Partners

IC3 has national partnerships and co-promotion partnerships in place with some of the best and most innovative people in the comics industry. Collectively, they cover creator, intellectual property, and product protection; multiple types of artist representation groups; community-based comic convention promotion; novel and curated indie comic book distribution; and grass-roots indie publishing.

 

 

The Artist Bullpen is a creator-forward agency founded by two best friends, Zack Rosenberg and Sam York. They bring over 15 years of experience in talent representation and creative development, driven by a deep passion for visual storytelling and supporting good people. The agency’s mission is to champion and elevate creators—from established professionals to emerging indie talent—by curating a diverse spectrum of illustrators and artists, including Jesse Lonergan, Tommy Lee Edwards, Vanesa Del Rey, and Keyla Valerio. Their goal is to provide the support necessary for artists to advance the medium and achieve success in areas such as convention sales and online presence, ensuring creators are always uplifted.

 

   

 

Athenaeum Comic Art is a boutique art representation group dedicated to showcasing acclaimed and emerging voices in the independent and literary comics scene. Founded to bridge the gap between creators and collectors, it specializes in original comic art sales, offering fans and institutions access to unique pieces from award-winning graphic novels and influential works.

 

 

 

  

 

Cosmic Lion Productions, created by Eli Schwab, is an independent publishing company, Art rep, and idea house. CLP has published over 50 books since it started a little more than 5 years ago and shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Championing creators from all over the globe, CLP finds individuals with singularly creative ideas and brings them to the comic loving reader. With Sci-fi action (Space Knights) and all ages horror (Frankie: Boy Monster) to Spi-Fi Action-Adventure anthologies (G.H.O.S.T. Agents) and an all-new Manga line, CLP continues to prove its tag line true, “Comix of every kind for every mind.”

 

 

       

 

Creative Contract Consulting (C3) is run by Gamal Hennessy, Esq. who is an author, attorney, and business consultant specializing in the comic book industry. He began his career as the general counsel for the anime company Central Park Media before moving to Marvel Comics to become their International Publishing Manager. After Marvel, he set up C3 to help independent creators and publishers protect their rights and revenue. Gamal is the author of The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing, The Business of Freelance Comic Book Publishing, and the podcast The Business of Comics.

 

 

 

First Coast Comic Con brings fandoms to life by uniting the North Florida and surrounding communities in a welcoming, family-friendly celebration of comics,

creativity, and pop culture. Our mission is to inspire imagination, support literacy, champion the craft of comic creation, and provide an immersive destination where fans, artists, and collectors can connect, discover, and share their passion. Here’s a quick show reel from our 2025 show.

 

    

 

POWER PULP is a creator-first comics collective reimagining how independent books reach the shelves. Acting as a curated distributor—not a publisher—we connect self-published creators with comic shops through a smarter, more equitable model. Each title remains fully creator-owned. We may look like a publisher, but we’re something else entirely—a collective force built to uplift original voices and bring boundary-pushing work to a wider audience. This is comics without compromise. Accessible. Independent. 

Unapologetically fun.

 

  

 

TDArt is a professional art representative and dealer with 25 years of experience in the comic book and art industry.  TDArt represents amazing artists from around the world who work on a wide variety of projects from superhero to fantasy art. TDArt's mission is to share the importance of art in our lives and to foster a mutually beneficial experience between the artist and the collector. We believe art collecting is for any budget and is a great way for collectors to build wealth in a unique way that allows it to be enjoyed every single day.