Blake Northcott is a Canadian author, screenwriter, teacher, and producer. She graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature before going on to write seven international best-selling novels, more than thirty comics, and two screenplays. Blake's Arena Mode Saga is in development with Heavy Metal Studios to be a streaming series, and her novel The North Valley Grimoire - the #1 crowdfunded novel ever in Canada - is currently in development as well. In addition to writing, Blake hosts a regular show on Heavy Metal Instagram Live, teaches at the Kubert School, and makes convention appearances across Canada and the US.

Giuseppe Cafaro, aka Peppe “Rain” Cafaro, is an established Italian comic book artist who has worked in the comics industry since 2010. After graduating at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, he started to collaborate in 2010 with the Italian publisher GG Studios. He has worked as cover artist for Zenescope Entertainment and Image Comics, and as both interior and cover artist for Aspen Comics (Fathom, Soulfire) and DC Comics (Catwoman, Suicide Squad). His more recent work includes collaboration with Boom! Studios, where he has worked on several Power Rangers graphic novels, and with Dynamite on books such as Vampirella and Sacred Six. Most recently, Cafaro has been announced as the artist on the reboot of the iconic Top Cow series Witchblade.