 The modern team first appeared in their own miniseries "Creature Commandos" #1 (May 2000); this version was written by Tim Truman and drawn by Scot Eaton.Marc Singer portrayed General Matthew Shrieve in the third season of "Arrow".Asked how the Creature Commandos came about, writer J. M. DeMatteis recalled, 

Project M is a secret government organization which began during World War II and specializes in experimental biotechnology and necromancy.