JAMES CALLAHAN barfcomics.com

Comics, album covers, skate decks, t shirts, band posters, stickers, toilet seat covers ... This guy will draw on anything! Jim's work has always been a local Richmond favorite and recently has been blowing the brains and barf out of fans across the galaxies.

MEG OLSON shatterlands.com

This gameboy-addicted roustabout has spent most of her natural life scribbling on something, and is rumored to have a crush on fellow team 8 artist Rawn Gandy. She currently divides her time between making comics and scooping cat-poop.

PATRICK GODFREY explosiveinanity.blogspot.com

Pat loves comics. He reads them, writes them, draws them, and even sells them. He is also an expert at getting you to love comics, so watch out.

RAWN Z. GANDY rawngandy.com

Translated from vagrantese 'Rawn' means potato toes. He is a self-proclaimed comic artist who fancies the absurd. Currently, he is attending grad school with delusions of high tootin' professor-ness.

MARIYA PANTYUKHINA mariawithstories.blogspot.com

Mariya is currently a student at Virginia Commonwealth, but is already developing a wide array of illustration styles.

MATT DEANS mattdeans.com

Matt is a Richmond illustrator that is fond of the #3 round inkbrush and robots. He's works in digital printing during the day and draws in the evenings until his hand cramps up, sometimes waking up drooling on his work in the middle of the night.

TOM BATTEN

Tom Batten is a multiple award winning geneticist and author. His forthcoming self-help book, "The Charles Manson Guide to Getting the Love You Want" has been pro-actively banned by most civilized nations. His hobbies include learning more about you and acting upon this information.