The Tower Chronicles: Dreadstalker, Volume 1

Matt Wagner is an art director and owner and curator of Hellion Gallery in Portland, OR. With over a decade of experience curating art shows in Tokyo, Portland, and San Diego, Wagner's eye for quality work has earned him an international following. He travels the world with the simple goal of seeking out great art and sharing it. His latest book, The Tall Trees of Paris: 42 Independent Artists Share Their City and Their Work was published in May, 2016. His first book, The Tall Trees of Tokyo (Overcup Press), focuses on Japanese artists in his adopted home of Tokyo.

Simon Bisley occupies an almost unique place in 2000 AD history, as one of the first UK artists to popularise the fully-painted style pioneered by Argentinian artist Alberto Brecchia. His highly dynamic artwork made his two major series in the Galaxy's Greatest Comic -- A.B.C. Warriors: The Black Hole and Sláine: The Horned God -- very popular, as they remain to date. He also illustrated Heavy Metal Dredd in the Megazine, an ultra-graphic, adults-only take on the lawman, before going on to pencil the hugely successful first Batman/Judge Dredd crossover story, Judgement on Gotham. Bisley has provided countless pin-ups and short pieces across an astonishing variety of comics, from legendary fantasy anthology Heavy Metal to anarchic DC superhero series Lobo, and has an even more extensive CV in Europe, where his painted style enjoys enormous success.