Stephanie Phillips is an American comics writer known for her work on various series for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, including Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, Spider-Gwen, and Phoenix, as well as her creator-owned series, Grim, which was published by Boom! Studios.
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Early life
Stephanie Phillips grew up in Tampa, Florida. She attended the University of South Florida, where she earned a PhD in rhetoric and composition and an MA in English.
Career
Phillips taught writing and communication at the University at Buffalo, the University of South Florida, and the University of Tampa. She worked as a technical writer, an editor, and a journalist, as well as a competitive Muay Thai fighter.
In 2018, Phillips published The Devil Within through Black Mask Studios with artist Maan House, a book about a demonic possession in the Philippines that was based on a true story. Later that year, she and artist Jamie Jones published Kicking Ice through Ominous Press in partnership with the National Women's Hockey League, a book about a group of female hockey players, which involved real hockey players like Kelsey Koelzer and Jillian Dempsey.
In 2019, she published Descendent through AfterShock Comics and The Butcher of Paris, based on the true story of Marcel Petiot, a serial killer who targeted Jews in Nazi-occupied France, through Dark Horse Comics. In 2020, she published two books through AfterShock, Cold War thriller Red Atlantis and time-traveling sci-fi Artemis and the Assassin, the pirate comic (starring Anne Bony and Mary Read) A Man Among Ye from Top Cow, and Taarna: The Last Taarakian for Heavy Metal. It was also announced that she would write Nuclear Family, about an alternate timeline where the Cold War became hot, from AfterShock.
In 2021, it was announced that she would write the two issue Future State: Harley Quinn and the new Harley Quinn ongoing series relaunched as part DC's relaunch of its comics line, Infinite Frontier, with artist Riley Rossmo. She also wrote the digital-first comic Sensational Wonder Woman and the eight-issue miniseries Wonder Woman: Evolution. In November 2021, it was announced that she would publish We Only Kill Each Other, about Jewish gangsters fighting Nazis in 1930s New York, through ComiXology Originals.
In 2022, she launched Grim, a monthly creator-owned series at Boom! Studios about a grim reaper navigating the afterlife, and Rick and Morty: Crisis on C-137 through Oni Press. In October 2022, it was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con "Women of Marvel" panel that she would write a new Rogue & Gambit miniseries as part of the Destiny of X relaunch of the X-Men line of books, and in November, it was announced that she would write a new Cosmic Ghost Rider miniseries for that same publisher.
In 2023, she was reporter to be the writer for Capwolf and the Howling Commandos, and in 2024, she became the writer for a Black Widow & Hawkeye miniseries and a new Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider ongoing series. In April, it was announced that she would be a part of the X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch, writing the monthly series Phoenix.
In August of that year, she wrote Red Before Black, which was published by Boom! Studios, and listed as one of nine independent comics for 2024.
In November 2025, it was announced that Philips would write a new Daredevil series with artist Lee Garbett. The series follows Matt Murdock as he becomes a law professor at Empire State University while facing a new enemy named Omen, whom Phillips explained is derived from elements of Greek tragedy and Gothic literature. The series debuted on April 1, 2026 to positive reviews.
Phllips attracted a base of followers on TikTok, where she discusses her writing process, participates in Q&A sessions, relates behind-the-scenes anecdotes, provides insight and advice for aspiring writers, and delves into comics culture and criticism.
Personal life
Phillips is bisexual.