She wanted to become a professional artist when she was three, and the dream came true 20 years later. Now she's an artist who does comics, paintings, illustrations and toy designs.

Derf started out as a political cartoonist for a paper in Florida, but was fired for "general tastelessness." He found his way north to Cleveland, where he launched his edgy comic strip, The City.

Camilla has enjoyed working with clients like Mattel, Disney, and her favorite, Sanrio, where she contributed an original painting for both their 35th Anniversary of Hello Kitty, as well as the 50th Anniversary of Sanrio.

David Lapham contributes this editorial piece to highlight Ferals, his latest ongoing horror comic book from Avatar Press. David is not afraid to speak his mind.

Alex has worked in comics for over a decade, currently serving as the Executive Director of Publicity and Marketing atArchie Comics. Before coming to Riverdale, Alex served as Publicity Manager at DC Comics and was a daily blogger at The Source.

Craig Yoe has been called "The Indiana Jones of Comics Historians." Yoe lives in a comics and art-filled castle outside of New York City with his wife, newborn son and countless cats.

Scott began the international 24-Hour Comics movement, wrote the Bill of Rights for Comics Creators, and was one of the very first American comics artists to incorporate Manga influences into his work.

Barry Lyga is the author of several novels, including The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl. Colleen Doran writes and draws A Distant Soil for Image Comics, and is currently working on the final installment of the story.

Greg Rucka is the author of a dozen novels and countless comic books, including his acclaimed run on DC’s Detective Comics` and Batwoman with artist J.H. Williams III.

Scorpio Richelle Mead is a bestselling author of urban fantasy books. Originally from Michigan, Richelle now lives in Seattle, Washington where she works on her three series full-time.

Dean Mullaney (who launched Eclipse Comics in 1977 with his brother Jan) has been one of the driving forces in the independent comics field, blazing trails in the early publication of original graphic novels.

One of independent comics’ most prolific and outspoken publishers is Chris Staros of Top Shelf Productions. Since 1997, Chris and the folks at Top Shelf have been setting the bar for the rest of the industry with their award-winning library of titles.