Will Allred is a writer, professor, and technologist. He created Diary of Night, contributed to the Eisner-nominated Comics through Time and multiple other academic books on comics, and has fulfilled multiple, successful Kickstarters. Will received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Arkansas and is a longtime member of the nonprofit Grand Comics Database Project, having served for several years on its Board of Directors. Will is an avid reader and is a lifelong fan of the comics