Josh Bayer lives in Harlem and has worked as a Graphic
Novelist, Fine Artist, and Illustrator for twenty years. Josh is the editor of
the anthology Suspect Device and the author of Theth, Raw
Power, Theth Tomorrow Forever, RM, and Black Star.
Additionally, he is the editor and writer of the All Time Comics imprint
from Floating World Comics and Fantagraphics. His
style is characterized by a genre fusion tying together different historical
cartooning styles with a devout punk rock anti-narrative. His comics work was
reprinted in the Best American Comics series in 2014 and 2017,
selected from work across the country by editors Ben Katchor and Jonathan
Letham. Bayer has an extensive career producing conceptual art for various TV and film productions for clients, including MTV, HBO, and Amnesty
International. Josh earned an MFA in Illustration and Cartooning in 2009 and
has taught professionally since 2007 at schools all over New York.
Benjamin Marra is the notorious, controversial and influential cartoonist of the comic books NIGHT BUSINESS, AMERICAN BLOOD, and TERROR ASSAULTER: O.M.W.O.T. (One Man War On Terror). Marra has drawn comparisons to mainstream masters like Paul Gulacy and Jim Steranko, as well as underground comix legends like R. Crumb and Spain Rodriguez, and even the Beat writers. His art beyond the cutting edge. His work is in the cut itself. Marra received a B.F.A in Illustration from Syracuse University, where he also studied at their art program in Florence, Italy. He received an M.F.A. in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts.
Noah Van Sciver is a multiple award-winning cartoonist who first came to comic readers' attention with his Eisner-nominated comic book series Blammo. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Wired, The Believer, the Best American Comics, and countless graphic anthologies. Van Sciver was a regular contributor to MAD Magazine and has written and drawn numerous bestselling graphic novels, including One Dirty Tree, the Fante Bukowski: Struggling Writer series for Fantagraphics books, and Joseph Smith And The Mormons for Abrams in 2022. In 2015 he was the Artist in Residence/fellow at the Center For Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. His books and comics have been translated into more than six languages worldwide.
