Eric Knisley was the creator of the 'Mickey Death' strip, which ran for several years in the late, lamented TRASH magazine from Carrboro, NC. Knisley collaborated with Kevin "Eff" Dixon on the strip, which came out weekly, and earned them a Xeric grant in 1994. Eric is also an illustrator and works with animation. He created innumerable designs in a plethora of media, including art for business cards, T-shirts, CD-ROM and record covers, magazine ads, newspapers, comic books and animated films.