John Steele Layman is an American comic book writer and letterer. Layman is most known for his writing published by Image Comics, including Chew (Tony Chu: Cannibal Detective), its spin-off/midquel series Chu (Saffron Chu), and the stand-alone Outer Darkness. He is also known for the crossover series Outer Darkness/Chew and the Marvel Comics series Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness and Cyclops: A Pirate's Life for Me.