XINO #1

Melissa Flores has written, developed, and produced diverse and inclusive entertainment in all genres, including television (Power Rangers, Glitter Force), feature films (Saban’s Power Rangers), narrative podcasts, digital films, publishing, live events and gaming (The Unleashed, Power Rangers: Battle For the Grid). She’s developed upcoming projects for Stray Kite Studios, Dark Slope, MGA, and Picture Start, among others. A rising star comic book writer, Melissa has written for Marvel, Image Comics, BOOM! Studios, and Oni Press on such titles as her own and creator-owned series The Dead Lucky, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Radiant Pink, Spider-Gwen: Smash, Biker Mice from Mars, and more. Melissa also voices the characters Kat Ranger and Gia Moran in Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, and lives in Los Angeles with her girlfriend and a full house of two cats and two dogs.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Daniel Irizarri has been illustrating or drawing comics for the majority of his life. His art can be found in various projects, including Cloudia and Rex published by Magnetic Press, Judge Dredd: The Blessed Earth and Star Trek Waypoint 2019 one-shot from IDW, and the Oni Press anthology XINO. Additionally, his art can be seen in the Kickstarter hit Holy West, and a variety of self-published efforts like his Otherworldly sci-fi and fantasy artbooks. He spends his days on the north coast of the island with his lovely girlfriend and their cats.