Russell Lissau is a regular writer on THE BATMAN STRIKES for DC Comics' youth line, Johnny DC. He's also written for the main DCU, breaking into comics with the lead story in BATMAN ALLIES SECRET FILES & ORIGINS 2005. Outside of DC, he wrote the lead story in this summer's HOPE: NEW ORLEANS, an anthology graphic novel from Ronin Studios that benefits the American Red Cross. He lives in suburban Chicago. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/rlissau