Mark Waid is an Eisner Award?winning American comic book writer. He is well known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America. Waid also served as editor in chief, and later chief creative officer of BOOM! Studios, where he wrote titles such as Irredeemable, Incorruptible, and The Traveler. He has received recent acclaim for his work on the Daredevil and Indestructible Hulk series for Marvel in 2012?13.

Brian Augustyn was an American comic book editor and writer. He was a long time collaborator of writer Mark Waid, both as an editor and co-writer. In 1989 he penned the Batman title Gotham by Gaslight, a story in which Batman tracks Jack the Ripper in Victorian Gotham, which became the prototype for DC's Elseworlds imprint, featuring versions of their characters in alternate settings. As an editor, he worked for a number of companies and studios including DC Comics, Event Comics, Markosia Publishing, and White Cat Entertainment. As a writer he has worked with nearly every major publisher and has contributed to such titles as Gotham by Gaslight, JLA: Year One, Crimson, B.P.R.D. Dark Waters, Painkiller Jane, and X-O Manowar.

Peter Krause is an American illustrator and comic book artist. He is best known for his work on various DC Comics titles, most notably the Superman-related titles and a three-year run on The Power of Shazam! with Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family.