Mike Mignola's fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; reading 
Dracula at age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore, from which he has never recovered. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not-so-bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects like 
Cosmic Odyssey and 
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. In 1994, he published the first 
Hellboy series through Dark Horse. There are thirteen 
Hellboy graphic novels (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (
B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, and
 Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis Ford Coppola's film 
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a production designer for Disney's
 Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), and was the visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on 
Blade II (2002), 
Hellboy (2004), and 
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). Mike's books have earned numerous awards and are published in a great many countries. Mike lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat. 
John Arcudi is a comic book writer and creator from Buffalo, New York. Arcudi has more than 300 titles to his name, some of the most prominent being 
Abe Sapien, B.P.R.D., The Creep, Dark Horse Presents, and 
Predator. Arcudi was educated at Columbia University. 
Laurence Campbell is a comic book artist, penciller, and inker. He is known for his work on 
B.P.R.D., 
Sledgehammer 44, 
Punisher, Wolverine, Judge Dredd, Deadpool, and other comic book titles. 
You can find out more about Campbell and his work at getcampbell.com/home.