Co-Creator and Artist Mike Deodato, Jr. (born Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho) has become an enduring fan favorite, working in styles ranging from wildly energetic cartooning to moody photorealism. His father, also a Brazilian comic-book artist, inspired Deodato's lifelong love of comics and guided his son.s artistic development. A professional artist since 1985, Deodato early on collaborated with his father on comics in a wide variety of genres. Always a fan of American comics, Deodato broke into the U.S. market with projects like Malibu's Santa Claws and Innovation's Beauty and the Beast.

Switching from his original realistic style to an Image-influenced dynamism during the early 1990s, he made a name for himself with a popular run on DC Comics' Wonder Woman. Deodato became one of the decade's most prolific and in-demand artists, including Marvel credits such as Avengers, Elektra, Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man and Thor. During this time, he also launched Jade Warriors, originally for Image comics. Re-inventing his style for the new century, Deodato worked on Incredible Hulk, followed by Witches, New Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, Wolverine: Origins, Dark Avengers, Secret Avengers, and more. After 20 years as a Marvel-exclusive artist, Mike Deodato rolled into the new decade joining Jeff Lemire at Dark Horse for Berserker Unbound, and at AWA with J. Michael Straczynski for The Resistance and Mark Russell on not All Robots -- all creator-owned concepts. In 2021, Deodato became a premier NFT artist, his exclusive work much in demand.