MEET THE SPECTRUM 28 JUDGES
Mia Araujo
A graduate and valedictorian of Otis College of Art and Design with a BFA in Illustration and a minor in Creative Writing, Mia Araujo is an illustrator, gallery artist, and author. She also co-hosts and co-produces Painted in Color, a BIPOC art podcast on Youtube.
Irene Gallo
Irene Gallo is the highly-respected Publisher and Creative Director of Tor.com, Tor.com Publishing, and Tor Books. Irene is without question one of the most honored and influential people in the history of the fantastic art field and has served on multiple Spectrumjuries over the years.
Mike Mignola
Comic artist, illustrator, film production designer, and writer, Mike Mignola is perhaps best known as the creator of Hellboy—and all of its subsequent spinoffs—as published by Dark Horse Comics beginning in 1994. Among his numerous honors, Mike was named Spectrum Grand Master in 2016.
Lauren Panepinto
A graduate of The School of Visual Arts, Lauren Panepinto is a graphic designer, art director, writer, blogger, entrepreneur, educator, and the award-winning Creative Director of Orbit Books. Some of her many projects include Drawn + Drafted, Make Your Art Work, Dear Art Director, and Every Day Original.
Paul Tobin
Paul Tobin is the Senior Creative at Weta Workshop and is a supervisor at the Weta Workshop School at Massey University in Wellington, NZ. He has worked as an Art Director and Senior Concept Artist on projects including The Hobbittrilogy, Avatar (+sequels), Shadow of Mordor, and The Expanse. Paul also founded New Zealand’s first science fiction and fantasy artbook anthology White Cloud Worlds in 2010.