A multi-award-winning author, Roger Zelazny spent his life involved in literature. After studying English to Masters' level, he wrote swathes of short stories, novels and poems.

He numbers three Nebula awards, six Hugo awards and two Locus awards among his prizes, and his work has inspired numerous other writers. He died at the age of 58, but his legacy lives on.

Esteban Maroto began his career in the 1960s in Spain but was soon working for American publishers on titles such as Red Sonja, Savage Tales, and The Savage Sword of Conan. In 1971 he joined Warren Publishing working on the titles Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella. After Warren folded in 1983 he continued working in comics on titles such as Zatanna, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and X-Men Unlimited.