James GardnerJames Gardner is the creator of Adventures in Underwood, a transmedia universe spanning novels, animation, gaming, and high fashion. He spent over a decade in luxury fashion and beauty before owning Tou Lou Color Salon, with runway credits for Escada Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, and more. As a makeup artist on American Idol, he gained firsthand insight into Hollywood's inner machinery-experience that shapes every page of the Narssica saga. Narssica Ascending, twenty-six years in the making, explores identity, religious trauma, found family, and the courage to become yourself when everything you've built is a lie. Its monochrome artwork is intentionally designed to let readers inhabit Narssica rather than simply observe her-a world you step into, not a picture you look at. As Amanda Lepore says, "Get into it." Gardner's work celebrates queer culture not as struggle, but as power-creating aspirational heroes for readers who refuse to apologize for being extraordinary. Learn more at www.narssica.com.. Read More Read Less