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Brian K. Vaughan (born July 17, 1976) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, Pride of Baghdad, Saga, and Paper Girls. Vaughan was a writer, story editor and producer of the television series Lost during seasons three through five. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the fourth season. The writing staff was nominated for the award again at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the fifth season. He was formerly the showrunner and executive producer of the TV series Under the Dome.Wired describes Vaughan's comics work as "quirky, acclaimed stories that don't pander and still pound pulses". His creator-owned comics work is also characterized by "finite, meticulous, years-long story arcs", on which Vaughan comments, "That's storytelling, with a beginning, a middle, and an end. Something like Spider-Man, a book that never has a third act, that seems crazy." In 2007, Erik Malinowski, also of Wired, called Vaughan "the greatest comic book visionary of the last five years", comparing him to Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Paul Pope, and Steve Niles, and praised his addition to the TV series Lost as redeeming that series' third season.For his writing, Vaughan has won 14 Eisner Awards, 14 Harvey Awards, as well as a Hugo Award.

Author with a diverse cultural background and a passion for reading, influenced by a range of authors including Laura Ingalls Wilder, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Campbell, Charles de Lint, and Jorge Luis Borges.

Believes that comics are powerful teaching tools and has developed courses on comics at Teachers College and Parsons. Artwork exhibited in venues such as Microsoft Research. Publishes articles on teaching with comics in the Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Spoken at symposiums and conferences worldwide.

Attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in London, Ontario, Canada. Started in Film Studies at the University of Western Ontario.

Artist and founding member of the American Abstract Artists group. Emigrated from the Russian Empire and studied art and architecture in Harbin, Manchuria (China). Known for a lifelong appreciation of clear, rich colors, and flat, stylized forms.

Cartoonist known for creating the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, which was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Known for his efforts to elevate the medium of newspaper comics and his decision to retire from public life after the strip's conclusion.