Mariko Tamaki is a New York Times -bestselling Canadian writer of comics and prose. She is the co-creator of This One Summer , with Jillian Tamaki, and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me , with Rosemary Valero-O''Connell, both of which received Eisner Awards and Printz Honors. She also writes superhero stories for Marvel and DC Comics. Mariko lives in Oakland. Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times best-selling author of Star Wars: Phasma and the writer of the Blud series, the Hit series, Servants of the Storm, and the Shadow series, starting with Wake of Vultures and written as Lila Bowen, not to mention numerous short stories. With Kevin Hearne, she co-writes the Tales of Pell beginning with Kill the Farm Boy. She writes the creator-owned comics Sparrowhawk and Ladycastle and has written comics in the worlds of Adventure Time, Labyrinth, The X-Files Case Files, Star Wars Adventures, and Star Wars Forces of Destiny.
She has won three RT Awards and has received stars from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, VOYA, and Library Journal. She lives in Florida with her family and is always online at whimsydark.com. Kevin Cannon is a Minnesota cartoonist and illustrator who is best known for his detailed cartoon maps in the Star Tribune as well as his humorous all-ages graphic novel, The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy . Cannon lives in Mounds View with his wife, Maggie, their son, Ulysses, and cat, Cottleston Pie Christopher Hastings is a comics writer with a cartooning degree from SVA. He scripted the NYT-bestselling graphic novel adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy''s: The Twisted Ones and continues to adapt further books in the franchise. He is the writer and illustrator of the award-winning webcomic The Adventures of Dr. McNinja and co-creator of The Unbelievable Gwenpool .
His other comic writing credits include Adventure Time, Deadpool , and Vote Loki , among many more. Christopher is also an improviser who plays the disgraced lich aristocrat Frederick de Bonesby on the narrative play podcast Rude Tales of Magic and helpful android Threadcount 900 on Oh These, Those Stars of Space . Ryan North ''s recent work includes the nonfiction books How To Take Over The World and How To Invent Everything , the semi-fictional graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut''s Slaughterhouse-Five , and the so-far-fictional Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series for Marvel. He''s a multiple New York Times bestseller whose work has been translated into 16 different languages to date, and as a linguist, he''s very happy about that. He lives in Toronto, where he once messed up walking his dog so badly it made the news. Ian McGinty was an American comic book writer and artist. He was best known for his creator-owned comic Welcome to Showside , as well as for his work on Adventure Time , Bee and PuppyCat , and Invader ZIM . Joey McCormick is an illustrator with a focus in design for animation.
Jorge Monlongo is a versatile senior artist with an eye for color and composition. He has worked as a concept artist and environment designer on Barracuda''s Treasure (Hampa), and on Decorado , the new film by Alberto Váquez (Uniko). He has been the art director and environment designer at the video game studio Brainwash Gang, where he is largely responsible for the visual aspect of Laika: Aged Through Blood. As a character designer, he has collaborated on various projects of the Finnish studio Pikkukala (Royals Next Door and Taste Buddies). Additionally, he has worked on comic adaptations of Adventure Time and Over the Garden Wall with BOOM! Studios, and Rick & Morty with Oni Press. Zachary Sterling is a Filipino American, New York Times bestselling illustrator, sequential artist and designer based in Portland, Oregon. His latest works include writing/illustrating his middle-grade fantasy and slice of life graphic novel Mabuhay! for Scholastic''s Graphix imprint, and his shounen-western hybrid battle manga Punch Up! for Oni Press. Formerly the artist on BOOM! Studio''s Adventure Time graphic novels and prop designer on the Bee and Puppycat cartoon.
He studied at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, the Art Institute of Portland, and interned at Helioscope Studio (formerly Periscope Studio). Comic illustrators Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb form an Eisner Award-winning art team collaborating on the Adventure Time comics, Midas , One Day a Dot and Making Scents . Braden is the colorist for several New York Times bestselling books, including Guts and The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels. Shelli is co-director of a local arts festival, the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE). Together, they share a passion for graphic storytelling for all ages. They are married and live in Salem, Massachusetts. Comic illustrators Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb form an Eisner Award-winning art team collaborating on the Adventure Time comics, Midas , One Day a Dot and Making Scents . Braden is the colorist for several New York Times bestselling books, including Guts and The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels.
Shelli is co-director of a local arts festival, the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE). Together, they share a passion for graphic storytelling for all ages. They are married and live in Salem, Massachusetts.