MacKenzie Cadenhead

MacKenzie Cadenhead is a children’s book and comic book author.

In her previous life as an editor for Marvel Comics, she developed new content for young and teen readers. Now she writes for those readers full time. Her work includes comics (the award-winning MARVEL MUTTS, DOGPOOL, DOOM ACADEMY), chapter books (the MARVEL SUPER HERO ADVENTURES and AFTER-SCHOOL HEROES series), and middle grade fantasy (SALLY’S BONES). Her debut picture book will be released in the fall of 2026.

She lives in New York with her family, both human and canine. And though her city-kid upbringing meant she never learned to ride a bike, she credits it with fostering her love of reading on long subway rides to school.