POWER PACK: INTO THE STORM

Writer and editor Louise Simonson launched Power Pack and Web of Spider-Man and wrote memorable runs on New Mutants and X-Factor — helping map out the “Mutant Massacre,” “Inferno” and “X-Tinction Agenda” crossovers. Her major editorial credits include Star Wars and Uncanny X-Men. At DC, she wrote multiple Superman titles and became one of the main creative forces behind the “Death of Superman” saga; her scripts also appeared in Detective Comics, New Titans and more. She returned to Marvel to write the Galactus the Devourer limited series and 1999-2000’s Warlock, starring characters from New Mutants.

June Brigman helped launch Power Pack, and penciled the adventures of Cloak and Dagger in both their own title and Strange Tales. Her art appeared throughout Marvel’s 1980s team titles — including Alpha Flight, New Mutants and Uncanny X-Men. She penciled one of DC’s many Supergirl series, worked with Pack writer Louise Simonson on Dark Horse’s Star Wars: River of Chaos miniseries and served as artist on long-running comic strip Brenda Starr. She has taught at the Kubert School, as well as the Atlanta branch of the Savannah College of Art and Design.