Haitian-American artist Goeffrey Jean-Louis was born in White Plains, New York, and raised in Orlando, Florida. After his short story “Mara the Martian” appeared in the 2017 edition of #SummerOfManga, the annual new artist showcase from Saturday AM, Goeffrey was tapped to illustrate and co-plot the seinen supernatural mystery series Yellow Stringer for Saturday AM’s sister magazine Saturday PM. His illustrations have delighted fans in zines as well as on Instagram and other social media platforms, and he won the Lo-Fi Halloween contest in 2020. Goeffrey lives with his family in Florida and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, focusing on character animation and minoring in computer science. American entrepreneur Frederick L. Jones was born in Durham, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Communication Studies. He developed a passion for promoting diversity at a young age, including participating in the fight for a Black Student Union on UNC’s campus and attending the original Million Man March in 1995. He spent a decade in the video game industry as an executive. Having worked on nearly every part of product creation, including product marketing, product development, and brand management, Frederick combined his experience with his lifelong love of anime to create the diverse manga brand Saturday AM in 2013. He resides in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, with his family and dog, Allie.

Saturday AM is a unique digital comics brand featuring an ever-growing catalog of popular, exclusive and diverse action manga-style webcomics by independent creators from around the world. Among the nearly 50 visionary artists on the Saturday AM team are [...] (Apple Black), [...] (Hammer), and [...] (Saigami). To learn more about Saturday AM, visit [...], or find them on Instagram (@saturday_am), YouTube [...] and Twitter (@saturday_am).

Contents
Article 1 New in Town
Article 2 Late-Night Fun
Article 3 Zombie Apocalypse
Article 4 Dawn of the Dead
Article 5 Sleepy Desert Hollow
Article 6 Meet-Cute
Article 7 Birthday Boy
Article 8 Date-Night Jitters
Special Article Sketch Gallery