Jody Houser is an American professional comics writer known for her work on licensed properties. She was nominated for the Eisner Award in 2017 for her writing in the comic series Faith (2016). Houser has written for DC Comics (Mother Panic, Supergirl, Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy), Marvel Comics (Star Wars, Web of Black Widow), Dark Horse Comics (Stranger Things, Critical Role, StarCraft), Titan Comics (Doctor Who), and IDW Publishing (Orphan Black, Star Trek, X-Files), among others. She continues to pursue comics and other writing projects. She was also the writer on the second volume of Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins which became a New York Times best-seller in September 2020.