Rainbow Rowell writes books about adults (Attachments, Landline), about teenagers (Eleanor & Park, Fangirl) and, whenever possible, about lovesick vampires and guys with dragon wings. (The Simon Snow Trilogy). She has ventured into the comic-book field, with her first graphic novel, Pumpkinheads, and a hugely enjoyable reinvigoration of Marvel’s teen heroes, Runaways. Rowell lives in Omaha, Nebraska.
Kristafer Anka began doing covers for Marvel on New Mutants and Age of Apocalypse. His career gained steam after providing costume designs for Storm, Psylocke and the other members of the Uncanny X-Force team, along with covers for the book. Since then, Anka has illustrated A+X, All-New X-Men Special, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men and Ms. Marvel. Anka’s design skills made headlines with the announcement of his new look for Spider-Woman, while his flair for super-powered females made him the ideal artist for Captain Marvel.
David Lafuente had already distinguished himself with stunning artwork in Patsy Walker: Hellcat, X-Men: Divided We Stand and Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #3 before teaming with writer Brian Michael Bendis to launch Ultimate Comics Spider-Man. He subsequently illustrated the Fear Itself tie-in arc in New Mutants and the All-New Doop limited series.
Spanish artist Natacha Bustos drew the story “Going Nowhere,” written by Brandon Montclare, for DC/Vertigo’s Strange Sport Stories. Bustos made her Marvel Comics debut on Spider Woman before re-teaming with Montclare and co-writer Amy Reeder on Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, winner of a Glyph Award for Best Female Character in 2016.
Elena Casagrande, a graduate of the International School of Comics in Rome, began her career as artist David Messina’s assistant, kicking off a long relationship with IDW Publishing that has seen her work on such series as Star Trek, The Ghost Whisperer, Angel, Infestation and True Blood. Casagrande’s Marvel credits include Marvel Heartbreakers, Spitfire, Ultimate Spider-Man and Hulk.
