Sam Spina is the nicest guy in the world. He's been drawing and self publishing comics for nearly a decade, and his self published daily diary strip 'Spina Doodles' has received much acclaim and maintains a small but devoted cult following. Sam currently lives in LA with his wife Samantha and probably a couple of cats. He works as a storyboards for 'The Regular Show' and puts out wonderful comics.
Noah Van Sciver (1984-?) has been putting out comics for a decade. His work has appeared in Mome, Mineshaft, Mad, and just about everywhere else. His work has been published by Fantagraphics, 2D Cloud, Hic and Hoc, Grimalkin and Retrofit. Kilgore Books, however, has the distinction of being the first publisher, and continues to put out his much lauded, award-nominated 'Blammo' series.