Geoff Johns is an award-winning writer and one of the most popular contemporary comic book writers today. Johns is the author of The "New York Times" bestselling graphic novels "Aquaman: The Trench, Blackest Night, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War, ""Justice League: Origin, Superman: Brainiac "and "Batman: Earth One "which hit #1 on the bestseller list. He is also known for transforming "Green Lantern" into one of the most critically and commercially successful franchises in comics. Johns was born in Detroit and studied media arts, screenwriting, and film at Michigan State University. After moving to Los Angeles, he became an assistant to Richard Donner, director of "Superman: The Movie." He and his mentor Donner later co-wrote "Superman: Last Son "featuring the return of General Zod. Johns has written for various other media, including episodes of "Smallville, Arrow" and "Adult Swim's Robot Chicken," for which he was nominated along with his co-writers for an Emmy. He is the Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment and resides in Los Angeles, California. Jim Lee is a renowned comic book artist and the Co-Publisher of DC Entertainment. Prior to his current post, Lee served as Editorial Director, where he oversaw WildStorm Studios and was also the artist for many of DC Comics' bestselling comic books and graphic novels, including ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER, BATMAN: HUSH, and SUPERMAN: FOR TOMORROW. He also serves as the Executive Creative Director for the DC Universe Online (DCUO) massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment (SOE).