Bart Whitman Sears is an American artist and author, originally from Syracuse, New York. Over the years, Sears has been active multiple industries, including but not limited to: Comics, Toys, and Computer Games. He is also known for his informative educational series Brutes & Babes, a series of monthly lessons on the art of drawing comics, featured in early issues of Wizard Magazine. Sears? work has been featured in comics for every major imprint and many independent publishers. This includes runs on Justice League Europe, Legends of the Dark Knight, X-O Manowar, Turok, Violator and The Helm. In addition to comic art, Sears has worked as a designer of action figures and packaging, most notably for Hasbro the C.O.P.S., G.I. Joe, and World Wrestling Federation toy lines as well as many of the early X-Men Action Figures for ToyBiz. Sears ran his own comic company briefly in 1994, called Ominous Press, in which three creator owned comics were produced. In 2000, he joined CrossGen as an artist, and was later promoted to act as one of the company's art directors. 

December 17th, 1963 in United States of America (Age 60)