Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776–1822) replaced his third name, Wilhelm, with Amadeus in homage to Mozart. A towering figure of German Romanticism, Hoffmann was a composer, music critic, theater director, draftsman, and caricaturist as well as a writer. Although his stories challenged readers to free their minds from the conventions of reality, Hoffmann accepted the practical constraints of everyday life, training as a lawyer and serving as a judge.

Natalie Andrewson is a comic artist, printmaker, and illustrator. She's made short form comics with Peow Studio, Shortbox, and BOOM! Studios. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, Hazlitt, and the New Yorker, and she’s done narrative work for Cartoon Network, Dreamworks, Titmouse, and Oculus. She likes to make Risograph comics and prints and attend comic festivals in her spare time.