Alex Heberling
Independent Comic Artist
Garanos.com
No one has worked as hard as Alex to bring those Big Uncle Fukus to life. Our official convention artist, Alex has produced over thirty different pieces of BUF artwork for the last three conventions. Her clean, detailed style and mastery of capturing humorous irony in the characters makes a trucker in a school girl uniform almost palatable. We say without hyperbole that Alex is one of the top convention artists in the country.
Alex's journey with Big Uncle Fuku began at the first convention. She was already slated to be a guest, and it later turned out her sister was a friend of Amanda, our cosplay director. Alex volunteered to do some custom Big Uncle Fuku artwork for the Cosplay Contest awards. Upon seeing the artwork, we knew the convention needed her talents.
Alex describes herself as an otaku-turned-comic-artist, currently offering her work online in the form of webcomics. She began drawing seriously when she first discovered Sailor Moon in 1998, and anime and manga have had a significant role in the development of her art and comics.
Alex's artwork is prominently featured at Glass City Con. After doing us a favor and providing artwork for the Cosplay Contest awards, Alex was elected to become our official convention artist. She has since provided all of the character designs for both Big Uncle Fuku mascots.
KO_Okami
Independent Comic Artist
Ko-mangaseries.com
Majoring in Art, and Minoring in Japanese at University of Toledo, KO_Okami doesn't let her busy schedule stop her from working on her two current manga series: WACOT (comedy/romance) and Kurokenshin (action/adventure).
Last year, we asked our forum goers to help us re-design the Owens Anime Convention (one of the organizations that sponsors Glass City Con) mascot, Sakura. KO_Okami was the only person up to the task, and the results were marvelous! She was rightfully awarded her free Artist Alley table promptly!
Ever enthusiastic, KO_Okami offered her services for any of our art needs. We suggested some Big Uncle Fuku artwork, to which she happily took the challenge. Shortly after, we received a piece so amazing we had to put it on the front cover of our program book!
KO_Okami has since joined the Glass City Con convention artist ranks, creating the artwork that graced our Glass City Con III promo cards and ads seen by thousands!
