Planet Comicon 2014 Comic Creator Photos

Kansas City's Planet Comicon has steadily grown into what may be the biggest comics and pop culture convention in the Midwest. After spending several years in the Overland Park Convention Center, a mid-sized facility in a suburb of Kansas City, last year Planet Comicon moved to Bartle Hall, a much bigger facility in the heart of downtown. This year, the convention doubled in floorspace, drew cosplayers likes flies to vinegar, and brought in a litany of television and pop culture stars, including legendary rapper Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, pretty much the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the puffy one himself, Sir William Freaking Shatner.

But this site is called ComicsAlliance, and what we really care about are the comics and the creators who make them. Click onwards for a sometimes-blurry Blackberry camera gallery of guests, friends, and artist alley residents of one of the fastest-growing cons in the country.

Planet Comicon 2014 Tony Moore — John Parker

Tony Moore, co-creator of The Walking Dead, and his sideburns, co-creators of raisin' hell.

Planet Comicon 2014 Andrew Robinson — John Parker

Andrew Robinson, artist of the The Fifth Beatle, the only book in the world where Gretsch guitars and Hofner basses look like they should.

Planet Comicon 2014 Chris Grine — John Parker

Chris Grine, writer-artist of the thrilling and hilarious Chickenhare, being thrilling and hilarious.

Planet Comicon 2014 Darwyn Cooke — John Parker

Darwyn Cooke, probably thinking about how kickass his next Parker adaptation is going to be.

Planet Comicon 2014 Darwyn Cooke 2 — John Parker

Cooke at work on a Daredevil commission. What would you sacrifice to see him paired with Mark Waid on a Daredevil series? That's right. Everything.

Planet Comicon 2014 Jill Thompson — John Parker

Jill Thompson of Scary Godmother fame, fighting a ghost.

Planet Comicon 2014 James Robinson — John Parker

James Robinson, writer of Starman and Fantastic Four. He wasn't asked to look British, but he obliged anyway.

Planet Comicon 2014 Joshua Cotter and Hector Casanova — John Parker

Joshua Cotter (Driven By Lemons) signs a book while Hector Casanova (Screamland) makes a point about something -- either Tom Waits or polyamory.

Planet Comicon 2014 Joshua Cotter — John Parker

Pages from Cotter's upcoming 1200-page(!!) graphic novel, Nod Away. For a better look, visit his tumblr page.

Planet Comicon 2014 Greg Rucka — John Parker

Greg Rucka holding a Lazarus badge and my copy of Stumptown. And by the way: I was right about innuendo in Batwoman. Eat my analysis, internet.

Buster Moody Planet Comicon 2014 — John Parker

Artist Buster Moody taking a moment away from hawking Task Force Rad Squad to thank the big man upstairs, a Blob cosplayer suspended from the ceiling.

Bad Karma Planet Comicon 2014 — John Parker

The Bad Karma crew representin' -- Jeremy Haun, B. Clay Moore, Seth Peck, and Alex Grecian. I wanted to take a better photo, but was afraid Moore, Peck, and Grecian would stomp me while Haun smiled pleasantly.

Jai Nitz Greg Smallwood Planet Comicon 2014 — John Parker

Jai Nitz and Greg Smallwood, the team behind the arresting Dream Thief. The second volume is on its way this summer, and yes, we will be talking about it.