As an assistant and associate editor, Andy worked on nearly every major character in the Marvel canon. From Spider-Man, to the Avengers and Fantastic Four. During his nearly six years at Marvel, Andy edited such popular comic books as X-Men, X-Factor, Alias, Secret War, Captain America: The Chosen, Iron Man / Captain America: Casualties of War, Avengers Classic, and the Annihilation saga.

Andy’s “tour of duty” also led him to work with the top writers and artists in the comics industry from Stan Lee to Brian Michael Bendis and from John Romita Jr. to David Finch and Steve McNiven.

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Dan Slott first gained critical acclaim for his work on Batman: Arkham Asylum for DC Comics. Not long after its publication, Dan caught the attention of Marvel Comics editor Tom Brevoort and was offered the reins for both She-Hulk and Avengers: The Initiative. He will become one of the four writers of Amazing Spider-Man in November. Dan is currently under an exclusive writing contract with Marvel Comics and is renowned for injecting humor into typically serious superhero books.

Klaus Janson came to America in 1957, when he was five years old. At that early age, Klaus cut apart Superman and Lois Lane comics, rearranging the images to construct newstories. Years later, a valuable and life saving apprenticeship with his mentor DickGiordano encouraged Klaus to pursue comics art. Eventually, Klaus earned two major breakthroughs: First, Daredevil with Frank Miller allowed the two artists to experiment within a budding medium—a struggle between artistic instinct and intellect. The two creators subsequently teamed up on Batman: The Dark Knight Returns—a redefining story for both Batman the character and mainstream American comics as a whole.Klaus’s second breakthrough was teaching at The School of Visual Arts.Klausbelieves that communicationis humanity’s mostpowerful tool—coming in many forms and through many media, but at its root, communication is telling a story. Klaus lives in New York, where he writes, draws, inks, colors and teaches comics. Occasionally, he still has delusions of competence.

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Jae Lee first rose to prominence in the industry for his work on Marvel’s Namor the Sub-Mariner, Inhumans (for which he won an Eisner Award), and The Sentry, as well as his creator-owned character Hellshock at Image Comics. Lee is currently working on Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born.

Sean Chen is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where he received a bachelor's degree in industrial design. He was discovered by Barry Windsor-Smith, began his career at Valiant Comics, penciling their flagship title, X-O Manowar and others. After Valiant, Sean partnered with Marvel Comics where he penciled Iron Man for over three years and Wolverine for nearly as long. Sean wrapped up the 18-issue saga X-Men: The End before leaving Marvel. Chen's penciling propelled Wolverine to the top of the sales charts and earned him a seat on Wizard: The Guide to Comics’s Top Ten Artists list. Currently, Sean is working on his first comic series for DC Comics, home to such icons as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.

Peter David is a prolific author whose career,and continued popularity, spans nearly two decades. His comic book resume includes an award-winning twelve-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as successful runs on such varied and popular titles as X-Factor, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Young Justice, Soulsearchers and Company, Aquaman, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Star Trek, Wolverine, The Phantom, Sachs &Violens, and many others. 

Christos N. Gage is a writer of movies, television, comic books and graphic novels. His screenwriting credits include the TV shows Law and Order: SVU and Numbers. Among the comics he's written are the critically acclaimed Stormwatch: PHD, an upcoming run on The Authority, and Wildstorm: Armageddon, all for WildStorm; Deadshot and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight for DC; and, for Marvel, Union Jack; Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War; World War Hulk: X-Men; Quasar; and the upcoming What If? Civil War and Iron Man Annual. Christos was named Wizard Magazine's “Writer To Watch” for 2007.

Chris has a reputation of being the fastest color artist in the business, and has been a mainstay at Marvel Comics since 1996. He’s proven himself time and again having worked on their top properties, including Spider-Man, X-Men, The Avengers, Daredevil, Captain America, Hulk, and many others, as well as working on titles for DC Comics, Image Comics and Humanoids. Past breakout works include Supreme Power/Squadron Supreme and Captain Marvel.

Nick Lowe is the editor of the X-MEN line of comics for Marvel Comics. He often works with high profile talent on high profile projects like Neil Gaiman on both 1602 and Eternals, Orson Scott Card on Ultimate Iron Man, Warren Ellis on Next Wave: Agents of H.A.T.E., and with Joss Whedon on both Runaways and the wildly successful Astonishing X-Men series. Nick has agreed to take time out of his busy schedule to speak with our classes.

Fabian Nicieza has been a well known figure in the American comic book industry for over 20 years, best known for his work on top-selling Marvel titles as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Cable and Deadpool and Thunderbolts. In 1991, along with Rob Leifield, he was responsible for the creation of X-Force. By the end of 1992, he had joined the team working on the X-Men series, and for the next three years was one of the main driving forces behind the characters and story lines. In 1996, Fabian joined Acclaim Comics as senior vice-president and editor-in-chief and was responsible for reviving characters like Turok: The Dinosaur Hunter. Currently, Fabian is writing for Marvel Comics, Moonstone Comics, Teshkeel Media and DC Comics, as well as working with Starlightrunner Entertainment on transmedia development for James Cameron’s 2009 feature, Avatar.

Khoi Pham is an exclusive artist with Marvel Comics. He is currently working on The Incredible Hulk. His other published work includes Marvel's X-Factor, What If? Spiderman: The Other, 1602: Fantastick Four, and Marvel Comics Presents. He is also featured in Image's Wonderlost. Khoi is a founding member of Ten Ton Studios.

Walter Simonson has worked on a lot of comics including the NY Times bestselling Alien graphic novel, Manhunter, the Metal Men, Thor, X-Factor, Fantastic Four, RoboCop vs. the Terminator, Star Slammers, the Rampaging Hulk, the X-Men vs. the Teen Titans crossover, Orion, Wonder Woman, and Hawkgirl.  He worked with writer, Michael Moorcock, drawing the mini-series, Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer for DC Comics. Simonson is currently working on a comic based on the Worlds of Warcraft online video game.

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