Esad Ribic is a Croatian artist most known for his work on Marvel titles Loki, Silver Surfer: Requiem, The Ultimates, Thor: God of Thunder, Secret Wars, The Eternals and the epic one shot Conan the Barbarian: Exodus. Graduating from the School of Applied Arts & Design in Zagreb, he started work as an animator for Zagreb Film before pursuing a career as a professional comic book artist abroad.