Oneshi Press Credits

Meet the Team.

Oneshi Press is run by a writer-and-illustrator team: Lynsey G and Jayel Draco. Together, we crush mountains with our bare hands, rescue dragons in distress, smite vicious tyrants with a single staggering blow, and basically keep this ship afloat. Sometimes it’s glamorous, but mostly it’s just what we do.

We couldn’t do it without the help of our extremely talented group of contributors, however. The sheer amount of talent on our roster completely boggles our minds sometimes. Like right now, here we are, just . . . boggled.

Learn more about us here. And remember, you can support our efforts—and keep our growing team fed—by becoming a subscriber on our Patreon page. (Seriously, the amount these people eat also boggles the mind).

Lynsey G

Co-creator of Oneshi Press (Contributor/Co-writer of Children of Gaia, writer and co-creator of Tracy Queen and PACK, editor of Children of Gaia: The Great Nations of Rendaraia), Lynsey G started writing young and never stopped. Her work across multiple genres has appeared in Bitch Magazine, Refinery29, Bust, MEL Magazine, Luna Luna Magazine, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, WHACK! Magazine, The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review, Stirring: a Literary Collection, Menacing Hedge, and elsewhere. She was the curator of a one-woman video art exhibit apexart in New York City in 2012, for which she created four short documentary films about modern Americans' relationships with pornography, one of which won a 2013 Feminist Porn Award. She is the author of Watching Porn, a memoir about her time as a journalist for the adult entertainment industry.

Jayel Draco

Co-creator of Oneshi Press (Co-creator/writer of Children of Gaia, illustrator/designer & co-creator of Children of Gaia: The Great Nations of Rendaraia, Tracy Queen, and PACK), Jayel Draco is a multi-disciplinary visual artist who graduated from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan in 2003 with a BFA in Illustration. For over a decade he has done freelance work as an art director, illustrator, animator, graphic designer, VFX technician, and web designer on a variety of multimedia projects. His animation work for Wagner's Die Walküre (conducted by James Levine and directed by Robert LePage) was shown at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, and his animation work for Marvel's Astonishing X-Men (written by Joss Whedon, illustrated by John Cassaday, and directed by Neal Adams) was projected onto the side of a building in Union Square at MarvelFest. In 2015, Jayel left a salaried position at Neal Adams Continuity Studios as web designer, animator, and VFX technician to focus on developing Oneshi Press.

Chris Covelli

Co-creator/writer of Children of Gaia, Chris Covelli also provides digital pre-visualization for several Oneshi Press projects, including Children of Gaia: The Great Nations of Rendaraia, Tracy Queen, and PACK. With over a decade of experience in the 3D animation/VFX industry, Chris has provided freelance professional work on advertisements for American Express, Coca Cola, Crayola, Newsday, and many others. Chris has also done 3D work on independent films including The Last Winter, Sleep Dealer, and Danny and the Wild Bunch. Currently, Chris works as a Senior Modeler at DHX Media on Nickelodeon’s children’s series Blaze and the Monster Machines. Check out Chris’s online portfolio at polygonpusherinc.com.

Peter Lampasona

Contributor/co-writer of Children of Gaia and a salesman type, Peter Lampasona also provides fight choreography and consultation for several Oneshi Press projects, including Children of Gaia: The Great Nations of Rendaraia, Tracy Queen, and PACK. Peter is best known for writing about the world of sports, where people harm one another. Peter has contributed to publications such as MMAMania, The Fight Nerd, and US Combat Sports; worked on production for the now defunct Spike TV shows MMA Uncensored Live and the Unrivaled documentary series; appeared in the New York Mixed Martial Arts documentary sporting an, in retrospect, ridiculous haircut; and has a competitive record that really is better than what Google says, due to the officially unofficial nature of amateur sport fighting in New York during his athletic prime.

Jenny Williamson

Contributor/co-writer of Children of Gaia Jenny Williamson is a fiction writer and poet living in New York City. In addition to Children of Gaia projects, she has four novels currently in the works along the spectrum of romance and fantasy, and is most actively working on a romance novel set during the fall of Rome. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in journals including East Coast Literary Journal, 24, Blue Monday Review, Vox Poetica, Burningwood Literary Journal, and The Stone Highway Review, among others. She has read at New York City venues including Hip Lit, Les Bleus, the Poetry Brothel, Lyrics, Lit & Liquor, Urbana, and Louder Arts. Her poetry chapbook, Collection of Flaws in a Black Dress, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2016. Jenny is also an actress and model; favorite gigs include acting on the Globe Theatre in London, appearing on the cover of a romance novel (Taken By the Night by Katherine Smith), and modeling an AeroAddaKesh of Aloranaia for Jayel Draco’s compilation of photomanipulations set in the world of Children of Gaia.

Jack Schell

"When I remember what I came here for, to bring you happiness and joy" - Jack Schell
August 13, 1959 - June 10, 2018 ~ May his song resound eternal

Composer for Oneshi Press, Jack Schell – The Sound Weaver created the music for the Children of Gaia The Great nations of Rendaraia Album, the Oneshi Press Intro Video, and several other Oneshi Press projects. Jack draws from the broadest range of musical styles and genres. Jack’s compositions evoke visual images in the listener’s mind to form what may be called ‘soundscapes’ or ‘musical art pieces’. Jack Schell has a unique signature sound and style. His uncommon rhythms combined with sweet, sometimes quirky and fun and memorable melodies form original sound compositions that appeal to those from all walks of life. From an early age Jack picked up instruments and made music from them, often with a unique perspective that influenced the sounds he produced. He learned piano, clarinet, drums and percussion in his childhood. He picked up again with the advent of Atari computer and MIDI music software in the mid-1980’s when he began to compose his signature style music. Now with several releases over the last thirty years, Jack creates well-rounded soundscapes filled with depth and intrigue. In addition to his website and facebook, you can also find Jack's work on cdbaby and iTunes.

Miguel Colón

Contributor to OPCA 1-3, 5, & 7

Writer and illustrator of Lomack: The Giant Warrior Angel featured in OPQA 1, 2, 3, & 5, Miguel was born in the South Bronx in 1969. In 1983 he began attending the High School of Art & Design, where he was introduced to the art of oil painting from life in the "Old Hat Club" of lore, a morning painting class that began two hours before the bell for first period rang, taught by the beloved Irwin (Greeny) Greenberg. Miguel holds a BFA in painting from the SVA, where he studied under the legendary Jack Potter. He also studied drawing, painting, and sculpting the figure with Costa Vavagiakis, Ephraim Rubenstein, Barney Hodes, Peter Cox, and Ronnie Landfield of the Art Students League of New York. He was a teaching assistant for Costa at the Art Students League, National Academy of Design, and New York Academy of Art. He is a 2001 recipient of the first Edwin Austin Abbey Mural Foundation Workshop Grant at the National Academy of Design.

Brendan Rowe

Contributor to OPCA 2, 3, & 6

Writer of "Trenches" featured in OPQA 2, "Scripture" Featured in OPQA 3, and "Hank Thatcher: Dragon Catcher" featured in OPQA 6. Irish‐Canadian writer Brendan Rowe has tried it all when it comes to writing. He's penned newspaper articles, built government websites, and worked on film sets. If Brendan's not building computers, models, and worlds inside his home in Ottawa, Ontario, then he's voraciously consuming vast amounts of film, television, books, games, and comics. brendanrowe.ca/ - twitch.tv/brendanrowe - twitter.com/reBRENDANing - medium.com/@reBRENDANing - instagram.com/reBRENDANing

Jenelle Leigh Campion

Artist Spotlight in OPCA 2

Oneshi press Artist Spotlight recipient Jenelle Leigh Campion's career as a visual artist grew out of her lifelong interest in the creative process. Her voice and vision are influenced by training as a mystic and healer.
She has received a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Inquiry and a certification in Sound, Voice and Music Healing from the California Institute of Integral Studies. During this time, Campion developed a mature sense of perspective and technique.
In 2013 she began selling art in the French Quarter of New Orleans, LA. She can be found on Jackson Square offering loving expressions of heartfelt connection.

Akhilesh

Cover Artist for OPCA 3
Artist Spotlight in OPCA 3

Akhilesh was given his Sanskrit name by an East Indian guru prior to his birth. His parents taught him art and mathematics. He socially goes by Akhi. In school he continued his art and drafting studies. After school he worked with traumatized youth for a decade. He is currently in his third year as a full-time freelance artist. His primary medium of expertise is detailed pen and ink on paper. Akhi applies his art to apparel, jewelry, and prints. He also does commission works and branding. Akhilesh is a father and is based in Missoula, Montana. You may contact him via email akhileshmsla@gmail.com. His works are displayed on Facebook 'Akhilesh' and akhilesh.design on the web.

Christopher R Matusiak

Contributor to OPCA 3

One of my earliest memories is my mother taking me to the public library at the age of four, which is where my love for books and the written word started, leading to such discoveries as Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and Terry Pratchett. When I was ten, she bought me my first graphic novel, ElfQuest volume two. I was a moderate comic reader prior to that point, but it was looking through those pages that I developed a love for the medium which has stuck with me for more than three decades. So, Mom, this is all your fault.

Lillian Nelson

Artist Spotlight in OPCA 4

Lillian Nelson grew up painting in Missoula, and eventually earned her BFA from the University of Montana. Today she continues to create her fine art for regional galleries, freelance illustration and commissions, while working as a gallery curator and director. Her main passion is working on/with wood, bridging the gap between 2 & 3 dimensional work. In her free time she also raises three of the best and most unpredictable pieces of art: her three children.

Emily Swan

Contributor to OPCA 5

When she is not selling her work at comic-con, artist Emily Swan works full time as a graphic artist at a garment decorating company, illustrates and self publishes her own comics, and instructs art and dance at a local Arts Center. She occasionally finds time to sleep.

Her published work can be viewed in Red Stylo Media's '27 Club Anthology', with the story "Back to Black", and their book 'THE STRIP, A Twisted Vegas Comic Anthology', with the story "The Little Lucky Dice Chapel". More of Emily's art can be found across the internet at: 'aSwanNamedEmily'.

Teemu Juhani

Contributor to OPCA 5

Teemu Juhani is a Finnish illustrator and comic artist currently based in London, UK. He illustrates mainly children's books and stories and enjoys fleshing out imaginative stories with magical, adventurous, fantasy, or otherwise extraordinary elements. The backbones of Teemu's artwork are detailed line art, quirky characters, and humorous point of view. Grandmothers and tentacles are his all-time favourite subjects to draw, which luckily he gets to draw fairly often. Teemu is a former potato chipaholic, which he has managed to overcome and transform to an unhealthy love for cookies and biscuits. Find him online at his website and Instagram.

Sonne

Guest Art in OPCA 6
Guest Art in PACK 1

Sonne is a young artist stationed on Nørrebro in Copenhagen. He was born and raised on the beautiful island of Bornholm, in the middle of the baltic sea.
His childhood years have always revolved around artistic endeavors, and has stuck with him throughout his life until his adult life.

Working mainly with the subject of beautiful men, creating masculine yet aesthetically pleasing pictures is something Sonne excels at. With graphic backgrounds and saturated colors, he creates almost whimsical portraits of men. sonnearts.com | instagram.com/sonne.art

Aaron Burke

Contributor to OPCA 6

Aaron Berke is a science-fiction and fantasy writer based in New York City. Aaron believes that every moment in life can make a great story. All you have to do is freeze the moment, and add a dash of adventure. Aaron graduated from Brandeis University in 2013 with a degree in Film, Television and Interactive Media. Aaron has since built his portfolio with numerous film and television scripts, and has written and directed a handful of short films, including the successful festival-running fantasy film, "Hats." "Victoria" published in OPQA 06 is Aaron's first foray into the world of comics, and it's a dream come true for the long-time comic fan. facebook.com/aaron.berke.7 - twitter.com/AaronBerke88

Marika Brousianou

Contributor to OPCA 6

Marika Brousianou is a Chicago based artist and designer with a passion for visual storytelling and illustration. She believes that images tell stories in their own special way. Marika studied visual arts at Deree College in Athens, Greece and illustration at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. She has participated in group exhibitions both in Greece and San Francisco and is currently working on her first graphic novel of human misery entitled "Eight Fifty Three". facebook.com/marika.brous, instagram.com/marikabrousianou - twitter.com/MarikaBrousiano.

Bo Christianson

Contributor to OPCA 7

Bo Christian is a Texas comic book artist and writer. He has done previous work on titles Lucas Hahn: Sins of the Father published through Bright Ideas comics( as artist) and 12 Labors published through Stache Publishing (as writer and illustrator). He is currently working on two upcoming projects Hummingbird and Dahlia, partnering with DK Weber on book series. Prior to starting his career in comics Bo was a Structural Journeyman in the US Air Force. You can find and follow Bo's artwork on Instagram @the_bo_christian and on Twitter @bochristian.

Grivante

Contributor to OPCA 7, & 8

You might recognize Grivante from the backs of milk cartons from when you were a kid, but that was his twin brother. They still haven't found Bob. Grivante is best known for his Zee Brothers: Zombie Exterminator books, a comedic-horror series that both celebrates and pokes fun at everything that makes zombie pop culture cool. His publishing company Grivante Press focuses on publishing page-turning speculative fiction. He loves things like George Romero's "Of The Dead" movies and Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead”.

TOM SWIFT BIRD

Contributor to OPCA 1

Writer and illustrator of "Anthropocene Twilight", Tom Swift Bird is an artist who explores the internal and outdoor landscapes of modern life in their grandeur and bleakness. The Pine Ridge reservation where he was born and the great plains where he has spent much of his life form the backgrounds for much of his work, overlaid with political and personal reflections. He is also a photographer, writer, and musician, and is currently employed in the field of technology and data visualization. He is a class of 2014 graduate of Oglala Lakota College.

Jsquared

Guest Artist in OPCA 2
Contributor to OPCA 4 & 5
Guest Artist in Tracy Queen V.1

Lead developer of "Children of Gaia: MineCOG", Oneshi Press Artist Spotlight Recipient & Tracy Queen Guest Artist Jsquared graduated from NAU with an AS in Graphic Design and a BS in Visual Communication. Ever since he was able to pick up a pencil, he was creating something - even at the expense of his crib walls. Concept Art has always been something he loves because he can take someone's idea and wrap a world around it.