Writer Joe Casey debuted at Marvel with a long Cable run and a stint on Incredible Hulk. For DC's Wildstorm imprint, Casey wrote Wildcats and co-created Automatic Kafka and The Intimates; he also wrote DC's Batman: Tenses and Adventures of Superman. For Marvel, he has written Deathlok, Iron Man: The Inevitable, Uncanny X-Men and several "retro" limited series including Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes I and II. With Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau and Steven Seagle, Casey formed the development/production company Man of Action, responsible for animated series including Cartoon Network's Ben 10 and Disney/XD's Ultimate Spider-Man.

Having studied at New York's School of Visual Arts, ChrisCross made his breakthrough in the comics industry working for DC Comics' Milestone imprint on Blood Syndicate and The World Needs Heroes, before going on to illustrate titles including Firestorm and Outsiders. For Marvel, he illustrated the Slingers series spinning out of the world of Spider-Man, and then united with Peter David for a lengthy run on Captain Marvel.