Ryan Cady is a writer of comics and horror fiction based in Southern California. A graduate of the DC Comics Talent Development Workshop, he has written for such properties as The Punisher, Venom, The X-Files, and more, with his first creator-owned series - Infinite Dark, from Image Comics/Top Cow Productions - recently concluding its second volume. When not screaming at blank Word documents, Ryan enjoys tabletop roleplaying games, all things Star Wars, and cooking for his friends. To this day, he considers his early reviews of terrible fast food products for the OC Weekly to be his greatest creative triumph. Takashi Okazaki is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, and designer born in Kanagawa. He is internationally acclaimed for creating the hit franchise Afro Samurai. His signature kinetic art and deep love for hip-hop and soul music have cemented him as a major cross-cultural visionary in anime, manga, and American comic book illustrations.