Allan Dotson has been drawing monsters his whole life. An avid fan of all kinds of comics, science fiction, fantasy, and role-playing games, Allan often wondered about the secret lives of monsters. What would an evil monster's childhood be like? What would life be like for monsters in the dungeon when the adventurers are not around? Where do evil wizards get all those captive monsters to guard their towers and dungeons? Allan started by imagining a train delivering baby monsters to a wizards' market, but once Eddy and his friends got loose, they started to take on lives of their own, and Critters was born.

Allan Dotson was born in Regina. He has traveled the world as a documentary assistant director, and worked as a video game tester. He earned his BA in Art and English from the University of Lethbridge, and an Arts Education degree from the University of Regina. He is a founding member of Regina's Valuable Comics collective, and as a game designer has self-published 10 role-playing games. Allan's artwork is held in the permanent collections of the Saskatchewan Arts Board, City of Regina, Saskatchewan Legislative Building, and Regina Public School Board. In his secret identity, Allan teaches art and science for an alternative elementary school. When he is not teaching, drawing, or reading comics, he enjoys climbing things and playing Dungeons & Dragons.

Allan's comics and games are online at critters.webcomic.ws, and maycontainmonkeys.com.