I am a freelance Web designer, illustrator and cartoonist living in the Philadelphia area. I used to work in traditional media until I discovered computer graphics and the internet back in 1994. Some bizarre hidden switch closed somewhere in the dark recesses of my cerebral cortex and I've been a hopeless computer art geek ever since. I started this site with the intention of simply having fun doing a comic story the way I wanted, with no art directors, editors, or publishers telling me what I could or couldn't do. I've been intentionally self-indulgent in allowing myself to write a story that would let me draw whatever I like (robots, dinosaurs, attractive women, bizarre landscapes), and even rewritten pages to accomodate my whims to play with a new piece of graphic software. Fortunately, Argon's story is one of exploration, discovery and fun, so my whims aren't too far out of place. The strip is full of references to stray bits of stuff that I find interesting or fun. Argon Zark! has been a labor of love, although with the release of the hard copy, I hope to make enough from the comic to allow me to devote more of my time to it. I've been delighted with the amazing response the site has gotten since its inception and I thank all of you who have written me, reviewed the site or given it an award. I haven't changed my approach or intention, though. I'm still just having a blast. I would also like to mention that I am the extremely fortunate and grateful recipient of a kidney transplant (6 years as of last September!). I'd like to urge anyone who hasn't thought about organ donation to read a little bit about it and consider what it can mean to someone else. For a good source of information, here is a site I designed for the Gift of Life Donor Program I can be reached at . Charley