George O’Connor

George O’Connor is the New York Times–bestselling author of the Olympians, the ongoing series of graphic novels featuring the tragic, dramatic, and epic lives of the Greek gods. His first graphic novel was Journey into Mohawk Country, and is also the creator of popular picture books such as the New York Times bestseller Kapow! and If I Had A Triceratops. He also illustrated playwright Adam Rapp’s Ball Peen Hammer. Daniel G. Newman is a national expert on government accountability and money in politics. He is President and Co-Founder of MapLight, a nonpartisan nonprofit that promotes transparency and political reform. The graphic novel Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy (First Second) exposes the twisted roots of our broken democracy and highlights the efforts of those unrigging the system to return power to We the People. Unrig takes readers behind the scenes—from the sweaty cubicles where senators dial corporate CEOs for dollars, to lavish retreats where billionaires boost their favored candidates — but it also highlights surprising solutions to limit the influence of big money. Publishers Weekly said “This cogent plea for democracy is fueled with an urgency that should initiate debate and inspire action.”