Wagner Reis, as well as two issues of Kiss Solo, and co-wrote with
Tom Waltz
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
four issues of Kiss Kids with artist
Jose Holder. Ryall more recently adapted the
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
/
Joe Hill tribute to Richard Matheson, "
Throttle
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An engine's power can be increased or decreased by the restriction of inlet gases (by the use of a throttle), but usually decreased. The term ''throttle'' ...
" with artist
Nelson Daniel
Nelson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
* ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
and Matheson's own "
Duel
A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon Code duello, rules.
During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the r ...
" in a book called
Road Rage
Road rage is aggressive or angry behavior exhibited by motorists. These behaviors include rude and verbal insults, yelling, physical threats or dangerous driving methods targeted at other drivers, pedestrians or cyclists in an effort to intimid ...
. Ryall spearheaded an inter-company crossover involving
Mars Attacks
''Mars Attacks'' is a science fiction-themed trading card series released in 1962 by Topps. The cards feature artwork by science fiction artists Wally Wood and Norman Saunders. The cards form a story arc, which tells of the invasion of Earth by c ...
and numerous IDW properties, and wrote two of the issues: ''
Mars Attacks Kiss'' and ''
Mars Attacks Zombies vs Robots''. In 2014, Ryall and Sam Kieth again partnered to launch a four-issue miniseries ''
Mars Attacks: First Born''.
Comics series he has created include ''Zombies vs. Robots'' (and its sequel ''Zombies vs. Robots vs. Amazons'') both co-created with artist
Ashley Wood
Ashley Wood (born 1971) is Australian comic book artist and award-winning illustrator["2002 ...]
; ''Groom Lake'' (co-created with artist
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith (born 7 March 1984) is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series ''Fell (comics), Fell'', with writer Warren Ellis, and IDW Publishing, IDW's ...
); ''
The Colonized
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'' with artist
Drew Moss
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__NOTOC__ Places
;In the United States
* Drew, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Drew, Mississippi, a city
* Drew, Missouri, an unincorporated community
* Drew, Oregon, an unincorporated community
* Drew County, Arkansas
* ...
; and ''The Hollows'' with artist
Sam Kieth
Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963) is an American comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of ''The Maxx'' and ''Zero Girl''.
Career Comics
Kieth's first published work was "a story in the back of a Comico comic" when he was "about ...
.
In February 2006, IDW promoted Ryall to Publisher. Among the properties he helped develop and shepherd to IDW Publishing were Hasbro's ''
Transformers
''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...
'', ''
Locke & Key
''Locke & Key'' is an American comic book series written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez, and published by IDW Publishing.
Plot summary
This plot is presented in chronological order. During the American Revolution, a group of ...
'',
Toho’s ''
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film ''Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produc ...
'', CBS/Paramount's ''Star Trek'', HBO's ''
True Blood
''True Blood'' is an American fantasy horror drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels by Charlaine Harris. A reboot is currently in development.
The serie ...
'' and
2000 AD's ''
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology Comic book, comic. He is the ...
''. During Ryall's tenure at IDW, the publisher was made a premiere publisher, won their first
Eisner Awards
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...
, published the first-ever inter-license crossover and the first-ever ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' crossover.
In 2009, Ryall and co-writer Scott Tipton released the prose primer on the comic book industry, ''Comic Books 101'', through IMPACT Publishing. In addition to featuring Ryall and Tipton's overview of comics history and creators, the book features contributions from creators such as Stan Lee,
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...
,
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...
,
Mark Waid
Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Dar ...
,
Joe Hill and
Brian Lynch.
Independent of IDW Publishing, Ryall published
Frank Frazetta’s ''Neanderthal'' with Jay Fotos and
Tim Vigil, through
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
. He also published a short comic-book story with artist Drew Moss, "High Ball on the Low Road," in the Image Comics anthology "Outlaw Western, Vol. 3" (2013). "Outlaw Western" was nominated for a 2014
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...
for
Best Anthology.
In October 2010, Ryall contributed a prose story, "Twilight of the Gods", to ''Classics Mutilated'', a prose "monster-lit" anthology, and in 2014, published his first Zombies vs Robots prose story, "Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog", in the anthology ''
Zombies vs Robots: This Means War''.
Ryall wrote the first inter-company crossover for IDW in 2011: ''
Infestation
Infestation is the state of being invaded or overrun by pests or parasites. It can also refer to the actual organisms living on or within a host.
Terminology
In general, the term "infestation" refers to parasitic diseases caused by animals su ...
'', which paired the Transformers, ''
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'',
Ghostbusters
''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American Supernatural fiction, supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and ...
, and
G.I. Joe
''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...
in an adventure with Ryall's own ''Zombies vs Robots''. He also directly oversaw 2012's ''Mars Attacks'' IDW franchise, and wrote two of the issues, ''Mars Attacks Kiss'', and ''Mars Attacks Zombies vs Robots''.
His 2013-2014 work includes ''
The Colonized
''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
'', co-created with artist Drew Moss, ''
The Hollows'', co-created with artist
Sam Kieth
Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963) is an American comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of ''The Maxx'' and ''Zero Girl''.
Career Comics
Kieth's first published work was "a story in the back of a Comico comic" when he was "about ...
, and ''
Kiss Kids'', with co-author
Tom Waltz
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
and artist
Jose Holder. All three series were published in 2013. In July 2014, Ryall won the Best Editor award at the True Believers Awards (formerly the Eagle Awards) at the London Film & Comic Con.
Johnston, Rich
Richard Johnston is a British comics creator, columnist, and founder of the comics news site ''Bleeding Cool''.
''The Comics Journal'' described Johnston as having claimed to be "the oldest extant comics news reporter on the Internet." His pas ...
(July 12, 2014)
"Live From The True Believers Awards In London, With Stan Lee. (We Won One! Update)"
Bleeding Cool
Bleeding Cool is an Internet news site, focusing on comics, television, film, board games, and video games. Owned by Avatar Press, it was launched by Rich Johnston on March 27, 2009. Avatar Press also publishes an associated magazine, ''Bleeding ...
.
Ryall wrote four series in 2015: ''Zombies vs Robots'', ''
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' is a humorous detective novel by English writer Douglas Adams, published in 1987. It is described by the author on its cover as a "thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic- ...
'' with artists Tony Akins and Ilias Kyriazis, ''
Onyx
Onyx primarily refers to the parallel banded variety of chalcedony, a silicate mineral. Agate and onyx are both varieties of layered chalcedony that differ only in the form of the bands: agate has curved bands and onyx has parallel bands. The c ...
'', co-created with artist Gabriel Rodriguez, and ''
String Divers
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*String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* Strings (1991 film), ''Strings'' (1991 fi ...
'' with artist Nelson Daniel. That year Ryall was once again named to Bleeding Cool's Top 100 Power List, moving up the rankings to #40.
In 2016, Ryall co-wrote ''
Rom the Space Knight''.
After Ryall leaving IDW in March 2018 to work at Robert Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment, in December 2018, Ryall returned to IDW to serve as President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer. In 2020, Ryall announced that he was stepping down from his duties with IDW in order to work with Ashley Wood again in a new publishing venture called the World of Syzygy, though he would continue as editor of the ''
Locke & Key
''Locke & Key'' is an American comic book series written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez, and published by IDW Publishing.
Plot summary
This plot is presented in chronological order. During the American Revolution, a group of ...
'' comic books, and executive producer of the
television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...
.
Personal life
Ryall lives in San Diego with his wife Julie and daughter Lucy.
Selected bibliography
* ''Shaun of the Dead'' (2005)
* ''Zombies vs. Robots'' (2005)
* ''George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead'' (2005)
* ''Masters of Horror'' (2005)
* ''Doomed'' (2006)
* ''Transformers Official Movie Adaptation'' (2007)
* ''Clive Barker’s The Great and Secret Show'' (2007)
* ''Beowulf Official Movie Adaptation'' (2007)
* ''Doomed'' (2007)
* ''Zombies vs. Robots vs. Amazons'' (2008)
* ''Gene Simmons House of Horrors'' (2008)
* ''Zombies vs. Robots Aventure'' (2009)
* ''Groom Lake'' (2009)
* ''Frank Frazetta’s Neanderthal'' (2009)
* ''Role Models''; "The Adventures of Booby-Watcher"(2009)
* ''Comic Books 101: The History, Methods, and Madness'' (2009)
* ''Transformers Robot Heroes: I am Optimus Prime'' (2009)
* ''Weekly World News'' (2009)
* ''Classics Mutilated'' (2010)
* ''Zombies vs Robots: UnderCity'' (2011)
* ''Infestation: Outbreak'' (2011)
* ''Kiss'' (2011)
* ''Kiss Solo'' (2012)
* ''Mars Attacks Kiss'' (2012)
* ''Mars Attacks ZvR'' (2012)
* ''Kiss Kids'' (2013)
* ''The Colonized'' (2013)
* ''The Hollows'' (2013)
* ''Mars Attacks: First Born'' (2014)
* ''Zombies vs Robots Ongoing'' (2015)
* ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' (2015)
* ''Onyx'' (2015)
* ''Garbage Pail Kids Go Hollywood
ialogue assist only' (2015)
* ''String Divers'' (2015)
* ''Rom'' (2016)
Guest appearances
* ''
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is a superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along ...
'' (1993); Extra
* ''
Jersey Girl'' (2004); Extra
* ''
Beauty and the Geek
''Beauty and the Geek'' is an American reality television series that premiered on The WB on June 1, 2005. It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and J.D. Roth. The show's ti ...
'' (2007); Guest judge
* ''Fictional Frontiers'' (radio show; 2009–present); Bi-weekly guest
*
Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer’s Workshop (2009; 2013); Guest Lecturer
* ''
Dredd
''Dredd'' is a 2012 science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Pete Travis and written and produced by Alex Garland. It is based on the ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' comic strip ''Judge Dredd'' and its eponymous character ...
'' Blu-Ray extra feature (2012)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
*
IDW PublishingSyzygy Publishing* Dueben, Alex (January 17, 2008)
"In-depth with Comic Book Publisher Chris Ryall" Comic Book Resources
''Comic Book Resources'', also known by the initialism CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book–related news and discussion.
History
Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Co ...
.
* St-Louis, Hervé (June 28, 2009)
"Is There a Steve Jobs in the Comic Book Industry?" ComicBookBin.
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Comic book editors
IDW Publishing
Living people
Writers from Long Beach, California
Year of birth missing (living people)