Bane: The villain who broke Batman's back. Who millions are going to see if he kills the Dark Knight in Christopher Nolan's trilogy.

Green Hornet: Originally a radio character who became popular in comics. There was a movie made based off the character that people try to forget about.

Hal Jordan: The most well-known member of the Green Lantern Corps. in mainstream culture.

What do have in common? THEY ARE ALL FROM MY HOME REGION!

I bought that DC coffee table of a book. Read comic wiki profiles regularly. But I never learned much about where the creators came from. It was only through chatting up the owner of the biggest comic shop in Buffalo I that I learned that all these incredible writers were born within driving distance of where I live.

Everyone knows about the kids from Cleveland who created the most famous superhero of all time. But what about the other writers who came from slightly more obscure towns?

In almost every small town you see plaques dedicated to famous people who were born there. There is a statue in Youngstown, NY dedicated to the girl who wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow a beard. I think that it would be really fun find information about a comic creator while visiting a town.

So what comic character creators were born in your little known section of the country? I'm curious to hear from the Viners in Cleveland who know the neighborhood where the famous duo grew up and might have stories about fans come there on pilgrimages. That is just one example that comes to mind and I'd like to find more.

And another little-known fun fact: Mark Waid lived in Buffalo for ten years to be with his girlfriend. I'm guessing he left when the relationship ended.