Dean Haspiel

Dean Haspiel is an Emmy and Ringo Award-winning American comic book artist, writer, and playwright born in New York City. He is best known for creating the characters Billy Dogma and The Red Hook, collaborating with Harvey Pekar on American Splendor and The Quitter, and with Jonathan Ames on The Alcoholic and HBO's Bored to Death. His work spans publishers like Marvel, DC, Archie, and Image, and he has also worked as a playwright and Yaddo fellow, residing in Brooklyn, NY.