The Writer:
GARY REED was the founder and
owner of Caliber Comics, an independent publisher that introduced the world
to a number of today's top creators. At Caliber, he also launched the
imprint of Tome Press that was a line of comics that dealt with historical,
biographical, and literary works. Jack the Ripper originally (albeit an
abbreviated form) appeared as a Tome Press comic. After moving from
Caliber, Gary concentrated on his freelance writing and has a number of high
profile projects such as graphic novels for Penguin (with art by Becky Cloonan and Frazer Irving), a young adult novel (Spirit of the Samurai) for
Actionopolis, and collections of his Caliber projects such as Saint
Germaine, Renfield, and Red Diaries. In addition to a host of projects that
can be found on his website, Gary spends his "free" time as a biology
instructor at community colleges in his Detroit/Ann Arbor home.
The Artist:
mark bloodworth is a storyteller
and artist who created the critically favored, urban crime comic book:
Nightstreets for Arrow Comics. This led to him being contracted by Marvel
Comics to create character design, spot illos, and story art for Clive
Barker's: Hellraiser. He has illustrated a number of comics including
Cheerleaders from Hell, Jack the Ripper, Raven Chronicles, Deadworld, The
Ripper Legacy, Negative Burn and the critically hailed Abel, written by
William Harms. He is currently working on a number of various projects but
prefers to announce them only when ready to appear. Mark is also working
with film director, Douglas Schulze on his latest movie endeavor providing
storyboards, concept and production art.