Daniel Kibblesmith is an Emmy-nominated TV writer and author from Oak Park, Illinois. He was most recently a Co-Executive producer for Netflix Animation’s Inside Job (2021) and a former staff-writer for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS, 2015 - 2020), as well as the writer of Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee (ABC, 2019) and a writer for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017). With illustrator, Ashley Quach, he is the author of the picture books Princess Dinosaur (LBYR, 2021) and Santa’s Husband (Harper Design, 2017). He is also the author of We Wish You a Harley Christmas: DC Holiday Carols (Chronicle Books, 2020) and the co-author of the humor book, How to Win at Everything (Chronicle Books, 2013). In comics, he’s written for characters like Spider-Man, Loki, Black Panther, Deadpool, Harley Quinn and others for Marvel, D.C. Comics, Valiant Comics, Archie, and Boom! Studios. With co-writer Eliot Rahal, and artist Kendall Goode, he is co-creator of the creator-owned comic, The Doorman. He was also a founding editor of ClickHole (2014), and has written humor for outlets like The New Yorker, McSweeneys, and The Onion News Network. He is a frequent podcast and live comedy guest, and is married to his favorite author, Jennifer Wright. Follow him on social media @daniel.kibblesmith on Instagram. TV & Film Representation: Underground; Verve Literary Representation: Hannah Mann, Writers House

Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which the New York Times called “wittily original” and named an Editor’s Choice. NPR described the novel as “masterful,” and it received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist. Alex is also the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series, and a number of comic books – including The Mysterious Micro-Face (in partnership with NPR), The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, The Awakened, and more. His short story, “90 Miles” was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories for 2021 and won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story. By day he is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Oni Press, with previous stints at Archie Comics and DC Comics. A Miami native, he lives in New York with his wife and children.