Mike DeBalfo, a Phoenix, Arizona based artist, was inspired by early Jim Lee work, J. Scott Campbell and stories featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who utilized these imaginative industry staples to craft a now well known good girl art style. A Kubert School alum, Mike is best known for his playful and memorable cover art for independent publishers like Zenescope Entertainment, Aspen Comics, Lady Death and more. A convention regular around the American Southwest, DeBalfo continues to raise his personal stock by expanding his professional portfolio with not only cover art, but collaboration with other industry figures and solo work for private commission and charitable auction.