Wendy Pini has been drawing literally since the age of two, and has worked for Marvel, DC, First Comics, Comico, Dark Horse, Ace, Berkley, Tor Books, and many other publishers. She is the co-creator, writer, artist, and colorist for the long-running fantasy graphic novel series ElfQuest, widely acknowledged as “the first American manga.” She wrote and painted two Beauty and the Beast graphic novels based on the original TV series, as well as a critically acclaimed 400-page dark, futuristic reimagining of Poe’s Masque of the Red Death, currently in development with an award-winning team as a thriller for the musical theatre. Most recently, she story-edited scripts for Season One of Dagaz Media and Realm.fm’s 10-episode Audio Movie adaptation of the first ElfQuest novelization, “Journey to Sorrow’s End.”