Paul Pope is the acclaimed author-illustrator of Batman: Year 100, Heavy Liquid, and 100%. Known for his frenetic, high-energy artwork and action-packed, genre-bending storytelling, Pope has won three Eisner Awards. He lives and works in New York City. His first graphic novel for kids, Battling Boy, was a #1 New York Times Best-Seller.
JT Petty is an American film director, author, and video game writer. His graphic novel, Bloody Chester, was also published by First Second. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
David Rubin is a Spanish cartoonist who has published several critically-acclaimed graphic novels including The Hero and Beowulf. He has also directed an animated feature film, Spirit of the Forest, and has been the subject of a documentary film himself.
Paul Pope is an American author-artist living in NYC. He has had three books on the
New York Times bestseller list, including
Battling Boy Vol 1, which appeared at #1 on its debut. He has garnered a Reuben Award for Best Comic Book, a Harvey Award, and four Eisner Awards. His work has been translated into many languages, and his second art monograph, the 336-page oversize
PulpHope2, was released through Archaia in 2025.
JT Petty is an American film director, author, and video game writer. His graphic novel
Bloody Chester was published by First Second. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
David Rubin is a Spanish cartoonist who has published several critically-acclaimed graphic novels including
The Hero and
Beowulf. He has also directed an animated feature film,
Spirit of the Forest, and has been the subject of a documentary film himself. Rubin is the illustrator of two Battling Boy prequels:
The Rise of Aurora West and
Fall of the House of West (written by Paul Pope with JT Petty).
