Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which The New York Times called âwittily originalâ and named an Editorâs Choice. NPR described the novel as âmasterful,â and it received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist. Secret Identity was also listed as one of the Best Mysteries of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Booklist, the South Florida Sun Sentinel and more, and was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Hardcover, the Lefty and Barry Awards for Best Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel, and won the LA Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category. His next novel, the YA Spider-Verse adventure AraÃąa/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow is out now from Disney Books/Marvel Press.
Michael Moreci is a bestselling comics author and novelist. His debut novel, Black Star Renegades--a space adventure in the spirit of Star Warsâwas released in 2018 and dubbed one of the best sci-fi novels of the year by the Chicago Review of Books and The Verge. In comics, Moreci is the creator of numerous original series and has written and collaborated on multiple established properties. His sci-fi trilogy, Roche Limit (Image Comics), was called the âsci-fi comic you need to readâ by Nerdist and io9, and Paste Magazine called it one of the â50 best sci-fi comics of all time." He's currently writing the acclaimed sci-fi series, Wasted Space, for Vault Comics. Moreci's other original comics series include Burning Fields, Curse, Hoax Hunters, and ReincarNATE. He's also written for multiple established properties, including Star Wars, Archie, Batman, Nightwing, Superman, Conan the Barbarian, and Hack/Slash. He lives outside Chicago with his wife, children, and their dog.