Alley Chats Podcast

Alley Chats Podcast The Alley Chats Podcast post daily interviews with the wildly creative people you find in artist alley at any comic/pop culture convention.

03/13/2026

✨ATTENDING ARTIST✨

We are thrilled to announce The Kao as an Attending Artist at the ALLEY CHATS MICRO-CON at the Sketchbook Brewing Company in Skokie!

The Kao is a q***r Taiwanese American illustrator and comic artist known for his slice-of-life webcomic series, Mondo Mango, and award-winning graphic novel, Magical Boy! He strives to make LGBT+ inclusive works and currently focusing on simple cute stories about fruit dragons.

At Sketchbook Brewing Company - Skokie
March 14 Noon to 4

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NEW ARTIST JUST ADDED!!!🔥🔥It all happens this Saturday!🔥🔥Check out our incredible lineup!
03/12/2026

NEW ARTIST JUST ADDED!!!

🔥🔥It all happens this Saturday!🔥🔥

Check out our incredible lineup!














03/11/2026

✨ATTENDING ARTIST✨

We are thrilled to announce George Gant as an Attending Artist at the ALLEY CHATS MICRO-CON at the Sketchbook Brewing Company in Skokie!

George Gant is a nationally-syndicated cartoonist and the creator of the Ringo-nominated comic strip Beware of Toddler. He is also the artist for the graphic novel Redman's Muddy Waters Too and the Beano and Dandy comic strips Angel Face Investigates and Cuddles & Dimples. He has also contributed artwork for the Chicago Fire FC, Michaels, and more.






03/10/2026

✨ATTENDING ARTIST✨

We are thrilled to announce Art Baltazar as an Attending Artist at the ALLEY CHATS MICRO-CON at the Sketchook Brewering Company in Skokie!

ART BALTAZAR is a Famous Cartoonist from the heart of Chicago and is the creative force behind The New York Times Best Selling, Eisner Award Winning DC Comics' TINY TITANS, artist of the DC SUPER-PETS book series, Artist/Co-Writer for the awesome TINY TITANS/Little ARCHIE crossover, SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES, SUPER POWERS, ARKHAMANIACS and Itty Bitty HELLBOY! Art is co-founder of AW YEAH COMICS comic shops. He is the creator of the BIG ALIEN MOON CRUSH, GILLBERT the Little Merman, DREW and JOT, POWERS IN ACTION, ABRAHAM LINKAGE, WEBSTER THE SPIDER MONKEY, and the new YAHGZ graphic novel series. Latest projects include FLASH GORDON Adventures and Dr. Suess CAT in the HAT! Aw Yeah living the dream! Artie stays home and draws comics and never has to leave the house! He lives with his lovely wife, Rose, sons Sonny and Gordon, and daughter Audrey! AW YEAH MAN! www.artbaltazar.com






03/06/2026

🔥🔥We're counting down the days to March 14th 🔥🔥

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🔥🔥🔥TABLES AVAILABLE🔥🔥🔥Mercury Events is looking for creators and vendors that you might find at a Comic Con in Artist’s ...
03/03/2026

🔥🔥🔥TABLES AVAILABLE🔥🔥🔥

Mercury Events is looking for creators and vendors that you might find at a Comic Con in Artist’s Alley for our Alley Chats Micro-Con at the Sketchbook Brewing Company in Skokie on 3/14/2026.

We want comic book artists, comic book writers, authors, artists, vendors, and really anyone that has something that the comic book fan market would be interested in.

Most comic-cons now are not really focused on comics, but more about celebrity signings or anime. We want to have the focus be on comics with a smaller percentage of the other cool stuff on hand. We want our cons to feel entirely like and artist’s alley rather than a celebrity signing mill. If this sounds like a concept that works for you, send me a DM or fill out the application in the link.

Grab a table today so we have time to market your appearance!

Alley Chats Mini-Con
Show date is March 14 2026 - Saturday
Show hours are 12pm-4pm
Venue: Sketchbook Brewing Company in Skokie
Address: 4901 Main St, Skokie, IL
Deadline to Apply: 3/6/2026.
Application:
https://forms.gle/zJmuZzDdYuuuH7q57

Alley Chats first con was a big success! How coolIs this?!!!
02/22/2026

Alley Chats first con was a big success! How cool
Is this?!!!

02/20/2026

✨ATTENDING AUTHOR✨


We are thrilled to announce Thacher E. Cleveland as an Attending Comic Creator at the ALLEY CHATS MINI-CON at the Des Plaines Theatre!

Thacher E. Cleveland grew up in New Jersey and upstate New York and has lived in Ohio and Tennessee. He’s been a bookstore manager, murder mystery actor, pen salesman, and game show host.
Currently, he lives in Chicago (for the second time) with his dumb orange cat, a spoiled whippet, an anxious greyhound, and an amazing partner. In addition to his comic and prose writing appearing in anthologies, he also publishes his books and comics through his Demonweasel Studios label. He also is an event host, wrestling announcer, comic book letterer, and graphic designer.






02/20/2026

✨ATTENDING ARTIST✨

We are thrilled to announce Molly "Mutt" Kasch as an Attending Comic Creator at the ALLEY CHATS MINI-CON at the Des Plaines Theatre!






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