GARY REED was the publisher of Caliber Comics, an independent comic company that helped to launch the career of dozens of today's top creators. As a writer, he did a number of Caliber titles including: Deadworld, Realm, Saint Germaine, Renfield, Raven Chronicles, and more. His collaboration with Guy Davis, Honour Among Punks: The Complete Baker Street was reprinted and distributed by Simon and Schuster. Gary also wrote two graphic novel adaptations for Penguin Books as part of their Puffin Classics line and these were Frankenstein with art by Frazier Irving and Dracula with art by Becky Cloonan.
In addition to his comic career, Gary was also the Vice President of McFarlane Toys, former owner of four comic retail stores, and taught college level biology courses in the Detroit/Ann Arbor area. Gary past away in October 2016 and is survived by his wife Jennifer and four daughters.
ANDY BENNETT has been working professionally as an illustrator since 1995. An Ohio native, he graduated from the Columbus Collage of Art and Design in 1995 with a BFA in illustration. His first comics work was in Caliber Comics' Negative Burn in 1995, followed by another Burn appearance in 1996. He has since expanded his resume to include nearly 20 comics from Caliber, and most recently a series of graphic novels from Moonstone Books.
In the meantime, he has contributed illustrations, photos, and design work to such clients as Microsoft/Journeyman Press, Shelterhouse Records, Southern Ohio Light Opera, White Wolf Games, Atlas Games, and Steve Jackson Games.
He currently resides in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, Lisa, two English Bull Terriers, and three cats.
