ERIK KO has been in the project development business for over 25 years, starting his career in 1993, overseeing Star Wars and Star Trek merchandise production. In 2000, he formed UDON Entertainment, leading a group of elite artists serving the entertainment industry; their clients include Disney, Marvel, DC Comics, Warner Bros, Bandai, Capcom, Hasbro, and Mattel, etc. Being an immigrant from Asia, one of Ko’s goals is to bridge the cultures of East and West; his latest project is Manga Classics, which takes classic literature stories and presents them in Japanese manga format, a popular medium among young readers nowadays.