Serious Satire

Shannon Wheeler is the Eisner Award-winning creator of Too Much Coffee Man, who has appeared internationally in newspapers, magazines, comic books and opera houses. He has contributed to a variety of publications that include the Onion newspaper and the New Yorker magazine. His latest book (with Mark Russell) is Apocrypha Now (Top Shelf Productions). In their first collaboration, God Is Disappointed in You, Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler’s faithful-yet-irreverent approach to the Bible sparked an instant connection with readers of all backgrounds. Now, by popular demand, they turn their attention to the parts left out of the canonical Bible, including the Midrash, the Apocrypha, the Gnostic Gospels, and more. Think of these as the DVD extras to the Holy Scripture: missing scenes, alternate versions of familiar stories, and long-lost strangeness from Biblical times. This is what the Bible didn't tell you. And there's more to the story than you can imagine.

Mark Russell is the co-author of God Is Disappointed in You. He also writes the comic book series Prez and The Flintstones for DC Comics. His latest book (with Shannon Wheeler) is Apocrypha Now (Top Shelf Productions). In their first collaboration, God Is Disappointed in You, Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler’s faithful-yet-irreverent approach to the Bible sparked an instant connection with readers of all backgrounds. Now, by popular demand, they turn their attention to the parts left out of the canonical Bible, including the Midrash, the Apocrypha, the Gnostic Gospels, and more. Think of these as the DVD extras to the Holy Scripture: missing scenes, alternate versions of familiar stories, and long-lost strangeness from Biblical times. This is what the Bible didn't tell you. And there's more to the story than you can imagine.

Benjamin Frisch is a cartoonist and storyteller from Williamsburg Virginia. He has an MFA in Sequential Art from Savannah College of Art and Design, and participated in the international artist residency program La Maison Des Auteurs in Angoulême France. His work has appeared on the political satire site Wonkette, National Public Radio, and in the Graphic Canon comics anthologies. Frisch's debut graphic novel, The Fun Family (Top Shelf Productions) presents a surreal deconstruction of childhood, adulthood, and good old American obsession. As their idyllic world collapses and the kids are forced to pick up the pieces, will this family circle become a broken mirror, or a portal to a nightmare world? The Hollywood Reporter writes," [Fun Family] shares the imperfection behind the American dream....combining deceptively wholesome cartooning with an increasingly dark story."