Derek McCulloch is an author of graphic novels and books for children. His critically acclaimed first graphic novel, Stagger Lee, illustrated by Shepherd Hendrix, was nominated for the Eisner and Eagle awards and won four Glyph Comics Awards, including Best Writer and Story of the Year. His second graphic novel, Pug, with Greg Espinoza, was nominated for Best Crime Comic/Graphic Novel in the 2011 Spinetingler Awards. He has contributed numerous short pieces to comics anthologies and wrote a book for children, T. Runt!, illustrated by Jimmie Robinson. His original graphic novel, Gone to Amerikay, illustrated by Colleen Doran released by Vertigo in 2012, was selected for inclusion in The Best American Comics 2013.

Mark Andrew Smith is an award winning American comic book author and graphic novelist. He studied film at University of California Santa Barbara and received a Masters Degree in TESOL from the School of International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont.

In 2004 Smith caught the attention of Image Comics Publisher Erik Larsen and then Executive Director Eric Stephenson who picked up his and Dan Hipp's first comic book series titled the Amazing Joy Buzzards.

Smith is the co-creator and editor of the Popgun Comics anthology. Popgun won the Harvey Award for Best Anthology in 2008. Popgun volume 2 was nominated for Best Anthology of 2009. Popgun volume 3 won the Eisner Award and was nominated for the Harvey Award for Best Anthology of 2010.

Mark Andrew Smith wrote the original graphic novel Aqua Leung, published in April 2008. Aqua Leung was nominated for a Yalsa award for best graphic novel for teens. Also in 2008 Smith wrote Kill All Parents, a 38 page one shot about superheroes whose parents are killed by a secret government program, drawn by Marcelo Di Chiara, also for Image Comics.

In 2009 Smith released "The New Brighton Archeological Society" stemming from a series of short stories in Popgun with artist Matthew Weldon. The New Brighton Archeological Society follows a group of children whose parents are the greatest archeologists in the world. When their parents are lost on an expedition, the children must finish their parents' work, collect the books of magic, and defeat their parents' nemesis. The New Brighton Archeological Society was selected as "Best All-Ages Comic" of 2009 by MTV Splash Page. The New Brighton Archeological Society received two Harvey Award Nominations in 2010.

2011 saw the release of Smith's Gladstone's School for World Conquerors by Image Comics with artist and co-creator Armand Villavert which centers on a super-villain academy.

Smith released Sullivan's Sluggers, a baseball horror graphic novel drawn by James Stokoe, in 2012.

In 2015 New Brighton Archeological Society Volume 1 was published as a hardcover by 'Maneki Neko Books' along with volume 2 titled 'The Sword of Azure', both were drawn by Matthew Weldon.

In 2016 Gladstone's School for World Conquerors Volume 1 was published as a hardcover by 'Maneki Neko Books' along with Gladstone's School for World Conquerors Volume 2 which is drawn by frequent collaborator Matthew Weldon who was filling in for co-creator Armand Villavert on art duties.

In 2019 Smith released Gladstone's School for World Conquerors Book 3 with artist and co-creator Armand Villavert.

2019 also saw the release of a Kid Nefarious one-shot which was illustrated by Matthew Weldon and written by Ryan Schrodt with Smith editing.

In 2020 Smith edited the Gladstone's School for World Conquerors Double-features which included 'The Skull Brothers & Martian Jones' and 'Mummy Girl & Ghost Girl'. The double-features are 72 page flip books. 'The Skull Brothers' was written by Erik Martinez and illustrated by Marcelo DiChiara.'Martian Jones' was written by Erick Taggart and illustrated by Armand Villavert.'Mummy Girl' was written by Justin Robinson and illustrated by Armand Villavert. 'Ghost Girl' was written by Erik Martinez and illustrated by Armand Villavert. Both of the double-features were lettered by Patrick Brosseau.

Honors and awards

Smith has received recognition for his work on Popgun. Volume 1 won the 2008 Harvey Award for Best Anthology. This was followed by Volume 3 winning the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Anthology. Gladstone's School for World Conquerors won the 2013 ALA Awards for 'Great Graphic Novels for Teens'.

Ryan Cody is an artist and writer who has been working in comics for nearly a decade. His recent projects include the indie-hit Doc Unknown & The Phantom for Dynamite Comics. His past work can be found in many other titles for publishers like Image, Dark Horse, Red 5, IDW and more. Ryan's short story work has been included in two Eisner-Winning anthologies; Dark Horse Presents and Image Comic's Popgun Vol.3.

D.J. Kirkbride is an Eisner and Harvey award winning editor for Image's POPGUN anthologies. He co-wrote and co-created the acclaimed fantasy adventure series AMELIA COLE, an ongoing series published digitally by Monkeybrain Comics via ComiXology and in print courtesy of IDW Publishing. He wrote the cosmic space opera THE BIGGER BANG and its sequel THE BIGGEST BANG, both from IDW. He also co-wrote the Dark Horse Comics superhero mini-series NEVER ENDING and the DARK HORSE PRESENTS feature “Laser Joan and the Rayguns.” His latest creation with AMELIA COLE collaborators Adam P. Knave and Nick Brokenshire is THE ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN, a 21st century reimagining of Arthurian legend from Dark Horse Comics which THE ADVOCATE named one of the "Best LGBT Graphic Novels of 2017."

Based in Oklahoma City, Brian Winkeler is a writer of comic books, graphic novels, cartoons, screenplays and moderately offensive on-hold messages.

Born in St. Louis, Winkeler has lived in Oklahoma since the age of 5, excepting an unfortunate year in Lubbock, Texas. He is the owner and creative director of the strategic creative branding agency Robot House Creative.

He is the writer of Knuckleheads: Fist Contact for Monkeybrain Comics/IDW Publishing, Bastard Road in the Image Comics anthology Popgun, and some other stuff that will be showing up here soon.

K I Zachopoulos was born in Thessaloniki (Greece) but he lives in the wonderful Esslingen (Germany) . He participated in Popgun (Volume 3 & 4), the Eisner award winning, comics anthology published by Image Comics. He is the script writer of Mister Universe published in Popgun Vol.4 and also as a one-shot comic book from Image Comics. He worked as a script writer for the series of the "Misery City" comic books by Markosia Enterprises (English Edition) and Jemma Press (Greek Edition). After the end of Misery City, he created and scripted 'The Fang' (Markosia), which was also published in french by Wetta publishing. Together with Vincenzo Balzano created the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Kids’ Comics nominated fantasy graphic novel, ''The Cloud'' (BOOM! Studios). Currently, he works for BOOM! Studios.