Federali, Mike: - A long-time fan of comic books, Mike Federali decided to create his own comics. He placed an ad on DeviantArt in search of an artist for his stories. It was there that Os Petroli, an aspiring artist living in Argentina, answered the request. Federali working from Virginia in the USA, and Petroli working from Santa Fe, Argentina decided to put out The Skyrocket through an independent comic book publisher.

Federali has also been approved for an iTunes podcast and is a talented musician. Federali still frequents comic book stores around Virginia Beach and keeps it real with fans and other comic book aficionados.