Milt Gross was born in 1895 and died in 1953. Though he achievedfame in his lifetime as much for his scriptwriting and radio shows ashis cartooning, he is now considered one of the early pioneers of thegraphic novel format.Charles Burns is the award-winning creator of the graphic novel, Black Hole, currently in production as a major motion picture directed by David Fincher. He lives in Philadelphia, PA.
Gary Panter was born in Texas in 1950 and now lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife, the designer Helene Silverman. He is a three-time Emmy Award-winner for his work as the production designer of Pee-wee's Playhouse.