Drew Kenady is a retro game collector and enthusiast. His videos cover all kinds of strange corners within the history of video games as well as commentaries on modern releases and the occasional DIY tutorial. Most recently, he tried his hand at game development and released C.A.R.L., a quirky, charming platformer that also serves as a love letter to his childhood nostalgia. Check out his YouTube Channel now!
Using the pen name Epoch Sonder, Las Cruces author Simone Jimerson wrote and illustrated her first graphic novel, Maven. Inspired by the television show “Heroes,” Jimerson came up with the concept for a graphic novel in 2018. Jimerson describes her book as “Alice in Wonderland meets Avatar, the Airbender, and Beauty and the Beast.” Her lead character, Eleanor, is a self-insert Jimerson created because of her experience growing up mixed-race in Temecula, California (between San Diego and Los Angeles). Jimerson moved to Las Cruces in 2021 from North Richland Hills, Texas (a suburb of Fort Worth), where she had been a firefighter and paramedic. She is now working full-time as an author and animator.
OMG!con is proud to welcome back visual effects artist, producer, and generalist, Yoshi Vu! Yoshi's career in both 2D and 3D has included many titles, including concept artist, designer, senior generalist and more. His credits include TV and film projects including Invincible, Star Wars's The Mandalorian, Rise of Skywalker, and Obi-Wan, Marvel's Agents of Shield, Hawkeye, and Runaways, and Love+Death+Robots. His experience also reaches into the videogame world, including projects like League of Legends Odyssey, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, and Destiny 2. Outside his mainstream projects, Yoshi also works with and supports indie/YouTube creators like AVGN, Game Sack, Game Chasers, John Riggs, and the CU Podcast/Pat the NES Punk.
