Brian Augustyn

Brian Augustyn was an American comic book editor and writer. He often worked as editor or co-writer with writer Mark Waid, such as on The Flash in the 1990s. He wrote Gotham by Gaslight – which imagines Batman tracking Jack the Ripper – the prototype of DC's Elseworlds imprint, which featured versions of their characters in alternate settings. Augustyn got his start in the industry in 1986 as an editor for this series. He then edited Syphons and Speed Racer for NOW Comics in 1987. In 1988, he joined DC, starting out as a co-editor on this series, and later The Flash, Justice League, and the Impact Comics line of titles. As editor of The Flash, Augustyn hired Mark Waid as writer in 1992, which led to an acclaimed eight-year run starting from this issue. As an editor Augustyn worked for Event Comics in 1996, as editor-in-chief for Markosia Publishing in 2007, and as as an editor for White Cat Entertainment in 2021. As a solo writer, Augustyn worked on DC's this issue, its sequel this issue, and this series, or Wildstorm Productions' this series and this series. As co-writers, Augustyn and Mark Waid scripted this series and this series for Event Comics, this series for Valiant, and this series. After leaving his position as editor in 1996, Augustyn teamed with Waid to co-write The Flash in 1996–1997 and 1998–2000. He was the co-Creator of Warhead and Dai Kamikaze: Man in the Moon.