A humanities professor at East Georgia State College, Armond Boudreaux, PhD, draws inspiration from Southern literary giants such as Flannery O?Connor and William Faulkner, but with the heavy influence of epic, action-packed authors ranging from George R.R. Martin to Homer. He also writes nonfiction about the ethics and politics of superheroes, including co-authoring the book Titans: How Superheroes Can Help Us Make Sense of a Polarized World (Cascade Books, 2017). Born in Alabama, he now lives in Statesboro, Georgia., with his wife and five children.