Kara Bodegon is the author-illustration of SQUALO & MAGE, a magical graphic novel inspired by video games and Filipino folklore, coming at you through HarperCollins in 2023. When she isn't writing or drawing, Kara enjoys gaming, chowing down on pizza, worshipping heavy metal and Disney soundtracks, and wishing she could one day be a great white shark. Her fiction and book-related art are represented by Sara Crowe of Pippin Properties, Inc.