• Apooka. Colorful illustration celebrating Día de Muertos with a large sugar skull, dancing skeletons, and decorative elements in bright colors.
  • Book cover titled 'The Trains of Christmas' with an illustration of Santa Claus looking at a toy train set under a decorated Christmas tree.
  • A cartoon drawing of an adorable zombie girl riding a tricycle in a forest. One cat and one squirrel are sitting on a rock nearby, and trees are in the background.
  • An illustrated quote stating 'If Plum Grow of Trees, Why is there a Plum Growing in My Mommie's Head?' The illustration features a side profile of a person with curly hair, a plum inside her head, and a mustard yellow background.
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  • Firefighters in full gear inside a rescue truck at night. One firefighter is sitting with hand on the door, preparing for deployment, while another is leaning in and focusing. The scene is illuminated with red lighting. Large text indicating the year 2024 and 49 years later.
  • Photo of a historic fire station with red brick walls, arched garage doors, and a clock tower, with fire trucks visible inside, alongside a page of a presentation with text about a fire department experience dated June 6, 1975.
  • Firefighters fully equipped with helmets and SCBA gear work together in a burning building, with flames and thick smoke surrounding them.
  • Two men standing in front of archival shelves with photographs and documents. One man is holding a camera, and the other is looking to the side. Text on the image reads 'Chapter VIII Inside Moosburg Archives.'
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  • A cardboard photo booth with a sign that says "Mr Doodlebooth." There are two cartoon drawings attached to the booth, one of a woman and one of two children. A menu lists face painting prices.
  • Booth at an art fair with colorful artwork and crafts, including paintings of fantasy characters, animal illustrations, and a large painted sign of a fox in a tropical scene. The booth has string lights and price signs, with some chairs in front.
  • A caricature artist sketches a portrait of a woman dressed as a princess with two buns in her hair, sitting on a chair while two women dressed as characters from movies or fairy tales sit nearby. A colorful banner with cartoon caricatures of various superheroes, princesses, and fantasy characters is displayed behind them, with the word 'Caricatures' written prominently.
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Mike Roll is a commercial artist and illustrator living in Central Florida. He's best known for his adorably gruesome Apooka series of children-friendly comics chronicling the life (death?) of an endearing, cute-as-a-button zombie child. He was also a guest artist in Scratch 9 comics. He illustrated The Trains of Christmas as well as numerous children’s books.

He also creates designs and layouts for books such as Robert Miller’s Trial by FIRE: A Photojournalist’s Return to the Flames and HIDDEN HELL DISCOVERING MY FATHER’S P.O.W. DIARY Revised and Expanded with New Archival Discoveries.

Mike draws live caricatures (both traditional and digital) and live doodles with his doodlebooth: “Mr. Doodlebooth.” He also enjoys hosting live drawing sessions.