Larry Hama is an American comic book writer, artist, actor, and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s. He is best known to American comic book readers as a writer and editor for Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing, where he writes the licensed comic book series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, based on the Hasbro toyline. He has also written for the Marvel comic series Wolverine, Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja, and Elektra.

Chuck Dixon is a veteran comic book writer with thousands of titles to his name including a record run on Batmanat for DC Comics (where he co-created the villain BANE) and seminal work on Marvel’s The Punisher. He adapted J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit into one of the most successful graphic novels in publication. He is also the author of the bestselling SEAL Team 6 novels from Dynamite.