The Crow is a
comic book series created by
James O'Barr. The series was originally written by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his girlfriend at the hands of a drunk driver. It was later published by
Caliber Comics in 1989, becoming an underground success, and later adapted into
a film of the same name in
1994. Three film sequels, a television series and numerous books and comic books have also been subsequently produced.