MIKE JOHNSON is a New York Times-bestselling writer of comics, games and animation. His work on the Star Trek franchise began in 2009 with Star Trek: Countdown, the comics prequel to the blockbuster film Star Trek directed by J.J. Abrams. Since then, Johnson has written and co-written the most Star Trek comics in the franchise’s history. He works as a writer and creative consultant on the current hit mobile game Star Trek: Fleet Command, and consults on several other Star Trek game projects in development. His other comics credits include Superman/Batman, Supergirl and Earth 2 for DC Comics, Transformers for IDW Publishing, and Ei8ht from Dark Horse Comics. He wrote for the Emmy-winning animated show Transformers: Prime. Prior to writing full-time, Johnson worked in film and TV development for writers/producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

RUSS COLCHAMIRO is the author of the rollicking time travel/space adventure, Crossline, the SF/F backpacking comedy series Finders Keepers: The Definitive Edition, Genius de Milo, and Astropalooza, editor of the SF mystery anthology Love, Murder & Mayhem, and co-author of the noir anthology Murder in Montague Falls, all with Crazy 8 Press. Russ has also contributed to more than a dozen other anthologies.

His latest novel is Crackle and Fire, the first in a new scifi mystery series featuring his intergalactic private eye, Angela Hardwicke. He is currently writing the second book in the series.

Russ lives in New Jersey with his wife, two ninjas.

For more on and Russ’s books, you can visit www.russcolchamiro.com, follow him on Facebook, and on Twitter and Instagram @AuthorDudeRuss.