Steve Niles writes horror comics built around vampires, monsters, serial killers and other threats that work especially well in stark visual settings. He is best known for 30 Days of Night, illustrated by Ben Templesmith, which sends vampires to Barrow, Alaska during the winter period when the sun does not rise for weeks. The series expands through sequels including Dark Days and Return to Barrow. Criminal Macabre follows occult detective Cal McDonald through cases involving supernatural creatures, while Simon Dark, written for DC, centres on a strange protector assembled from human remains in Gotham City. Niles's stories are fast, violent and visually driven, fitting horror comics, vampire fiction, supernatural noir and graphic novels. Read more Less