About the author

Jim McCarthy

<p>Hallo -- I'm Jim McCarthy, a British writer/illustrator/ comic strip artist<br/>&#13; My career began in London creating for 2000AD; for whom I created comic characters Bad Company, Bix Barton, The GrudgeFather, Judge Dredd etc.<br/>&#13; My first book was published by Hal Leonard in the USA called Voices Of Latin Rock. The first book to examine Santana, Latin Rock culture.This resulted in a series of music concerts in San<br/>&#13; Francisco and has featured Carlos Santana, Booker T, Los Lobos, Sly Stone, Doobie Brothers among others.</p><p>I am also engaged in writing published graphic novels.The most recent published are Bob Marley, Keith Moon, Living For Kicks: Mods, also Neverland; Michael Jackson. Others include Metallica, Guns and Roses, Kurt Cobain,<br/>&#13; Tupac Shakur, Eminem and The Ramones.</p><p>As an artist, I have liaised and collaborated with other highly<br/>&#13; rated authors (Pete Milligan, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar),<br/>&#13; Jim's clients have included Hal Leonard Publishers, Omnibus Books, Sony/Legacy New York, Egmont, Rebellion Developments, Future Publishing, Fleetway Publications plus...</p>