Comic creative team

The team

Creators of the graphic novel

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  Omar Francia

  Co-creator & Artist

  Comic artist known for Batman, Star Wars, and Mass Effect; co-creates and draws the Mars Frontier graphic novel. His pages carry the red-planet action and character drama from script to finished art.

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  Ian Tien

  Writer and Co-Creator

  Co-creator of SpinPunch, the indie studio that created the Mars Frontier and Thunder Run video game business later acquired by Battlehouse, Inc.; co-writes the Mars Frontier comic series and graphic novel. He connects a decade of player history from both games to a new story built for print. Full bio

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  Shahriar Fouladi

  Editor

  Editor with IDW and Image (Top Cow) experience; now CEO of Cryptozoic Entertainment. He guides story, art, and production toward a finished book ready for Kickstarter.

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  Simon Bowland

  Letterer

  Tripwire award-winning letterer for Batman, Spider-Man, The Sandman, and Judge Dredd / 2000 AD. He is finishing lettering so dialogue and sound land cleanly on every page.

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  Taylor Esposito

  Letterer

  Award-winning letterer and owner of Ghost Glyph Studios; former DC staffer on Harley Quinn and Red Hood and the Outlaws. His clients include DC and Dark Horse — bringing that craft to Mars Frontier’s lettering pass.

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  Ricardo Sanchez

  Co-creator · Story & world builder

  Co-creator of the Mars Frontier graphic novel; leads story and world building with credits including Resident Evil and Batman’s Legends of the Dark Knight. He shapes the universe’s plot, characters, and lore for the book.

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