Emily Riesbeck

Emily Riesbeck started writing comics at the ripe old age of ten, when they created their first original character, the superhero Aqua Guy. Since then, they’ve been self-publishing their superhero webcomic, The Blue Valkyrie, and their debut graphic novel, It’s Your Funeral, is being published by Iron Circus Comics. Their short comics have been featured in anthologies like Chubby and Local Haunts.

Emily was born and raised in McHenry, Illinois and lives in Chicago with their two partners and their cat, Yuri. When not writing comics, Emily enjoys playing tabletop roleplaying game. You can hear Emily on the RPG podcast Roll Dice and Cry.