We are so excited to announce our amazingly talented 2024 BKCFest Special Guests!
Nick Bruel:
Nick is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist residing in bucolic Tarrytown, NY with his lovely wife Carina and their lovely cat Esmerelda. He has an office in New York City.
During his down time, he collects PEZ dispensers and grows tomatoes in the backyard.
Kazu Kibuishi:
Kazu Kibuishi is the writer and artist of the New York Times Bestselling AMULET graphic novel series, published by Scholastic Graphix. He is also the editor/art director/cover artist of the EXPLORER and FLIGHT Comic Anthologies, and the creator of the webcomic Copper. His debut graphic novel, Daisy Kutter: The Last Train, won a YALSA Best Books for Young Adults Award in 2005. In 2012, he illustrated the covers for the Harry Potter 15th Anniversary Edition paperbacks.
We are excited to be celebrating 15 years of AMULET at the Fest with the 9th and final book in the series!
Learn more about Kazu and his books on his website
Liniers:
You already know that I am a comic strip artist and illustrator. It is common knowledge that the world is going through a strange and troubled time. And since I am both strange and troubled, I’ve decided to let you in to see some of the lesser known aspects of Liniers. You will also get monthly glimpses into the world of my sketches, drawings, videos of me painting a strip, a poster, a bit of a book. If you want to jump into the mysterious rabbit hole that is the hidden world of Liniers, (and collect some fine memorabilia along the way), then subscribe to my Patreon page and let me surprise you every month (hopefully).
Hola. Soy Liniers, dibujante, historietista, ilustrador y algunas otras cosas más … . Como el mundo no está pasando por su mejor momento, se me ocurrió abrir este portal cibernético para que puedas ver un poquito más de cerca lo que hago, lo que hice y lo estoy por hacer. Este espacio para aquell@s que quieran ver o saber un poco más de mi trabajo y tener acceso a material que generalmente no muestro en otros lados. Al apoyarme en Patreon me estás ayudando un montón a poder enfocar más de mi tiempo y mis energías en dibujar!
Colleen AF Venable:
Colleen AF Venable is the author of the National Book Award Longlisted Kiss Number 8, a graphic novel co-created with Ellen T. Crenshaw. Her other books include the Katie the Catsitter series with Stephanie Yue, Mervin the Sloth is About to Do the Best Thing in The World with Ruth Chan, The Oboe Goes Boom Boom Boom with Lian Cho, and the Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye series, also with Stephanie Yue and nominated for the Best Publication for Kids Eisner. Previously Colleen was the sole designer for hundreds of First Second Books, worked as a Creative Director for Workman and Macmillan, and the Director for Epic! Kids.
Maris Wicks:
Maris Wicks is a writer and illustrator of science comics, as well as a self-proclaimed gigantic nerd. She has written, drawn, and colored comics for First Second Books, New England Aquarium and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, as well as Spongebob Comics, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics.
Wicks is the illustrator of The New York Times Bestselling book Primates (2013), written by Jim Ottaviani. Her latest graphic novel, Human Body Theater (2015), is a 240-page rollicking romp through the major systems of the human body (told in comics format, of course). Her newest book is Coral Reefs (2016). Wicks also has an ongoing collaboration with science communicator/comic artist Rosemary Mosco to bring you Your Wild City, a weekly webcomic about urban ecology.