Arie Kaplan, Author: Arie Kaplan is the author of more than a dozen books, including LEGO Star Wars: Face Off, LEGO Star Wars: The Official Stormtrooper Training Manual, Swashbuckling Scoundrels: Pirates in Fact and Fiction, and the award-winning From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books. He has also written several graphic novels, including Speed Racer: Chronicles of the Racer, Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal: Heroes Unite, The Penguins of Madagascar: Penguins on a Mission, and The New Kid from Planet Glorf. He resides in New York City.