Nick Johnson is an Illustration graduate from the Alberta College of Art + Design. Based out of Calgary, Alberta, he has provided work for children’s books, advertising, animation and comic books. Fresh from a year long stint as the Art Director for New Machine Studios, he now freelances as a comic book artist and designer while moonlighting as the bass player for the band Me Three. He finds inspiration in contemporary literature, horror films, and the ghosts of utopia.

Tank Standing Buffalo believes that there is too much cool stuff in the world and not enough time to do it in. He has studied many mediums and taken on many disciplines to better his skills in art. Tank has drawn comic books for the Eaglespeaker  Connection for a number of years – a native run comic that is distributed world wide. Tank has shown in many art galleries doing solo and group shows. He spent a year and half on Vancouver Island  where he apprenticed as a traditional Totem carver under master carver Phil Ashbee. Tank has a passion for restoring pinball and old arcade games back to their former glory. He’s designed for Tiki Farm, the world’s foremost maker of Tiki mugs. He works at Big Johnson Tattoos as a tattooist. His biggest work can be seen annually at Screamfest here in Calgary where he worked as Lead Art director for nearly 16 years, designing and building Haunted attractions. Tank has directed a handful of music videos, worked on many movie sets as a special FX and makeup artist, and has won several awards acknowledging his work in this field. He’s designed countless gig posters, tshirts for bands, events and even wrestling t shirts.  Tank has turned his attention to animation and would like explore the possibilities that are unique to animation.