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**Justine Huxley**
was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA surrounded by a very musical family. Making her professional debut at age 6 in a national commercial for Brawny Paper Towels, Justine has been performing practically her whole life. By the time she was 3 years old, she'd memorized almost all of Stephen Sondheim's repertoire and developed a proclivity for giving impromptu concerts in public parks and restaurants. She attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) in the theatre program, and then moved to New York, attending the rigorous Acting Conservatory at SUNY Purchase, earning her BFA in Acting before returning home to LA.
Some of her favorite voice over credits include Wattson in APEX LEGENDS, Little Red Riding Hood in Disney's GOLDIE & BEAR, Constance Pickering in HARRY POTTER: WIZARDS UNITE, INCREDIBLES 2, SPYRO REIGNITED TRILOGY, RED DEAD REDEMPTION II, and GRAND THEFT AUTO V. She is also the voice of TNT's daytime sponsorships. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, going to museums, and performs regularly in MISCAST, a concert series that benefits Project Angel Food in Los Angeles.
You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @JustineHuxley.

**Erica Luttrell**
was born in Toronto, Canada to a Tanzanian mother and an American father. Youngest of four girls, Erica began her acting career at the age of two, starring in numerous commercials from Pampers to Cadillac before booking her first lead role in a television series at the age of nine.
After several seasons on Shining Time Station, the animated series The Magic School Bus (co-starring comedy legends George Carlin and Lily Tomlin respectively) and others, she migrated south to Los Angeles, California.
She's most recently appeared on Mayans M.C., 9-1-1, and OWN's David Makes Man, as well as Seal Team, and Westworld. She continues to voice an impressive list of critically lauded animated and video game titles including Horizon Forbidden West as Zo, Marvel's Avengers as Shuri, Steven Universe as Sapphire and Padparadscha, Dishonored II as Emily Kaldwin, Diablo III, Injustice 2, Voltron, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Apex Legends and The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants on Netflix.
Her middle name "Shukrani" means to give thanks.

**Meli Grant**
Meli Grant was born and raised in New York, and spent her childhood playing on stages, in scenic shops and prop houses, while her father worked in technical theatre. From the Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, her drive to tell stories has set her on a career in theatre and film, but when she discovered voice acting, she fell in love all over again.
She has appeared in numerous animated and video game titles, most notably Apex Legends as Catalyst, Dragon Ball Super as Quitela and Maji-Kayo, Fairy Tail as Dimaria Yesta, Rurouni Kensin (2023) as Kamatari, Record of Ragnarök as Zerofuku, Lego Monkie Kid as Peng, My Hero Academia as the Public Safety Commission President, and Terrain of Magical Expertise as Gamesoft.
If you're a fan of VTubers, she streams daily on Twitch! Check her out at twitch.tv/Melizande!
Socials:
X/Twitter: @Melizande
Instagram: @angrymeli
Facebook: @THEMeliGrant

**Shantel VanSanten**
Born in Minnesota and raised in Houston, Shantel found her passion for acting upon moving to Los Angeles. She first made an impression on an audience in the controversial drama, *You and I*, directed by legendary filmmaker Roland Joffe (The Killing Fields). The movie exposed her passion and power on-screen. Shortly thereafter, she landed her first major TV role on "CSI: NY," which was followed closely by her a series regular role on the hit series "One Tree Hill." VanSanten's success has continued to grow with lead and recurring roles on shows such as "Gang Related," "The Messengers" and "The Flash" on which she played "Patty Spivot." Shantel also starred as "Julie Swagger" the wife of lead character Bob Lee Swagger on the popular USA Network series, “Shooter.” Some of her other film and TV credits include “The Final Destination” and “Remembrance” as well as the CW series "Beauty and the Beast." In 2019, VanSanten starred in the Apple TV+ space series, *For All Mankind* and is currently starring in FBI Most Wanted, as Special Agent Nina Chase. When she isn’t chasing bad guys you can also catch her recurring on the Amazon Original series, “The Boys”.
When not focused on TV and film projects, VanSanten is a devoted philanthropist and activist. She volunteerswith several organizations but her passion has been in working the The American Lung Association's "LungForce" initiative. She got involved after the untimely passing of her grandmother, Doris Dooymea. She hasserved as spokeswoman at several events and raised funds for research, education and to help the familiar ofthis affected.

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BALAM!
Balam is a Latin-american comic book artist, he’s first work as a colorist was for the fourth tome ""Cutting Edge"" Saga for French publishing house Delcourt in 2015, Balam worked as an artist for Humanoids L.A. on their OMNI miniseries, later he was hired by Titan Comics , London based to illustrate ExtraOrdinary a graphic novel alongside acclaimed writer V.E.Schwab, during this period, he was requested by Marvel comics to be in charge of Mexican American super hero Reptil, he has worked on a Kate Bishop Hawkeye miniseries and was the artist for Blade Runner Black Lotus while collaborating in episodes for Wild Cards / George R.R.M - Marvel adaptation for comics.
Later, Balám became the main artist of a Spider Gwen miniseries, a beloved character from the Spider-verse franchise. He then worked on a miniseries for the long lasting New Mutants Lethal legion. Balam drew a series of short stories for the Deadpool pets universe co-creating new characters, a couple of books for NYX and is currently working on Infinity Watch and Marvel Mutts.

Mitch Gerads is a multiple Eisner Award-winning illustrator who has made a career out of bringing humanity and realism to the superhuman and unreal. Best known for his much-lauded work at DC Comics with writer Tom King on MISTER MIRACLE, BATMAN, STRANGE ADVENTURES, and more! He lives and draws in Phoenix, Arizona, where it is always too hot.

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