Duncan Rouleau is an
American
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comic book writer
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and
artist
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, and is a part of the
Man of Action Studios
Man of Action Entertainment (also known as Man of Action Studios) is an American writer collective specializing in various brands of media ranging from television, films, comic books, and animation. The studio is best known for their animated act ...
collective of creators (along with
Joe Casey
Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator grou ...
,
Joe Kelly,
Steven T. Seagle), who created the series ''
Ben 10
''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise created by Man of Action Studios, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The series centers on a boy named Ben Tennyson who acquires the Omnitrix, an alien device rese ...
'', that aired on
Cartoon Network
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.
Career
Rouleau has illustrated a variety of popular American comic books for
Dark Horse Comics
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,
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
,
Image Comics
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,
Marvel Comics
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, and other publishers. He illustrated and co-wrote the 8-issue miniseries of ''
The Metal Men'' in 2007 by DC Comics. Steven T. Seagle and Rouleau also created the Marvel Comics super-hero team
Big Hero 6.
In 2001, Rouleau co-founded Man of Action Entertainment, a creative think tank and production house, along with fellow partners and comic book creators Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle. MAN OF ACTION scripted four short films for an independent producer before being tapped to write the script for Activision's highly successful X-Men: Legends video game. Their third professional credit was the original animation series Ben 10 which they created and sold to Cartoon Network. The original series ran for 52 episodes and has so far spawned sequel series Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, two live action made-for TV-movies, and a live stage show. Their second original creation for Cartoon Network, Generator Rex, has aired over forty episodes to date, launched a merchandise line, and crossed over with Ben 10 in 2011. Rouleau serves as the co-executive producer on
Ultimate Spider-Man
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on Disney XD, which premiered in April 2012. In 2013, Rouleau also serves as co-executive producer on Disney XD's
Avengers Assemble). The 2014
Disney
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animated film
Big Hero 6 is based on the Marvel Comics team co-created by Rouleau.
In 2006, Rouleau released his first original graphic novel, ''
The Nightmarist
''The Nightmarist'' is an original graphic novel written and illustrated by Duncan Rouleau and published by Active Images in 2006.
Reception
* ''This is a dark fantasy that is denser and more layered than most manga, but like nothing coming out of ...
'', published by Active Images.
In 2016, Rouleau served as the creator of the ''
Ben 10
''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise created by Man of Action Studios, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The series centers on a boy named Ben Tennyson who acquires the Omnitrix, an alien device rese ...
'' reboot.
He is currently one of the writers on the upcoming 2022
Netflix
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3D animated series ''
Sonic Prime
''Sonic Prime'' is an animated television series based on the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series, co-produced by Sega of America, Netflix Animation, WildBrain Studios and Man of Action Entertainment. It is the sixth animated television ser ...
''.
Bibliography
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External links
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Man of Action Website
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Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American comics artists
Man of Action Studios