Lowell Cunningham is an American creator and writer best known for creating the comic book series The Men in Black, which became the basis for a media franchise.The series spawned the 1997 film Men in Black, as well as its 2002 sequel Men in Black II, its 2012 sequel Men in Black 3, a 2019 spin-off Men in Black: International, and an animated television program, Men in Black: The Series. He went on to co-write four Star Wars parody short films with director John E. Hudgens, released from 2000 to 2005, and in 2012 returned to comics with About Comics' Jack Ooze, starring a district attorney turned semi-liquid superhero.