Burr was born to this work, as examples of early attempts at comic strip-like continuity exist from his infancy. (Drawing pictures was “in the family” so the influence to do so was ever present. )Īfter time spent mainly working in commercial art, Dan began to wade into the comic book field. Like many freelance writers, he lives in New York City with cats. Mike has spent several years in China as well as India his previous efforts include interpreting Chinese, writing comedy, photography, disaster relief, dealing art (ineptly), and writing about medicine. He brought a stack of books to a small town in India, settled in, and started reading, researching, and writing. That idea was little more than a hunch at first, but as he immersed himself in the subject, Mike realized that there was in fact a story there, and that someone needed to tell the story in an accessible manner. In his initial reading, Mike thought he caught glimpses of a story, a story nobody seemed to be telling. His interest in history led him to an interest in the economic forces that underlie much of history, and he eventually started reading up on economics. Michael Goodwin is a freelance writer who has always loved comics and history.