Cullen Bunn is an American comic books writer and novelist. He is known for writing various X-Men titles, as well Agent Venom and Deadpool for Marvel, in addition to writing comics for Oni Press, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Aftershock Comics, and Action Lab, namely known for Harrows County (Dark Horse) and The Damned and The Sixth Gun (Oni Press). Bunn has also ventured into the Star Wars universe in 2017, creating a five issue miniseries about the character of Darth Maul, set before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.