Saladin Ahmed is an acclaimed novelist and poet who is fast gaining a reputation as one of the comics industry's brightest talents. His 2012 book Throne of the Crescent Moon, the first volume in a trilogy, was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. The critical praise continued for his Marvel Comics debut on Black Bolt with artist Christian Ward, which won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best New Series. Ahmed followed that project with Exiles, then went on to chart the adventures of two of Marvel's brightest young heroes in Miles Morales: Spider-Man and Magnificent Ms. Marvel. Uruguayan artist Martín Cóccolo was named as one of the 2023 class of Marvel's Stormbreakers, thanks to his eye-catching work on Deadpool, X-Force, and the blockbuster crossover between Donny Cates' Hulk and Thor titles, "Banner of War." Cóccolo joined writer Al Ewing for the acclaimed series Immortal Thor.