Alan Nolan is a comics writer, artist, graphic designer and co-creator of the award-winning comedy/horror comic book series Sancho. He is the creator of The Big Break Detectives Casebook, a graphic novel for younger readers, and the Murder Can Be Fatal Mysteries series of GNs, all for The O’Brien Press. He is also author and illustrator of Skrewy Science with Prof Butterknut & Kronk which appears monthly in The Irish Times. Born in Dublin, he studied at the National College of Art and Design, and lives in Bray, County Wicklow with his wife and three sons. http://www.alannolan.ie