One of the best things about collaborating and becoming friends with other artists that I love is what kind of jewels I can wrench out of them by trading art for art.

One of the best parts of working on the Halloween issue was editing it. Evan, myself and Trent, the art director, spent weeks tightening up the layout, moving articles around, coming up with a color scheme, deleting all of the "umms", "likes" and awkward pauses from everyones interviews...

Among all of the random filing cabinets labeled anywhere from "reference pics of ewoks" to my "Amazon wish list" that are cluttered inside of my brain, there's a specific cabinet labeled "Artists Who I Will Always Look Up To For The Rest of My Life No Matter What". Inside that cabinet is a small list of names, and Gris Grimly is at the top.

Detroit native slash critter-lover slash Sculptor slash illustrator slash great nerdy father Chris Ryniak is a man of few words. When I recently asked him about his art career, he simply said this...

Last week I gushed over a few Japanese Horror Mangas in Part 1 of my "I don't know much about these but I love them" article. Well, not much has changed this week, as I still don't know much about the history and facts about the genre...

I'm pretty sure the words "Johnny Ryan" mean "Fuck You" in Elvish or Klingon. That being said, a lot of people nowadays are scared to say "Johnny Ryan" to anyone, even half-assed quasi-celebrities that probably could use a good "Johnny Ryan",  because they're afraid of losing followers, or offending someone, or not being accused of "hatin on shit".

'I’m an Argentinian illustrator currently living in Spain, where I share a studio and a life with my husband and fellow illustrator Federico Piatti. I started out as a graphic designer but that didn’t involve enough drawing funny creatures doing silly things, so I became a full-time freelance illustrator instead, and I love it. I work both digitally and traditionally, often mixing the two. I also suffer from a very serious book and comic addiction.' Victoria Maderna

David Burke is the creator of the 'Monster Fetish' brand, creating covers for "Rat Fink Comix" in the mid-90's, as well as participating in a two man exhibition with Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth in 1999. Burke is known for his diverse styles, including sepia-toned Halloween paintings, tiki-themed imagery, and hard-edge modernist designs. He continues to exhibit worldwide.