James O'Barr (born January 1, 1960, Detroit, Michigan) is the creator of The Crow comic book, which spawned numerous spin-off comics, four feature films and a TV series. He also made a cameo appearance in the first film as a robber stealing a TV set from Gideon's pawn shop. His other notable achievement is creating a soundtrack album to The Crow. He had recently served in the United States Marine Corps in West Germany.