ICON – Independent Artists and Comicbook Convention
The newest comic con coming to the Hudson Valley! Are you an artist, food and collectible toy vendor, and/or sponsor to connect with others in the same industry and get your business in front of your local community? Then this is the perfect event for you!
Date: 11/1/2025
Time:10am – 4pm
Location: Fishkill
Recreation Center
793 NY-52, Fishkill, NY 12524
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Food vendors must be insured and have their health department permit
Vendor Spots available for 2025.
We are NOT affiliated with Hudson Valley Comiccon, SugioPopCon, Mid-Hudson Comiccon, or Hudson Valley Horror Fest
ICON Artist, Vendor, and Sponsors
2025 Vendor List
DJ Company Sponsor
Superior Sponsors 2025
UnCanny Sponsors 2025
Certified CGC Dealer Member and Authorized Signature Series Facilitator
501st Empire City Garrison
Special Guest Artist
CASEY CRUZ
Casey Cruz is an independent illustrator, writer and creative mastermind behind the comic series Trinity: Vampire. Blending elements of graphic design, anime, traditional comics, and a dash of gothic horror, Casey’s artwork has been featured in various media including indie film posters, book covers, comic covers and album artwork.
2025 Vendors
2025 Artists
Russ Braun
Russ Braun has been drawing comics for over 30 years, including a 7 year stint with Walt Disney Feature Animation. He’s worked on everything from Batman, Swamp Thing, Animal Man, Fables Jack of Fables and Fairest for DC/Vertigo, to Where Monsters Dwell and Son of Satan for Marvel, but is best known for his frequent collaborations with Garth Ennis and specifically The Boys, which has become a popular TV series on Amazon Prime.
Ryan G Browne
A New York based comic book artist who has done work including covers for Image comics, IDW, Aftershock, Happy Tank, BOOM, Dark Horse ( titles including TMNT, Last Ronin, Department of Truth, Usagi Yojimbo, Thundercats, MFKZ, MOTU and More) currently the cover artist and interior artist on the new book Murder Hobo along side writer Joe Schmalke. Instagram: Zombiepetz_rgb Twitter: Zombiepetz Websites: ryanbrowne.storenvy.com
John Bruggman
Kevin Delgado
Kevin Delgado is a Writer, Penciler, Inker and Colorist from Buffalo, NY. In 2017, he began self publishing his own comic book series “Volantis”, which ran for eight issues.
Martin Zavala
Martin Zavala is a Mexican American artist currently based in Colorado, known for his striking comic book covers. After refining his skills during the pandemic, he landed his first published cover with Department of Truth #11, which led to other notable titles like Radiant Black, Radiant Red, Prophet, and TMNT Last Ronin Lost Years #1. Zavala enjoys experimenting with different mediums but is particularly skilled in airbrush and gouache. His art style is reminiscent of darker comics like Spawn and Hellboy, and he hopes to join the ranks of Marvel or DC comic book publishers.
Criss Madd
Comic artist, illustrator, and graphic designer. He had been in the design industry for over twenty years and has begun to make a name for himself in the indie comic book world. He is a self-taught artist who excels in finding new ways of bringing his art to life. He is a traditional penciler, who is also widening his knowledge and skill set to inks and colors. He has found his own unique style with Copic markers as well as giving his prints a particular colorful punch all his own.
He is co creator of No Heroine and cover artist for Dead End Kids as well as being part of the Ringo nominated book Cthulhu Invades Wonderland and many more projects
While he may be working hard on several titles, he always makes time for those looking for something special. Commissions are always welcome and he approaches every project with a high level of professionalism to make sure every client comes away with a great experience and art they will love.
Gus Mauk
Gus Mauk is an artist and illustrator who began his career in charcoal and graphite. After years doing strictly portrait work, he moved on to cover and illustration work. His first work was on GI Joe 256, where his Commander cover would later be used as the artwork for the character’s bio page. He late helped create the Blackbox Comics’ hit samurai series, Shi No Kage, currently still running.
AJ Morrone
A familiar face in the convention circuit since 2014, AJ Morrone aka Sonic Ninja, is an artist from Pearl River, NY. Best known for his live art streams and tutorials, his works can be found on display from NYC to Japan. Combining Superhero, Anime and Pop Culture, AJ brings a street art flair to his sketch cover commissions.
2025 Voice Actors
Patrick Hickey Jr
Patrick Hickey Jr. is an Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chair of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He’s also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com.
Hickey’s work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey also wrote a hockey book, Aces Over Brooklyn and the EPHL’s Fight for Hockey Relevancy in 2024.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning several series, “Condrey,” as well as “The Job,” “Brooklyn Bleeds” and “KROOM” for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 65 characters in the game. He also served as Phone Guy in the Five Nights at Freddy’s: Into the Pit game, as well as Skybound’s Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
Danny Kramer
ICON – Independent Artists and Comicbook Convention
The newest comic con coming to the Hudson Valley! Are you an artist, food and collectible toy vendor, and/or sponsor to connect with others in the same industry and get your business in front of your local community? Then this is the perfect event for you!
Date: 11/01/2025
Time:10am – 4pm
Location: Fishkill Recreation Center
793 NY-52, Fishkill, NY 12524
