Guests 2025 4 - The Malta Comic Con

Neil Roberts

Guests 2023, Guests 2025September 28, 20230Comments

Neil Roberts is the illustrator behind the iconic covers of the New York Times-bestselling Horus Heresy series, read by millions worldwide. With over 25 years in illustration and game art, his work spans book covers, comics, toys, and concept art for leading publishers and studios. His clients include Games Workshop, 2000 AD, BBC, Commando Comics,…

CosplayPulse

Guests 2023, Guests 2024, Guests 2025September 12, 20230Comments

I’m so happy to be back at Malta Comic Con this year! It feels wonderful to not only be a regular at the convention, but also to be part of the amazing community that surrounds it. With every edition, I’m blown away by the creativity, warmth, and passion of everyone here. it’s inspiring to see…

Esther van de Bund

Guests 2023, Guests 2025August 12, 20230Comments

Esther van de Bund is a comic artist and illustrator from the Netherlands. Her work spans a wide range of styles and genres, from playful cooking comics to children’s books and socially engaged graphic novels. She made her debut with the food comic Smikkelen en Smullen (published in English on Webtoon as Cooking with Abe…

Lorenzo Scipioni

Guests 2023, Guests 2025July 24, 20230Comments

Born in 1994, Lorenzo Scipioni is a comic book artist and illustrator with a deep passion for cinema. In 2016, he joined the publishing house Hyppostyle, publishing two volumes of the dystopian-steampunk series "Blackbox," conceived and written by Giuseppe Grossi, released in 2017 and 2018 respectively. In 2019, he began collaborating with Edizioni NPE, and…

Elena Cerisciola

Guests 2023, Guests 2025July 24, 20230Comments

Elena Cerisciola is a freelance comic artist and comic book author. After graduating from the International School of Comics, she began working on her own projects, publishing her first graphic novel, Il Borgo dei Ricordi Perduti, which she wrote and illustrated entirely herself. In 2026, she will publish her new graphic novel, Fratture, with the…

David Leach

Guests 2022, Guests 2024, Guests 2025, Past GuestsSeptember 22, 20220Comments

David’s career as a cartoonist, writer and editor spans over 39 years, when at the age of 23 he started working as British animator, Bob Godfrey's 'ghost artist' drawing Henry's Cat comic strips. He created his most popular character, Psycho Gran in 1987 for the much-loved kids comic, Oink. He's also worked for Whizzer &…

Renee Rienties

Guests 2022, Guests 2023, Guests 2024, Guests 2025, Past GuestsFebruary 19, 20200Comments

Renée Rienties is an independent comic artist and illustrator from the Netherlands. Her journey into the world of comics began in 2016 with her small press book titled “My Daily Life Comics.” She serves as both the editor and creator, as well as the artist for the anthology series including “Oyasumi” (2017), “Ripple” (2022),…

John Layman

2019, Guests 2025February 19, 20200Comments

John Layman is the creator, writer and letterer of CHEW, the New York Times best-selling, Harvey Award and multi-Eisner Award winning cannibal cop comedy series from Image Comics. Since 1995, he’s been a comics writer, editor, letterer and designer. He’s written Aliens, Cyclops, Charlie’s Angels, Detective Comics, Judge Dredd, Mars Attacks, Godzilla, Thundercats, Gambit, Scarface,…

Mario Torrisi

Guests 2022, Guests 2023, Guests 2024, Guests 2025, Past GuestsFebruary 18, 20200Comments

Mario Torrisi was born in Rome on October 10, 1996. Always been passionate about drawing and automotive He studied comics at the International School of Comics in Rome. His work was first published by Dynamite Entertainment in October 2017 where he worked on the last 20 pages of “Sheena – Queen of the Jungle…

Eoin McAuley

2018, Guests 2023, Guests 2024, Guests 2025February 18, 20200Comments

Eoin McAuley is the Founder and President of Tallaght Academy of Sequential Art (TASQ Art), Ireland’s leading academy dedicated to comic book creation. For over a decade Eoin has lectured on Animation, Game Design and Interactive Storytelling and previously on a Higher Certificate in Game Development. Beyond academia Eoin is also the Founding Publisher of…

Nigel Twumasi

Guests 2022, Guests 2023, Guests 2024, Guests 2025, Past GuestsFebruary 18, 20200Comments

mayamada is a manga brand rooted in Japanese-inspired comics, community events, and digital content. Co-founded by Nigel Twumasi, the brand delivers inclusive storytelling experiences through its manga universe featuring anthropomorphic characters in a meta television network. The brand brings diverse gaming communities together in welcoming creative workshops and inclusive environments. Their "Do I Look Like…

Léa Gérard

2017, 2018, 2019, Guests 2023, Guests 2024, Guests 2025, Past GuestsFebruary 18, 20200Comments

Léa is a bouncy, tattooed, bug-loving oddball with a love for nature, plants and people. Her days are spent walking in the woods and being generally silly. Returning to Malta Comic Con 2025 she’ll be bringing enamel pins, stickers, comics, keyrings and some new items - all featuring weird and wonderful wildlife. www.leagerard.com www.snailbugart.etsy.com Instagram.com/leagerard…