Jody Houser

Writing Heroes for all Ages: Comic Book Authors, Sunday, May 5, 12:30-1:30pm, Mountain View Mausoleum

Jody Houser decided she wanted to be a writer at eight years old and never looked back. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Emerson College, where she completed her master’s thesis in screenwriting and was a winner of the Rod Parker Fellowship for Playwriting. In 2006, Jody began experimenting with webcomics. Her first professional comics writing was published in 2012. She became a full-time freelance writer in 2016. Now a New York Times bestselling and Eisner-nominated writer, Jody has penned stories for DC Comics (Mother Panic, Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy), Marvel Comics (Star Wars, Web of Black Widow), Dark Horse Comics (Stranger Things, Critical Role), Titan Comics (Doctor Who), IDW Publishing (Orphan Black, Star Trek), and Valiant Entertainment (Faith), among others. You can also find Jody in the online TTRPG space. Jody has been a cast member in several games, including Eric’s TBD RPG and VAST on Geek & Sundry, and The Claw Firm on Demiplane.