Emilio Velez Jr. is from the Bronx, NY. He is the award-winning artist, writer, and creator of The Dodgeball Teens comic book series, about three teenage siblings who play professional dodgeball and then go on different adventures. He has released ten issues and also released a graphic novel about a world dodgeball tournament. He is also a motivational speaker on how he overcame a disability to get to where he is in comic books.