Dave Roman

• Born — 26 May 1977 • Area — Writer, artist • Notable Works — Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden, Teen Boat • Website — http: www.yaytime.com/

Roman attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. He started working in comics as an intern at DC Comics, then got a full-time job at Nickelodeon Magazine as a comic editor for 11 years, until the magazine ceased publishing in 2009.

Roman is the co-creator and writer of Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden, a webcomic co-created and drawn by John Patrick Green. The webcomic was first published in 1997; two books of the webcomic were published, subtitled Borrowed Magic and Separation Anxiety respectively. Roman also co-created Teen Boat with Green. Two stories were published in print, while three are available online as a webcomic. Roman has published three books in his "Astronaut Academy" series, which started as a webcomic. The first, Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity (First Second, 2011) is about a young boy who leaves behind life as an intergalactic superhero to go to middle school. Roman created the graphic novel Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery, and in 2008 Paramount Pictures optioned the film rights. In the novel, the title character turns sixteen and inherits an estate and an ability to see and communicate with the dead. In 2009, Del Rey Manga released X-Men: Misfits, which Roman co-authored with his then-wife, Raina Telgemeier. It spent at least five weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list for Paperback Graphic Books. Unicorn Boy, a children's graphic novel by Roman, was published in 2024. The American Library Association placed it on their 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children reading list. Other works include writing a comic adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, co-writing a prequel comic for Avatar called Zuko's Story, and creating a collection of comic strips for Rugrats. He has also designed a CD cover for the wizard rock band Harry and the Potters. Roman has contributed to a number of anthology comic books, including Flight 3, Nursery Rhyme Comics (First Second, 2011), Not My Small Diary, and Bizarro World. According to a 2011 article, Roman mainly earned a living "by touring the country and speaking to children in schools, libraries and bookstores about the joys of making comics." He has said that he loved to draw and tell stories as a kid and is now "trying to inspire that passion in other kids".

Roman grew up in North Babylon on Long Island, and has lived in Astoria, New York. Roman was married to fellow cartoonist Raina Telgemeier; they were married in 2006 but they filed for divorce in 2015.

Dave Roman is recorded as comics artist, writer, illustrator, penciller and editor.