James O'Barr

James is a Graphic Novel Author. His most famous piece of work is “The Crow” this Tale of sadness is very much a venting System for James because of the tragic accident involving his first love and fiancé, who passed away after the accident.

After this James decided to join the marines and was stationed in Germany handing out combat manuals to fellow force member on the site. When not on duty he spent his time drinking and fighting in pub fights.

Upon his return to America he was set of revenge only to find out that the drunken driver that killed his fiancé had passed away of natural causes . James Created the crow as a vent from the pain he was dealing with although he later admitted that it made him worst and he went down an even more destructive path than before.

At first no companies would publish the Crow for reasons such and “it’s too dark” or “it’s too confusing”. Until Calibre comics took the project to publishing. The Crow then became the most sold indenpent Graphic Novel of all time with over 750,000 copies sold worldwide.

The Character of the crow was based on Ian Curtis in facial expressions and way he spoke however the motions he goes through and way he moves is based punk legend Iggy Pop as both their music helped James through his very tough times in his life.

The Crow was adapted into a film in 1993 and was realized on the big screen in 1994 however the Death of Brandon Lee in the making of the film put James back into his destructive path as he had become best friends with Brandon.

Even though there have been three sequels and a TV series James has had nothing to do with those projects. The Crow has become an Icon for Modern day Goth culture and is sometimes described as a cult.
Refferences
http://www.motionworkscomics.com/about-creators/james-o-barr-bio
Own Knowledge on the Subject.