Deviations: Beta Paperback - 2017

John McCrea is a respected illustrator and comic book artist which has seen him draw for many of the major Western publishers including the big two: Marvel and DC Comics. He has illustrated iconic characters such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Hulk, Spider Man, Daredevil, Wolverine, Star Wars, Judge Dredd and the Simpsons amongst others. In addition, he works as an illustrator in book, record and magazine publishing and undertakes design and story boarding work for multimedia and the entertainment industry including being a Lucasfilm accredited artist.

Katie Cook is a comic artist and writer that hails from the mitten state (as in Michigan, not that she is in the state of being a mitten). She is the creator of the comic Gronk: A Monster's Story as well as working on IDW's smash-hit My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. She has also done work for Marvel, DC, Disney, LucasFilm, Fraggle Rock, and many other companies. She also wrote some books about mean cats that people seem to like.

Donny Cates is a writer. You know him from GOD COUNTRY, STAR TREK, THE PAYBACKS, ATOMAHAWK, INTERCEPTOR, GHOST FLEET, BUZZKILL or some other mess he's made.

Amy Chu is the writer of Poison Ivy, Wonder Woman '77, KISS comics, DMC Comics, Sensation Comics Wonder Woman, Vertigo Strange Sports Stories, CMYK, Marvel, IDW X-Files Deviations, Valiant X-O Manowar #38 and more. Also comics for Baltimore Museum of Art, NY Historical Society and Museum of Chinese in Americas. Co-founder of Alpha Girl Comics and publisher of Girls Night Out, The VIP Room, and Meridien City. Frequent panel speaker and moderator. Lover of all things food and Lego. World traveler and coffee drinker.

Agnes Garbowska was born in Poland and came to Canada when she was four years old. Being an only child she escaped into a world of books, cartoons, and comics. Fueled by all the imaginary worlds her interest in art grew. Agnes has worked with many of the major comic book publishers, most recently illustrating titles for My Little Pony for IDW, Victories for Dark Horse, and Li'l Vampi for Dynamite. She has worked with Marvel Comics, providing artwork for Girl Comics and Spider-Ham 25th Anniversary Special. She was also the artist on the 2014 Halloween Comic Fest comic, The Adventures of Ernie, from Aspen Comics.