David F. Walker is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker comic book writer, and creator of pop culture 'zine BadAzz MoFo. He is the co-writer and co-creator of NAOMI (DC Comics) and the Eisner Award-winning BITTER ROOT (Image Comics). He is the author of the graphic novels THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY: A GRAPHIC NOVEL HISTORY and THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS (Ten Speed). His other comic book credits include POWER MAN & IRON FIST, NIGHTHAWK, and OCCUPY AVENGERS (Marvel), CYBORG (DC), SHAFT (DYNAMITE), PLANET OF THE APES (Boom), THE ARMY OF DR. MOREAU (IDW/Monkeybrain), and NUMBER 13 (Dark Horse Comics). He is the author of SHAFT'S REVENGE, the first new novel starring John Shaft in over 40 years. Chuck Brown is the Eisner and Ringo award winning writer and co-creator of such books as T he Punisher and Black Panther for Marvel, Rotten Apple for Dark Horse Comics, and BITTER ROOT and ON THE STUMP for Image Comics.

He has been self-publishing for more than 18 years and has also written comics for Zenescope Entertainment, 12-Gauge Comics, and Line Webtoon. Sanford Greene has worked professionally in comic illustration and related industries for over 15 years, including work for mainline publishers such as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image Comics. Recent work includes the hit Marvel series Power Man and Iron Fist as well as covers for Black Panther and Luke Cage . He currently works on his creator-owned online comic series for Line Webtoon, 1000 , and the anticipated Bitter Root , a dark fantasy/action ongoing series published by Image Comics and set during the Harlem Renaissance. Sofie Dodgson colours the Eisner-award winning series BITTER ROOT and has previously worked on multiple TANK GIRL series. She edited the craft section of INSIDER ART, combining her love of costume design and comics.