Daniel Gramsch, born in 1975, worked for the German edition of "MAD Magazine" for almost 20 years and contributed a large number of monster galleries and covers for the "Gespenstergeschichten". In 1997 he invented his heroine "Alina Fox", a master thief whose adventures have been published by Comicwerk in booklet form, anthologies and audio plays since 2002. As co-founder of Comicwerk, an artists' platform on the Internet that aims to make known and new authors and illustrators known to a wider audience and publishers, he has also been editor-in-chief since 2001. In addition to his work as a comic book artist, writer and colourist, he has studied film, journalism and English, is involved as an actor and manager in a shadow cast of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, is part of the weekly film podcast "Bahnhofskino" and generally sleeps far too little.