About the Author

Steve Nilesis a comic book author and novelist, known for works such as 30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre, Simon Dark, Mystery Society and Batman- Gotham County Line.He is credited among other contemporary writers as bringing horror comics back to prominence.

Ben Templesmithis aNew York Timesbest selling artist and writer most widely known for his work in the comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the International Horror Guild Awards as well as the industry's top prize, the Eisner Award. He also won a Spike TV Scream Award. As a creator, his most notable works have been30 Days of Night(which spawned a major motion picture) andFell. His other projects include the critically acclaimed serialWormwood- Gentleman Corpse, as well asWelcome to Hoxford, andSingularity 7, all of which he also wrote.