Jim Krueger is the former Creative Director of Marvel Comics and a New York Times best-selling author, best-known for his work on iconic comic book titles such as Earth X, Justice, Avengers, Star Wars and more. He has written for some of the biggest publishers in the business, and collaborated with industry heavyweights like Alex Ross, Gerard Way, Sam Raimi, Bill Sienkiewicz and John Paul Leon. In addition to his work in comics, Jim has written for film, television, and video games, contributing to projects such as the Spider-Man 2 video game, Mortal Combat and the animated series Justice League, among others. A visionary creator, Jim's ideas about world-building have been a major influence in shaping popular culture through comics, TV, and film. His groundbreaking Earth X trilogy, which was awarded Best Series of the Year by Wizard Magazine, became the basis for much of the Marvel Universe continuity, influencing movies and TV shows such as Black Panther, Eternals, Moon Knight, Captain Marvel, and Loki. John K. Snyder III is an Eisner-nominated Illustrator and writer of comic books and graphic novels. Creator of the independent comic series Fashion In Action, and adapter/illustrator of the graphic novel adaptation of Grand Master mystery writer Lawrence Block's classic novel Eight Million Ways to Die, published by IDW. He has worked for nearly every major publisher, including DC, Dark Horse, Marvel, IDW, and many others. Snyder worked on Suicide Squad during its classic 1980's run with writers John Ostrander and Kim Yale, and provided covers for the 2007 Suicide Squad mini-series and Suicide Squad covers coinciding with the release of the 2021 James Gunn movie. Along with Matt Wagner, Snyder co-created the Pieter Cross version of Doctor Mid-Nite for DC and Lady Zorro for Dynamite. Snyder also worked with Wagner on the epic Grendel: God and the Devil storyline. John has also illustrated covers for author Jim Krueger's renowned Foot Soldiers comics series and is delighted to be working with Jim once again on this book. JONATHAN MABERRY is a NYTimes bestselling author, #1 Audible bestseller, 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, 4-time Scribe Award winner, Inkpot Award winner, comic book writer, and producer. He is the author of 51 novels, 16 short story collections, 28 graphic novels, 170 short stories, 14 nonfiction books, and has edited 26 anthologies. He has written comics for Marvel, IDW, Dark Horse, and others, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is based in part on his 2009-10 run on the comic. His Joe Ledger thrillers are being developed for TV by the director of the John Wick films. He is the president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, and editor of Weird Tales Magazine.
