROR) and 16 years editing trade magazine COMICS INTERNATIONAL. Has to date…

Dave Gibbons

2012February 7, 20200Comments

Dave Gibbons has worked in comics since 1973. Cutting his teeth on undergrounds and fanzines, he became a frequent contributor to Britain’s 2000AD, illustrating HARLEM HEROES, DAN DARE and co-creating ROGUE TROOPER. Since then, he has drawn and written for most comics publishers on both sides of the Atlantic. His work has encompassed DR WHO, SUPERMAN, BATMAN, GREEN LANTERN, PREDATOR, ALIENS, the…

Chie Kutsuwada

2012February 7, 20200Comments

Chie Kutsuwada was born and brought up in Japan. After graduating Royal College of Art, now she lives and works in London as a professional manga artist. She also attends some manga-related events and runs manga workshops at schools, libraries, and museums around UK, such as British Libraries and Victoria and Albert Museum. She creates story…

Chris Thompson

2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, Guests 2022, Guests 2023, Guests 2024, Guests 2025, Past GuestsFebruary 7, 20200Comments

An Eisner Award-winning comics retailer, podcaster and publishing veteran, Chris Thompson is once again back at his beloved Malta Comic Con. He is currently Editorial Manager for the new incarnation of Heavy Metal magazine, working on titles such as Taarna, Millstone, Enki Bilal's Bug, Valentina and more. Formerly with Titan Comics and Eaglemoss Hero Collector,…

Ben Templesmith

2012February 7, 20200Comments

Ben Templesmith is a New York Times best selling artist and writer most widely known for his work in the comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the International Horror Guild Awards as well as the industry’s top prize, the Eisner Award. He also won a Spike TV Scream Award. He was born…

Thomas Gosselin

2011February 7, 20200Comments

Thomas Gosselin was born in the East End of London but he didn’t stay there very long; he resides to this day in Angouleme, France. He participated in some collective comics projects, such as the magazines Clafoutis (published by les editions de la Cerise) and recently the bilingual l’Episode (published by editions Na); he also recently illustrated a children’s book…

Anna Malady

2011February 7, 20200Comments

Anna Malady is an illustrator of over ten years working primarily as a storyboarder for television, film and games (including concept design and motion comics) but she also has experience of project managing larger teams in the games industry. In her spare time she teaches workshops at libraries and schools around the country. She has also…

Christopher Malapitan

2011February 7, 20200Comments

Chris didn’t make much use of his Bachelor degree in Visual Communication given that his heart has been in drawing ever since he was old enough to scribble on paper. Though he keeps his comic work personal, he’s been occasionally known to offer commercial services such as character/mascot design, TV commercial storyboards, logos, editorial illustration,…

Emma Vieceli

2011February 7, 20200Comments

Emma is a comic artist and writer based just outside Cambridge in the UK. She enjoys variety, and her recent projects include: Vampire Academy: The graphic novel (Penguin razorbill), Avalon Chronicles (Oni Press), My Little Pony (Hasbro), Girl Comics (Marvel) and her own independent title Dragon Heir (Sweatdrop). When she’s not making comics or reading comics she’s thinking…

Grafimated Cartoon

2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, Guests 2025February 7, 20200Comments

Salvatore Di Marco and Antonino Pirrotta are representing the Palermo (Italy) based Grafimated Cartoon. Grafimated Cartoon is a cooperative society that produces, promotes and diffuses animated films and comics. Grafimated Cartoon was founded in January 2001 by professionals of the field. With over fifteen years experience, they have participated to several national and international animated film festivals with short author films, in…

Kate Brown

2011February 7, 20200Comments

Kate Brown lives & works full-time making comics in Oxford. In early 2010, she was awarded the Arts Foundation Fellowship for Graphic Novels, and used it to fund the completion of a self-published comic titled “Fish + Chocolate”, which has since been picked up for publication in hardback by SelfMadeHero. Her other recent credits include the all-ages title “The…

Lucio Parrillo

2011February 7, 20200Comments

In 1990, Lucio Parrillo began working for the newspaper “il cavatore”, he also worked for the comic magazine, “color.” At the same time he made some illustrations for the magazine, “Citta”. In 1994 he created various comic pages and covers for “Big publisher” and he also painted the covers of “alta tensione.” Afterwards he drew many short stories and illustrated several posters for…