Illustrationintheworld

  Gurihiru (Japanese: グリヒル ), also credited as Illustrator Unit Gurihiru and Gurihiru Studios, is a Japanese illustration team, consisting of Chifuyu Sasaki (workplan design, pencils, inks) and Naoko Kawano (workplan design, colors, webdesign). Both originating from Sapporo, Japan, they are currently based in Saitama, mainly working as artists for American comics. The two women are art school graduates who worked as web designers and art museum receptionists prior to their work in comics. After winning 2nd place in a manga competition, they were advised by the organizer of the contest that their art style didn't fit the Japanese market. They decided to try the American market and have since illustrated many American comics and graphic novels.

  Steven Ross Purcell (born October 1, 1961) is an American cartoonist, animator, game designer, and voice actor. He is the creator of the Sam & Max media franchise, for which Purcell received an Eisner Award in 2007. The series has grown to include an animated television series and several video games. A graduate of the California College of Arts and Crafts, Purcell began his career creating comics for the college newsletter. He did freelance work for Marvel Comics and Fishwrap Productions before publishing his first Sam & Max comic in 1987. Purcell was hired by LucasArts as an artist and animator in 1988 and has worked on several LucasArts adventure games, including the first three LucasArts games of Monkey Island, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Sam and Max hit the road. Purcell teamed with Nelvana to create a Sam & Max television series in 1997 and worked briefly as an animator for Industrial Light & Magic after leaving LucasArts. He is currently empl...