Mark Masztal is an award-winning illustrator and designer. He is known in the comic book field as the artist and co-creator of the Shar-Pei series, recently collected as the Chronicles of Shar-Pei.

He has written two novels, Blood In The Water and Resurrection Sam. He is currently wrapping up The Hook, a sequel to Blood in The Water and editing a sci-fi survivalist book, Alien Skin for a fall 2024 release.