Based out of St. Louis, Steenz Stewart is the lead cartoonist for the syndicated comic strip Heart of the City and co-creator of the graphic novel Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games. Throughout their career they have had many roles in the world of comics: Illustrator, Editor, Professor, and Mentor.

For more than 15 years comic books have had an unsung champion whose work creates new readers and empowers indie creators. Moni Barrette is an energetic force to be reckoned with and a never-ending idea machine on ways to better community—which makes sense—after all, she is a Librarian.

Generative AI slop has sadly become mainstream and is quickly encroaching the realm of comic books. As someone who writes about comics, I genuinely worry about writers and artists who are being robbed and their works being mimicked without consent, compensation, or respect to copyright.