Gary Gianni  is an American comics artist best known for his eight years illustrating the syndicated newspaper comic Prince Valiant and has adapted and illustrated a wide variety of books, including John Henry, Kidnapped, Moby Dick, The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane, The Complete Conan of Cimmeria, and Michael Chabon’s Gentlemen of the Road. His comic’s work includes Classics Illustrated, The Shadow, and The MonsterMen. In 1997, Gary won an Eisner Award for his illustration of “Heroes,” a tale included in Batman: Black and White.