Over the years, there has been a secret tradition of after-hours passion projects privately created by talented artists responsible for developing stories and visuals for animated motion pictures.

A diverse group of entertainment industry professionals, who work collaboratively in teams during the day, burn the midnight oil pursuing personal artistic goals as a way to hone their skills and broaden their horizons. From time to time, these free-thinking visionaries focus their individual efforts on one mutually agreed upon theme as a method to ignite their imaginations and juxtapose their kaleidoscopic points-of-view.

In the past, you might never have had a chance to get a book like this (personal, quirky, independent, and creatively unrestricted) unless you were a studio insider. Now, one of these unofficial, off-the-radar story collections is being quietly offered to collectors by Baby Tattoo Books, and you are invited to partake in this secret society of artistic storytellers and narrative art lovers. From the hearts, minds, and pens of dozens of women and men who work (or have worked) in the Story and Visual Development departments at major animation studios comes an anthology of short stories in graphic novel form that reflects on the question “When Is High Moon?”.

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The Storytellers:

Alisha Gibson, Allen Ostegar, Andy Harkness, Bill Schwab, Brian Kesinger, Brittney Lee, Camille André, Carlos Romero, Carrie Liao, Chris Hubbard, Chris Ure, Dan Abraham, David G. Derrick Jr., David Pimentel, Don Hall, Donna Lee, Fawn Veerasunthorn, Felix Soto, Griz & Norm, Hillary Bradfield, James Finch, James Woods, Jeff Merghart, Jeff Ranjo, Jeremy Spears, Joe Mateo, John Musker, Kevin Deters, Lissa Treiman, Lorelay Bové, Luis Logam, Manu Arenas, McKenna Harris, Meg Park, Michael Herrera, Mike Gabriel, Nancy Kruse, Neysa Bové, Nick Orsi, Paul Felix, Ryan Green, Samantha Vilfort, Stephanie Rizo, Sunmee Joh, Sylvia Lee, and Zane Yarbrough