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Kieron Gillen
Kieron Gillen is a writer, designer, and recovering critic. As a comic writer, he’s best known for co-creating books like The Wicked + The Divine, DIE, The Power Fantasy, Once & Future, Phonogram, and more. When not doing his own works, he has written extensively for Marvel comics on all the characters you’ve heard of and quite a few you probably haven’t. He was based in London, UK when he wrote this and is likely based in Bath, UK when you read it.
Olivia Stephens
Olivia Stephens is a graphic novelist from the Pacific Northwest. She is currently working on Darlin’ and Her Other Names, an Ignatz Award-winning werewolf-western-horror-romance comic that she self-publishes online. Her favorite time of day is the middle of the night, when she can draw comics and talk to herself. She also enjoys listening to torch songs and observing tree trunks.