The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities

Mike Mignola is an artist known for graphic novels such as Hellboy and The Amazing Screw-on Head. He was also the production designer for the Disney feature film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Jonathan Nix is an award-winning director, animator, artist, and musician. He lives in Sydney, Australia.

Eric Orchard is an award-winning illustrator and cartoonist living in Canada. He most recently illustrated the children’s book The Terrible, Horrible, Smelly Pirate. His work has been recognized in the Spectrum Annual of Fantastic Art and the Society of Illustrators annual exhibit.

James A. Owen is an American comic book artist, publisher, and writer. He is the author of the popular Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series and the creator of the critically acclaimed Starchild graphic novel series. His most recent book is The Dragon’s Apprentice.

Ron Pippin’s artwork has been shown around the world in solo shows as well as group exhibitions. His art has also been seen in various movies and TV shows such as Spider-Man.

J.K. Potter is an iconic photographer known mostly for his work in the horror, science fiction, and fantasy world, as well as his album/CD covers. He has produced art for many book covers, including the recent Subterranean Press limited editions of Ebb Tide by James Blaylock and Last Call by Tim Powers.

Eric Schaller is an artist, writer, and scientist. His stories have appeared in Postscripts, New Genre, and Nemonymous, and his artwork in The White Buffalo Gazette, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, and Jeff VanderMeer’s mosaic novel City of Saints and Madmen.

Ivica Stevanovic is a Serbian artist. He has won several prizes in the fields of design, illustrations, cartoons, and comics. His specialty is graphic novels and art book projects. His latest book is Katil (Bloodthirsty Man) and he also recently contributed to the anthology Steampunk Reloaded.

Jan Svankmajer is a famous Czech surrealist artist and filmmaker. His first feature film in 1987 was Alice, based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. His most recent film is the Czech comedy Surviving Life (2010), which he claims will be his last.

Sam Van Olffen is a French artist best known for his surreal depictions of steampunk and/or dieselpunk images. His work has been featured in many books as well as gallery exhibits around the world.

Myrtle von Damitz III is a painter living in New Orleans who sees her work as a form of storytelling. She has had numerous solo exhibits as well as group gallery showings around the country. She is the founder and curator of Babylon Lexicon, an annual exhibition of artists’ books and local independent presses.

Jake von Slatt is a steampunk contraptor and proprietor of the popular Web site The Steampunk Workshop (steampunkworkshop.com); he lives in Boston. He and his projects have been featured in Boing Boing, WIRED, Nature, Newsweek, and the New York Times.

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