TONY ISABELLA
TONY ISABELLA
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TONY ISABELLA
NEO ComicCon proudly welcomes back the Chairman of the Board for Comic Book Culture in Northeast Ohio, Tony Isabella. Tony is a comic book writer, editor, and critic, known as the creator of DC Comics' first major African-American superhero, Black Lightning, as well as other ground-breaking characters like Misty Knight and Tigra.
As a writer and editor for Marvel Comics, Tony worked on several major titles, including Ghost Rider, the Champions, Daredevil, Captain America, and Luke Cage, Hero for Hire. He also published regularly as a columnist for the well-reknowned Comics Buyer’s Guide.
Tony owned and operated one of the most iconic comic stores in Cleveland, Cosmic Comics, located in the Arcade in downtown Cleveland. That shop is where this writer’s father bought him issues 141 and 142 of The Uncanny X-men. I read them in the backseat of the car on the way home and became a lifelong fan.
Tony continues to be one of the bright spots of our convention, and we hope that his grace and generosity of spirit will continue to guide us for years to come.
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