List of Alumni
Several contributors to the site and the original list later became comic book creators and entertainment industry professionals. These writers, with Rob Harris (see below), were also all members of the early Internet group of comic book fans and aspiring writers known collectively as "The Pantheon." This group includes:
- Stephen Cmelak - creator of the webcomic Avatars
- Daniel Merlin Goodbrey - digital designer and underground comicbook author, creator of the hypercomic Six-Gun: Tales from an Unfolded Earth and the iPod comic Brain Fist
- Brian Joines - writer of the independent comic The 7 Guys of Justice and as of 2006 publishing new comics through Platinum Studios
- Greg Dean Schmitz – creator of UpcomingMovies.com, AKA Greg's Previews, and columnist for Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes
- Gail Simone - author of several comic books including Birds of Prey for DC Comics and Marvel's Deadpool.
Original site editor and contributor Rob Harris was a long-time fan of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and created the Legion Academy student Nightwind (originally named Nightwing) through a fan submission to DC Comics. The character debuted in issue 12 of The Amazing World of DC Comics. The character was later renamed Berta Harris in honor of her creator. Robert Harris died in 2004. Nightwind is one of the characters from the original WiR list.
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