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Phil Yeh
is the founder and president of Cartoonists Across America. He is also the Godfather of the American Graphic Novel, having published his first one in 1977.
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Alfredo Alcala
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Geoff Bevington, a creative director for
Custom Direct, combines his marketing background, cartooning and designing skills
with a peculiar sense of humor to help create the characters and "stories" that
bring their toys to life. Juxtaposition is Geoff's watchword when working on creative
concepts. Whether it's Elvis' music and dairy cows or surfin' music and chickens, the key
to creativity (and fun toys) is 'toss it in, mix it up, throw it at the wall and see what
sticks'. Geoff has worked with Cartoonists Across America in the Chicago office for more
than 12 years. Geoff is currently working with Phil Yeh on a new book,
"Steve,
the Dog & The Winged Tiger", and has also participated in
The Winged Tiger Comics & Stories Issue #2
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Major Impact was created by
Danny DeAngelo, who is Vice-President of
Cartoonists Across America & the World working in Deland, Florida. Danny is also
a free-lance artist and self-publisher. His first self-published comic book,
Captain Awareness Assault on Campus brings
awareness to the issue of campus violence against women and features artworks donated
by many top cartoonists. Danny recently worked on Captain Geo and
Gia, a new cartoon book promoting environmental awareness. His latest work is an
updated version of Captain Awareness called MAJOR IMPACT, which you
can read at
www.orbitcomics.com.
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Lieve Jerger is the creator of
Lace Princess. Along with longtime friend and artist Phil Yeh,
she created the children's book The Winged Tiger & the Lace Princess. She also enjoys colorizing Phil's line art on her computer. Lieve learned the ancient fiber
art of Belgian bobbin lace from her mom, but began using copper wire instead of thread. Thus she created a new artform: COPPER LACE, woven with copper wire. Since 1987, she was founding editor-in-chief of the finest publication about lacemaking:
LACE MAGAZINE INTERNATIONAL. She loves to teach lacemaking, especially to kids.
Lieve enjoys working on her copper lace sculptures in her studio by the ocean in
San Pedro, the romantic fishing port of Los Angeles.
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Klaus Leven
is the creator of Joey and Gonz. He started his career drawing
motorcycle cartoons many years ago. Klaus is also a drummer and percussion teacher
in Recklinghausen, Germany. Klaus is the Vice-President of Cartoonists Across America
& the World's European office, where he divides his time between drawing, his
cherished family, and planning our future mural-painting events across Europe.
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Gaby Maya was born in Mexico City and started working in comics since 1993. She worked for Editorial Mango & Editorial Toukan then, first as coloring artist, then as cartoonist. In 1995, she made her first incursion as a comic book writer, adapting a Japanese cartoon TV show, based on a football team, as a comic book for Mexican children. By doing so, she made the Japanese style of drawing popular in Mexico. By 1996 she was known as the first Mexican woman cartoonist. In 1997 Gaby became a comics Editor for Editorial Toukan and Editorial Mango, introducing the Manga comics books in Mexico with several titles like Dragon Ball, Ranma 1/2, Card Captor Sakura, among many others. In 2004, Gaby went to work in the licensing industry, as the Brand Assurance Coordinator for the popular dolls brand BRATZ, NINTENDO of America, and others.
You can check Gaby's webcomic at her DeviantArt gallery at: gabycat.deviantart.com
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Jon J. Murakami, born and raised in Hawaii, is
currently best known for his humorous line of Local Kine greeting cards distributed
by Maile Way Products, with an emphasis on local Hawaiian themes. Jon J. has
also aided University of Hawaii's piano professor, Peter Coraggio, on his series
The Art of Piano Performance in Illustrated Form, published in Japan by the
Chopin Publishing Company and in the United States by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company.
A heavily active member with Cartoonists Across America & the World, Murakami
is the creator of The Dragons of Hawai'i. Jon also keeps busy with shirt designs,
free-lance illustrations, comic book art, comic strips, and tormenting his neighbors by
playing his tenor saxophone.
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