To Be or Not To Be

by Ryan North

  Evan Dahm lives in Brooklyn and is from Asheville, North Carolina. Since 2006 he has been making overambitious fantasy comics and putting them online at rice-boy.com, including Rice Boy, Order of Tales, and Vattu. He is left-handed. (1)

  Lar deSouza hails from the Great White North where he plies his trade drawing online comics and the occasional commission. He lives in a small town in Ontario, Canada, with his lovely wife, two beautiful daughters, and four tolerant cats. You can find him online at: leasticoulddo.com, lfgcomic.com, and lartist.com. (1)

  Aaron Diazis the creator of the comic series Dresden Codak (dresdencodak.com). He is based out of Brooklyn, New York and is the world's foremost expert on pretending to know about dinosaurs. (1)

  Becky Dreistadt is a painter who makes the comic Tiny Kitten Teeth. She is known for painting cats and not ghosts or people being murdered, but those are very fun things to draw too! beckydreistadt.com tinykittenteeth.com (1, 2)

  Ray Fawkes is the creator and illustrator of the graphic novel One Soul and the Possessions series, as well as writer of Constantine, Justice League Dark, and other books for DC Comics. rayfawkes.com (1, 2)

  Eric Feurstein is an artist and game developer living on the moon. You may have heard of him! He's the guy living on the moon! His ongoing comic series Rutabaga: Adventure Chef can be read here: RutabagaComic.com. (1)

  Jess Fink is an illustrator and cartoonist. Her graphic novel, We Can Fix It! A Time Travel Memoir is published by Topshelf. Her erotic Victorian comic Chester 5000 is also published by Topshelf and be read at jessfink.com/Chester5000XYV. Her illustration work can be seen at JessFink.com. She lives in New York, but she is originally from outer space. (1, 2)

  Gillian Goerz (pronounced Jillian Gertz) is a Canadian artist, illustrator, and designer. Portraiture, comedy, and karaoke are among her many favourite things. See more of her work at GillianG.com. (1)

  Dara Gold is an artist and illustrator from Toronto. During the day she creates artwork for video games, websites and new media projects. At night she draws and paints with tea. daragold.ca facebook.com/daragoldart (1)

  Zac Gorman draws comics about video games, monsters, and growing up, which is something he still hopes to do some day. He draws the webcomic Magical Game Time and you can find more of his comics and drawings at zacgorman.com. (1, 2)

  Meredith Gran is the author of octopuspie.com and the Marceline and the Scream Queens Adventure Time comic. (1, 2)

  KC Green currently draws the online comic Gunshow (hugsown.com) and is also writing the Regular Showcomic book adaptation, unless he isn't at the time you are reading this. Maybe he died? I hope not, yikes. (1, 2)

  Dustin Harbin is a cartoonist and illustrator from North Carolina who will eat an egg any way you prepare it. More info at dharbin.com. (1)

  Christopher Hastings is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts. He's the creator of the Adventures of Dr. McNinja, which can be read at drmcninja.com. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Carly, and their dog, Commissioner Gordon. (1)

  David Hellman draws the web comic A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible and created the graphics for the acclaimed videogame Braid. He's now working on a comic book called Second Quest. But he wishes to be remembered for his philanthropic efforts. davidhellman.net (1, 2)

  Tyson Hesse has a college degree in who cares from the school of whatever. He's animated characters on video games like Skullgirls and illustrated on comic books like Bravest Warriors. He has two comics of his own: Boxer Hockey and Diesel. (1, 2)

  Faith Erin Hicks writes and draws too many comics. Her most recent work is Friends With Boys, The Adventures of Superhero Girl and the upcoming Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong. She lives in the mysterious Canadian province of Nova Scotia. (1)

  Mike Holmes is an illustrator and comic creator living in Toronto. He's illustrated Adventure Time, Bravest Warriors and drawn or fully created several graphic novels: Shenanigans (Oni Press, 2007), This American Drive (Invisible, 2009) and True Story (Invisible, 2011). He's also published the art collection Mikenesses (2012). (1, 2)

  Andrew Hussie once traded credit cards with the author. He burned through so much of Shakespeare's dough before the clueless bard could figure out what a credit card even WAS. The dude never recovered financially. He did the Gonzago pictures, and his Gonzago cover was inked by Rachel Rocklin and coloured by Shad Andrews. ()

  Matthew Inman is the best-selling author and artist behind the one-man comedy operation known as The Oatmeal. theoatmeal.com (1)

  Jeph Jacques does the Internet comic strip Questionable Content (questionablecontent.net). When he isn't drawing that, he is playing guitar or petting a dog. (1, 2)

  Chris Jones specializes in fun and humorous illustration. He works in picture books and comics. Portfolio: jonesid.com (1, 2)

  Dave Kellett is the cartoonist behind Drive (drivecomic.com), Sheldon (sheldoncomics.com), and is the film-maker behind the comic strip documentary Stripped (strippedfilm.com). He's about 5' 8", and loves hugs. (1, 2)

  John Keogh is a weirdo from the edge of society. He cannot be contacted in any way. (1, 2)

  Kazu Kibuishi is a graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology Flight, for creating Daisy Kutter, Copper, and for his ongoing series, Amulet. boltcity.com (1)

  Mike Krahulik (aka Gabriel, aka the Storm Wizard) draws the comic strip Penny Arcade. penny-arcade.com (1)

  Braden Lamb grew up in Seattle, studied film in upstate New York, learned about vikings in Iceland and Norway, and established an art career in Boston. Now he draws and colours comics, and wouldn't have it any other way. bradenlamb.com (1)

  Kate Leth is an illustrator from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She makes a webcomic called Kate or Die about tattoos, feelings, and gay superheroes. You can read it at kateordiecomics.com! (1)

  Joe List is a cartoonist and designer from the North of England. He is the creator of the webcomic Freak Leap and the defacement blog The Annotated Weekender. To read some comics, simply type FreakLeap.co.uk into a computer, blink twice, then hit return. (1)

  Vancouver-based artist Sam Logan chose the cartoonist path. As the author of Sam and Fuzzy and co-author of Skull Panda, he has the market cornered on bear-based online comics. samandfuzzy.com skullpanda.com (1, 2)

  Mike Maihack is an illustrator and comic creator living out of the far too hot and humid southern climate that is Tampa, Florida. He draws stuff for all sorts of things although currently most of his time is being spent on his all-ages, sci-fi series, Cleopatra in Space, for Scholastic/Graphix. Mike has a loving wife who supports him, a toddler who thinks he is the greatest thing ever, and two Siamese cats who tolerate his existence inside of their home. mikemaihack.com (1)

  David Malki! is the author of the comic strip Wondermark, co-editor of the Machine of Death fiction anthology series, and creator of Machine of Death: The Game of Creative Assassination. His work appears regularly in The Onion AV Club and other periodicals nationwide. He lives with his wife in Los Angeles and he likes to fly airplanes: wondermark.com. Colours by Sarah Barczyk: sarah-barczyk.de. (1, 2)

  John Martz is a Toronto cartoonist. He draws the online comic Machine Gum, and his books include Destination X from Nobrow Press and the picture book adaptation of Abbott and Costello's Who's on First? from Quirk Books. His website is johnmartz.com. (1, 2)

  Brian McLachlan is the creator of the hilarious-out-loud comic The Princess Planet. He also likes to ponder what makes comics work, like on the tutorials on his website (brianmcl.com) or in his book Draw Out the Story: Ten Secrets For Creating Your Own Comics. (1, 2)

  Dylan Meconis read Hamletfor kicks at age 13, reciting the "best parts" aloud to her parents at breakfast. She would then set aside Shakespeare's profound commentary on mortality to read all the newspaper funny strips. You may learn the tragic results of this early choice by turning to dylanmeconis.com. (1)

  Very new to the comics scene, Marlo Meekins's webcomics went viral immediatel
y. Meekins's comics are salty-sweet, raw, never superficial but always fun. She's arrived into the comic world with a new style of soft palettes, a nostalgic wink to old cartoons with a dash of Spumco (she's a former Spumco artist) @marlomeekins on Twitter and marlomeekins.tumblr.com (1, 2)

  Carly Monardo is a freelance artist, busying herself with game design, animation, and illustration projects for a variety of clients. She enjoys drawing, improvising, cooking, and playing her banjo and electric bass (poorly). She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Christopher Hastings, and their goofy dog. (1, 2)

  Rosemary Mosco is a field naturalist with a passion for science communication. Her cartoons, which find humor in the natural world, have appeared in print publications, games, and video podcasts. You can make her day by showing her a new kind of fern. (1)

  Randall Munroe is the author of xkcd.com and will answer your hypothetical question with physics at what-if.xkcd.com. (1)

  Ethan Nicolle makes the comic, and soon to be TV show, Axe Cop with his 9-year-old brother Malachai. He also writes and draws another web comic called Bearmageddon. He does other stuff too but it's not really worth getting into all that right now. (1, 2)

  Shelli Paroline escaped early on into the world of comics, cartoons, and science fiction. She has now returned to the Boston area, where she works as an unassuming illustrator and designer. She and her husband Braden Lamb currently illustrate the expertly written Adventure Time comics for Kaboom! Studios. shelliparoline.com (1)

  Emily Partridge is an artist from the pacific northwest and you can totally tell. She makes cartoons and comics and illustrations and paintings and arts and crafts and stuff. You can find her work at empartridge.com. (1, 2)

  Ryan Pequin is a tiny man who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He draws things for a living and that's sorta neat, right? He makes comics at threewordphrase.com. (1, 2)

  Jonathan Rosenbergis the creator of online comics Goats and Scenes From A Multiverse. Most of his childhood memories were erased in a freakish blimp accident. Rosenberg's interests include sleep, sarcasm, and cheesesteaks. (1)

  Jeffrey Rowland was born in Oklahoma and started making comics when he was seven years old. After three years of not being published he went on hiatus until 1999 when he decided to start again, this time on Internet. In 2004 he almost got killed by a spider and now he owns and operates TopatoCo.com, a company with lawyers and a forklift. Sometimes he still draws comics too; see jjrowland.com about those. (1)

  Andy Runton is the creator of the breakout all-ages series of graphic novels, Owly, featuring a kindhearted little owl who's always searching for new friends and adventure. Relying on a mixture of symbols and expressions to tell his silent stories, Andy's heartwarming style has made him a favourite of both fans and critics alike. Visit him online at AndyRunton.com. (1)

  Kean Soo is the creator of the graphic novel series Jellaby, and was an assistant editor and regular contributor to the award winning FLIGHT anthology series. Born in England and raised in Hong Kong, he currently resides in Toronto. His online home is at keaner.net. (1, 2)

  Noelle Stevenson is an illustrator and comic artist, known among Internet circles as Gingerhaze! She is the author of NIMONA, a twice-weekly webcomic that can be read at gingerhaze.com/nimona. Or you can find her on Tumblr at gingerhaze.tumblr.com, drawing mostly superheroes in tight pants. She did the cover for this book too! (1, 2)

  Kris Straub, humour scientist, is the man behind Broodhollow (broodhollow.com), chainsawsuit (chainsawsuit.com), Starslip (starslip.com), and F Chords (fchords.com). (1)

  When Alex Thomas isn't busy writing his own Choose Your Own Adventure stories and screenplays, drafting rotoscoped animations, making 3D environment art for EA and Ubisoft, or designing games and running his own game studio, he likes to spend his free time making digital paintings of Hamlet covered in blood and chucking body parts out a window. carboneight.blogspot.com. (1)

  David Troupes draws the online comic Buttercup Festival (buttercupfestival.com), and has published two books of poetry with Two Ravens Press (tworavenspress.com). He was born and raised in Massachusetts, and currently lives in England with his wife and daughter. When he's not writing, drawing or working, he's walking. (1)

  Zach Weinersmith is the creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. He recently wrote a gamebook called Trial of the Clone. In his spare time, he enjoys writing short biographies of himself to appear in Ryan North's books. smbc-comics.com (1, 2)

  Tony Wilson draws and co-writes the webcomic AmazingSuperPowers.com, other times he does a thing called TommyMonster.com. He lives in a tall tower with his 15 daughters, each more beautiful than the last. (1)

  Steve Wolfhard is a Canadian living in Los Angeles with his American wife where he's into boardgames, curling, and storyboarding on Adventure Time. He is the former creator of Cat Rackham and Turtie. (1, 2)

  Once he murders "Jim Zub," Chip Zdarsky shall claim his rightful place at the end of the contributor bio pages. (1, 2)

  Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Find him online at jimzub.com or through Twitter via @jimzub. (1)