Josef Bastien and Carl Winans are the core of Folktellers as they spin into a new genre, Cryptofolk. This style of storytelling resurrects old and obscure folklore and legends from around the world to present stories that are thought provoking, visually rich, and accessible to a global audience. Josef wrote the Nain Rouge graphic novel based on his novels and Carl Winans performed editorial and production duties. Josef is a Midwest author and poet whose sense of humor, depth of spirit and reflective imagination resonate within his poetry and prose. He is a professional educator and thought leader, who specializes in developing experiential learning programs for both private and public business sectors.
Patrick McEvoy is a professional illustrator who is also the co-host and producer of the Ninja Mountain Podcast. As a freelance artist, he's worked for Marvel, Sony, Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast, Mattel, Fantasy Flight, American Greetings, White Wolf, Upper Deck, and many others. As a comic book artist, Patrick's has worked on Starkweather: Immortal, a graphic novel and comic book series from Archaia, and The Gatesville Company, a series from Speakeasy comics. He has also illustrated World War Kaiju which was recently released from 01Publishing.