Stephanie Phillips

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Stephanie Nicole Phillips is an American comics writer known for her work on various series for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, as well as her creator-owned series, Grim, published by Boom! Studios. Growing up in Tampa, Florida, where she attended the University of South Florida, from where she earned a PhD in rhetoric and composition, along with an MA in English.

Earlier in her career, Steph taught writing and communication at the University at Buffalo, the University of South Florida, and the University of Tampa. She later worked as a technical writer, an editor, and a journalist, as well as a competitive Muay Thai fighter.

Stephanie published The Devil Within, through Black Mask Studios, with artist Maan House, in 2018. Later the same year, with artist Jamie Jones, she published Kicking Ice through Ominous Press in partnership with the National Women’s Hockey League, a book on a group of female hockey players, featuring real hockey players like Kelsey Koelzer and Jillian Dempsey.

In 2019, through AfterShock Comics, she published Descendent, and through Dark Horse Comics, she published The Butcher of Paris, one based on the true story of Marcel Petiot, a serial killer who targeted Jews in Nazi-occupied France. In 2020, she published a few books via AfterShock, Top Cow, and Heavy Metal. And in 2021, she wrote the two issue Future State: Harley Quinn and the new Harley Quinn series. She also wrote the digital-first comic Sensational Wonder Woman and the eight-issue miniseries Wonder Woman: Evolution.

In 2022, she launched Grim, a monthly creator-owned series at Boom! Studios.

In 2024, she became the writer for a Black Widow & Hawkeye miniseries and a new Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider ongoing series. In November 2025, it was announced that Stephanie would write a new Daredevil series, debuting on April 1, 2026, with artist Lee Garbett.

Stephanie discusses her writing process, participates in Q&A sessions, relates behind-the-scenes anecdotes, provides insight and advice for aspiring writers, delving more into comics culture and criticism on Instagram and TikTok.