THE PHANTOM

Mark London’s central focus is to provide a compelling experience through action-driven storytelling and immense world building. Everything he does at Mad Cave is the result of a commitment he made to his amazing wife to pursue his passion and follow his dreams. Always read the best comics first.

Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which The New York Times called “wittily original” and named an Editor’s Choice. NPR described the novel as “masterful,” 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 Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow is out now from Disney Books/Marvel Press.

Dan Panosian is an American comic book artist, with extensive credits as both a penciler and an inker. He began his career in 1987 working for AC Comics in the title Femforce. In 1990 he was hired by Marvel Comics to work on the titles Thor, Captain America, Quasar and The New Mutants. Dan then worked on titles including Batman, Green Lantern, Detective Comics and more.

A former crime reporter turned Ringo Award-winning comic book creator, David Pepose has written titles such as SAVAGE AVENGERS, FANTASTIC FOUR, HULK, AVENGERS UNLIMITED, DARTH VADER: BLACK, WHITE & RED, SPENCER & LOCKE, GOING TO THE CHAPEL, THE O.Z., SCOUT'S HONOR, and much more. Raised in St. Louis, David now lives in sunny Los Angeles with his understanding partner, their rambunctious terrier, and at least six deadlines.

Francesca Perillo lives and works in Tuscany, Italy. She is an art history teacher, screenwriter, and colorist. In comics, she has worked with Mad Cave Studios, Green Moon Comics, and RW Astromica. However, Love Me: A Romance Story is her debut as a comic book writer! She has also collaborated with the independent American studio Gloomy Cat Productions as a colorist and created a movie poster for the horror film A Killer and the Dead for Tin Sky Films.

Jeremy Adams is an action/adventure screenwriter and producer working on such movies and shows as ‘Supernatural,’ ‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge,’ ‘Teen Titans Go! versus Teen Titans,’ and ‘Monkie Kid.’ He has also spent time working in toy licensing, advertising, and serving as a Entertainment Specialist for Fullscreen Media, one of the preeminent social media marketing agencies in entertainment. Jeremy lives in Santa Monica with his wife Amy and two daughters Charlotte, and Mackenzie, who can most often be found making memories at Disneyland.

MICHAEL MORECI is a novelist and author of comic books, who was recently named in Newcity Lit’s ‘Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago 2018.’ His comics include the critically acclaimed sci-fi trilogy Roche Limit and the military horror drama Burning Fields. He’s also written Suicide Squad for DC, Planet of the Apes for Boom!, and his other original titles include Curse, Hoax Hunters, ReincarNATE, and Black Hole Repo. As a novelist, Michael is the author of Spy Swap, an espionage thriller for Tor/Forge. He lives in Chicago with his wife, two sons, and dog.