Author Information:

Matthew Duhan

A Project Manager by day, Matthew Duhan has enjoyed anime since first seeing Ranma 1/2 in 1991. He enjoys science fiction, board games, anime, MST3K, Dementia, and cooking. He’s pretty much an overall geek. He attends several science fiction and anime conventions throughout the year.

Artist Information:

Neko Pilarcik

Neko Pilarcik always knew what she wanted to be when she grew up, an intergalactic Space Pirate living a life of excitement and adventure in the Sea of Stars. However an unforeseen lack of advancement in the space shipping industry lead her to consider a more feasible career writing and drawing stories about people who do live lives of excitement and adventure. After getting her junior degree in illustration she moved to Chicago and studied traditional animation at Columbia College Chicago. While there she directed the animated short, “The Three Artists”, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Neko currently works as a freelance animator and illustrator in addition to drawing the graphic novel, “Kowaii Kawaii”, which will be in stores in early 2010.

You can see more of Neko’s work at http://www.nekomation.com

Harvey Ehrlich

Harvey Ehrlich is a fine artist of note, an idea generator and visual illuminator of world recognition, a futurist, a humorist, and poet of some reputation, and an all around swell fellow. He has created everything from World’s Fair pavilions to Broadway posters, and once got an award in elementary school for not going out of the lines. His one man show continues in his living room, now through whenever.

Shannon Townsend

A freelance anime and manga style artist based out of Chicago, Shannon goes by the pen name “Kenmei Rokugatsu”. Together with her husband Richard, they work on the webcomic “Otaku -no- Yen”. Shannon also does numerous projects with various companies and teaches the art of anime and manga illustration throughout the Chicago area, as well as at conventions.

You can see more of Shannon’s work at http://www.otakunoyen.com/

Bobby Henderson

Bobby Henderson founded the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster some years ago. Now lives in the Philippines avoiding having a real job for as long as possible.