Michele Abounader spent most of her early life reading and writing poetry while wandering around rural upstate New York. Now she’s made the move into creating comics as a way to bring her stories to life. Leaning into the editing side of comics creating, she loves to find ways to encourage other creators in telling their stories authentically, and to help them find their voice. In addition to The Color of Always, she is currently editing/curating Sharp Wit & the Company of Women, Everything is Different Now with Justin Richards, and Etheres with Anas Abdulhak and Dennis Menheere.

Brent Fisher is a published comics writer and editor. Their passion lies in using storytelling as a vehicle of empathy to bring disparate groups closer together. Their writing can be found in many comic anthologies including Project Big Hype, Femme Fatale, Off Into the Sunset, Amongst the Stars, From the Static, Containment Breach Vol. 3, and Color of Always. Their most recent work, “The Unseen,” was created in collaboration with artist Rachel Distler and is part of Dandy Presents Penny Dreadfuls, published by Source Point Press. Brent is also part of the Phoenix Comics Collective, a group of indie comics makers who share resources, advice, and encouragement to boost each other’s work and contribute to the independent comics-making scene.

FULL CREATOR LISTING: Michele Abounader, Susan Bridges, Tilly Bridges, Mario Candelaria, Rachel Distler, Brent Fisher, Jenny Fleming, Brittany “Briggsy” Gonzalez, Christa Harader, Laura Helsby, Katie Hicks, Lillian Hochwender, , Liana Kangas, Kaj E Kunstmann, Nathan Long, Elizabeth Malette, Gabe Martini, Julia Paiewonsky, Christie Porter, Alex Putprush, Elisa Romboli, Priya Saxena, Jazzlyn Stone, Tench, Alina Wahab