G. I. Joe: The IDW Collection Volume One

Larry Hama is a writer/cartoonist/illustrator/actor/musician who has worked in comics, tv and film. In comics, he has written, edited or drawn for Avengers, Blaze, Nth Man, The Nam, Conan, Batman, Wonder Woman, Bizarre Adventures, X-Men, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and dozens more. He is best known as the writer of Marvel’s G.I. JOE comics in the 80s and as the writer of Marvel’s Wolverine in the 90s. Recent script credits include Batman: Shadow of the Bat, and Wonder Woman for DC Convergence, G.I. JOE: Origins and G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero for IDW, and Call of Duty: Black Ops for Dark Horse. Recent art credits include breakdowns for DC Comics’ Deathstroke. His illustrations and cartoons have appeared in National Lampoon, Esquire, New York, and Rolling Stone. He has appeared on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures and on TV in M*A*S*H, SNL, and Another World. He lives in New York City.

Chuck Dixon is a veteran comic book writer with thousands of titles to his name including a record run on Batmanat for DC Comics (where he co-created the villain BANE) and seminal work on Marvel’s The Punisher. He adapted J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit into one of the most successful graphic novels in publication. He is also the author of the bestselling SEAL Team 6 novels from Dynamite.