Comic artists Shawn Crystal, Jim Mahfood, and Matteo Scalera have all had different paths to success for them inside comics and animation, and at Emerald City Comic Con they shared their stories. The trio uses their origin stories to relate to the next generation of artists looking to find a place for themselves in comics and animation.

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