Comic-Con 2011 Announces its First 20 Special Guests

Earlier today Comic-Con released a list of it's first 20 Special guests who will be at the Comic-Con 2011 convention.

• Jordi Bernet
  Spanish comics artist known in the U.S. for the hardboiled Torpedo series and for DC's Jonah Hex


• Patricia Briggs
  Author, Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega series


• Jo Chen
  Award-winning cover artist for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Runaways


• Alan Davis
  British writer/artist on such titles as Captain Britain, Excalibur and JLA: The Nail; currently artist on Avengers Prime


• David Finch
  Artist known for Cyberforce, Avengers, New Avengers, and Brightest Day covers; he's now writing and drawing Batman: The Dark Knight


• Dave Gibbons
  British artist on the classic Watchmen comics series, and Give Me Liberty/Martha Washington; writer/artist, The Originals graphic novel


• Kim Harrison
  Author, Rachel Morgan, Madison Avery series


• Jonathan Hickman
  Writer, Fantastic Four, Secret Warriors, and S.H.I.E.L.D.


• John Higgins
  Long-time British artist on 2000 AD titles; colorist on the classic Watchmen comics series


• Charlie Huston
  Crime/horror novelist, Hank Thompson series, Joe Pitt Casebooks; comic book writer, Wolverine: The Best There Is, Moon Knight


• Jamal Igle
  Artist (Marvel, Image, Devils Due, Disney), whose latest work includes Supergirl


• Richard Kyle
  Writer, Graphic Story Magazine, highly influential fanzine of the 1960s; coined the term "graphic novel" in 1964


• Rebecca Moesta
  Co-author (with Kevin J. Anderson), Star Wars Young Jedi Knights series, Crystal Doors series; author, Buffy novels


• Christopher Moore
  Author, humorous vampire novels, including Bite Me: A Love Story, You Suck: A Love Story, Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story, etc.


• Bill Schelly
  Historian of comics fandom; books include The Golden Age of Comics Fandom, biographies of Joe Kubert and Otto Binder, etc.


• Frank Stack
  Pioneering underground cartoonist (as "Foolbert Sturgeon"), artist on many of Harvey Pekar's American Splendor stories as well as the graphic novel Our Cancer Year


• Mark Tatulli
  Cartoonist with two ongoing syndicated strips: Lio and Heart of the City


• Roy Thomas
  One of the first fans to become a pro: published early 1960s fanzine Alter Ego, went on to be editor-in-chief at Marvel and write titles such as Conan; currently editing revived Alter Ego magazine


• Maggie Thompson
  Editor of Comics Buyers Guide; co-creator of Comic Art, one of the earliest comics fanzines in 1961


• Scott Westerfeld
  Author, Uglies, Midnighters series

Comic-Con 2011 will be held July 21-24 at the San Diego Convention Center.