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James O'Barr

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born
in Detroit, Michigan, The United States
January 01, 1960

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genre
Comics & Graphic Novels, Horror


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James O'Barr is an accomplished artist and writer, best known for creating The Crow.

In 1978, O'Barr's fiancée, Beverly, was killed by a drunk driver, and he joined the Marines in an effort to cope with the loss. He was stationed in Germany and illustrated combat manuals for the military. While living in Berlin in 1981, O'Barr began work on The Crow as a means of dealing with his personal tragedy. O'Barr was further inspired by a Detroit newspaper account of the murder of a young couple over a $20 engagement ring. After his discharge from the Marines, O'Barr continued his painting and illustration as well as doing lots of odd jobs, including working for a Detroit body shop. The Crow sat on a shelf for seven years, but at last someone wanted...more


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James O'Barr's Books

Average rating: 4.10 · 6,646 ratings · 233 reviews · 27 distinct works · Similar authors
The Crow
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 4,736 ratings — published 1993 — 14 editions
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The Crow: Shattered Lives ...
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions
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The Crow: Dead Time
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions
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The Crow Volume 3: Death
4.77 of 5 stars 4.77 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions
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The Crow Volume 1: Pain & Fear
4.81 of 5 stars 4.81 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions
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The Crow Volume 2: Irony & ...
4.81 of 5 stars 4.81 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions
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The Crow: Book of Pain Sket...
4.85 of 5 stars 4.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2003
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Pink Dust: Morphine Dreams
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1998
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The Crow: Skinning the Wolves
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3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — expected publication 2013
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Il Corvo - Numero Zero
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1994
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Series by James O'Barr

The Crow Volume 1: Pain & Fear The Crow Volume 2: Irony & ... The Crow Volume 3: Death
The Crow (Tundra Press) (3 books)
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“There is a man, playing a violin, and the strings are the nerves in his own arm...”
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“So the crow spirals down through a collapsed dream and the only sound it makes in like a concave scream.”
― James O'Barr, The Crow
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“People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.”
― James O'Barr, The Crow
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