An award-winning illustrator, Douglas Klauba has created cover artwork for books featuring such famous characters as Zorro, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Doc Savage, The Phantom, and The Spider. His dramatic style, influenced in part by the pulp magazine and movie poster art of the 1930’s and 1940’s, is known as “Heroic Deco” and has earned him acclaim from collectors and clients around the world. In addition to his publishing work for companies including HarperCollins, Dynamite Entertainment, Forbes, and Moonstone Books, Douglas is also a highly sought-after commercial illustrator. He counts among his clients IBM, Paramount Parks, DC/Upper Deck, the Adler Planetarium, the Bradford Exchange and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He lives and works in the Chicago area with his wife and their two small children.