A Brief History…
Founded by Tim Deery and Anthony Moretta, FerryCon is the Dobbs Ferry Public Library’s annual Comic Con-style flagship event for all ages. It takes place one Saturday every fall (formerly spring) and is entirely free, though in 2025 we began asking for a suggested donation of $10/family at the door to help raise funds for future programming. 2019 saw the inauguration of the event, which brought over 400 participants to our library for fun-filled activities including artists alley, classes, panels, and contests that revolved around comic books, graphic novels, super heroes, and more. We missed 2020 because of the COVID pandemic, but returned for a virtual edition in 2021 before re-launching the in-person event in 2022. Every year, the event is bigger and better, showcasing local artists and vendors in our one-of-a-kind celebration of all things fandom.
Past FerryCon Guests (Alphabetically)
| 501st Empire City Garrison Star Wars Cosplay  |
The Artful Event Professional Face & Body Painting  |
Jessica Boehman Author and Illustrator of The Lions at Night  |
William Boyle Author of Gravesend, City of Margins  |
Nick Bruel Author and illustrator of Bad Kitty.  |
| Kat Calamia Author of Slice of Life  |
Composer/Director Jordan Cooper Composer/Director of Tim Warner: A Life in the Clouds  |
Author & Illustrator Jerry Craft Author and Illustrator of New Kid, Class Act, and School Trip  |
Cult Classic Movie Night The library’s own monthly event!  |
Deadpool Bob Ross A local art student with a sense of humor  |
Colleen Deery Artist of Homecoming: Irish Landscapes and a QPL Mura who has worked  |
Tim Deery FerryCon Co-Founder, Former Chair, Perfomer, and Producer  |
Blue Delliquanti Author and Illustrator of O Human Star and Meal  |
Selah Douglas Creative Editor and Colorist at Pathway Comics, contributor to The Dimensionals |
Mina Elwell Author of Infernoct and Hellicious |
| The Empire Saber Guild Lightsaber training  |
Writer Phil Falco Author at Lifeline Comics |
Karen Falk Archives Director at The Jim Henson Company and author of Imagination Illustrated: The Jim Henson Journal  |
Daniel Flynn Illustrator  |
Dave Fox Artist at Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Topps, Star Wars  |
| Michael Grassia Artist for Plunger Pup, The Wiz  |
Kristen Gudsnuk Writer/Illustrator of Making Friends, Henchgirl) |
Hunting Nostalgia Collectibles  |
Jamal Igle Writer/Illustrator of Molly Danger, Supergirl  |
IzzyVerse Artist and YouTuber  |
| Kevin Kaminsky Graphic Designer for Half Artist  |
Heegyum Kim Artist of Mr. Fox Coloring Book, Draw 62 Animals and Make Them Cute)  |
Brian Kong Illustrator at Marvel, DC, TOPPS  |
Leslie Lambertson and Shelley Standish Palm and tarot card readers  |
A.K. Lovelace Writer/Illustrator of City of Walls  |
| Maker Hive Art and technology makerspace based Hastings-On-Hudson  |
Antonio Mastria Artist & Instructor  |
James McLeod Author of My Daily Superpowers, The Boy Behind the Face  |
Paige Monte Illustrator of Noodles’ & Albie’s Mermaid Parade  |
Anthony Moretta FerryCon Co-Founder and Writer/Director of Travels  |
| John Mungiello Author/Illustrator  |
New Kawaii Irvington-based gaming store.  |
Film Editor/Comedian Mike Noble Film Editor and Comedian  |
Shaun Noel Author of City of Walls  |
Harley Nox Cosplayer extraordinaire  |
O.G. Geek |
Carl Paolino Publisher and Professor. Works include Celebrity Deathmatch, Saturday Night Live, Spontania |
Luis Paredes Author/Artist of Out On A Limband Headhunters  |
Gabriel Pinto Artist at Adult Swim, Disney, Nick Jr.  |
Rebecca Pitts Writer/Artist for New York Times for Kids, Teen Vogue, & Highlights Magazine  |
| Rebel Legion (Echo Base) Star Wars Cosplay  |
Red Stylo Media |
Picture Book NY Dobbs Ferry-based independent bookstore.  |
Prentis Rollins Artist/Author at DC, Marvel, ‘How to Draw Sci-fi Heroes and Villains’  |
Jamie L. Rotante Senior Director at Archie Comic Publications, Inc.  |
| Arlen Schumer, MFA Artist/Comics Historian. Author of The Silver Age of Comic Book Art, Visions from The Twilight Zone  |
Alex Segura Author at Archie Comics  |
Sentri The Mad Collector Collectibles  |
Craig Shemin President of The Jim Henson Legacy and author of The Muppet Character Encyclopedia  |
Mark Siegel Author/Illustrator. Founder/Creative and Editorial Director of First Second Books) |
| Nancy Silberkleit Co-CEO of Archie Comics  |
SCBWI Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Westchester chapter  |
Damien Torres Artist at Marvel, Netflix, HBO Max  |
Toy Store Guide YouTuber and owner of a DeLorean  |
What’s Poppin Marvelous Collectibles & Entertainment  |
| VX Event Entertainment Costumed characters.  |
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Past FerryCon Food and Refreshments by (Alphabetically):
Antoinette’s Patisserie (aka GiacoBean) |
Climbing Wolf Coffee Shop Mobile Station |
Los Ferchos |
San Gennaro’s |