CHARLES SANTINO
With over 40 years experience Charles Santino has written for Marvel, Penguin Books, Fantagraphics, Markosia and Bantam Books and has adapted Ayn Rand's Anthem into a graphic novel. He’s written Aesop’s Fables, Danny and the Harry Private Detectivs, Osyana and his creator-owned series Rammur, a sci-fi adventure about a master thief in a future police state.
MICHAEL HIGGINS
Born 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, Higgins worked as a writer, letterer and colourist and editor for Marvel Comics from 1979 – 1998. In he became an editorial assistant in 1982, assistant editor in 1983, and full editor in 1986. As a writer he wrote for Conan The Barbarian, Transformers and G.I. Joe, Marvel Comics Presents and Power Pack.
GERRY CONWAY
Born in 1952, Gerry has worked as a comic book writer, editor, screen writer, TV writer and TV producer. He is best known for co-creating The Punisher, writing the death of Gwen Stacy during his 38 issue run on The Amazing Spider-Man and for writing the very first DC/Marvel crossover Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man. He also co-created Firestorm, Steel, Jason Todd, Killer Croc and Power Girl. He also wrote the story basis for the Conan The Destroyer film.
VAL SEMEIKS
Born in 1955, after studying Chemistry and Mathematics, Val pursued a career in advertising before working in the comic field in 1986. His first professional credit was the King Kull back-up strip in Savage Sword of Conan, which lead him to becoming the regular monthly artist on Conan the Barbarian. He had long runs on both The Demon and Lobo for DC Comics. His other credits include: Adventures of Superman, The Amazing Spider-Man Family, Batman, Doctor Fate, The Flash, JLA, Silver Surfer, She-Hulk, Wolverine and X-Men.
RON LIM
Born in 1965, Ron was first discovered at a 1987 comic convention where he was hired on the spot by Marvel Comics to pencil Silver Surfer, which he did for almost six years. He would go on to pencil Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War and Infinity Crusade, Captain America, X-Men 2099, Spider-Man Unlimited, Dragon Lines. Other work includes Hawkman, Green Lantern, Flash and Sonic the Hedgehog.
ALFREDO ALCALA
Born 1925 in the Filippines. Alfredo dropped out of education in his early teens to pursue a career in art, starting out as a sign painter and commercial artist, Alfredo’s comic career started in 1948 with an illustration in Star Comics. Within a year he was drawing for four different comics, including his first major comic strip, Ukala in 1950. In 1971 began working for both DC and Marvel Comics and in 1976 he moved to New York City. He worked as an inker on Savage Sword of Conan working on John Buscema’s pencils as well as drawing Conan The Barbarian. He also worked for Warren Publishing. His credits include Destroyer Duck, Star Wars Newspaper Strip, Batman, Planet of the Apes, Kong the Untamed, Treasury of Oz and The Marvellous Land of Oz. He died in 2000.
