MARK MCMURRAY (Intro/Epilogue) draws flags and letters manga for a living. He spends any free time he has with his family and working on his own comics. Check http://mark.mcmurray.de for more info.
ED PISKOR (Lenny) is a newbie cartoonist contributing his artwork on PORNHOUNDS fresh off of working with Harvey Pekar on AMERICAN SPLENDOR: OUR MOVIE YEAR. He's also working with another underground cartooning hero of his, Jay Lynch, on a book called INK AND ANGUISH for Top Shelf due sometime after both of them finally complete it.Email Ed at: wimpyrutherford@hotmail.com.
MATTHEW SHULTZ (Donny) is a native Michigander living in Brooklyn. From 1999 to 2002, he drew a full-page, nearly-monthly strip for the music section of St. Louis's alt-newsweekly, the RIVERFRONT TIMES. After moving to New York, he illustrated A FIELD GUIDE TO THE URBAN HIPSTER and 60 PEOPLE TO AVOID AT THE WATER COOLER, both published by Random House. He also contributed pages to Jerome Gaynor's zobmie comics anthology BOGUS DEAD. A veteran bike messenger and pet caricaturist, Matthew is currently serving hard time in a white-collar forced labor camp for a crime he did not commit. You can find him online at www.matthewshultz.com.
ROBIN BOUGIE (Jeremy) was born in Uranium City, Saskatchewan, which is a ghost town, and one of the two most radioactive locations in Canada. He’s been self-publishing his comics and zines since 1991, and is married to hotshot indycomics up n’ comer Rebecca Dart--who otherwise plies her trade in the animation industry salt mines. Robin now writes porn-flavored journalism for a living, with his work available online at yesportal.com, sexwrecks.com, theculturalgutter.com, and in his own magazine, CINEMA SEWER, which sells in nine different countries and is nearing its 17th issue. Robin is currently eating some peanut butter toast and trying not to get the keyboard sticky. Email: mindseye100@hotmail.com
JIM RUGG (Aaron) lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and cat. He draws comics as an alternative to sitting on his couch and watching television. Halfway through his senior year of high school, one teacher admitted her surprise to learn he was not retarded. A co-worker once described him as “the most miserable, negative person [the co-worker] ever met.” He co-created STREET ANGEL, published by Slave Labor Graphics. Email: jimrugg@hotmail.com, URL: www.streetangelcomics.com
SOPHIE CRUMB (Cameos) was born in California 1981, moved to france at age 9, lived in a small town, rode moped...moved to Paris at 18, went to circus school, taught english to businessmen, did first comic (read BELLY BUTTON 1), moved to berekely, did second comic (read BELLY BUTTON 2), moved to NYC in 2004, am doing a tattoo apprenticeship (BELLY BUTTON 3?) at dastewdeo.com. what next? For more info, check out: releasethereality.com/sophiecrumb or crumbproducts.com/familygallery/sophie.html.
JOE SIMKO (front/back cover & logo) is an illustrator based in New York City. A graduate from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, he studied cartooning and learned the craft of visual storytelling. Recipient of the Joe Orlando award from his graduating class in '99, he went on to hold a full time position as a storyboard artist for television commercials. He currently freelances from his studio apt., designing artwork for some of the hottest local & national bands. His work can be seen in such books as THE ART OF MODERN ROCK, THE ART OF ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN, and the soon to be released FISTFULL OF ROCK. Or check out his shroom doomed site at: www.sweetrot.com. Keep an eyeball popped for a dark, twisted children's book based on his art, to be infecting book stores soon.