Creator

Joe Caramagna

Biography

Joe Caramagna is a Harvey Award-nominated letterer, writer, and NYT bestselling middle grade author from Elmwood Park, New Jersey. A graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, he began his career through a Marvel lettering internship, working under Dave Sharpe in the Bullpen before joining Chris Eliopoulos's Virtual Calligraphy (VC) studio. He has lettered over 6,000 Marvel comics across titles including Amazing Spider-Man, Uncanny X-Men, Ms. Marvel, Captain America, She-Hulk, and Hawkeye, becoming one of the most prolific letterers in the publisher's history. As a writer, Caramagna penned Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Iron Man & The Armor Wars, along with Disney comics adaptations including DuckTales, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Wreck-It Ralph 2, and Zootopia. He also wrote for DC Comics, including a Batman story "One Lock Many Keys" praised for its portrayal of autism. His middle grade novels include Cursed Campground and Space Chasers with astronaut Leland Melvin. He co-created the comic series Model Operandi. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, three children, and rescue beagle Mae Belle.