James O'Barr | |
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![]() O'Barr in April 2016 | |
Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | January 1, 1960
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
Notable works | The Crow |
Children | 1 |
James O'Barr (born January 1, 1960) is an American comics artist, writer and graphic artist, best known as the creator of the comic book series The Crow . [1]
O'Barr, an orphan, was raised in the foster care system. [2]
In 1978, O'Barr enlisted in the Marines. While stationed in Germany, he illustrated combat manuals for the military.
Before entering the Marines, O'Barr's fiancée, Beverly, had been killed by a drunk driver. While living in Berlin in 1981, O'Barr began work on his comic The Crow as a means of dealing with his personal tragedy. [3] O'Barr was further inspired by a Detroit newspaper account of the murder of a young couple over a $20 engagement ring. [4] In The Crow, the protagonist, Eric, and his fiancée, Shelly, are murdered by a gang of criminals. Eric then returns from the dead, guided by a supernatural crow, to hunt their killers.
After his discharge from the Marines, O'Barr continued his painting and illustration as well as doing various odd jobs, including working for a Detroit body shop. The Crow sat on a shelf for seven years, but at last he found a publisher with Gary Reed of Caliber Press. The first miniseries was published in 1989. The Crow has since sold more than 750,000 copies worldwide. [5]
O'Barr's own hope that his project would result in a personal catharsis went unfulfilled. During an interview in 1994, he said, "[A]s I drew each page, it made me more self-destructive, if anything... There is pure anger on each page". [6]
In the 1990s O'Barr was affiliated with the experimental metal band Trust Obey, which was signed briefly to Trent Reznor's Nothing label.[ citation needed ] Trust Obey released the album Fear and Bullets: Music to Accompany The Crow in 1993. The album was packaged with a special edition of The Crow graphic novel.
The Crow was adapted into a successful film of the same name in 1994, which was marred by the tragic death of its star, Brandon Lee, during filming. [7] The film went on to spawn three sequels and a television series.
After the success of The Crow film, O'Barr began planning a post-apocalyptic graphic novel series entitled Gothik. The series was based on The Wizard of Oz and featured "Jonny Z" from his short story "Frame 137" as the main character. [8]
In January 2013 Motionworks Entertainment released O'Barr's western comic, Sundown, which served as their debut motion comic [9] for iPhone and iPad. [10] He also announced his work on a comic about the Korean War, centered on the efforts of three US Marine guncrews to hold Fox Hill during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, with a different artist drawing each gun crew. [11]
In 2013, O'Barr was named as a consultant on a possible reboot of The Crow film franchise. [12] Although previously opposed to the project, in an October 2014 interview, O'Barr spoke about his involvement in the reboot of The Crow. He discussed the approach to the adaptation and efforts being made to respect the original film. [11] Later, in November 2014, O'Barr appeared at the Wizard World Tulsa Comic Con and stated that he was co-writing the script with screenwriter Cliff Dorfman. [13]
Title | Credits | Publisher | Date | Item type |
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Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Special #1 | Pin-up: The Crow | Fantagraphics Books | 1990-06 | Comic Book |
Andi: Sibling #1 | Back Cover | Sabre's Edge | 2001 | Comic Book |
Anodyne | Cover, 5 plates (The Crow) | Blue Monkey Graphics | 2005 | Portfolio |
Ashes #4 | "Angelman" 15 pp. (inspired by, w/ John Bergin), "Wasp Baby (Morphine Dream #16)" 4 pp. (w/ John Bergin) | Caliber Press | 1990-08 | Comic Book |
Ashes #5 | "Coyote" 12 pp. (w/ John Bergin) | Caliber Press | 1990-10 | Comic Book |
Beat to a Pulp: Round 1 | Cover | Beat to a Pulp | 2010-10 | Book (SC) |
Best of Northstar #1 | "Zeitgeist" preview 3 pp. | Northstar/Arpad Publishing | 1992-08 | Comic Book |
Black Dominion Vol. 1 | Pin-up: Krishna and Vox (Zeitgeist) | Anubis Press | 1993-07 | Comic Book |
Black Dominion Vol. 1 (Limited Edition) | Pin-up: Krishna and Vox (Zeitgeist) | Anubis Press | 1993-07 | Comic Book |
Black Feathers by The Mag Seven | Cover | End Sounds | 2010-11 | Album |
Bone Saw #1 | Editor (w/ John Bergin), "Slave Cylinder" 32 pp. (w/ Carolyn Bergin and Jeff Holland), "German Film, Blurred" 1 p. (w/ John Bergin), "Recoil (Morphine Dream #21)" 2 pp. (w/ John Bergin) | Tundra Publishing | 1992 | Original Comic Anthology (SC) |
Book of Deady | Reprints "Here, Kitty Kitty" from Deady the Terrible Teddy Vol. 2 | Sirius Entertainment | 2006-03 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Caliber Christmas, A #1 | Cover, "Atmosphere (The Crow)" 6 pp. | Caliber Press | 1989-12 | Comic Book |
Caliber Presents # 1 | Back Cover, "Inertia (The Crow)" 8 pp., "Io, Part 1: Silo" 12 pp. (as Barbed Wire Halo Studios) | Caliber Press | 1989-01 | Comic Book |
Caliber Presents # 2 | Cover, "Skinner (Gideon's)" 8 pp. (ill. only, w/ Gary Reed (as Kyle Garrett)) | Caliber Press | 1989-03 | Comic Book |
Caliber Presents # 3 | Cover (as Barbed Wire Halo Studios), "Io, Part 2: Fleshette" 8 pp. (as Barbed Wire Halo Studios) | Caliber Press | 1989-05 | Comic Book |
Caliber Presents # 5 | Cover, "Old World" 6 pp. (ill. only, w/ Mark C. Perry and Guy Davis) | Caliber Press | 1989-07 | Comic Book |
Caliber Presents #15 | Sketchbook 8 pp., The Crow #5 preview 9 pp. | Caliber Press | 1990-09 | Comic Book |
Choke Vol. 2 | Cover (w/ James Widmark), Reprints "Wasp Baby" from Ashes #4 | Anubis Press | 1993-08 | Comic Book |
Choke Vol. 2 (Limited Edition) | Reprints "Wasp Baby" from Ashes #4 | Anubis Press | 1993-08 | Comic Book |
Cobalt 60 Book 3 | Pin-up: Cobalt 60 | Tundra Publishing | 1992-05 | Magazine |
Comic Shop News 1990 Winter Preview | Cover | Comic Shop News | 1990 | Newsletter |
Crow – Special Edition, The | Cover, Reprints The Crow #1–4, The Crow Vol. 3, "Inertia" from Caliber Presents #1, "Atmosphere" from A Caliber Christmas, plus additional material. (Note: Revised and expanded, including 30 all-new pages and a new introduction by the author) | Gallery Books | 2011 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Crow, The | Cover, Back Cover, Reprints The Crow #1–4, The Crow Vol. 3, "Inertia" from Caliber Presents #1, "Atmosphere" from A Caliber Christmas, plus additional material. (Note: 1,500 S&N copies, some with Slipcase & CD) | Graphitti Designs | 1993 | Collected Ed. (HC) |
Crow, The | Cover, Back Cover, Reprints The Crow #1–4, The Crow Vol. 3, "Inertia" from Caliber Presents #1, "Atmosphere" from A Caliber Christmas, plus additional material. | Kitchen Sink Press | 1993 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Crow, The | Cover, Back Cover, Reprints The Crow #1–4, The Crow Vol. 3, "Inertia" from Caliber Presents #1, "Atmosphere" from A Caliber Christmas, plus additional material. (Note: Later printing of the Kitchen Sink Press collected edition, but with the tagline "Now A Major Motion Picture" added to the cover) | Kitchen Sink Press | 1994 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Crow, The | Cover, Back Cover, Reprints The Crow #1–4, The Crow Vol. 3, "Inertia" from Caliber Presents #1, "Atmosphere" from A Caliber Christmas, plus additional material. | Pocket Books | 2002 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Crow, The #0: A Cycle of Shattered Lives | Cover, "The Crow" 6 pp., "October- The Breath of God: Crow II" 2 pp., "Shadowplay" 1 p., "She Smiles in Pain and Glory" 1 p., "Spine of the Snake" 1 p., "Three Dreams from The Book of Dreams" 3 pp. | Kitchen Sink Press | 1998-12 | Comic Book |
Crow, The #1 | Cover, "Pain" 32 pp. | Caliber Press | 1989-02 | Comic Book |
Crow, The #2 | Cover, "Fear" 32 pp. | Caliber Press | 1989-03 | Comic Book |
Crow, The #3 | Cover, "Irony" 32 pp. | Caliber Press | 1989-08 | Comic Book |
Crow, The #4 | Cover, "Despair" 32 pp. | Caliber Press | 1989 | Comic Book |
Crow, The Vol. 1: Pain & Fear | Cover, Back Cover, Reprints The Crow #1–2 | Tundra Publishing | 1992-01 | Comic Book |
Crow, The Vol. 2: Irony & Despair | Cover, Back Cover, Reprints The Crow #3–4 | Tundra Publishing | 1992-03 | Comic Book |
Crow, The Vol. 3: Death | Cover, Back Cover, "Death" 64 pp. (Note: Would have been The Crow #5 if published by Caliber) | Tundra Publishing | 1992-05 | Comic Book |
Crow: Dead Time, The | Back Cover, Story, Reprints The Crow: Dead Time 1–3 | Kitchen Sink Press/Top Dollar Comics | 1997-01 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Crow: Dead Time, The #1 | Cover, Story | Kitchen Sink Press/Top Dollar Comics | 1996-01 | Comic Book |
Crow: Dead Time, The #2 | Cover, Story | Kitchen Sink Press/Top Dollar Comics | 1996-02 | Comic Book |
Crow: Dead Time, The #3 | Cover, Story | Kitchen Sink Press/Top Dollar Comics | 1996-03 | Comic Book |
Crow: Flesh & Blood, The | Back Cover, Reprints The Crow: Flesh & Blood 1–3 | Kitchen Sink Press/Top Dollar Comics | 1998-02 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Crow: Flesh & Blood, The | B&W reprints of original covers, Reprints The Crow: Flesh & Blood 1–3 | Dark Horse Comics | 2004 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Crow: Flesh & Blood, The #1 | Cover | Kitchen Sink Press/Top Dollar Comics | 1996-05 | Comic Book |
Crow: Flesh & Blood, The #2 | Cover | Kitchen Sink Press/Top Dollar Comics | 1996-06 | Comic Book |
Crow: Flesh & Blood, The #3 | Cover | Kitchen Sink Press/Top Dollar Comics | 1996-07 | Comic Book |
Crow Magazine, The #1 | Interview 3 pp. | Todd McFarlane Productions/Top Dollar Comics | 2000-03 | Magazine |
Crow Portfolio, The | Cover, 6 plates (Note: 2,500 S&N copies) | Tundra Publishing | 1993 | Portfolio |
Crow/Razor: Kill the Pain, The #1 | Cover | London Night Studios/Top Dollar Comics | 1998-04 | Comic Book |
Crow/Razor: Kill the Pain, The #2 | Cover | London Night Studios/Top Dollar Comics | 1998-05 | Comic Book |
Crow/Razor: Kill the Pain, The #3 | Cover | London Night Studios/Top Dollar Comics | 1998-07 | Comic Book |
Crow/Razor: Nocturnal Masque, The | B&W reprints of original covers | London Night Studios/Top Dollar Comics | 1999-02 | Magazine |
Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams, The | Cover, Editor (w/ Ed Kramer), "Spooky, Codeine and the Dead Man" 8 pp., "The Real Thing" 8 pp. (ill. only, w/ Andrew Vachss), "Jesus Christ's Wrists" 1 p., "Hellbent" 20 pp. (ill. only, w/ A. A. Attanasio), "Darkness and the Shadow of Light" 2 pp. | Del Rey | 1998-12 | Book (HC) |
Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams, The | Cover, Editor (w/ Ed Kramer), "Spooky, Codeine and the Dead Man" 8 pp., "Shuttlecock" 30 pp. (ill. only, w/ Edward Bryant), "Jesus Christ's Wrists" 1 p., "Hellbent" 20 pp. (ill. only, w/ A. A. Attanasio), "Darkness and the Shadow of Light" 2 pp. | Del Rey | 1999-10 | Book (SC) |
Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams, The | Cover, Editor (w/ Ed Kramer), "Spooky, Codeine and the Dead Man" 8 pp., "Shuttlecock" 30 pp. (ill. only, w/ Edward Bryant), "Jesus Christ's Wrists" 1 p., "Hellbent" 20 pp. (ill. only, w/ A. A. Attanasio), "Darkness and the Shadow of Light" 2 pp. (Note: 1,500 S&N copies, 39 signatures, 55 ill., traycase) | Donald M. Grant | 2001-02 | Book (HC) |
Cybernetic Liberation Front #1 | Cover | Anubis Press | 1993 | Comic Book |
Dante's Disciples | Introduction | White Wolf Publishing | 1996-08 | Book (SC) |
Dante's Disciples | Introduction | White Wolf Publishing | 1998-09 | Book (SC-MM) |
Dark Angel #20 (Alternate Cover) | Cover | CPM Manga | 2000 | Comic Book |
Dark Fantasies #3 | Cover | Dark Fantasy Productions | 1994 | Comic Book |
Dark Fantasies #3 (Red foil) | Cover | Dark Fantasy Productions | 1994 | Comic Book |
Dark Horse Presents #61 | "Frame 137 (Gothik)" 4 pp. | Dark Horse Comics | 1992-04 | Comic Book |
Dead Boys #1 | Cover | London Night Studios | 1993 | Comic Book |
Dead Boys #1 (Gold) | Cover | London Night Studios | 1993 | Comic Book |
Dead Boys #1 (Silver) | Cover | London Night Studios | 1993 | Comic Book |
Deadworld Vol. 1, #10 (Graphic) | Back Cover, "Give 'Em Enough Rope" 16 pp. (inks only (as Jonny Zero) w/ Jack Herman and Vince Locke) | Caliber Press | 1988-11 | Comic Book |
Deadworld Vol. 1, #10 (Tame) | Cover (as Jonny Zero), Back Cover, "Give 'Em Enough Rope" 16 pp. (inks only (as Jonny Zero) w/ Jack Herman and Vince Locke) | Caliber Press | 1988-11 | Comic Book |
Deadworld Vol. 1, #11 (Tame) | Cover (as Jonny Zero) | Caliber Press | 1989-04 | Comic Book |
Deadworld Vol. 1, #12 (Tame) | Cover (as Jonny Zero) | Caliber Press | 1989-06 | Comic Book |
Deadworld Vol. 1, #13 (Tame) | Cover | Caliber Press | 1989-07 | Comic Book |
Deadworld Vol. 1, #14 (Tame) | Wraparound Cover | Caliber Press | 1990-03 | Comic Book |
Deadworld Vol. 1, #16 (Tame) | Cover | Caliber Press | 1990 | Comic Book |
Deadworld Vol. 1, #17 (Tame) | Cover | Caliber Press | 1990 | Comic Book |
Deadworld Classic Vol. 2 | B&W reprints of original covers, Reprints "Give 'Em Enough Rope" from Deadworld #10 | Desperado/IDW | 2011-07 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Deady the Terrible Teddy Vol. 2 | "Here, Kitty Kitty (The Crow)" 3 pp. (w/ Voltaire) | Sirius Entertainment | 2004-12 | Comic Book |
Death Rattle Vol. 3, #2 | "The Crow: Dead Time" preview 4 pp. | Kitchen Sink Press | 1995-12 | Comic Book |
Death Rattle Vol. 3, #3 | Cover, "The Crow: Lost Pages" 8 pp. | Kitchen Sink Press | 1996-02 | Comic Book |
Freaks Amour #2 | Cover | Dark Horse Comics | 1992-09 | Comic Book |
French Crow, The | Cover (Note: French language) | Goutte d'Or Productions | 2002 | Original Comic Anthology (SC) |
Fugitive #1 | "Where No Madman Has Gone Before" 13 pp. (ill. only, w/ Charles Marshall and Guy Davis) | Caliber Press | 1989-10 | Comic Book |
Gasm #4 | "Incident on Planetoid 7" 9 pp. (as Zen) | Stories, Layout & Press | 1978-04 | Magazine |
Godhead Vol. 2 | Cover (w/ James Widmark) | Anubis Press | 1993-03 | Comic Book |
Harbonah [15] | Card art | Last Unicorn Games | 1995 | Card from Heresy: Kingdom Come |
Hard Looks #3 | Cover, "Any Time I Want" 14 pp. (ill. and letters, w/ Jerry Prosser and Andrew Vachss) | Dark Horse Comics | 1992-07 | Comic Book |
Hard Looks #9 | "Joy Ride" 7 pp. (ill. and letters, w/ Neal Barrett, Jr. and Andrew Vachss) | Dark Horse Comics | 1993-07 | Comic Book |
Hard Looks: Adapted Stories Vol. 1 | Reprints "Any Time I Want" from Hard Looks #3 | Dark Horse Comics | 1994 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Hard Looks: Adapted Stories (2nd Edition) | Reprints "Any Time I Want" from Hard Looks #3 and "Joy Ride" from Hard Looks #9 | Dark Horse Comics | 1996-09 | Collected Ed. (SC) |
Harpy Pin-Up Special #1 | Cover | Peregrine Entertainment | 1998-04 | Comic Book |
Heavy Metal Sept.1993 | Crow gallery 4 pp. | Metal Mammoth | 1993-09 | Magazine |
Horror: The Illustrated Book of Fears #2 | "Blood Rape of the Lust Ghouls" 16 pgs (w/ David J. Schow) | Northstar Publishing | 1990-02 | Magazine |
Independent Voices #3 | Wraparound Cover (w/ Joseph Michael Linsner) | Peregrine Entertainment | 2001-08 | Comic Book |
Io Book 0 | Reprints "Io, Part 1: Silo" from Caliber Presents #1 and "Io, Part 2: Fleshette" from Caliber Presents #3 (Note: Restored by John Bergin, including new color and textures, framing pages and cover) | Negative Comics | 2011-12 | Comic Book |
James O'Barr: Savages #1 | Cover, Back cover, Image gallery 12 pp., Sketch galley 15 pp., Reprints "Shadow's Smile" from Tasty Bits #1 | Peregrine Entertainment | 2001-09 | Comic Book |
James O'Barr's Art Cards | 10 card set | Crow Fan Club/Strictly Ink | 2003 | Trading Cards |
James O'Barr's Audio Commentary of "The Crow" starring Brandon Lee | Cover, Audio commentary | Crow Fan Club | 2003 | Audio (2-CD Set) |
James O'Barr's Audio Commentary of "The Crow" starring Brandon Lee (Pre-Order Edition) | Cover, Audio commentary (Note: 20 S&N copies w/ original art) | Crow Fan Club | 2003 | Audio (2-CD Set) |
James O'Barr's Sketchbook #1: The Crow | Cover, Back Cover, Pin-up/Sketch gallery 24 pp. | Blue Monkey Graphics | 2004 | Sketchbook |
James O'Barr's Sketchbook #2: Women | Wraparound Cover, Pin-up/Sketch gallery 24 pp. | Blue Monkey Graphics | 2004 | Sketchbook |
James O'Barr's Sketchbook #3 | Wraparound Cover, Pin-up/Sketch gallery 20 pp. (Note: 50 S&N copies) | Blue Monkey Graphics | 2004-09 | Sketchbook |
Kabuki Images | Pin-up: Kabuki | Image Comics | 1998-06 | Comic Book |
Life and Death in Black, White and Blue: Poems and Stories | Cover | PublishAmerica | 2006-04 | Book (SC) |
Motor City Comic Con Fall '02 | Cover | Motor City Conventions | 2002-10 | Program Guide |
Monster Massacre | Pin-up: The Reptile House (Gothik) | Atomeka Press | 1993 | Comic Book |
Monster Massacre (Silver Edition) | Pin-up: The Reptile House (Gothik) | Atomeka Press | 1993 | Comic Book |
Monster Massacre Special #1 | "Snake Dance (Gothik)" 14 pp. (w/ John Bergin) | Blackball Comics | 1993 | Comic Book |
Naiades by Monica Richards | Painting (in album booklet) | Elyrian Music/BMI | 2012 | Album |
Necromancer #2 | Back Cover | Anarchy Press | 1993 | Comic Book |
Necromancer #2 (Ashcan) | Cover | Anarchy Press | 1993 | Comic Book |
Northstar 5th Anniversary Special #1 | Pin-Up: Zeitgeist | Northstar/Arpad Publishing | 1995-03 | Comic Book |
Northstar Presents #1: James O'Barr | Cover, Reprints "Zeitgeist, Part One" from Slash #2 and "Blood Rape of the Lust Ghouls" from Horror: The Illustrated Book of Fears #2 | Northstar/Arpad Publishing | 1994-10 | Comic Book |
Northstar Presents #1: James O'Barr (Gold Edition) | Cover, Reprints "Zeitgeist, Part One" from Slash #2 and "Blood Rape of the Lust Ghouls" from Horror: The Illustrated Book of Fears #2 | Northstar/Arpad Publishing | 1995-04 | Comic Book |
Original Sins #1 | Cover, Crow gallery 7 pp., Reprints "Io, Part 1: Silo" from Caliber Presents #1 and "Io, Part 2: Fleshette" from Caliber Presents #3 | ACG/Avalon Communications | 1999 | Comic Book |
Pink Dust: Morphine Dreams | Cover, Back Cover, "Pink Dust on a Yellow Moon (Morphine Dream #39)" 14 pp., "Wages of Sin" 6 pp., Reprints B&W version of "Slave Cylinder" from Bone Saw #1 | Kitchen Sink Press | 1998-08 | Comic Book |
Razor #2 | Cover | London Night Studios | 1993-02 | Comic Book |
Razor: Tour of Fear #2 | Back Cover | London Night Studios | 1993 | Comic Book |
Realm, The #20 | Jam Cover (w/ 24 other artists) | Caliber Press | 1990-12 | Comic Book |
Ride: Inertia's Kiss Sketchbook, The | Cover, Back Cover (photos), "History of a Gearhead" 3 pp., Sketch gallery 21 pp., Reprints "Slave Cylinder" from Bone Saw #1 (3 pp. only) and "G" Forces" from Savage Tales #4 | 12 Gauge Comics | 2006 | Comic Book |
San Diego Comic Con Comics #2 | Pin-up: Gothik | Dark Horse Comics | 1993 | Comic Book |
Savage Tales Vol. 2, #4 | "G" Forces" 4 pp. | Marvel Comics | 1986-04 | Magazine |
Slash #1 | Cover, "Zeitgeist" preview 2 pp., Reprints "Blood Rape of the Lust Ghouls" from Horror: The Illustrated Book of Fears #2 | Northstar/Arpad Publishing | 1992-08 | Comic Book |
Slash #1 (2nd print, Red foil) | Cover, Back Cover, Reprints "Blood Rape of the Lust Ghouls" from Horror: The Illustrated Book of Fears #2 | Northstar/Arpad Publishing | 1993-08 | Comic Book |
Slash #2 | Cover, "Zeitgeist, Part One" 8 pp. | Northstar/Arpad Publishing | 1992-11 | Comic Book |
Slash #3 | Cover | Northstar/Arpad Publishing | 1993-02 | Comic Book |
Sundown | "Sundown" preview 2:20 | Motionworks Entertainment | 2011 | Digital Motion Comic |
Tasty Bits #1 | Cover, "Shadows" 5 pp., "Upon Thy Belly Thou Shalt Go..." 2 pp. (as Zen), Pin-up gallery 14 pp., Reprints "Frame 137" from Dark Horse Presents #61 | ACG/Avalon Communications | 1999 | Comic Book |
Terra X #1 | Cover, Interview 3 pp. | Insta-Graphics | 1991 | Magazine |
Vesper #1A | Cover, Back Cover (w/ Hannibal King) | Acetylene Comics | 2001 | Comic Book |
Vesper #2A | Cover, Pin-up: Vesper (B&W version of cover) | Acetylene Comics | 2001 | Comic Book |
Visions: From the Mind of James O'Barr | Cover, Sketch gallery 20 pp. (Note: included exclusively with The Crow: The Complete Interactive Collection CD-Rom) | Content, Inc. | 1996 | Sketchbook |
The Crow – Skinning the Wolves | Story | IDW Publishing | 2012 | Comic Book |
The Crow – Curare | Story | IDW Publishing | 2013 | Comic Book |
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