Jonathan Maberry is the creator, editor and co-author of V-WARS, a shared-world vampire anthology from IDW Publishing that was adapted into a NETFLIX series starring Ian Somerhalder (LOST, VAMPIRE DIARIES). His novels include the enormously popular Joe Ledger series which launched with PATIENT ZERO, and continues on, with (so far) fourteen other novels, two anthologies and five short story collections. His epic fantasy trilogy, KAGEN THE DAMNED debuted in 2022 and continued with SON OF THE POISON ROSE and THE DRAGON IN WINTER. Jonathan is co-author (with Weston Ochse) for THE SLEEPERS WAR: ALPHA WAVE novel, a series of military science fiction novels. In May 2024, Jonathan launched a new series of science fiction/cosmic horror novels, NECROTEK. He writes a variety of projects for various top comic book companies. His work for Marvel Comics included CAPTAIN AMERICA: HAIL HYDRA, BLACK PANTHER: POWER (which formed many plot elements for the 2022 movie BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER), DOOMWAR, WOLVERINE: FLIES TO A SPIDER, PUNISHER: NAKED KILLS, the NY Times bestselling MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN; as well as his own franchise within Marvel --MARVEL UNIVERSE vs THE PUNISHER, MARVEL UNIVERSE vs WOLVERINE and MARVEL UNIVERSE vs THE AVENGERS.