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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
