Judd Winick was an aspiring cartoonist when he got his first claim to fame after he was picked to be one of the houseguests on the MTV reality show "Real World: San Francisco". It was during his time on the show that he met two people who would play big roles in his life and career. The first would be Pam Ling, who he would fall in love with and marry. The second was his roommate, Pedro Zamora. In Pedro, Judd found a man who refused to be seen as someone dying from AIDS, but rather someone who persevered and lived with the AIDS virus. Judd would be so moved from his experiences with Pedro, who died from complications related to AIDS on November 11, 1994, to create a graphic novel that chronicled the life and inspiration that was Pedro. It would be called "Pedro and Me" and would be a major success.

Shortly after the publication of "Pedro and Me", Judd began his comic career. First with his own creations like "Frumpy the Clown" and "Barry Ween". Eventually, he would be approached by Marvel to create a new franchise for them, the Exiles. He would create the Exiles into a successful title that was capable of standing on its own without his attachment before he was wooed away by DC, where he currently has an exclusive contract. His current books that he writes include "Outsiders" and "Green Arrow".