John Benson is the editor of ""Romance Without Tears: 50s Love Comics--With a Twist"", and he was the first to do in-depth interviews with many major comics artists, including Will Eisner, Bernard Krigstein, Harvey Kurtzman, and Gil Kane. He is editor of two respected published periodicals about comics, ""Panels"" and ""Squa Tront"". He lives with his wife in New York City.