VIRTUOUS CON: 2023 GUESTS

We’re excited to have some of the most innovative creators in comics, graphic novels, books, and film coming to Virtuous Con. No matter what medium you’re into, our guests are pushing past old boundaries to create a space where diverse stories and storytellers can thrive. You’re bound to be inspired.

Featured
Alitha Martinez
Alitha Martinez

Award-Winning Comic Book Artist
”NUBIA”, “World of Wakanda”, “Wakanda Forever”

Frederick Joseph
Frederick Joseph

Author/Activist
”Patriarchy Blues,” “The BlackFriend”

L. Penelope
L. Penelope

Award-Winning Fantasy & Paranormal Romance Author
”The Monsters We Defy”, “The Earthsinger Chronicles”

Rachel Howzell Hall
Rachel Howzell Hall

New York Times Bestselling Author
”The Last One”

Bobby Likes it Spooky
Bobby Likes it Spooky
Girl, That’s Scary Podcast
Girl, That’s Scary Podcast
Brother Ghoulish
Brother Ghoulish
Xero Gravity
Xero Gravity
Ali Tomineek
Ali Tomineek

Rapper/Producer/Actor and Animator

Nikolas Draper-Ivey
Nikolas Draper-Ivey

Illustrator
xogenasys, Static: SeasonOne

Jasmine La Fleur
Jasmine La Fleur

Founder & CEO, Black Fae Day

Vita Ayala
Vita Ayala

Award-Winning Comicbook Writer
New Mutants, Static: Season One

Akela Cooper
Akela Cooper

Television & Film Writer, and Producer, M3gan, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Everett Downing, Jr.
Everett Downing, Jr.

Story Artist/ Animator

Ay Christene
Ay Christene
Leesh Capeesh
Leesh Capeesh
Danielle Moodie
Danielle Moodie

Host WokeAF Daily
co-host of The New Abnormal Podacst and #democracyish podcast

Geekset
Geekset
Tobi Yusuf
Tobi Yusuf
Toyin Yusuf
Toyin Yusuf
Ihuoma Ofordire
Ihuoma Ofordire

Writer/Producer/Director/Actress
Snowfall, Lovecraft Country, Love, Life and Hollywood

KJ and the Kinda Nerdy Girls
KJ and the Kinda Nerdy Girls
Bianca Xunise
Bianca Xunise
Christine Pasalo Norland
Christine Pasalo Norland
FeliceY
FeliceY
Raeghan Buchanan
Raeghan Buchanan
Tanya DePass
Tanya DePass

Creative Director
Into the Mother Lands RPG

Father.Son.Galaxy.
Father.Son.Galaxy.
Sebastian A. Jones
Sebastian A. Jones

Author and Publisher
Stranger Comics

Zetta Elliott
Zetta Elliott

Award Winning Author, Playwright, and Poet
The Witch’s Apprentice, Dragons In A Bag