Christian Beranek (born August 23, 1974) is a United States writer, actress, musician and film/TV producer.
Biography
Beranek was born in
Council Bluffs, Iowa, though she regards herself as a native of
Glenwood. She currently resides near
Santa Fe, New Mexico and is a writer, producer, and consultant. Beranek is a
trans woman
A trans woman or a transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth. Trans women have a female gender identity, may experience gender dysphoria, and may transition; this process commonly includes hormone replacement therapy and s ...
. Her graphic novel credits include ''Dracula vs. King Arthur'', ''Silent Forest'' and ''Outlaw Territory''. She wrote, produced and starred in the 2004 indie film ''Caucasian Brown'' and has acted in several shorts for Pdflo Films.
In 2008 Beranek signed a deal with
Walt Disney Pictures
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to help launch Kingdom Comics.
Beranek has developed prequel and origin material for the films ''
Seven'', ''
Babylon A.D.'' and ''
Max Payne''.
In 2010 Beranek co-launched The Webcomic Factory with co-creator
Tony DiGerolamo. The site provides daily webcomic content. Beranek continues to write material there.
In 2013 Beranek launched the webcomic series ''Validation'' with Kelci Crawford.
Scott Lobdell seeks VALIDATION!
Comic Vine
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, September 19, 2013
Works
Bibliography
Comic book work includes:
*''Silent Devils'' ( OGN, writer, with art by Chris Burke, co-creator with David Fairley, Silent Devil, 2003)
*''Silent Forest'':
**''Silent Forest The Graphic Novel'' (OGN, co-writer and co-creator with Adam Beranek and Father Nicholas Misty, art by various, Silent Devil, 2004)
**''Silent Forest Television Parody Special'' (OGN, co-writer and co-creator with Adam Beranek, art by various, Silent Devil, 2005)
*''Dracula vs. King Arthur'' (4 issue mini-series, hardcover collection and TPB, co-writer with Adam Beranek, art by Chris Moreno
Chris Moreno is an American comic book illustrator.
Comic books
Marvel Comics
* , ''World War Hulk: Front Line'' Issue #2
* ''World War Hulk: Front Line'' Issue #4
* ''World War Hulk: Front Line'' Issue #5
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, co-creator, Silent Devil, 2005–2006)
* "16 Gets You 20" (back-up story in '' The Gift'' #13, co-writer with Mr. Nova, art by Tony Fleecs, Image Comics, 2006)
*'' Se7en'' #4: ''Lust'' (7 issue mini-series, hardcover collection, co-writer with Adam Beranek, art by Steven Perkins, Zenescope, 2007)
*'' Grimm Fairy Tales Annual'' 2007 (one-shot, writer Little Boy Blue segment, art by Siya, Zenescope, 2007)
*'' Starship Troopers'' #9-10 (ongoing series, co-writer on Triple Threat two-parter, AAM/ Markosia, 2008)
*''Willow Creek'' #0-1 (co-writer with Denny Williams, art by Josh Medors, co-creator, Zenescope, 2008)
* "Ahiga" (short story in ''Outlaw Territory'' Volume 1, art by Koray Kuranel, creator, Image Comics, 2009)
* ''Japanese Schoolgirls in Love'' #1 (co-writer with Tony DiGerolamo, art by Alfa Robbi, co-creator, The Webcomic Factory, 2010)
* "Forever is a Long Time" (short story in ''Outlaw Territory'' Volume 2, art by Vivian Lee, creator, Image Comics, 2011)
* ''Post Apocalyptic Nick'' (co-writer with Tony DiGerolamo, art by Tom Kurzanski, co-creator, The Webcomic Factory, 2013)
Filmography
Film work includes:
*''Caucasian Brown'' (2004)
*''Thai Smile'' (2006)
*''The Kings of YouTube (Tubedeedo) Extended Edition'' (2008)
*''Babylon A.D.: Genesis of Aurora'' (2008)
*''Max Payne: Michelle Payne'' (2009)
Notes
References
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External links
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The Webcomic Factory
Beranek's Twitter Page
Silent Devil Productions
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21st-century American women writers
21st-century American LGBT people
21st-century American novelists
American graphic novelists
Musicians from California
Actresses from Los Angeles
People from Council Bluffs, Iowa
1974 births
Living people
People from Glenwood, Iowa
Writers from Santa Fe, New Mexico
American women novelists
Musicians from Santa Fe, New Mexico
Actors from Santa Fe, New Mexico
Female comics writers
American people of Czech descent
LGBT comics creators
American transgender writers
Transgender women writers