Emmett Hobbes has been writing stories since he was very little. By middle school, he had decided he would pursue a career in the arts, and was active in the northern Michigan film and animation scene throughout high school.

SCAD Atlanta granted him a generous scholarship based on his portfolio. His senior year, he was invited to illustrate Rick Spears’ My Riot, a graphic novel about a teenage girl coming of age amidst the Riot Grrrl movement.

Shortly after, he approached Webtoon Originals to publish a heist-turns-horror miniseries titled Royale: The Prussian Blue (which is currently finishing up its second arc at 43,000 subscribers). To supplement the series’ historical themes, he took a desk job at an archaeology firm for two years. (The series is colored by college roommate and long-time collaborator Hank Jones.)

Emmett has freelanced for Turner Broadcasting, Oni Press, and Dynamite Comics, and is currently an editorial intern at First Second Books.

In the rare moment he isn’t working too hard, Emmett loves to go to vintage shops, spoil his cats, and soak up old detective shows in bed with a huuuuge slice of cake.