Contributor Profiles

Sylvia Baker

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Comic: Ravenwood Roles: Creator, Story, Illustrations, Coloring, Penciling, Characters, Text DOB: May 21, 1984 About: I guess I can be called the creator and master mind behind Ravenwood for it is my baby. I do the story and the artwork, pencils, colors, text, character designs, everything on the creative end of it. Only things I didn’t do were my website design which was done by my boyfriend, and the php coding done with the good people at Spiderforest.com who also handle my hosting. A little on me, I’m from central Michigan (it’s the state that looks like a mitten), and will probably remain here for quite sometime. I will be graduating with a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Dec 2006. From there I plan on working a little art store, doing freelance illustration on the side and live a nice quiet unassuming life.

Icarus

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Comic: Inhuman Roles: sole artist, writer & site maintainer. DOB: Jan 28th, 1982 About: "I don't like bios very much. I live in japan and I teach english at elementary schools. I like urban decay. When very very bored i play air guitar. I grew up in the states. I am a big scifi nerd. I also like to take things apart and fix things. "

KEZ

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Comic: War of Winds Roles: creator, writer, artist, webdesigner, non-smiting god-of-world DOB: 10/9/86 About: My name is Karen called Kez. I'm a junior in college and a bio/pre-med major, though writing my story is my passion. I greatly enjoy practicing the martial arts, and I love taking my dog for walkies (yeah, that's right: walkIES). My favorite show is a toss-up between Stargate SG-1 and Highlander, and my favorite color is green. I have, upon occaision, also been known for totally making a fool of myself in front of others, usually when comedy was not warranted, Oh well.

Amy King

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Comic: O31: October 31st Roles: Artist, writer, creator, website designer, conceptual overlord DOB: December 30, 1983 About: As Hellboy might have clued you in, I am a dyed-in-the-wool comic fan and genuine geek. I've been drawing since about the same time I got out of diapers (maybe a little earlier if you count crayon scribbles) and making comics since back when boys still had cooties, and I'm still trying to improve and hone my craft. My hobbies are what you'd expect: comics - and not just my own - consume my existence, occasionally making room for video games (the Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill series top the list) and movies (mostly ones based off... yes, you guessed it... comic books or video games). I think many people underestimate the medium of comics, and don't realize it's a gateway to not only share a story and characters, but, as a creator, to share their own philosophies, beliefs, hopes and fears. You can learn a lot about a person just by what they put down on paper, and all I want, in the long run, is to put down something that just might make people think and observe a little closer.

Nancy King

back to top Comic: O31: October 31st Roles: Artist, writer DOB: June 25th, 1987 About: I often claim that I didn't get into most comics until recently, but I have a horde of Sonic The Hedgehog comics that claim otherwise…along with a few Biker Mice From Mars, Cowboys of Moo Mesa and even a TNMT issue. I haven't followed those in a while, but my more recent endeavors to read comics include Poison Elves, Hellboy, Lobo, The Darkness, Jonah Hex's most recent series and Dark Horse's Predator comics. I am also just a general horror/sci-fi/fantasy aficionado. Most of my spare time that isn't dedicated to drawing or reading is spent on videogames. I play too many to mention, but I prefer action, RPGs, survival horror and sandbox/GTA games.

Erin Lindsey

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Comic: Venus Envy Roles: Writer and Artist DOB: May 14, 1980 About: I was born a poor, black child in rural Mississippi.... okay, actually I wasn't, but it makes for a more interesting story. In actuallyity, I was born in upstate New York and raised in rural Florida. When I wasn't harassing my mother or playing with snakes, I drew strange little sketches. Upon discovering Garfield for the first time around age 6, I realized 'That's what I want to do when I grow up!' Fast forward to the present: I've been drawing Venus Envy now for nearly five years now and I'm thrilled to be doing what I've always wanted... it doesn't always pay the bills, but it's certainly fulfilling. I now live in the Seattle area with my loving girlfriend and cat, Hercules.

Sheryl Schopfer

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Comic: Deer Me Roles: Artist, writer, and site designer/maintainer DOB: undisclosed About: Having long had a passion for animation, comics, and drawing, I finally now draw my own comics. The bossiest and best-organized character group in my head (they managed protests and held meetings...) made me establish "Deer Me", but others occasionally pipe and demand attention. My preferred medium for comic work is black ink on white Bristol and I like colored pencils for color pictures best. Key influences in my drawing style are Disney movies, "Elfquest" by Wendy Pini, and "Bone" by Jeff Smith. Key writing influences include Berkeley Breathed's "Bloom County", Tom Holt, Terry Pratchett, "Bone" by Jeff Smith, Bill Watterson's "Calvin and Hobbes", and my family's and friends' quirky senses of humor.

Katie Sweet

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Comic: Juathuur Roles: Other than some help I get with the php coding for the site, I produce and run the comic solo. DOB: May 29, 1981 About: I live in a little rural hamlet in Ontario, Canada where most of my neighbours are cows. I've got a BFA in visual art and creative writing from York U and a certificate in computer animation from Sheridan. Comics are part of a larger obsession of mine with all forms of storytelling. Right now my day job involves working for a small independent company that is producing a series of animated episodes based on an epic Indian folktale.

Amy Watson

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Comic: Crowfeathers Roles: Art, story, and website design and uploading DOB: November 8th About: Born and raised in South Texas, I've traveled around the southwestern US and have little desire to go elsewhere. I have a background in architecture and engineering, but have been drawing since I was four, and started dabbling in manga style comics in 2002, when I started writing a long and involved Escaflowne fanfiction. In 2003, I did a few Inuyasha doujinshi comics and then started coming up with original stories. The first of these was a supernatural/historical/horror story called Ghost Hunter X, in which the demonic spirit of a wild west bounty hunter haunted a suicidal young woman, eventually saving her life and taking her as an assistant in his quest to hunt down and capture poltergeists haunting various historical places in the southwest. The dark and unapproachable characters evolved into another story called Ravensong, an epic story in which a young Japanese girl discovers she was once a raven youkai in the feudal era, and had been psuedo-reincarnating and wandering the earth since that time. In 2004, I wanted to enter the Tokyopop Rising Stars contest and needed a short story to submit, so I wrote about one of her historical boyfriends, [*drumroll*] a half-demon bounty hunter. And so, Crowfeathers was born. I ended up having more story about him than her, so when I failed to win the contest, I continued the story in its current webcomic form.