Ancient City Con 2018 welcomes publisher Martin Pierro of Cosmic Times to the show!!! Martin is owner/publisher/author for Cosmic Times, the largest independent comic book publisher in the southeastern United States. His love for comics and a desire to tell stories prompted him to start Cosmic Times in 2008. Cosmic Times was an underground success story until 2014 when it became nationally distributed to comic shops through Diamond and just recently to school and libraries through Baker and Taylor. Cosmic Times books can be found in airport stores across the country as well via Areas. Under his leadership, Cosmic Times has published a wide array of diverse titles including Giant Robot Warrior Maintenance Crew, Deep Space Tragedy, the
socially relevant Flesh of White and the all-ages-series Sugar Boogarz. Martin is also coauthor of the critically acclaimed one shot Decisions: the faces of the strangers, Reading with a Flightring called it “Raw, powerful, stark, and honest storytelling….”. He has inspired countless numbers of children to read, through his engaging presentations at schools, libraries, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. Tickets on sale now at http://www.ancientcitycon.info/tickets.html