Randy Zimmerman

Booth 834
RANDY ZIMMERMAN has been working in comics, in one way or another, for most of his life. An award winning commercial and graphic artist, Randy began his professional comics career with the publication Tales From The Aniverse for Arrow Comics. After that he spent decades in the alternative and independent comics market, freelancing and self-publishing, creating such properties as War Of The Worlds: Infestation, The Fool, Spank the Monkey and The Unforgiven. After that Randy spent a decade producing and publishing Flint Comix & Entertainment, a comics newspaper in his home town of Flint Michigan. Randy is currently publishing under the Arrow Comics banner once again producing such titles as Hero Bot Zero, Calico Of Shard, Paragon and Allison chains. Randy is also an active member of The Indie Comics Network YouTube channel of podcasts, hosting Comics by Night Fridays at 5am Est and The Sunday Funnies at 9am Est Sundays. Most recently Randy has adapted a graphic novel of the first American Sword and Sorcery story, The Shadow Kingdom and has continued that story with The Atlantean series of graphic novels all with art by Russ Leach under the Arrow Comics publishing banner. Arrow Comics are available at ArrowComics.Store.
PANELS:
Sunday, November 16 • Grand Gallery Overlook A-B • 1 p.m.
The World Of Independent Comics
A veteran of independent and underground comics for 40 years, Randy Zimmerman discusses the history of independent comics, what brought them out into the world, and their impact on the comic world.
Sunday, November 16 • Grand Gallery Overlook D • 11:30 a.m.
What Publishers REALLY Want In New Talent
Tony Miello, John Marroquin, Dirk Manning, and Randy Zimmerman
This group of comic publishers takes the time to discuss what people like them look for in new talent to draw or write for their prospective companies.








