Simon Furman is a comic book writer, particularly associated with of a number of notable Transformers comics for Marvel UK, Marvel US, Dreamwave, and most recently, IDW. He also wrote the final episode of the Beast Wars: Transformers cartoon, the Transformers Ultimate Fan Guide, and several convention exclusive comics and novellas. Is first published work appeared in 1984 in Fleetway's weekly comic, Scream! Issue 3, Turtles and Transformers for Titan Magazines in the UK and the US Transformers comic line published by IDW.

Jack Lawrence is a successful comics illustrator who has worked on titles such as A.T.O.M., Doctor Who Adventures, and 2000 AD. He is currently working on Skylanders for IDW and is self-publishing his creator-owned title, Tinpot Hobo.