Matthew K. Manning is the author of dozens of comic books and over 100 prose books. He has written for DC, Marvel, IDW, Skybound, Abrams, Scholastic, Disney, DK Publishing, Insight Editions, Capstone, Andrews McMeel, Running Press, and several other publishers. Some of his favorite projects include the miniseries Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, the hardcover The Batman Files, and the 12-issue comic series Marvel Action: Avengers. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife, Dorothy, and his two goofball daughters, Lilly and Gwen.