Reed Exhibitions launched C2E2, the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, last weekend in Chicago and PW Comics Week was there to bring back photographs of the artists, publishers, events and fans we encountered during this year's show.

Indie black comix panel (l. to r.) Turtel Onli, Jiba Molei Anderson, John Jennings, Mike Smith, Ashley Woods,
Damian Duffy and Stanford Carpenter. Photo by J. Culkin



Editor;writer Scott Allie, Dark Horse president Mike Richardson and v-p Michael Martens. Photo by J. Culkin



Pantheon designer/editor Chip Kidd, Dash Shaw and Chris Ware. Photo by J. Culkin



Josh Elder promotes Reading With Pictures, an anthology of comics artists in support of using comics
as an educational tool. Photo by J. Culkin

Artist Janet Lee and writer Jim McCann show off artwork from The Return of the Dappper Men, their forthcoming graphic novel from Archaia.

Jill Thompson in Artists Alley. Photo by J. Culkin

Ben Templesmith (l.) and Ben McCool signing Choker at the Image booth. Photo by J. Culkin

Colleen Doran in Artists Alley.

Separated at Birth? AbramsArts executive Charles Kochman (l.) and Del Rey Marketing manager Ali Kokmen. Photo by J. Culkin

Reed Exhibition v-p and C2E2 show manager Lance Fensterman. Photo by J. Culkin

PWCW's Heidi MacDonald (aka The Beat) moderates the Old Media New Media Panel

Vertigo executive editor Karen Berger presides at the Vertigo panel

Bone creator Jeff Smith at the Cartoon Books booth. Photo by J. Culkin


Sanford Greene, the comics and animation sensation. Photo by J. Culkin

DC Comics' Steve Rotterdam and Diamond Comics Distributors' Roger Fletcher.

Fantasy novelist turned graphic novelist Sherrilyn Kenyon at her own booth. Photo by J. Culkin

Reed Exhibitions senior v-p and C2E2 founder/organizer Greg Topalian. Photo by J. Culkin

The entrance hall to C2E2. Photo by J. Culkin