MODERN AGE
Jill Thompson
When DC Editor Karen Berger hired Jill Thompson to illustrate Wonder Woman, there was no way she could have known she was hiring a future multi-Eisner award winner. There were hints, and they became gradually more evident when Neil Gaiman spotted her work and asked...
Mindy Newell
How many women can say they’ve written for Wonder Woman? The list has grown over the years (thankfully), and Mindy Newell was one of the first few to have done so. Hired to work for DC by editor Karen Berger, Newell scripted issues of Action Comics, as well as Legion...
Margaret Stohl
If you’ve ever read the “Caster Chronicles” book series, you’ve come across Margaret Stohl’s work. A novel writer and former game designer, Stohl found her way to comics in 2014 when she was asked to write a series of novels about the Black Widow for Marvel. After...
Sana Takeda
If you’re familiar with her work on Marjorie Liu’s Monstress, you’re already a fan of Sana Takeda. For those who have not had the pleasure, Sana Takeda is a Japanese artist. She worked as a designer with Sega before moving to comics. Before Monstress, you can find her...
Louise Simonson
How many people can say they’ve edited, written, and even colored comics? Louise Simonson can. Since starting her career as an editor for Creepy and Vampirella in the 1970s, Simonson brought her talents to Marvel Comics to edit Uncanny X-Men, Star Wars, and Indiana...
Adriana Melo
Artist Adriana Melo’s first job was on Iron Man #320 (1995). Since then, she has worked on Fantastic Four Unplugged, DC’s Rose & Thor, Bird of Prey, and a Plastic Man mini-series with writer Gail Simone. A comic book reader since childhood, Melo had aspirations of...
Marjorie Liu
After graduating from law school, Marjorie Liu gave the world of attorneys a go before deciding she wanted to do something else… write. It wasn’t long before she wrote stories for Marvel, contributing to titles Such as Marvels’ Astonishing X-Men (concluding Marvel’s...
Sara Pichelli
Sara Pichelli joined Marvel Comics in 2008. From the very start, it was apparent there was something special in her approach. After working on the series NYX: No Way Home, Pichelli turned her attention to Runaways. She is best known for her run on the second volume...
Ann Nocenti
Ann Nocenti is not only a writer, editor, and filmmaker - she is also a comic book character. Don’t believe me? She has appeared multiple times (more than some actual fictional characters can say). If you look closely, you will see Tigra standing on a fire escape at...
Amy Reeder
It’s not easy to create an entirely new character out of whole cloth - especially one which resonates with readers. That’s just what artist Amy Reeder did with writer Brandon Montclare when they created Rocket Girl, published by Image. As well as working on her own...
Emma Ríos
A self-taught artist, Emma Ríos has worked on some of the most recognizable titles in the industry, including Marvel’s flagship title The Amazing Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and Osborn (whose she worked on with writer Kelly Sue Deconnick). Ríos worked again with...
Gail Simone
Wonder Woman, Deadpool, Batgirl, Lara Croft, Birds of Prey, and the list goes on. What do they all have in common? They were all brought to life at one time or another by writer Gail Simone. The list is impressive, but it becomes even more so when you consider it's...