GARY REED, WRITER
Previously, was the Publisher of Caliber Press, and VP of McFarlane Toys. Writer of over 200 books, graphic novels, and comics. Most material is based on literary works, historical events, and biographical fiction. Nominated for numerous industry awards (Eisner, Harvey, Jack Kirby, etc) as writer and publisher. Caliber was a successful publisher of books and comics through the 1990;s and released over 1,400 titles and introduced some of the top talents in the business today.

Most well known work includes RED DIARIES- a conspiracy saga involving Marilyn Monroe and JFK; BAKER STREET- a punk murder mystery; SAINT GERMAINE- an immortal who lives forever and steals the memories of the dying; DEADWORLD- a look at a apocalyptic future where the dead come back to life; RENFIELD- about the bug eating inmate in Dracula; PUFFIN CLASSIC GRAPHICS novels- adaptations of Dracula and Frankenstein for Penguin Books; SPIRIT OF THE SAMURAI- young adult novel series from Actionopolis, TROY- the saga of the great war; and many others.

In addition to writing, Gary teaches a variety of Biology courses at different Community Colleges in the Detroit/Ann Arbor area.

BECKY CLOONAN, ARTIST
Becky Cloonan was born in Italy and is an American comic book creator known for her manga influenced artwork and extreme prolificacy. She created a number of minicomics and was part of the Meathaus collective   before collaborating with Brian Wood  on Channel Zero.  Since then, her profile and workload has steadily risen; her best-known work to date has been the 12-issue comics series  DEMO, also with Wood.

Cloonan's first solo graphic novel, EAST COAST RISING was released by Tokyopop in 2006.  She is  currently collaborating with writer Steven T. Seagle on the Vertigo comic series, AMERICAN VIRGIN  Her work has also appeared in anthologies such as 24SEVEN and the FLIGHT series. (profile modified from Wikipedia).