Artists Alley

Artists Alley features artists and vendors presenting information about their works, products, and services.

The featured artists for the EIU Comic Fest 2025 are:

Abbilon features the work of Abigail Pajeau, a comic book artist and illustrator currently attending Columbia College in Chicago, IL. She is a multi-focused Illustrator and comic artist with a knack for saturated colors and patterns. Her personal work expands over her love for animals, the connections between people, and nature.

Battle Brush Studios offers custom miniature painting at a professional level. They regularly pop-up at Cosmic Games in Mattoon, and you can also reach Tom Jeffers or Lindsey Moore at battlebrushers@gmail.com.

Todd Black's Black Magic Wolf Productions, a publisher of comic titles such as Tokyo Blade Detectives, Guardians, and Sherlock Holmes: The Greatest Detective.

Kaylee Kirkland's Blue Crow Lavender, a locally-owned business out of Champaign, IL, specializing in watercolor prints, lazier cut prints, and mini-comic series.

Look for the Cosmic Games vendor table in the Gamers Guild Hall, Atrium West End.
Cosmic Games is a go-to spot for trading card games. They’ve got everything you need to fuel your gaming adventures. Join Bryce and Riley Eubanks for tournaments, special events, and Cosmo’s Out-of-This-World Prize Wall! Come for the games, stay for the community. Located at 309 South 21st Street Suite 3, Mattoon, IL, United States, Illinois.

Bryce & Riley Eubanks

Ink & Feathers Comics has been publishing since 1991 starting with The Mask Conspiracy. We are a family owned hobby publishing company. With the publication of our first book, we started the Ink and Feathers Art Scholarship at Herscher High School. Each year until 2006, Ink and Feathers Comics donated $250 to a graduating senior from Herscher High School who planed to go into a field involving art, fine art, cartooning, commercial art, photography, architecture or some other related fields.

Look for Lea Houpt's vendor table in Cosplay Central, Atrium East End.
Lea Houpt (dweeb.cos) is a cosplay aficionado with experience in cosplay, costuming, and hosting cosplay events and contests.

Based right here in Charleston, IL, at 430 West Lincoln Midgard Comics is locally-owned and a community staple. Midgard has been in business for over 20 years, providing unique comic books, graphic novels, action figures and memorabilia.

Suzanne Junge's SaneJungle, a small business specializing in customized headbands, cat ears, and other unique headwear.

Sirius Unbound, located at 501 7th St, Charleston, IL, envisions a future beyond a screen. One where individuals of all backgrounds come together to share and enjoy passion together. Sirius Unbound hopes to lead a small business revolution through inclusiveness, cooperation and community.

Sirius Unbound has designed a model and brand with the intent and capacity to become the Number One Hub for all hobbyist, competitive game players, and collectors while evolving to maintain alignment with trends of time desired by the community of hobbyists, collectors, and gamers.