Rachele Aragno is an artist best known for her work on Mel The Chosen, Leonide The Vampyre, I Hate Fairyland and Star Wars: The High Republic. Her debut graphic novel, Melvina was originally published in Italy by Bao and later in the US by Random House Graphic as Mel The Chosen. It was named among the best books for young readers by the comics committee of the American Library Association. She collaborated with Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart to create the original character, Leonide The Vampyre, published by Dark Horse Comics, and with Skottie Young at Image Comics for an I Hate Fairyland short story. She is currently working on a new project for Bao.