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	Randy Emberlin		Stefano Gaudiano
	Rick Hoberg		James Lloyd
		Chris Warner

RANDY EMBERLIN Randy Emberlin is a comic book artist, though he has spent the past 30 years working in a variety of creative fields. Whether as an illustrator of educational books or an animator on over 50 television commercials, he has made his presence felt through his style and sensibilities. Over the last 20 years he is probably best known for his work as an inker in comics, with a resume that includes long runs on Amazing Spider-Man and Web of Spider-Man, as well as being one of the co-creators of the character, Carnage. Other Marvel titles he’s contributed to include GI Joe, Doctor Strange, Alien Legion, Star Wars Tales, Silver Surfer, and Rogue. Dark Horse titles include Star Wars: Crimson Empire, Ghost, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the R.I.P.D. graphic novel from the movie for Dark Horse, and Left Behind for Wildstorm. He has worked with a wide range of pencilers and has many distinctive styles that fans are well acquainted with. Not only is Randy a talented artist, he has taught numerous classes to young aspiring artists during the summers in his hometown of Portland Oregon.   https://randyemberlin.com

STEFANO GAUDIANO Stefano Gaudiano was born in Italy in 1966 and moved to the U.S. in 1981. He started self-publishing comics while in high school, and turned professional in 1987 with Kafka (originally published by Renegade Press, and was re-issued through Image Comics). Stefano may be best known for inking Charlie Adlard's pencils on The Walking Dead comic book. Between Kafka and The Walking Dead he’s inked and penciled comics for Valiant, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Caliber, including X-O Manowar, Daredevil, Gotham Central and Winter Soldier. Besides Charlie Adlard, he has been invited to collaborate with respected pros Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, Ed Brubaker, John Francis Moore, Butch Guice and Rick Hoberg. His work has also appeared in newspapers, video games and animation. https://www.gaudianoart.com/

RICK HOBERG Rick Hoberg is a 50-year veteran of the comics industry. His career began in the mid-1970s working for Russ Manning on Tarzan comic books for overseas distribution and later assisted Manning on the Star Wars comic strip. He also ghosted Sunday pages for Fred Kida on The Amazing Spider-Man strip His contributions to Marvel Comics includes Star Wars, The Invaders, Kull the Destroyer, Savage Sword of Conan, and What If...?.  DC Comics titles to Rick’s credit include All-Star Squadron, Batman, The Brave and the Bold, Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!, Checkmate, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Justice League of America, and The New Gods.   In 2002 Rick collaborated with his good friend, and ours, Stefano Gaudiano on the Batman Family series for DC Comics. Besides his comics work, he has been active in animation since 1978 as a storyboard artist and model mesigner. Animated series credited to Rick include Godzilla, Super Friends, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, The Incredible Hulk, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Jem, Defenders of the Earth, Spider-Man, Justice League, X-Men, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Hoberg also served as a director/producer for Marvel Productions, where he co-created the first X-Men animated series, Pryde of the X-Men. Other animation work includes Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Ultimate Spider-Man, War of the Worlds: Goliath, and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. https://www.rickhobergstoryartist.com/

JAMES LLOYD   James Lloyd is best known as the main artist on the Futurama comics title from the beginning in 2000 until the end of the run in 2017. Before that, in 1998, he was hired by Matt Groening's Bongo Comics imprint to work on the incredibly popular comic, The Simpsons. His stories can be also be found in various Simpsons titles including the ever-popular Simpsons Treehouse of Horror. Also, he has drawn both The Simpsons and Futurama comics it was only natural James work on the two series Futurama/Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis and Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis II. James has also lent his talent to Boom! Studios, and Adventure Time. Although Bongo has stopped releasing new issues, back issues are more collectible than ever. Thankfully Futurama comics have been reprinted in the form of trade paperbacks from Harper Collins and Abrams has released the Treehouse of Horror collection compendiums. Since 2017 James has been involved with Langara College’s Graphic Novel and Comix program as an instructor. He’s also held workshops and mentorship programs throughout his over twenty years of drawing professionally. In 2019 he created the first public sequential art piece to be included in the Vancouver Mural Festival. He has also held presentations in hopes of inspiring those who love art and storytelling to take their own shot at comics. Follow James on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.lloyd.7186

CHRIS WARNER Chris Warner has worn many hats in his thirty-four years in the comic-book industry. A native of Portland, Oregon, Chris broke into comics in 1984 as a penciller, inker, and cover artist for Marvel Comics on titles such as Alien Legion, Moon Knight, and Doctor Strange. Dark Horse Comics launched in 1986, giving Chris the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the fledgling publisher. Chris wrote and drew Black Cross, the cover story of the initial Dark Horse title, Dark Horse Presents #1, and went on to draw a number of early Dark Horse comics, including The American, Predator, Terminator, and Aliens vs. Predator. By 1988, Chris added Dark Horse editorial duties to his resume, working on Akira, Dirty Pair, Terminator, and more. During this time, Chris was heavily involved in the development of the Dark Horse superhero universe, including the creation of Barb Wire, which became a feature film. Chris left the Dark Horse staff in 1993 to pursue freelance work, drawing Team 7 for Image Comics and writing and again drawing Barb Wire for Dark Horse. Chris returned to the Dark Horse editorial staff in 1998, managing a wide array of comics (Aliens, Empowered, Predator, Conan), graphic novels (Grandville, Best Wishes) manga (Berserk, Gantz), and art and pop-culture books (Blast Off!, Drawing Down the Moon: The Art of Charles Vess) while writing and drawing in his spare time, writing Ghost, Barb Wire, and Predator and drawing covers for Predator, Aliens, and Star Wars.