Joshua Ross

Joshua had made plans as a youth to follow in his father's and grandfather's footsteps and play pro baseball, (or Michael
Jackson's barber- don't ask) but never managed to go anywhere with such a career path and took up BMX instead.

BMX brought forth many trophies, including 3rd place in the Grand Nationals, and sponsors following the career of a
budding BMXer. Unfortunately, a father's untimely decision to move to a city with no track killed any chance of going pro.
So, Joshua was stuck in a new city, with few friends and little creative output. A fan of popular kids products such as
Transformers, M.a.s.k., and G.I.Joe, (he always had a penchant for war, massive destruction, and large guns) and had always
carried a fondness of art and illustration. His grandmother used to break out her paints every time he visited and teach him
the various techniques required to be an artist, most which went well over his head being something like five at the time, but
planted the seeds of inspiration nevertheless.

So with little life a 10 year old boy began to spend most of his time locked in his room drawing. He drew everyday, but had
little focus and desire except he liked cartoons and at that time wanted to be a cartoonist. The means for creating a real
cartoon at such a young age was nigh impossible, so it wasn't until a fated day a couple years later that Joshua's life would
make a change for the better. That creative outlet came from a couple of X-Men and Wolverine trade paperbacks he
borrowed from his brother's friend. Inspired by the visual brutality (such as he'd watched in his favorite cartoons, but now
magically drawn onto a sheet of paper) he began to produce his own comic books. His father soon caught onto such an
idea and forced to child into slavery.

The father's plans produced two books, David and Goliath in '91, and Joseph in Egypt in '92. To say that neither were best
sellers, let alone published cause they sucked, is an understatement. About a year later after another bout with insanity
Joshua had a total breakdown and decided that complete and utter control was the only way to go. So, now he currently
devotes all his energy and time into his own projects such as his book, "Put Some Pants On ", tons of Nightmare World and
Tales of Mr. Rhee stuff, Atomic Robo short stories, concept art, and now tattoo designs. Inspired and influenced by the
works of creators like David Mack, Geof Darrow, Paul Ackers, Mike Mignola, Jeff Smith, Brandon Bond, Dave Sim, Bryan
Hitch, Megan Massacre, Jhonen Vasquez, Joe Capobianco, and Guy Davis among countless others, Josh desires to mold
his talents into a force destined to one day to rule the world with a fist of artistic domination.

Born in Kansas, raised in Texas, living in Pennsylvania, Joshua now resides in a fairly nice apartment with his brother, and a
ferret named Brodie, and occasionally talks to goats and donkeys. Please ignore their playful cries for help.