Isabella Bannerman
Isabella Bannerman (Mondays): Originally from Buffalo, Isabella spent her formative cartooning years in New York City. Her work has appeared nationwide in alternative news-weeklies, and a book of her cartoons, "Pacifists in Bomber Jackets," was published in 1998. She currently lives with her husband and two sons in Westchester County, N.Y.

Margaret Shulock
Margaret Shulock (Tuesdays): As a kid, when she wasn't drawing, Margaret was usually hanging out in the barn, wondering what the chickens were really talking about. Now she lives in the wilds of New York State, still drawing and still wondering about her neighbors and waxing poetic about such mysteries as "How do porcupines pass the time on those long winter nights?"

In 2006, Margaret officially became the writer on "Apartment 3-G," the contemporary "soap opera" comic strip that speaks directly to the new generation of women who try to juggle careers, men and friendship.

Rina Piccolo
Rina Piccolo (Wednesdays): Cartooning all her life, Rina had her very first newspaper comic rejected when she was 10. Today, she is the successful author of three cartoon book collections. Her comic strip, "Tina's Groove," launched in March 2002. She lives in New York.

Carla Ventresca
Carla Ventresca (Thursdays): Carla got her career start in advertising, after graduating from Syracuse University in 1988. She worked as a copywriter in a San Francisco agency doing print and radio ads for clients including The Fairmont Hotels and The San Francisco Chronicle. She later went on to start her own greeting card line, Carla Cards. Her cards sold in shops all over the U.S., Canada, and the UK. She’s now a top selling artist for Recycled Paper Greetings, and co-creator of the comic strip On A Claire Day. Originally from Bucks County, PA, Carla spent most of her adult life in Boston, MA. She recently moved to Nashville, TN, also known as Music City, USA, with her husband, songwriter Henry Beckett.

Kathryn LeMieux
Kathryn LeMieux (Fridays): An award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, Kathryn's comic strips and panels have appeared in newspapers and magazines, and her work has been nationally syndicated. She lives in a small, rural town in northern California.

Stephanie Piro
Stephanie Piro (Saturdays): This Brooklyn-born cartoonist's characters first embellished T-shirts and kitchen magnets as products of her award-winning company, Strip-T's. Her work has since appeared in Glamour, Ms., The Funny Times, Comic Relief and the Women's Glib series of humor anthologies. Two collections of her cartoons have been published by Laugh Lines Press, and another is coming soon. Her cartoons also appear in "Love Me or Go To Hell" (published by Andrews McMeel). Stephanie lives in New Hampshire with her husband, daughter and two cats.