Kevin Panetta

{{short description|American comic book writer}}

Kevin Panetta is an American comic book writer, known for the series Zodiac Starforce, illustrated by Paulina Ganucheau, on Dark Horse Comics.{{cite web | title=ECCC 2017: The Zodiac Starforce Girls Are Back! | website=Dark Horse Comics | date=2017-07-05 | url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/2479/eccc-2017-zodiac-starforce-girls-are-back | access-date=2021-01-03}} The comic "immediately clicked with fans" and has been lauded for featuring a cast of strong diverse women as the central characters.{{cite web | last=Pulliam-Moore | first=Charles | title=Zodiac Starforce's New Villain is a Tribute to All the Evil Pretty Boys Sailor Moon Ever Fought | website=io9 | date=2017-09-27 | url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/zodiac-starforce-cries-of-the-fire-princes-new-villain-1818854875 | access-date=2021-01-04}}{{cite web | last1=Ferguson | first1=James | last2=MacNamee | first2=Olly | title=It's An All-Out War On A Spaceship In Zodiac Starforce: Cries Of The Fire Prince #4 | website=COMICON | date=2018-05-04 | url=http://www.comicon.com/2018/05/04/its-an-all-out-war-on-a-spaceship-in-zodiac-starforce-cries-of-the-fire-prince-4/ | access-date=2021-01-04}}

His graphic novel Bloom, illustrated by Ganucheau's sister Savannah who lives in Australia, was one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year in 2019.{{cite web | author= princess-weekes | title=Bloom Review: Gay Summer Love and Baking | website=The Mary Sue | date=2019-01-29 | url=https://www.themarysue.com/review-bloom-kevin-panetta-savanna-ganucheau/ | access-date=2021-01-03}}{{cite web | last=Weinberger | first=Aliza | title=Get ready for 'Bloom,' a gay YA romance comic about baking | website=Mashable | date=2016-02-08 | url=https://mashable.com/2016/02/08/bloom-comic/ | access-date=2021-01-04}}

Panetta has written for comics such as Steven Universe, Regular Show and Bravest Warriors.{{cite web | title=Bloom - Kevin Panetta | website=US Macmillan | date=2016-06-14 | url=https://us.macmillan.com/bloom/kevinpanetta/9781626726413 | access-date=2021-01-04}} He lives in Washington DC with his wife and dog.{{cite web | title=By the Power of Astra! Interview with Kevin Panetta and Paulina Ganucheau - Comic Book Blog | website=Talking Comics | date=2016-03-03 | url=http://talkingcomicbooks.com/2016/03/03/43538/ | access-date=2021-01-04}}