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Welcome to the 3rd Annual Tampa Bay Comics & Brews event at Coppertail Brewing! Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. A local show for local Tampa Bay at a local Brewery.

Join us for an event showcasing artists, local comic shops at a local brewery for the local fans.

09/13/2025

⚡️UPDATE: 2 of our guests won’t be able to make it. Chuck Dixon and Martin Zavala will not be here for the show. But don’t worry—we still have an amazing lineup you won’t want to mss! See you all tomorrow at 11am at Coppertail Brewery.

09/09/2025

📢 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT! Let's welcome Daniel Govar to this weekends Comics & Brews event. Local to the area, Dan brings a bright palette to our event with his watercolor goodness! Be sure to stop by his table and check him out! Daniel will be the last addition to our artist lineup. Be sure to check all the previously announced artists. See you all this weekend!
🌟Bio Below ⏬️
Daniel’s illustration work is in everything from watercolor, pencil, ink and traditional mediums to digital as well. Daniel’s clients have included SyFy, Marvel, Sony, DC, Valiant, Dynamite, Amazon, Heavy Metal, Topps, Simon & Shuster, and Naamco/Bandai. Some properties include Star Wars, The Avengers, Captain America, Wolverine, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-man, Punisher, Grimm, Thanos, and Lord of the Rings. He illustrates the self-published comics Lovecraft, Relaunch, So Dark, and recently through CEX, Tuskers. He has also done covers for Valiant and Heavy Metal, and over the last few years, Star Wars for major Topps sets (not sketchcards). Aside from Star Wars, Daniel is currently illustrating covers and interiors for Naomi Novik’s popular fantasy novel series, Temeraire.

09/09/2025

📢 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: Brittney Jackson Brittney Ann Art 🌟Newcomer to Comics & Brews, Brittney will be in our artist guest lineup this year. Make sure to stop by and check out her amazing art pieces!
🌟 Bio below ⏬️
Brittney Jackson is a local self-taught artist who specializes in unique, endearing cartoon character design and illustration. Her work features favorite pop culture characters from Star Wars, Disney, Marvel, and more. She’s a full time artist who sells her work at comic cons across the country. Brittney also freelances in comics and other illustration projects.

09/08/2025

📢 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT!! Come meet the AMAZING Amanda Conner , who will be joining the artist lineup at Tampa Bays Comics & Brews Mini-Con. Amanda will be signing and taking photos all day long. Be sure to check out her bio below. 👀
🌟Amanda Conner has worked on many of the top titles in comics, such as LOIS LANE, CODENAME: KNOCKOUT, and BIRDS OF PREY for DC Comics, X-MEN UNLIMITED for Marvel, GATECRASHER for Blackbull Comics (which she also co-created), and THE PRO, an Eisner-nominated creator-owned book for Image Comics with Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis. Recently she worked on the highly successful BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE series with Eisner-winning creator Darwyn Cooke.
Amanda’s work can also be seen outside the comic-book community, in such places as ABC’s Nightline, New York Times, MAD Magazine, Arm & Hammer, PlaySchool, and Nickelodeon. She has also done monthly spot illustrations for REVOLVER magazine and has enjoyed a huge success with the DC Comics title HARLEY QUINN with Jimmy Palmiotti. Her collaboration with pop sensation Ingrid Michaelson was industry celebrated. Additionally, her work has been featured and spotlighted on the award-winning CBS comedy series The Big Bang Theory, where her artwork was used for multiple episodes.
She continuously produces cover work for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and an assortment of independent titles. Her involvement with DC and Warner Brothers for the Harley Quinn animated series along with several characters and themes leveraged for the cartoon and motion pictures are evident.

09/08/2025

📢 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT!!! We welcome JIMMY PALMIOTTI as one of our guest artists at Tampa Bay Comics & Brews Mini-Con. Be sure to stop by and say hello. He will be in all day signing and meeting you all. 👀 Jimmy's bio is down below. ⏬️
Writer, Editor, and Creator. Multi Award winning character creator with a wide range of experience in advertising, production, consulting, editorial, film writing, development and production, media presentation and video game development. Just a few of his clients include Nike, Nickelodeon, Universal pictures, Disney, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks, Lion's Gate, Vidmark, Starz, Fox Atomic, Alliance films, New Line, Spike TV, MTV, 2kgames, Midway, Radical games, Activision, and THQ games.
Co-founder of such companies as Event Comics, Black Bull Media, Marvel Knights, a division of marvel comics, and the current Paperfilms, where he is partners with Amanda Conner. Together they have created and co-created numerous universes, comics, TV series and characters including: The New West, Monolith, 21 Down, The Resistance, The Pro, Gatecrasher, Beautiful killer, Ash, Cloudburst, Trigger Girl 6, Thrill Seeker, Trailblazer, Ballerina, The Twilight Experiment, Killing Time in America, Rage, Queen Crab, Retrovirus, Pop Kill and the TV series, Painkiller Jane. Other titles involved with are hit series Harley Quinn, DC Comics relaunch into the Wal-Mart nationwide stores, Jonah Hex, and several other series. Several of his contributions for both DC and Marvel can be found in major motion pictures and TV series for Marvel and DC, including Black Panther, Daredevil, Su***de Squad, Harley Quinn animated and more.

09/08/2025

📢 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT! Marco Mastrazzo will be hosted by Comics & Brews for his first official comic signing in Tampa Bay. Don't miss this rare opportunity to get something signed or even sketched. Marco will have a handful of exclusive covers, prints, and a few other goodies, so make sure to come early. 🌟 Bio Below! ⏬️
Starting in 2016, Marco Mastrazzo made his debut on comic book cover, Dylan Dog Color Fest #20. The following year, he began collaborating with Editoriale Cosmo, illustrating the covers of the Caput Mundi series. He also started working with Scuderia Ferrari, creating posters for the Formula 1 World Championships, which are still on display at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello. This collaboration lasted five years.
From 2017 to 2023, he was the official cover artist for Dylan Dog Speciale published by Sergio Bonelli Editore, and he also created covers for the U.S. editions of Dylan Dog published by Epicenter Comics.
Over the years, he established himself in the American market, producing dozens of covers for major publishers such as Marvel, DC Comics, BOOM! Studios, Image Comics, IDW, and more. His artwork has featured some of the most iconic characters in pop culture, from Spider-Man and Batman to the quintessential villains Joker, Venom, and many others.
His illustrations have appeared in prestigious publications such as Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter and were also featured in the HBO series The DC Story.
Among his most notable collaborations are projects with Ozzy Osbourne and Panini Comics, which led to a DC Comics cover featuring Ozzy and The Batman Who Laughs, as well as a T-shirt with the same artwork available on the official band website. He has also worked with Lucasfilm, FOX, and Disney, creating illustrations of iconic characters such as Alien, Darth Vader, and Darkwing Duck.

09/03/2025

📢 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: Martin A Zavala 🌟Newcomer to Comics & Brews, the airbrush "Gunslinger" himself, Martin will be in our guest lineup this year. Make sure to stop by and check out his amazing airbrush work! Martin will be airbrushing on the spot, so bring a sketch cover and watch some magic happen right before your eyes!
🌟 Bio below ⏬️
Martin Zavala is a comic book cover artist and airbrush illustrator, favoring materials like airbrush, gouache, and cold-press watercolor paper to create his piece-specific sketch covers. Zavala’s first published comic cover was for “Department of Truth #10” under Image Comics. Zavala is a regular presence at fan conventions—appearing at events like Fan Expo Philadelphia, MegaCon Orlando, Fan Expo Boston, and several others—connecting with fans and showcasing his dynamic artwork.

08/27/2025

📢 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: Chuck Dixon! Newcomer to Comics & Brews, Chuck will be in our guest lineup this year. Make sure to stop by and say hello! OH!..and don't forget to bring your Bane books for signatures, as he's the Co-Creator of one of Batmans' greatest villains!
🌟 Bio below ⏬️
Chuck Dixon has nearly forty years of experience in comics as an editor, writer, and publisher. He has contributed well over a thousand scripts to publishers like DC Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse, Hyperion and others featuring a range of characters from Batman to The Simpsons. His comic book adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit continues to be an international bestseller. Considered to be one of the most prolific writers in his field, this award-winning storyteller In addition to his work in comics, Chuck is known for his series of thrillers featuring Levon Cade, the first of which was adapted on film as A Working Man.

08/25/2025

🎨Do you like original art? New-Comer Blank Variant Comics is the vendor you will have to see at this years Comics & Brews event! Showcasing only blank sketch covers for jam pieces, collabs, or even a commission from one of your favorite artists of the show. Be sure to get to the show early, so artists will have enough time to finish custom pieces. Sketch covers are a great way to take a custom, one-of-a-kind piece of art that fits well in any collection and makes a good conversational piece. 🌟 Bio ⏬️
Blank Variant Comics is a local online comic book business located in Tampa, Florida. We specialize in selling Blank Sketch Covers. Owner & Operator, Randall Armstrong also worked as a Modern Grader for the comic book grading company CBCS Comics & can answer questions & help with grading questions.
https://blankvariantcomics.com
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