Charles Bernard Barton:
Charlie was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Texas Austin, and Bilgi University in Istanbul. Currently a PhD student in history, with a focus on American policy in Anatolia after the First World War. He speaks Turkish and has an interest in Ottoman history. In his creative writing, he draws inspiration from the classics, as well as historical events. In the realm of popular culture, Charlie greatly appreciates the critiques of The Critical Drinker and Nerdrotic. Watching his written stories become an illustrated reality has been a great joy, and he greatly looks forward to seeing the Vikings Versus Samurai story grow over the coming years.
Dejan Mandic:
He was born in 1977 in Sarajevo. Graduated in applied graphics in 2002 at the university of applied arts in Belgrade, with professors Jugoslav Vlahović and Milka Vujović. He has been a member of ULUPUDS since 2011. – painting and graphic section. He exhibited at numerous individual and collective exhibitions. This extremely creative and unique author has been successfully engaged in illustration, comics, character design, as well as book design.
Darko Reljic:
Born in Belgrade Serbia, he is a graphic art graduate at Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade and Vancouver Film School Alumni.
Seasoned Creative director always striving to build strong team and motivate coworkers. Illustrator, graphic and broadcast designer, animator, editor and videographer, Darko has extensive skill set under his belt. Produced and directed TV commercials and music videos for various international clients. He is member of ULUPUDS and ULUS.
Yuko Takemoto:
Yuko has been essential part of our team when it comes to Asian historical researches and advisory.
She brought to us hidden facts from Japanese history.
Beside this, Yuko has extensive knowledge in traditional Shodō Calligraphy.
She has been working as a team supervisor of Japanese calligraphy teams in movies like Minamata, with Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Hiroyuki Sanada and Ryo Kase in leading roles.
