*Flores, Irene: - Irene Flores is an illustrator, occasional author, karaoke aficionado, and full-time coffee drinker. Growing up in the Philippines, she was heavily influenced by both Japanese animation and American comics. She currently lives and works in West Seattle with her wife and several f...

*Flores, Irene: - Irene Flores is an illustrator, occasional author, karaoke aficionado, and full-time coffee drinker. Growing up in the Philippines, she was heavily influenced by both Japanese animation and American comics. She currently lives and works in West Seattle with her wife and several fat birds. Her career started in 2004 as the cocreator and illustrator of Mark of the Succubus *, a three-volume series for TOKYOPOP. She went on to illustrate and cowrite a series of art instructional books, including the bestselling Shojo Fashion Manga Art School, published by Penguin Books. Her other work includes illustrating and inking several projects for BOOM! Studios, including R.L. Stine's * Just Beyond: Monstrosity, Heavy Vinyl,and Labyrinth Coronation *. Most recently, she illustrated the graphic novel Disney's Mirrorverse: Belle for VIZ Media.