Shane McCarthy is a Perth based author of Graphic Novels whose work has been internationally published by Marvel, DC and more.

Over the years Shane has written well-known characters such as Batman, Deadpool, and the X-Men. During his run on the Transformers comics he also created “Drift", the popular Transformer that went on to be featured in two major motion pictures.

Shane’s talks and interactive workshops are highly engaging and well-received. He is passionate about storytelling and takes great enjoyment in sharing the ins and outs of writing with his audience. Shane’s visits can be tailor-made to suit any age group, working with students on topics ranging from comic book writing to character creation to simply writing an exciting story. Shane's workshops focus on graphic novels; character and theme; and character creation.