Ramin Zahed is a Los Angeles-based author and entertainment journalist and editor in chief of Animation Magazine. His books include The New York Times-bestselling The Art of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Art of DreamWorks Animation: Celebrating 30 Years, The Art of Love, Death + Robots, and the upcoming Art of Dog Man.
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