Complex sentence: The first annual conference focused on the work of Wil Eisner and (along with Eisner) featured Joe Sacco, Eddie Campbell, Dan Clowes, and Terry Zwigoff along with comic academics Thomas Inge, Joseph Witek, and Charles Hatfield.
Split into simpler sentences: The first annual conference focused on the work of Wil Eisner and (along with Eisner) featured Joe Sacco, Eddie Campbell, Dan Clowes, and Terry Zwigoff. The conference also included comic academics Thomas Inge, Joseph Witek, and Charles Hatfield.