Brandon Hoàng is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend , the middle-grade novels The Crossbow of Destiny, and Minecraft: One Last Quest.

Before transitioning to writing, Brandon was an animation executive who worked on shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and yes, The Legend of Korra. Now a screenwriter by day and novelist by night, he currently resides in the Pacific Northwest, with his wife and two daughters.

Bell Bessa is a visual and story development artist with a focus on comics. Graduate of the 2023 Summer School in Visual Storytelling at Gobelins. Some notable work examples include the inks and layouts in "Ramen Rumble", an Avatar: The Last Airbender comic released for Free Comic Book Day 2025, and visual development for a few adorable cats in the animated short "The Legend of Pipi".

Bessa spends most of their time creating fan works online, being especially fond of the Avatar franchise. They were born in Portugal, but currently reside in the UK.


Adele Matera was born in Calabria, Italy. After completing her studies at the International School of Comics in Digital Coloring she began working as a colorist for Titan Comics on the Doctor Who comics series.

She moved to Rome and began working for the Italian market in 2017 for Sergio Bonelli Editore on Dragonero and Orfani. After in 2018 she began working for Dark Horse in Avatar: The Last Airbender, which she still works on today. She also works on Nero, Il Confine and Eternity for Sergio Bonelli Editore.