Matthew K. Manning is the author of over one hundred books and equally as many comic books. Some of his favourite projects include the popular crossover Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures and the 12-issue series Marvel Action- Avengers for IDW, Beware the Batman and The Batman Strikes! for DC Comics, the bestseller for DK Publishing Batman- A Visual History, Insight Edition's bestseller DC Comics- Anatomy of a Metahuman, and his recent releases Exploring Gotham City, Doctor Strange- The Book of the Vishanti, Batman- The Ultimate Guide, and Batman- The Multiverse of the Dark Knight. Manning lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Dorothy and their two children, Lilly and Gwen.