Nicholas Galante was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The son of two English teachers, he started writing stories for his friends when he was eleven years old. He earned his B.A. in Literature and English with distinction from Juniata College, and his M. Phil. in Popular Literature from Trinity College, Dublin. His first novel, Morningstar Ascendant, was published by Black Rose Writing in August of 2016, and he has written several academic articles on comics studies.