About this issue's contributors...

Bill Harvey was one of the students at John Buscema’s original Workshop For Comic Book Art, in NYC. He has published the DangerWorld comic book and publishes THE ODDs comic strip. Michigan born and bred, he lives in the Detroit suburbs, and when not laid off, works as a computer technician. He generally considers himself a penciller/plotter in the arena of comic books. He does inking and lettering out of necessity. His favourite comic book was The Fantastic Four with art by Jack Kirby. At age 56, he would love to be part of a documentary on the life and works of Jack Kirby, mostly centred on his theatrical approach to comic books, his unfettered imagination and glorious artwork. Mr. Harvey’s website is www.BeholdComics.com.

Dennis Hyer is a New Jersey comics artist who doesn’t have a lot to write about himself except that he loves old movies and television shows. He is also an amateur curmudgeon, with no patience for anime, rap music, modern newspaper comics, asphalt driveways, or anything produced by the Disney Channel (in that order). Aside from classic cartoons and comic strips, his other areas of interest include billiards, anthropology, girls, Indians, and agriculture. Hyer’s website: http://www.mulleinfields.com/.

Abraham Kurp lives in a little suburb in North America with his father, mother, and sister. He spends his days toiling away at his desk, occasionally being interrupted by his four legged ‘brother’ Tobi for belly rubs. Abraham started reading comics at the suggestion of his sister, Hannah (whoever said girls don’t read comics?) and found he liked them very much, though not the superhero kind. When not toiling he enjoys reading, movies, internetting, goofing around, and car sex. Abraham is going to continue on with his writing as he begins studying to be a fourth grade teacher.

Robin S. Rosenberg is a clinical psychologist in private practice and has taught psychology at Lesley University and Harvard University. She is board-certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and has been certified in clinical hypnosis. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology and is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders. Her published titles with co-author Stephen M. Kosslyn include Abnormal Psychology (Worth Publishers) and Introducing Psychology: Brain, Person, Group (Allyn & Bacon / Pearson). She received her B.A. in psychology from New York University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Rosenberg did her clinical internship at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, had a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Community Health Plan, and was on the staff at Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s Outpatient Services. Dr. Rosenberg specializes in treating people with eating disorders, depression, and anxiety. In addition to her more conventional clinical work, Dr. Rosenberg has demonstrated how superheroes and their stories illuminate various psychological phenomena. Her analyses open doors into more general psychological issues, and have led to effective ways to convey life lessons. Her major titles in this line of study are The Psychology of Superheroes (Ed.), What is a Superhero? (co-edited with Peter Coogan), and Superhero Origins: What Makes Superheros Tick and Why We Care. Among her teaching experiences, Dr. Rosenberg has taught a brief (noncredit) course at MIT on Superheroes and the Life Lessons They Teach Us. Among her speaking experiences, she was featured on the History Channel’s show, Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight, and she speaks at comic book conventions. She also contributes regularly to her Psychablog. More information regarding Dr. Rosenberg can be gleaned from her general website.

Lorraine Schein is a New York poet and writer whose poems and stories have appeared in numerous science fiction and fantasy anthologies, including Wild Women and Angel Body and Other Magic for the Soul (Wordcraft). Her solo titles include the novelette Raw Brunettes (Wordcraft) and a collection of science fiction poetry, The Futurist’s Mistress (Mayapple Press). She holds a MFA in Poetry from NYC’s The New School. A former proofreader at Marvel Comics, a portion of her thesis, ‘Poetry and Comics’, has previously appeared at the Exterminating Angel website.

Bianca Stone is a Brooklyn-based poet and artist, often combining the two media to create her ‘poetry comics’. Born in Vermont in 1983, her mother is novelist Abigail Stone and her grandmother poet Ruth Stone. She received her MFA from NYU’s creative writing program in poetry in 2009. She is the creator and co-curator of the Ladder Poetry Reading Series in New York City and is a regular contributor to Thethe Poetry Blog. Her chapbook of poetry, Someone Else's Wedding Vows, was published by Argos Books in the fall of 2010. Also known for her freelance illustrations, she is currently working on a manuscript exploring the mixed genre of poetry and image. She is also co-editor of a new small press, Monk Books. Her blog is known as Poetry Comics.