J.M. DeMATTEIS After a career as a music journalist, J.M. DeMatteis began writing for horror comics for DC in the late 1970s. In the 1980s he started writing for Defenders and Spider-Man and had a lengthy run on Captain America. In 1987 he teamed up with Mike Zeck for the much-lauded Kraven’s Last Hunt. He would go on to write for Justice League International, Mister Miracle, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and redefined the Spectre. He has also written for the original Star Wars comic.