Chris Hoium was one of the founding members of Buyer Beware Comics and the creator of Monkey Gives it Up. He’s a prolific artist, but is reluctant to show off his mad skills for fear of exploding the world with his awesomeness. He recently moved to Nebraska with his wife to keep the world safe.
Pat Kain is a cartoonist and friend of Jason’s whose enthusiasm for the medium of comics is inspiring. Pat has done a variety of mini comics and has contributed art to many publications including Taffy Hips, The Buyer Beware Anthology, Purge, and Your Turkish Guidebook.
Pat’s work can be found at his blog, pbkain.com.
Anders Nilsen is an illustrator and comic creator living in Chicago, IL. He is best known for his works Big Questions, Dogs and Water, and Monologues For the Coming Plague.
Considering the downbeat tone of Nilsen’s comics, Jason was pleasantly surprised to find this recreation to be full of sight gags and humor. The image of Mr. Fantastic riding a trike was well worth the cost of the commission.
Anders Nilsen can be found online at andersbrekhusnilsen.com.
Tom Williams is an illustrator and graphic artist based out of Columbus, Ohio – also the home state of project owner Jason Young. Jason met Tom at the annual S.P.A.C.E. (Small Press And Comic Expo) show in Columbus last year, and made a deal for this commission on the spot.
Tom Williams is best known for the graphic novel No Dead Time, from Oni Press. You can find his art and other works at opencrashcomics.com.
As much as Jason loves the other pieces in this collection as equals to Jack Kirby’s originals, Tom Williams did the impossible. Jason thinks Tom’s version kicks Kirby’s ass.
The Chester Brown page was originally just to have a cool Chester Brown drawing. But after the decision was made to recreate the entire book, Ron Rege Jr. was the first artist to be contacted about contributing. Ron Rege Jr. is a musician and a cartoonist with a very unique style. Check out his website here.
