Dean Rankine

Dean Rankine is a Ledger- and Stanley Award-winning comic book artist and writer from Melbourne, Australia. Best known for his work on Simpsons Comics, his other credits include Futurama, Rick and Morty, Hellboy, Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland series, Underdog, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Oggy and the Cockroaches. He's also the co-creator of the UpBeat Geek mental health card set, and is currently illustrating Timmy the Ticked-Off Pony series, written by Magda Szubanski. And (would you believe?) he's among a group of artists who currently hold the Guinness World Record for the "Most Contributors to a Published Comic Book."

When not drawing, Dean likes to eat pizza, play Dungeons and Dragons, and watch cat videos.

The Riverdale Diaries is Dean's middle-grade graphic novel debut.