Steve Niles is a comic book author and novelist known for works such as
30 Days of Night;
Criminal Macabre;
Simon Dark;
Frankenstein Alive, Alive;
Mystery Society; and
Batman: Gotham County Line. He is credited among other contemporary writers with bringing horror comics back to prominence.
Bernie Wrightson (1948-2017) was an American artist known for his horror illustrations and comic books. He received training in art from reading comics, particularly those of EC, as well as through a correspondence course from the Famous Artists School. His first professional comic work appeared in
House of Mystery #179 in 1968. He went on to work on a variety of mystery and anthology titles for both DC and its principal rival, Marvel. In 1971, with writer Len Wein, Wrightson co-created the muck creature Swamp Thing for DC. He also co-created Destiny, later to become famous in the work of Neil Gaiman. He worked on
Spider-Man,
Batman, and
The Punisher and provided painted covers for the DC comics
Nevermore and
Toe Tags, among many others. Later works include
Frankenstein Alive, Alive;
Dead She Said;
The Ghoul; and
Doc Macabre (IDW Publishing), all co-created with horror author Steve Niles.