Guests
Our LadiesCon 2021 special guests are professionals we invited to join us at LadiesCon. They appeared throughout the convention on various online panels or in person on September 11 at Comicazi.
Ming Doyle
In Person on September 11
Ming was born in Boston in the Fall of 1984 to an Irish American sailor and a Chinese Canadian librarian. In the Fall of 1991 she saw a million ducks and predicted the Harry Potter franchise's formula for success with startling accuracy. She has worked on titles including The Banks, Constantine, DC’s Anatomy of a Metahuman, and The Kitchen, now a major motion picture. She is currently working on art all night and every day and would probably love an espresso. This will be Ming’s sixth appearance at LadiesCon.
Erica Henderson
In Person (Panel Only) on September 11
Erica Henderson is a comic creator best known for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Jughead. She's the winner of two Eisner Awards. Erica has lectured internationally and at Harvard University on making comics. Her most recent book is Dracula Motherf**ker.
Mad Rupert
In Person on September 11
Mad Rupert is a comic artist and writer. She has been neck-deep in the online comics scene for over 10 years, and authors two ongoing webcomics. She has also worked with many comic publishers, including First Second, Boom! Studios, and Oni Press, on projects ranging from comic adaptations of popular cartoons to original graphic novels. When she's not making comics, Mad enjoys spending time with her husband and small angry dog, going to the gym, and playing Minecraft. She is most active on Twitter, where you can find links to most of her comics and content.
Veronica Fish
Online Only
Veronica Fish is an artist based in Massachusetts. Clients include Marvel, Archie Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Boom! Studios, IDW, and Image. She has also done fun stuff like character design for animation, illustration for print and paintings for galleries. She enjoys working in comics with her husband Andy.
Our interview with Veronica premiered at Comicazi on September 11 and is now available on YouTube.
Tana Ford
Online only
Tana Ford is the 2020 Eisner and Hugo award winning comic book artist of LaGuardia with writer Nnedi Okorafor. The first time Tana teamed up with Nnedi was to create a Venomized Black Panther in Marvel's Secret Empire. Tana has drawn for New Warriors, The Amazing Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek, Jem & the Holograms, and Gwenpool, though she is perhaps best known for her work on Marvel's Silk starring Cindy Moon. This is Tana’s third LadiesCon appearance.
See Tana at our online Storytelling and DnD panel on September 10.
Jenn St-Onge
Online only
Comic artist/bog witch found corporeally manifesting around Ottawa, Canada most days; queer spoonie residing in a state of perennial spookiness.
Jenn St-Onge is the illustrator behind Dynamite’s Nancy Drew& The Palace Of Wisdom, IDW’s Jem & The Misfits, and Harper Collins' upcoming The Ojja-Wojja, along with a variety of cover work and guest spots for companies such as Dark Horse, Archie Comics, BOOM! Studios, Valiant Entertainment, Oni Press and many more.
See Jenn on the Horror and Gender panel online on September 12.