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	Randy Emberlin		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

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, 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.