Biographical note

Emma Vieceli loves telling stories with pictures and believes that comics should be "For everyone, About anything, By anyone" (F.A.B). Starting out in comics as a hobbyist with UK publisher Sweatdrop, her first contracted graphic novel, Manga Shakespeare: Hamlet with publisher Selfmadehero, launched her into a full-time career in comics in 2006. Since then, she has worked as and artist and writer across multiple publishers, genres and formats; winning the writers' Scribe award for best graphic novel with her Life in Strange comic series in 2022. Whether spies, vampires, superheroes or teenaged troublemakers, her work often focuses on human connection and matters of the heart. Publications include: Life is Strange (writer. Titan comics), The Modern Frankenstein (artist. Magma comix), Olivia Twist (artist. Dark Horse), Back to the Future (artist. IDW) and Vampire Academy (artist. PenguinRandomhouse). Malin Rydén is the author of the bestselling interactive fiction books Fallen Hero: Rebirth and Fallen Hero: Retribution, as well as co-author of the critically acclaimed comic Breaks. With a background as a horror writer, she now explores the tangled webs of interpersonal relationships and the darker paths of the human psyche.