The Center Holds #4

Larry Hama is a writer/artist/editor/actor who has is best known as the writer of Marvel’s “GI Joe” and “Wolverine” comics in the ‘80s and ‘90s. He has also written, edited or drawn for Avengers, Conan, Batman, Wonder Woman, X-Men, Spider-Man, and dozens more. His illustrations and cartoons have appeared in National Lampoon, Esquire, and Rolling Stone. His recent work includes script for Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon for Marvel, and layouts for Deathstroke, Damage, and Michael Cray at DC. He is currently writing G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero for Skybound.

Mark D. Bright (1955-2024) was an American comic book and storyboard artist. Before breaking into comics, Bright painted sci-fi paperback covers for Berkley Books. For two decades he drew for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, notably Power Man and Iron First, Iron Man, G.I. Joe, Green Lantern, and Black Panther. A founding contributor to Milestone Media Inc., an innovative super-hero imprint focusing on creators and characters of color, he drew nearly the entire run of Icon. Bright also co-created and drew Quantum and Woody for Acclaim, and then mostly left comics to storyboard commercials, television series, and feature films such as Step Up and The Last Airbender.