Stephen E. Tabachnick is a professor of English literature at the University of Memphis, USA and has taught classes on the graphic novel for twenty years. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Esther Bendit Saltzman completed her Master's thesis on graphic novel adaptations, and has presented papers on adaptations of Macbeth and A Christmas Carol at conferences in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom, respectively. Her current research centers on graphic novel adaptations of literary classics in relation to their adapted texts and corresponding book illustrations. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.