Kris Oprisko (born in Chester, Pennsylvania) is an author who worked for Wildstorm from 1995–1999, and was one of the four founders of Idea and Design Works, LLC / IDW Publishing, where he continues to work. He has written many books such as the original Metal Gear Solid series,[1] Case Files, the CSI series, and more. Some of the books he's written feature the art of Gabriel Hernandez and Ashley Wood, and others.[citation needed] He also created the Cardcaptors and Wizard in Training CCGs for Upper Deck, as well as the innovative board game/card game/miniatures game Gregory Horror Show for the same company. He currently lives in southern Spain with his family.