Flash Gordon Adventures! Vol. 2

Continuing the adventure, and humor of Flash Gordon Adventures Volume 1. Flash Gordon and friends return in a brand-new adventurous anthology filled with sci-fi action and humor! Featuring stories by the most awesome cartoonists in the galaxy! For fans of InvestiGATORS, Dogman and Tiny Titans.

The Adventure Continues! Flash Gordon and friends return in a brand-new adventurous anthology filled with sci-fi action and humor! Featuring stories by the most awesome cartoonists in the galaxy! Will Flash Gordon be able to stop an evil robot in time to meet his friends at the amusement park, or will it be destroyed before he gets there? Can Dale save Flash and Princess Aura from the worst day ever? Who has a bigger ego, Ming or Flash? All of these questions and more will be answered in this exciting new collection of short stories that focus on friendship, trust and doing the right thing against impossible odds.

Art is a super-cartoonist machine from the heart of Chicago! Artie is a creative force behind The Eisner Award winning ITTY BITTY HELLBOY and The NYT Best Selling, Eisner Award, Harvey Award Winning DC Comics' TINY TITANS, and Artist of The DC SUPER-PETS children’s book series! Artie also Co-Wrote DC’s Billy Batson and the Magic of SHAZAM, Young Justice, Green Lantern Animated (comic) and is the Artist/Co-Writer for the epics SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES and the new SUPER POWERS! Series from DC comics. Recently, he became co-Founder of the AW YEAH COMICS comic shop and co-Creator of the AW YEAH COMICS comic book series starring ACTION CAT and ADVENTURE BUG!

Franco is the co-creator of AW YEAH COMICS! Publishing and retail stores. Franco created the DINO-MIKE book series and has worked for various Comic properties including the critically acclaimed SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES, YOUNG JUSTICE, BILLY BATSON and the MAGIC of SHAZAM, and the New York Times bestseller, multi-Eisner award and Harvey award winning series TINY TITANS! (DC Comics) GRIMISS ISLAND and Eisner Award winning ITTY BITTY HELLBOY (Dark Horse Comics), Little ARCHIE (Archie Comics) and FLASH GORDON ADVENTURES (Papercutz), the original graphic novels THE GHOST, THE OWL (Ringo Award Nominated) and FAE AND THE MOON (Little Bee) Franco was also a High School Art teacher for 24 years and has shown work in galleries. Twitter/Instagram/Blusky: @awyeahfranco blindwolfstudios.com

Adam Wallenta is a professional author/illustrator, editor and educator with almost 30 years of experience in the world of comics, working for companies such as Marvel Comics, DC Comic, Skyhorse Publishing and No Starch Press. Adam founded the independent publishing company, American Mule Entertainment in 1997 and published numerous titles over the years, including the official Public Enemy comic book series with co-creator, Chuck D from the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame inducted band. The National Science Foundation funded two volumes of his, Adventures of Geo series, which he created with his wife, Dr. Kanani Lee, to be used in elementary and middle schools nationwide to encourage reading and science. During this time, Adam was an instructor for the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and also worked as a K-6 Art Teacher in Connecticut. Adam is the founder of the “HipHop and Comics” panel, which has been a regular featured panel at comic conventions such as New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic Con with guests such a s DMC (Run DMC), Murs, DJ Lance (Yo Gabba Gabba) and more contributing to the discussion of how the two artforms and cultures have inspired each other. Adam’s most recent project is the multi-award-winning, all-ages Punk Taco graphic novel series that he created and self-published with his son Makana when he was 5-years-old. Punk Taco volume 1 was the winner of the 2019 Ringo Award for “Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel” and the 2019 Kids Comics Award for “Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Book” at the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival. In 2023 Punk Taco Volume 2 was nominated for the Ringo Award for “Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel.” Adam is also currently an editor at Papercutz/Mad Cave Studios working on comics such as The Smurfs, Flash Gordon Adventures, Geronimo Stilton, The Inventor and more!

Bill Walko is a comic book illustrator and animation artist.
His work has been published by DC Comics, Archie Comics, Dynamite Comics (“Vampiverse”), Image Comics (“Stray Dogs”), The New York Times (“My Moments with Stan”, “How a Comics Reporter Uncovers Marvels”), and a number of independent publishers.
Comic book fans also know him as the creator, writer, and artist of The Hero Business, a long-running strip that playfully poked fun at superhero tropes. The critically-acclaimed series was published by New Friday Comics, the creator-owned division of Lev Gleason Publishing.
Bill’s unique, animated style has been featured in national advertising campaigns, notably AriZona Beverage’s “SHAQ-Fu Punch” and at the Adobe National Trade Show. He’s also done a number of public speaking engagements centered on publishing comics in the digital age.
Currently, Bill is collaborating as artist with legendary storyteller Brian Michael Bendis on “Fortune & Glory: The Musical,” a new autobiographical graphic novel tackling Bendis’ time writing the ill-fated Broadway show, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” The series runs weekly on Substack and will be collected in print by Dark Horse Comics.
And he’s already planning his next artistic adventure!

Mike Kunkel wanted to be a cartoonist ever since he was a little kid. And with over 30-years experience, he has continued to do what he dreamed of . . . create and tell cartoon stories for audiences. As a four-time Eisner and Ignatz Award nominee, Mike is best known for his two-time Eisner-winning series Herobear and the Kid. He also helped relaunch DC’s SHAZAM as an all-ages comic series. As a Story Artist, Character Designer, Animator and Director, Mike has contributed to animated TV shows, films, games, and branding, winning the ANNIE AWARD for “Best Character Design in an Animated Television Production." His work spans major studios such as Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, Sony, DreamWorks, Sesame Workshop, and Disney. Mike lives in Southern California, where he enjoys learning magic tricks, creating cartoons, and playing games with his family. He’s never been early for a deadline.