Andy Schmidt

Andy Schmidt is a comics writer, editor, publisher, and educator. He’s been working in the comics industry since 2002 and has been on staff at Marvel Comics, IDW Publishing, and Hasbro. He’s overseen multi-million dollar brands and worked in intellectual property development and as a consultant in TV, Film, and animation as well as with toy companies and video game companies.

Andy is best known for his creation of the Marvel Comics storyline called Annihilation which re-framed the Guardians of the Galaxy into a multi-billion dollar franchise. Andy conceived of the project and managed the sprawling, 26-issue saga from beginning to end, giving Marvel a new Guardians for a new era.

Andy has worked on nearly every boy-brand there is, including writing comics, video games, and prose stories. Star Wars, Dungeons & Dragons, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Star Trek, and DC Comics have all brought great joy to Andy in his career and writing, editing and consulting work.