Marvel Holiday Special

Jeff Parker is the editor of The Best American Nonrequired Reading. He has a knack for finding those unexpected, brilliant books you didn't know you were looking for. If you enjoy a good surprise on the page, you'll appreciate his selections.

Mike Carey (Michael James Carey, born 1959 in Liverpool) is a British writer of comics, novels and screenplays who also publishes prose fiction as M. R. Carey. He studied English at St Peter's College, Oxford, and taught for around fifteen years before writing full time. In comics he wrote the long-running Vertigo series Lucifer, a run on Hellblazer, and the creator-owned Crossing Midnight and The Unwritten (with artist Peter Gross), plus several years on Marvel's X-Men titles. His prose debut w...

Nicaraguan-American playwright, screenwriter, comic book writer and showrunner

Shaenon Garrity is known for her work on the Marvel Holiday Special and as the creator of the webcomic Narbonic. Her stories often feature a blend of humor and genre elements.

Tom Defalco has a long history in comic books, writing for many Marvel heroes. He's known for his runs on Speedball - The Masked Marvel and Avengers - West Coast Avengers, plus the Marvel Holiday Special. Defalco also contributed to Tödlicher Droide and worked alongside artist Steve Ditko.