Thank you!
The organizers of the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo would like to thank the following individuals and groups for their assistance in making CAKE 2017 a successful event: Leila Abdelrazaq, Izzy Adams, Meghan Ansbach, Oscar Arriola, Rachel Bard, Monte Beauchamp, Sarah Becan, Andrea Bell, Ben Bertin, Katie Bourgeois, Tony Breed, Patrick Brower, Jeffrey Brown, Scott Bufis, Kevin Budnik, Andy Burkholder, Lauren Burke, Ryan Burns, Dal Bush, Tyrell Cannon, Scott Cederlund, Mike Centeno, Kelsey Choo, Sage Coffey, Jacq Cohen, Heather Colby, Paul Courtright, Gabi Cracraft, Kitty Curran, MK Czerwiec, Matt Davis, Vanessa DellaMorte, Nick Drnaso, Raphael Espinoza, Joshua Farnum, Susan Farnum, Sarah Ferrick, Adam Fotos, Elliott Franklin, Tim Gagne, Marnie Galloway, Michael Gebel, Megan Rose Gedris, Terry Gant, Henry Guerra, Tim Gurnig, Christine Gutierrez, Corinne Halbert, Cathy Hannah, Paul Helfen, Erik Huntoon, KT Hawbaker-Krohn, Beth Hetland, Clay Hickson, Amber Huff, Emily Hutchings, Nick Jackson, Forrest Jove, Gene Kannenberg, Tom Kaczynski, Megan Kirby, Eric Kirsammer, Sean Kleefeld, Alex Kostiw, Chad Kouri, Anne Koyama, Beck Kramer, Davey Krofta, Yewon Kwon, Matthew Landvogt, Angee Lennard, Sheika Lugtu, Sacha Lusk, Darick Maasen and Grotesque Burlesque, Ben Marcus, Ed Marsziewski, Liz Mason, Ian McDuffie, Todd McGill-Rusynyk, Bernie McGovern, Caitlin McGurk, Tom McHenry, Duncan McKenzie, Sophie McMahan, Megan Metzger, Rebecca Mir Grady, Johnny Misfit, Max Morris, Corinne Mucha, Sara Murphy, Alex Nall, Pranas T. Naujokaitis, Samuel Nigrosh, Alicia Obermeyer, Molly Colleen O’Connell, Kyle O’Connell, Sarah O’Neill, Turtel Onli, Onsmith, Laura Park, Andy Pates, Anna Pederson, Travis Pedroza, Chloë Perkis, Caroline Picard, George Porteus, Ashly Powley, Jason Price, Josh Reinwald, Andy Rench, Keiler Roberts, Scott Roberts, Eric Roesner, Brad Rohloff, Isabella Rotman, Marian Runk, Johnny Sampson, Erik Schneider, Emily Schulert, Chad Sell, Bobby Sims, Alyson Sinclair, Harrison Smith-Mooney, Dena Springer, Conor Stechschulte, Tyler Stoltenberg, Wesley Sun, Sam Szabo, Joe Tallarico, Lizzy Tiritilli, Hiromi Ueyoshi, Manuel Velasco, Sarah Wenzel, Emme Williams, Gina Wynbrandt, Jessi Zabarsky, Larissa Zageris, the Zwirek family (Emily, Van, Asa, and Sydney), and of course all the special guests, panel participants and workshop leaders, exhibitors, volunteers, sponsors, and attendees.