James O'Barr is best known for creating The Crow, but he is also an accomplished painter. James currently resides in Texas and can be seen at most of the comic conventions in and around Texas.
John Wagner is, to many fans, the very heart of
2000 AD. Involved from the earliest days of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic; he co-created Judge Dredd, as well as Strontium Dog, Robo-Hunter, and a host of other
2000 AD mainstays, including the critically acclaimed Button Man. Incredibly prolific throughout his career, and writing under a diversity of pen names--often in concert with Alan Grant, with whom he devised and developed
2000 AD's sister comic,
Judge Dredd: The Megazine--Wagner has worked extensively beyond the Thargian universe, originating and editing a number of British periodicals as well as writing many American standards, including Batman, Lobo, The Punisher, and Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett. His Paradox Press graphic novel
A History of Violence (illustrated by Vince Locke) was adapted into a critically acclaimed film by director David Cronenberg in 2005.