Pornsak Pichetshote

Pornsak Pichetshote started off as a short story writer before going on to directing film and theater.

He’s currently an editor at DC Comics’ critically acclaimed imprint, Vertigo, where he’s edited various Eisner-nominated comics as The Unwritten, Unknown Soldier, Sweet Tooth and The Losers and has worked with such high-profile names as Darren Aronofsky, Grant Morrison, Dave Gibbons and Neil Gaiman.

Nicola Scott

Nicola grew up in Sydney, Australia, on an unhealthy diet of 70′s American TV where her fetish for people in shiny outfits with amazing powers germinated. And, coming from an artistic family, there was rarely a time when she didn’t have a pencil or paint brush in her hand and was always encouraged to use them.

After a couple of mini careers modelling, acting and costume designing, she moved into the comic book industry, as a penciller, in 2002 with work for Australian publisher, Phosphorescent Comics. She then spent a couple of years living in New York City chasing the dream.

Nicola has worked for Dark Horse, Top Cow, Image and IDW. Since 2006 Nicola has been working for DC Comics on monthly titles “Birds Of Prey”, “Secret Six” and “Wonder Woman”. Recently she contributed to the “Blackest Night” event with art chores on “Blackest Night: Wonder Woman” with writer Greg Rucka. Nicola is currently under Exclusive Contract with DC Comics.

John McCrea

John McCrea has been drawing comics for 23 years; during that time, he has worked for every Western mainstream publisher including the big two: Marvel and DC. He has drawn Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Hulk, Spider Man, Daredevil, Wolverine, Star Wars, Judge Dredd and the Simpsons amongst others. On the side he has worked as an illustrator in book, record and magazine publishing and design and story boarding for movies.

On the other side, he teaches in schools and colleges and has an ongoing class in comic art through Hi8us, a sister company to Maverick Television. He has also worked with charitable organisations and local authorities producing comics spotlighting issues such as drug abuse, homelessness, safe sex and proper foot care!

Currently drawing the Boys for Dynamite, Spiderman and assorted Marvel heroes for Panini and the 99 for Teshkeel.

John McCrea’s official website: www.johnmccrea.com

Staz Johnson

Staz (like so many of his contemporaries) got his start at Marvel UK back in the 80s.
Notable runs on Action-Force, Thundercats and especially Transformers earned him a legion of fans that follow his work to this day.

Following a brief hiatus from comics where the artist concentrated on fantasy art for the burgeoning RPG market, a newly inspired Staz returned to marvel UK in the early 90s. Directly influenced by the next generation of super-hero artists (Jim Lee in particular) his dramatically improved and even more dynamic art soon caught the attention of Marvel US, the big time beckoned. High profile stints on the Avengers, Spider-man and Force Works cemented his reputation as an artist to watch.

Greener pastures lay across town at the DC offices, where he produced a memorable 6 issue run on the companies’ top-selling flagship title: Detective Comics. The next step was a regular series of his own, he duly obliged providing massively popular and lengthy runs on Robin, Superboy and fan favourite Catwoman.

The wildly popular prestige series Batman/Aliens 2 followed, ensuring Staz’s place
in the Batman hall of fame.

Returning to Marvel attention grabbing work on Spider-man and other major titles once more proved his versatility and command of dynamic anatomy combined with consummate storytelling.

Recent works include an eye-popping comic for those incorrigible folks at high end lingerie designers Agent Provocateur, and Magenta Wild a groundbreaking comic strip created especially for the Sunday Times magazine.

Coming soon from Classical Comics will be Staz’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s
Dracula, inking himself, with bold and atmospheric line work it promises to be one of the artists’ finest achievements.

Yanick Paquette

An accomplished classical composer and musician who just happens to be one of the most sought after comic book artists of the moment: Yanick Paquette was originally most well known for drawing stunning heroines in books like Xena and Codename Knockout.

Inspired by artists such as Al Williamson and Adam Hughes, the sharp-dressed Canadian has quickly become a fan favourite and the “go to guy” for publishers who want beautifully drawn female characters and a fluid accomplished storytelling style.

After working on a successful Ultimate X Men run and having completed a superb Batman issue for DC, fanboys are relishing the prospect of seeing his pencils on “The Return of Bruce Wayne” scripted by Grant Morrison.

Biography courtesy of Neil Patel.
www.dangerwrites.com

Paul Davidson

” I got my first break in comics in 1997 creating the series “DwarfLords” for Games Workshop that ran in ‘Warhammer monthly’ during the late 1990′s.

I was a concept artist in the games industry from 2000 – 2009 and kept my hand in comics from time to time producing some art for ‘Black Library’ (Games Workshop).

Marvel (CB Cebluski) ran the ‘ChesterQuest’ worldwide search for new talent, and I decided I wanted out of games and back into comics..saw it as a good “in”.

Marvel searched for 12 artists…….I was the only guy from the UK that was picked……. great! I could start comics again That was 2008………did a few bits for them, then made the jump to full time.