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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
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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
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JESIKAH
SUNDIN
Jesikah Sundin is a multi-award winning dystopian
punk lit, fairy tale, and historical fantasy
romance writer from Seattle, Washington. Her works
have been proclaimed The Dante Rossetti
Grand Prize award winner for Young Adult Fiction,
The Maxy Awards First in Category for Young
Adult Fiction, Indie Excellence Finalist
for Science Fiction, and Readers’
Favorite Honorable Mention for Mythology and
Fairy Tales.
She earned her first byline at 17 with the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer to cover The Global Learning
and Observations to Benefit the Environment
Program in Washington state, a world-wide
interactive school science project founded by Al
Gore in 1995. Afterward, she fielded various
careers, including freelance non-fiction writing
jobs, before publishing Legacy in 2014,
her first work of fiction. Legacy kicked
off The Biodome Chronicles, a four-book
series in a near-future eco-dystopia Seattle that
landed her several international writing awards.
Now with fifteen titles under her belt, Jesikah is
best known for her relatable characters and the
unique, rich worlds in her young adult
eco-dystopia, The Biodome Chronicles, and
in her mythpunk collection of historically
inspired fairy tales, The Ealdspell Cycle.
Her latest, Bound by Ravens, a fae
romantasy heist adventure in the Starry
Kingdoms of the Fae collection, released in
July 2023.
Follow Jesikah on social media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesikahsundinauthor
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jesikahsundin/
Tiktok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@jesikahsundin
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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, where he remains today,
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.
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DOUG
WHEATLEY
Doug Wheatley is a critically acclaimed comic book
artist. He is a Harvey Award and Joe Shuster Award
nominee and won the Artist of the Year prize in
Toulouse, France.
Doug recently illustrated the new Game of
Thrones book: Fire and Blood by
George RR Martin and his work appears on the
covers of Avatar: Tsu'Tey's Path. He is
currently working on several projects including a
new Alien vs. Predator comic book series
His greatest body of work is on several Star Wars
titles including Star Wars: Empire, Revenge of
the Sith, Star Wars: Republic and Star
Wars: Dark Times as well as several one-shot
comics such as The Bounty Hunters: Kenix Kil and
Star Wars: Purge. He also worked as a
concept artist on the live action Star Wars TV
series, some of those designs have been used in
the stand alone Star Wars movie Solo. Also
for Dark Horse his titles include Aliens:
Apocalypse- The Destroying Angels, Conan
And Predator.
Doug has also worked on Marvel and DC Comics
characters, on title’s such as Superman,
Batman, Blade: The Vampire Hunter, Incredible
Hulk, Punisher, and many more!
https://www.deviantart.com/doug-wheatley
https://www.instagram.com/doug_wheatley
https://twitter.com/wheatley_doug
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