Stephen Hillenburg was an American animator, cartoonist, and marine-biology teacher. He was the creator of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, which he also directed, produced, and wrote.
This is one of those comic adaptations that's line-by-line from the actual show, but these are all episodes I think about fairly regularly and enjoyed revisiting.
Another case of someone slapping a favorite children's character on the cover of a book and hoping it will sell. A weak story and nothing my avid reader finds engaging.