Frederick L. Jones

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American entrepreneur and creator of the first award-winning black female lead shonen manga series, CLOCK STRIKER, Frederick L. Jones was born in Durham, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Communication Studies. 

He developed a passion for promoting diversity at a young age, including participating in the fight for a Black Student Union on UNC’s campus and attending the original Million Man March in 1995. He spent a decade in the video game industry as an executive. Having worked on nearly every part of product creation, including product marketing, product development, and brand management, Frederick combined his experience with his lifelong love of anime to create the firm MyFutprint Entertainment, LLC and its diverse manga brand, Saturday AM, in 2013. 

Saturday AM is the largest black owned manga brand globally with books in over 30 countries, 14 digital platforms, distributed into comic stores, libraries, bookstores, retail giants and over 10 major e-commerce platforms. With top diverse manga from countries ranging from Nigeria to New Zealand, USA to Brazil - Saturday AM manga has been translated into 5 languages and has over 10 wins in award circuits including Japan and the USA.

Frederick Jones resides in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, with his family and dog, Allie.

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Issaka Galadima

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Issaka Galadima, also known online as Gladisk or GladiskStudio, was born in the Republic of Niger and currently lives in France, where he works as an app developer. He is the artist and co-plotter of the award-winning Shonen manga, CLOCK STRIKER by Saturday AM!

Issaka is overseeing the French language version of CLOCK STRIKER for publisher Nobi Nobi while working on CLOCK STRIKER VOL 4 and the upcoming light novel.

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Goeffrey Jean-Louis

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Haitian-American artist Goeffrey Jean-Louis was born in White Plains, New York, and raised in Orlando, Florida. After his short story “Mara the Martian” appeared in the 2017 edition of Saturday AM’s new artist showcase, #SummerOfManga, the annual new artist showcase from Saturday AM, Goeffrey was tapped to illustrate and co-plot the seinen supernatural mystery series YELLOW STRINGER for Saturday AM’s sister magazine Saturday PM. His illustrations have delighted fans in zines as well as on Instagram and other social media platforms, and he won the Lo-Fi Halloween contest in 2020. 

Goeffrey lives with his family in Florida and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, focusing on character animation and minoring in computer science while working on new series, Saturday PLAYDATE.

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Morganne Walker

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Morganne Walker is the artist and writer for the shonen manga SOUL BEAT, which is published within Saturday AM magazine. She studied architectural design at Ball State University, receiving her Bachelor’s degree in 2014, and her Master’s degree in 2016. She currently lives and works in Indianapolis, Indiana with her cat, Charlie.

Morganne is working on SOUL BEAT Vol 2.

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Nikolas Draper-Ivey

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Nikolas Draper-Ivey is an American illustrator based outside of New York City. Born in Lansing, Michigan in 1991. He grew up in Detroit, where his father first exposed him to Japanese animation with Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira. In his adolescence he discovered Shonen Jump Magazine.  This inspired him to pursue a career as a professional illustrator.  In 2010 he began his first semester at Savannah College Of Art & Design (SCAD) in Georgia as a Sequential Art major with a minor in Illustration. 

His style plays heavily on use of light and shadow and combines afro-futurist elements with hints of fantasy, hip-hop and punk culture and his love cinematography. His two biggest influences are Roger Deakins (Director of cinematography for Blade Runner 2049) and Takeshi Obata, (artist for Hikaru No Go, Death Note, BAKUMAN Platinum End).  In 2014, after moving to New York City, he had the chance to meet with his idols, Editor Koji Yoshida and mangaka Takeshi Obata who praised his early works as a “successful fusion of his Eastern and Western influences”.

He further experimented with this blend with this first serialized work: XOGENASYS. In a short span of time his artwork has become a source of inspiration to many artists in the black community. This recognition afforded him the opportunity to create album artwork for MARVEL’S “BLACK PANTHER: THE ALBUM”, Produced by Kendrick Lamar.

Currently, Draper-Ivey is working on his original work Dream Vesper, he firmly believes that his unique Afro-Asian futuristic art style can change the world

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Brent Trayce Sands

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Brent Trayce Sands is the creator of Impound Comics, a superhero comic book company that launched in 2020 with its first character, Impound. His universe blends urban culture with classic superhero and fantasy elements, quickly gaining a dedicated following.

Since its debut, Impound Comics has expanded through multiple comic book releases, merchandise, and media projects. The brand has gained significant traction on social media, building a strong presence in the comic and anime communities. Brent has leveraged this influence to grow Impound Comics into a recognized name in indie comics, collaborating with major brands like PF Flyers and expanding into animation with a stop-motion comedy series alongside comedian Lance Woods.

With a growing fanbase and increasing industry influence, Impound Comics continues to rise as a major force in the indie superhero and fantasy space.

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Demaymayart

Demaymayart is a Miami born artist with a love for all things surreal. She specializes in both traditional and digital painting and her goal is to create conversation a involving her favorite things by using eye catching colors and subject matter that blends reality with fantasy. 

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Mervyn McKoy

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Mervyn McKoy is the artist of The C-Listers, Giant Robot Warrior Maintenance Crew, Paula Peril, and more!

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Jacob McAlister

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Jacob has been working in the themed entertainment industry for the past 10 years. Cutting his teeth illustrating for Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights, he moved to Universal Creative in 2016. From Nintendo World in Japan to Epic Universe, Jacob has been lucky enough to have a hand in conceptualizing and bringing to life so many varied worlds. Jacob has worked with Ravensburger since 2019 on Games like Disney’s Jungle Cruise, Disney’s Eye Found It and Horrified (among others).

Jacob was on the concept team for Lorcana and illustrated two cards for the second wave, Into The Ink Lands. Jacob has also worked for Loungefly designing dozens of bags and pins. He also performed for Disney as Crush and Marlin in Finding Nemo the musical at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for over a decade.  He continues to work in themed entertainment for Disney and AOA as a senior concept designer. 

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Andres Labrada

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Andres is a South Florida comic book artist and illustrator. His credits include storyboards for Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H (TV Series), Blondie comics, and he is the creator behind the ongoing webcomic Coshoho (Coffee Shop of Horrors) found online Webtoons at: http://bit.ly/webtoonsCoshoho

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Kenny Calderon

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Kenny Calderon is a professional Artist, Illustrator. He is the owner/founder of Wild Inx Productionz and Wild Inx Studioz, LLC.

A native New Yorker from Far Rockaway Queens. A self-taught artist, his interests began with graffiti and street art. And moved into cartoons, caricatures and even portraits by his junior year in middle school. As a teenager, Kenny studied the works of Leonardo Da Vinci and incorporated those skills into his figure drawings and comic art.

With a drive for meeting his artistic goals and a versatile skill set, Kenny became a freelance commission artist after moving to South Florida. Today, he has clients all across the country, ranging from clothing designers, and business owners, to published writers and musicians.

Kenny has story boarded for music videos and developed original character studies for well known writers. He’s most notably known for his comic work in the “Grace Flynn Chronicles”, cover variants for indie comic publisher “Creature Entertainment” on their “Tommy” books and the children’s book “Rainbows of the Heart”. An avid comic book and anime fan, Kenny is currently working on a graphic novel series of his own, and attends many of the local comic and anime conventions in Florida and across the U.S. He is an enthusiastic NY Giants fan and currently resides in South Florida.

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Ghost

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Eleazar Soriano (aka Ghost) is a charismatic game developer, animator, and multi-award-winning visual artist.

Known for vibrant, body-positive imagery and bold creative direction, Ghost has earned over 9 awards for his craft.

Bringing good vibes with a polished, professional edge, Ghost creates colorful, confidence-driven visuals that celebrate individuality and storytelling.

 Recently recognized by the City of Hialeah and the City of Doral for outstanding contributions to the arts, he continues to push boundaries in every medium he touches.

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Art of Malo

Michael Lauzardo, known as Art of Malo, is a visual designer and illustrator with over two decades of creative experience. His signature blend of bold linework and cinematic storytelling spans original art, sketch covers, and character design.

He’s created characters and cover art for Black Tooth Publishing and serves as the cover & sequential artist for Last Guardian Angel, while also developing his own original series, Tamakire (魂裂) - a dystopian fantasy exploring mysticism and fractured worlds.

Through ArtOfMalo.art and MaloMedia, Michael continues to bridge fine art, pop culture, and modern mythology—bringing vibrant stories and unforgettable visuals to life.

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