Fred Van Lente is the New York Times-bestselling author of comics as varied as Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Taskmaster, MODOK's 11, Amazing Spider-Man, Conan the Avenger, Weird Detective, and Cowboys & Aliens (upon which the 2011 movie was based), as well as the novels Ten Dead Comedians and The Con Artist. Van Lente also specializes in entertaining readers with offbeat histories with the help of his incredibly talented artists. He has written the multiple-award winning Action Philosophers!, The Comic Book History of Comics, Action Presidents! (all drawn by Ryan Dunlavey), and The Comic Book Story of Basketball with Joe Cooper (Ten Speed September 2020). He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Crystal Skillman, and some mostly ungrateful cats.

Anthony Del Col is the co-creator and co-writer of the acclaimed IDW Publishing series KILL SHAKESPEARE, which has been nominated for Harvey and Joe Shuster Awards. The series has also been adapted into a stage show, board game and is currently in development for television with Universal Cable Productions. He is also the writer or co-writer of ASSASSIN'S CREED, ASSASSIN'S CREED: ORIGINS (Titan) and the neo-noir reboot NANCY DREW & THE HARDY BOYS: THE BIG LIE (Dynamite Comics). His first audio drama, UNHEARD: THE STORY OF ANNA WINSLOW, a found footage thriller, debuted at #1 on Audible in the US and the UK in late 2017. His latest book, the controversial WWII graphic novel SON OF HITLER, debuted in late-June 2018 with Image Comics, exploring the legend of Adolf Hitler's illegitimate son. Publishers Weekly called it a "firecracker espionage tale" while NPR exclaimed, "few war stories are this much fun." Del Col's next book is LUKE CAGE: EVERYMAN (Marvel Comics), debuting digitally in August, 2018 and will be released in late-2018. In addition, Del Col has been involved in music, film and television industries, most notably as the producer of two feature films and serving as a manager for international pop star Nelly Furtado. Though a proud Canadian, Del Col lives in Brooklyn with his amazing wife Lisa.