Don Rosa to Join PHXCC 2014

Phoenix Comicon is proud to announce that comic book artist Don Rosa will be attending Comicon 2014.

Don Rosa is an American  comic book writer and illustrator known for his stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck and other Disney characters..

“We are super happy to welcome Don Rosa to Phoenix Comicon 2014,” says Marketing Director Jillian Squires.

Rosa's career started in 1969 while still college when he won an award as "best political cartoonist in the nation in a college paper." After working for various newspapers for a number of years, he discovered a Gladstone Publishing comic book in 1986. It was the first American comic book that contained Disney characters since the 1970s. Always interested in Disney characters, Rosa drew his first Donald Duck story, Son of the Sun. Son of the Sun, Rosa's first professional comic story was nominated for a Harvey Award for "Best Story of the Year."

In 1991, Rosa started creating The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, a 12 chapter story about his favorite character. The series was a success, and in 1995 he won an Eisner Award for best continuing series. Rosa is currently happily retired.

Phoenix Comicon is the signature pop culture experience of the southwest. Comicon is presenting guests and programming for hobbyists by attracting the top segments of the comics, anime, sci-fi, film, tv, and gaming industries. Entering its twelfth year, Phoenix Comicon is expected to draw over 65,000 attendees to its June 5-8, 2014 convention held at the Phoenix Convention Center and Hyatt Regency in Downtown Phoenix.

For more information, please go to http://www.phoenixcomicon.com.