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Mark Crilley

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Mark Crilley was raised in Detroit, where he started drawing almost as soon as he could hold a pencil in his hand. After graduating from Kalamazoo College in 1988, where he was befriended by children's author David Small, he taught English in Taiwan and Japan for nearly five years. His first comic series, AKIKO, was published in 1995, garnering immediate critical praise, including 13 Eisner award nominations during its 53-issue run. In 1998 Crilley was named one of the "100 Most Creative People in Entertainment" by Entertainment Weekly Magazine, leading Random House to invite him to adapt his Akiko...

Jennifer Muro

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Muro served as the writer for Lucasfilm's animated series "Star Wars: Forces of Destiny." The series celebrates the inspiring stories of iconic Star Wars heroes, and features previous film and series talent to reprise their roles including Daisy Ridley, Felicity Jones, Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, and John Boyega to name a few. Other recent writing credits include: Marvel's "Spider-Man", Netflix's "Stretch Armstrong", "Buddy Thunderstruck," "Legend Quest," DC's "Lego DC Super Hero Girls," "Justice League Action", WB's "Wacky...