DICK TRACY SPECIALS

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.

Michael Moreci is a bestselling comics author and novelist. His debut novel, Black Star Renegades—a space adventure in the spirit of Star Wars—was 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 “sci-fi comic you need to read” by Nerdist and io9, and Paste Magazine called it one of the “50 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.

Tim Seeley is one of those “slash” people…a writer-slash-artist. He has drawn a number of different comic book series including G.I JOE, HALLOWEEN, WILDCATS and GODZILLA vs. CHICAGO. His writing work include NIGHTWING, MONEY SHOT, MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, REVIVAL, the Eisner nominated LOCAL MAN and the NY TIMES bestselling HACK/SLASH. He resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife, daughter, and 80s action figure collection.

Steve Orlando has written for every major American comic book publisher. He’s received Eisner Award Nominations for OUTLAW TERRITORY (Image Comics), SWEET PAPRIKA: BLACK, WHITE, AND PINK, and RAINBOW BRIDGE (AfterShock Comics), as well as participating in the Eisner-Winning LOVE IS LOVE (IDW Publishing). He’s received a Ringo Award Nomination for RAINBOW BRIDGE (AfterShock Comics), and wrote for the Ringo-Winning DC PRIDE (DC Comics). As well, his MIDNIGHTER and MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO were both nominated for GLAAD Media Awards. As a localizer, Orlando contributed to SWEET PAPRIKA, winner of a 2022 Harvey Award.

Mark Englert is an artist from California specializing in pop-culture posters and product packaging. Having served a wide range of high-profile clients including Disney, Lucasfilm, Universal, Amblin, Sony, Warner Bros., and Marvel. He is also active as a comic book colorist and artist for publishers like Image, IDW, and Mad Cave. Some of his most notable comic book credits include Invincible, Capes, Savage Dragon, Hack/Slash and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Warnia Sahadewa is a full time comic books colorist, working with Mad Cave Studios, Lion Forge, Titan Comic, Valiant, and Short Fuse Media.

Born in 1989, after a degree in history, Emiliana decided to dedicate herself to comics starting from professional courses (until 2016) to first become an assistant inker for some faces of Italian comics, then he founded the self-produced Acid Free Lab with some colleagues which still accompanies it with some of the titles published such as Daltonica and Parafilie. For the American market she began working for private individuals and Kickstarters until the publication (still in progress) of the series “How I Slept My Way Through College” published by Charlie Stickney for White Ash Comics, while she also began publishing with Dynamite Comics (2021) starting from some episodes of Red Sonja and Vampirella and arriving at a 6-issue mini series on Dejah Thoris (2023).

Jodie Troutman has lettered books for several publishers, among them DC Comics, IDW, Boom, Oni, Mad Cave, Bad Egg, and Scholastic Graphix. She's also spent over twenty years writing and drawing her own comics, notably Lit Brick and The Gospel of Carol. Jodie currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona, where she'll probably die in a desert and/or golf course.

Eisner-nominated letterer Pat Brosseau is a veteran of the comics industry, having contributed to titles across every major publisher, including Hellboy, Wolverine, Aliens vs. Predator, Batman, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Creepshow, and Dick Tracy. He lives in Northern Vermont with his wife and daughter.