Justin Giampaoli was a prolific critic at Thirteen Minutes and Comics Bulletin for over a decade. As a writer, his work includes the self-published crime caper The Mercy Killing with artist Tim Goodyear, and introductions and bonus content for New York Times Bestseller DMZ at DC/Vertigo. His current projects include the alt-history epic Rome West with Eisner Award-Nominated writer Brian Wood and cover artist Matthew Taylor, and the sci-fi drama Starship Down with artist Andrea Mutti, both published by Dark Horse.