Dean Hsieh

The film was directed by acclaimed director Richard Linklater based on influential sci-fi author Philip K. Dick's novel of the same name.

"[3] He wrote and drew several stories featuring bands such Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Metallica, Rolling Stones, and AC/DC.

While in college, he began working on a new comic, Athena, which was originally featured in Antarctic Press's short-lived anthology series Absolute Zero.

Hsieh and fellow creator Will Allison decided to start their own independent comic company, A.M.Works, in order to publish their creator-owned series Athena and Pervert Club.

Hsieh's Athena, described as "full of intriguing situations and neat near-future science fiction,"[4] ran for fourteen issues and was collected into two graphic novels.

Antarctic Press released his next comic Westside which was a three-issue full-color mini-series Western story with an Asian twist.

[6] The full-color comic is written and digitally painted by Hsieh and ran for sixty pages on Zuda's website.

[11] In December 1999, he was a part of Golden Millennium, a glam-rock supergroup featuring fellow Austin musicians from Spoon, The Kiss Offs, and Silver Scooter.