Daniel Wallace is a comic book expert, sci-fi sage, and lifelong geek. Author or co-author of more than two dozen books including The Jedi Path, Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History, Iron Man Manual, Man of Steel: Inside the Legendary World of Superman, and the New York Times bestselling Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Characters, his specialty is exploring the underpinnings of popular fictional universes.

Graphic artist, painter, illustrator, and designer Ryan Hobson has created work for Disney, Silver Dolphin, Chronicle Books, Scholastic, SmartLab, and Lucasfilm. Known for his versatility and and imaginative style, some of his notable work includes Mission: Mars, Jedi Path, Explore Within A Mummy, Inside A T. Rex, and many others. He was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and worked in the oil fields in his younger years. He now resides in Seattle.