Gary Carlson self-published and created the black and white superhero anthology Megaton back in the early '80s, which introduced many new comic book talents including artists Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld and Angel Medina (to name a few) as well as featuring the work of Butch Guice, Mike Gustovitch, Sam Grainger, Sam DeLaRosa and the late Gene Day. He co-created Vanguard with comic book artist Erik Larsen. Carlson later wrote Vanguard, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Supreme for Image Comics. He also co-wrote Aquaman and Nova with Erik Larsen. Carlson is the major creative force behind Big Bang Comics, serving as editor, writer, and publisher.

Frank Fosco is a penciler/inker who started off with Gary Carlson's independent comic book Megaton, which featured his very own creation, Ethrian. After that he ghosted layouts for The Strangers from Malibu comics. The Strangers gig landed him work as a fill-in artist at DC. He is most well known for a 23-issue run on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Image comics. He has done work for Marvel on the Worlds Greatest Comic Magazine and back-up stories in Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon.