Alex Segura (born 1980)^[1] is an American author, comic book artist, and editor. He has written numerous comics and novels, including Secret Identity, which won the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller.

Segura was born in 1980^[1] and raised in Miami.^[2] His parents were exiled from Cuba.^[3]

Segura began his career as a journalist, which has inspired his series about Pete Fernandez.^[3]

In 2003, Segura moved to New York and began working for publishing companies, including with Wizard World and DC Comics.^[3] In 2009, he became the senior vice president of sales and marketing at Archie Comics,^[4] then was named DC Comic's executive director of publicity.^[5] By 2017, he had returned to Archie Comics, where he also served as the editor for Dark Circle Comics.^[3] Segura joined Oni Press as senior vice president of sales and marketing in 2021.^[4] Along with other members of the organization's leadership, Segura was fired in 2023.^[6]

Segura published his debut novel, Silent City, with Codorus Press in 2013; it was republished with Polis Books in 2016.^[3]

Segura resides with his wife and children in New York.^[7]

Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, NPR, and the Sun Sentinel named Secret Identity one of the best mystery novels of the year.^[8]

• Silent City. Codorus Press. 2013. ISBN 978-0-9839783-6-7.^[19]
• Down the Darkest Street. Polis Books. 2016. ISBN 978-1-940610-75-7.^[20]
• Dangerous Ends. Polis Books. 2017. ISBN 978-1-943818-25-9.^[21]
• Blackout. Polis Books. 2018. ISBN 978-1-947993-04-4.^[22]
• Miami Midnight. Polis Books. 2019. ISBN 978-1-947993-59-4.^[23]

• ——; Monica Gallagher; George Kambadais (2021). The Black Ghost. Dark Horse. ISBN 978-1-5067-2446-1.^[24]
• Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall (2020)
• Secret Identity. Flatiron Books. 2022. ISBN 978-1-250-80174-6.^[25]
• Araña and Spiderman (2023)

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