Andersen Gabrych is an American

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and

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Early life

Gabrych grew up in

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. He's been a fan of comics since childhood, having read an issue of ''

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'' at the age of 7. Gabrych was active in drama at

Chico Senior High School Chico High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Chico, Caliornia, United States. , Chico High School has 2,083 students. Founded in 1902, it predominantly serves as the public school for graduates of Chico Junior ...

before graduating in 1991.

Career

As an actor, Gabrych has appeared in ''

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'', '' Boys Life 4: Four Play'', ''

Gypsy 83 ''Gypsy 83'' is an American 2001 drama film, written and directed by Todd Stephens. The film is about two young goths, Gypsy and Clive, who travel to New York for an annual festival celebrating their idol, Stevie Nicks. Filming took place in Haz ...

'', ''

Hit and Runway ''Hit and Runway'' is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Christopher Livingston.Emanuel Levy"Hit and Runway" ''Variety'', May 17, 1999. The film is a buddy comedy centred on the work relationship between Alex Andero (Michael Parducci), a youn ...

'', ''

Another Gay Movie ''Another Gay Movie'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy film directed by Todd Stephens. It follows four gay friends, Andy, Jarod, Nico and Griff, who vow upon graduating high school that they will all lose their " anal virginity" before their fri ...

'' and its sequel.

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, he has appeared in productions at

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, Ensemble Studio Theater, Westbeth Theatre Center and

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. Gabrych has directed the one-woman show "Tied Up in Knotts" for

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and SAG/AFTRA actor Karen Knotts, a story of growing up with her comedian father. He performs regularly for the ''Sit n' Spin'' reading series held at the Comedy Central Stage. As a writer, Gabrych has contributed to a number of

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-related titles for

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and wrote the second volume of ''

Omega Men The Omega Men are a fictional team of extraterrestrial superheroes who have appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. They first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #141 (June 1981), and were created by Marv Wolfman and Joe ...

''. He is also a regular contributor and travel writer for ''

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''.

Personal life

Gabrych lives in

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. He is openly gay.

Filmography

Bibliography

To date, the entirety of Gabrych's work has been published by

: *''

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'' #38: "Testline" (with Jeff Parker, 2003) *''

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'' (with

Pete Woods Peter Woods is an American comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as ''Backlash'', ''Deadpool'', '' Robin'', ''Catwoman'', '' Amazons Attack'', and ''Action Comics''. Career Woods worked as an intern for Wildstorm comics in April ...

and Brad Walker (co-features in #795–796), 2004–2005) collected as: **''Batman: War Games Book One'' (includes #790–797, tpb, 464 pages, 2015, ) **''Batman: War Games Book Two'' (includes #798–800 and 809–810, tpb, 632 pages, 2016, ) *** Also collects ''

'' #634 (written by Gabrych, art by Paul Lee, 2005) as part of the "

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" inter-title crossover. *** Also collects ''

'' #642 (written by Gabrych, art by

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, 2005) as part of the " War Crimes" inter-title crossover. *''

'' (with

Alé Garza Alé Garza (born Alejandro Garza on May 4, 1977) is a penciler and comics artist. At the age of 18, he started working for Wildstorm, and quickly moved on to working with writers like Chris Claremont and Judd Winick, lending his art to titles lik ...

Pop Mhan Pop Mhan (October 5, 1973) is a comic book penciller and inker. Biography Pop Mhan was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and immigrated to the United States at the age of three. He joined Wildstorm Productions in San Diego and studied sequential art un ...

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(#66) and Francisco Rodriguez de la Fuente (#72), 2005–2006) collected as: **'' Robin/Batgirl: Fresh Blood'' (includes #58–59, tpb, 96 pages, 2005, ) **''Kicking Assassins'' (collects #60–64, tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ) **''Destruction's Daughter'' (collects #65–73, tpb, 224 pages, 2006, ) *'' Batman Allies Secret Files & Origins 2005'': "Taking Sides" (with

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, co-feature, 2005) *''

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'' vol. 3 #43: "Pest Control" (with

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, 2005) collected in ''Catwoman: The One You Love'' (tpb, 240 pages, 2015, ) *''

'' #808–810: " The Beast Beneath" (with Tommy Castillo, co-feature, 2005) collected in ''Batman Arkham: Killer Croc'' (tpb, 296 pages, 2016, ) *''

'' vol. 2 #1–6 (with

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, 2006–2007) *''

Vertigo Crime Vertigo Comics, also known as DC Vertigo or simply Vertigo, was an imprint of American comic book publisher DC Comics started by editor Karen Berger in 1993. Vertigo's purpose was to publish comics with adult content, such as nudity, drug us ...

: Fogtown'' (with

Brad Rader Brad Rader, who has sometimes signed his art Raider, is a comic book creator, storyboard artist and animation director. He won his Emmy in 1999 for his work on ''Todd McFarlane's Spawn''. Rader's comic work include the original noir graphic novel ' ...

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, hc, 176 pages, 2010, ; sc, 2011, )

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