Koren Shadmi is an Israeli-American, Brooklyn-based graphic novelist and illustrator. His books have been published internationally and include: In The Flesh, The Abaddon, Mike's Place, Love Addict: Confessions of a Serial Dater, and Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D.
Koren's illustration and comics have appeared in publications such as: The Wall Street Journal, Wired, BusinessWeek, the Village Voice, the Boston Globe, the New York Times, Mother Jones, Playboy, and many others. His illustration work has won several awards at the Society of Illustrators.