Writing and Editing
Ethan Murphy: Head Writer and Co-Founder
Ethan grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina being raised by every 80's icon from Indiana Jones to Marty McFly. He studied Media Arts and Design at James Madison University with a concentration in creative writing. He honed his craft in writing by working with various small comic companies. Ethan’s goal is to make anyone who reads a comic from Echelon feel like they’re experiencing a 2-dimensional movie.
Susan L. Holland: Editor and Co-Founder
Susan was born with a unique superpower - the ability to find fault. Early on, she was chastised for using this power and so, to avoid becoming a supervillain, she kept it under wraps for decades. Until one day she met Ethan and learned a great secret - finding fault is the PERFECT skill for an editor! She loves using these superpowers for good, sweeping through multiple scripts looking for misspellings and continuity errors. Her goal - to help make the comic PERFECT so that all you see is the story.
Sam Stokes: Writer, Actor and Singer
Sam was born and raised in San Diego, CA. She’s an LA based performer and creator in multiple mediums. She’s an award-winning writer of films and plays that’s looking forward to taking her skills to the world of comics and graphic novels. As a kid, her go-to Halloween costume was Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) because, "she was the only action hero without high heels!" Her work reflects deep moral messages with an emphasis on bringing goodness into storytelling and society as a whole.
Eric “Thor” Prochnau: Writer and Story Consultant
Eric is a writer and award winning actor who has been obsessed with comic books since he was a small child in Olympia, Washington. At 6'7" Eric was never actually a "small child" but begs forgiveness for his artistic license. He’s fluent in virtually every form of tabletop role-playing game and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the last 30 years of graphic novels. Despite being a friend to all, Eric’s one true nemesis is the water chestnut.