Steven Murray — who publishes comics under the pen name Chip Zdarsky — was born on December 21, 1975, in Canada. Before making his mark in the comics industry, he spent more than a decade at the National Post as an illustrator and humorist, contributing the "Extremely Bad Advice" column and helming The Ampersand, the paper's online pop culture section, until 2014.
Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon #1 (2026)
His transition into comics brought early self-published work including Prison Funnies and Monster Cops, but his profile rose considerably when he co-created Sex Criminals alongside writer Matt Fraction, serving as the series' artist. The book's sharp wit and bold visual sensibility established him as a distinctive voice in the medium. He has since worked across multiple publishers, writing Jughead for Archie Comics and contributing Howard the Duck, Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Life Story, Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow, and an acclaimed run on Daredevil for Marvel. His Batman work for DC Comics has become among his most visible ongoing contributions.
Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon #2 (2026)
Zdarsky operates fluidly across both writing and visual art — a relative rarity in mainstream comics — and has occasionally worked under the additional pseudonym Todd Diamond. With credits spanning more than 325 issues between 2006 and the mid-2020s, his body of work reflects both commercial range and a consistent undercurrent of dark humor and genuine character investment.
