Hans Rickheit was born in 1973 and grew up in New England, lived in the basement of an eccentric art gallery/performance space called the Zeitgeist Gallery from 1997 to 2002, and currently resides in Massachusetts. He is the author of the graphic novel Chloe , the comics series Chrome Fetus , and has appeared in various anthologies, including Paper Rodeo , Hoax , and Kramers Ergot .Jack Jackson , a.k.a. "Jaxon," is considered by many to be the first underground comix artist. He was born in 1941 and died in 2006 in his home state of Texas.
Robert S. Weddle, a Fellow of the Texas Historical Association, is an independent historian with a background in journalism & publishing. He is author of "La Salle, the Mississippi, & the Gulf: Three Primary Documents" & "Wilderness Manhunt: The Spanish Search for La Salle", also published by Texas A&M University Press. He lives in Bonham, Texas.