Ben Templesmith is a New York Times -bestselling artist and writer most widely known for his work in the comic book industry where he has received multiple nominations for the International Horror Guild Awards as well as the industry's top prize, the Eisner Award. He also won a Spike TV Scream Award. As a creator, his most notable works have been 30 Days of Night (which spawned a major motion picture) and Fell . His other projects include the critically acclaimed serial Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse , as well as Welcome to Hoxford , and Singularity 7 , all of which he also wrote. He has also worked on the Star Wars, Doctor Who, GI Joe, Army of Darkness, Silent Hill and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer properties, and produced art and design for bands, dvds, toys, and film concept work.