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Jon Chad

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Jon Chad has been producing handmade minicomics and zines since 2006. Jon has illustrated books for clients including the Atlanta Braves, the FBI, and has been commissioned to make minicomics for Cartoon Network's Regular Show and Adventure Time. Jon Chad's book Leo Geo and his Miraculous Journey through the Center of the Earth was released by Roaring Brook Press in March 2012 and the sequel, Leo Geo and the Cosmic Crisis, will be released this November. Jon lives in White River Junction, VT and teaches book-making and screen-printing at the Center for Cartoon Studies.

Troy Cummings

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Troy Cummings has written/illustrated a truckload of books, including THE NOTEBOOK OF DOOM, a series about a town full of monsters, and GIDDY-UP, DADDY!, the story of a man who's mistaken for a horse.

He has also illustrated LITTLE RED GLIDING HOOD by Tara Lazar, MIGHTY TRUCK by Chris Barton, and MORE BEARS! by Kenn Nesbitt.

In addition to books, Troy's illustrations have appeared on:

> Animated backdrops for an opera
> A package of fish sticks
> Jigsaw puzzles
> iPad pop-up books
> A poster warning people about germs
> A poster warning people...