Dan Mishkin

Dan Mishkin writes comics and graphic novels and is best known as a co-creator of the fantasy series "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld" and the tongue-in-cheek superhero "Blue Devil." Over a thirty-five year career he has written horror, humor, westerns, science fiction and funny animals, with work that includes Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, Star Trek, Roger Rabbit and Dungeons & Dragons.

His latest book, "The Warren Commission Report: A Graphic Investigation into the Kennedy Assassination," is his first nonfiction graphic novel.

Mishkin is a co-founder of the nonprofit Kids Read Comics festival, and has also written on medical issues for patients and families. He grew up in New York and lives in East Lansing, Michigan, where he and his wife, a physician, raised three children.