James O'Barr

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born

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

website

http://www.jamesobarr.net

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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Books by James O'Barr

Average rating: 4.07 · 4,026 ratings · 180 reviews · 22 distinct works

	The Crow 4.21 avg rating — 2,760 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams by James O'Barr (Editor), Edward E. Kramer (Editor) 3.89 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Crow Volume 3: Death 4.80 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Crow Volume 1: Pain & Fear 4.84 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Crow Volume 2: Irony & Despair 4.86 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Crow: Book of Pain Sketchbook 4.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Pink Dust: Morphine Dreams 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings	My rating:
	Il Corvo - Numero Zero 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1994	My rating:
	The Crow Midnight Legends Volume 1: Dead Time by James O'Barr, Alex Maleev, John Wagner 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	The Crow: The Lazarus Heart by Poppy Z. Brite, James O'Barr (Created by) 3.59 avg rating — 662 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:

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Series by James O'Barr

The Crow (Tundra Press) (3 books)
by James O'Barr

4.83 avg rating — 115 ratings

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Quotes by James O'Barr

“There is a man, playing a violin, and the strings are the nerves in his own arm...”
― James O'Barr

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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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“When sorrow comes, they come not single spies, but in battalions. I've allies in heaven, Jack, i've commrades in hell...say hello for me...”
― James O'Barr, The Crow

tags: eric-draven , james-o-barr , shelly-webster , the-crow

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