X-23 debuted in the X-Men- Evolution animated series as the
brainchild of writer Craig Kyle. Sparked by the character's dual
success on both the small screen and in the NYX comic book, Kyle
revealed this ferocious fighter's secret origin in the X-23 limited
series with co-writer Christopher Yost and artist Billy Tan. Kyle
and Yost have also co-written X-23- Target X, New X-Men and the
relaunched X-Force. Kyle was a key producer on Marvel Studios' Thor
movie.
Christopher Yost got his start in animation writing for the series
X-Men- Evolution; he quickly worked his way up to head writer of
shows like Fantastic Four- World's Greatest Heroes, Iron Man-
Armored Adventures and Avengers- Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and the
animated DVDs Hulk Vs. and Next Avengers. Yost broke into comics
with his work on X-23 and is known for hard-hitting series like New
X-Men, X-Force and the runaway hit Scarlet Spider.
Marjorie Liu is a former lawyer turned New York Times-bestselling
author most famous for her Dirk & Steele and Hunter Kiss series of
romance novels. A diehard comics fan, her first foray in the medium
produced the NYX series No Way Home. Subsequent credits include
Black Widow, X-23 and Daken- Dark Wolverine (with Daniel Way); she
has also written the novel X-Men- Dark Mirror.
Malaysian-American artist Billy Tan, having gained attention
drawing projects including Tomb Raider and Tales of Witchblade for
Top Cow, joined Marvel in 2004. He illustrated X-23 and Marvel
Knights Spider-Man before a career-making run on Uncanny X-Men
propelled him into the spotlight. Named a Marvel Young Gun in 2007,
Tan went on to pencil New Avengers, Dark Reign- The List -
Daredevil, Thor and the Shadowland miniseries. He later illustrated
his first project at DC, Green Lantern. Tan lives in Sydney,
Australia, with his wife and two children.
Mike Choi exploded on the comic scene at Top Cow Productions, where
he garnered acclaim for his art on Witchblade, the company's most
recognized and top-selling title. Choi achieved further accolades
for his work on Marvel's X-23- Target X, Uncanny X-Men and
X-Force.
Discovered during Marvel's Chesterquest international talent search
in 2009, Portuguese artist Filipe Andrade quickly rose to
prominence with assignments on the limited series John Carter- A
Princess of Mars, as well as contributions to Captain America, X-23
and Deadpool. He took on a theme-park legend in Disney Kingdoms-
Figment and a very different iconic character in Old Man Logan.
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