Several cosplay characters near entrance to museum
Aaron Moses has published two issues of a cult favorite The Oppossum with a third one in the works His comics can be found at Indy Planet. 
Co-comic conspirators Aaron Moses of Brownsville, Texas & Omer Garcia III of Alamo (GarciaDesigns.com Productions) published The Oppossum. Garcia also has his own comic book Glitch.
Web comics artist/cartoonist Cayetano "Cat" Garza is from Harlingen, Texas and you can learn more about his Magic Inkwell comic book and art at magicinkwell.com He is also the creator of Year of the Rat and Cacahuate Collection comic book.
Comic illustrator Alexis Garza of Edinburgh, Texas can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram as "Severed Thumbs" and he had several zines to offer. He is holding one of his Dia de Los Muertos t-shirt prints. He is currently developing an online website.
Brownsville Public Library- Central Branch
Artist/architect Alejandro De la Cruz from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. His creation, Superpatrullin (a "Super Patrol" police dog) who promotes ecological preservation and protection of the environment. De la Cruz has published four issues of this educational comic book.
Ramon Ramirez is the amazing creator of Smarty Cartoons and is well known for his "Only in the Valley" cartoons and many other creations.
This artist from Matamoros had screen print t-shirts and other goodies on her table.
Brownsvillian Rolando Esquivel is the writer for the comic Mashbone & Grifty and Jennifer Garza's Tristen's Small Problem inked by Oscar Garza.
Vicko Alvarez of ScholaR Comics is originally from Dallas, Texas but came from Chicago, Illinois to be at this event. One of her aims is to reach adolescent children to teach them how to express their feelings in a "comfortable" way so they can face their problems and deal with them.
José Cabrera is a Los Angeles based artist. His art is influenced by Latino and Asian cultures, his love for comics and his urban upbringing. He's currently active in the art community participating in art shows with up and coming urban and comic artists. Check out his webpage at The Art Of Jose Cabrera
Weslaco native Hector Cantu lives in Dallas, Texas and is the creator of the comic strip Baldo which is published by Universal Press Syndicate in nearly 200 newspapers.
books by Javier Hernandez of Whittier, California (in Los Angeles County)
Javier Hernandez's El Muerto and other books are easy to find on Amazon.com and his hero has been made into an independent film with Vilmer Valderrama in the lead role.
Alejandro "Alé" Juvera is a comic book illustrator from San Antonio who co-created the comic book Xeno-Gaurdian Red Visor Go! with another illustrator from San Antonio who is working on her first comic which she hopes to publish soon.
Yes, Ma'am is a feminist zine is published by Elle Minter and Suzy Gonzalez in San Antonio. That's Suzy's father at the table where there were FREE zines and other publications to look at.
"Xicana Vegan" Suzy Gonzalez and some art
Jillian Gomez of SybilPress makes limited edition artist books
Freelance designer and artist Miguel Mendo and cosplayer Joanna Uresti as Harley Quinn of Brownsville, Texas.
Brownsville artist/activist Nansi Guevara brought some samples of her screen prints on fabric with sticker art and is originally from Laredo, Texas
Artist/Illustrator Tony Saavedra with Heriberto Leyva of HL Arts & Design
art by Lao Alcaraz
Los Angeles based Chicano artist, satirist and cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz also served as a cultural adviser for the film "Coco" Visit his page at Lalo Alcaraz Art Shop
Monica Garcia of Monicatdesigns.com and Andrea "Andi" Rivas (Artedeandi.weebly.com) from San Antonio, Texas.
Cristina Garza and Kitkkun with stickers and art crafts made in the city of Brownsville, Texas
Rio Grande Valley's Z Elements were there to produce FREE cosplay photos
Cosplay medic on call to make any repairs to costumes that might need repair
X-Men's Magneto and Mystique
Thanks to Felix Espinoza of Brownsville Visitor's and Convention Bureau who gathered much of the information about the artists who I was very fortunate to have met on Saturday. I apologize if I was unable to include everyone who participated at The Latino Comics convention.
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