Devin Kalile Grayson is an American writer of

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s and novels. Titles that she has written include ''

Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...

'', '' Gotham Knights'', '' The Titans'', the

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties w ...

series ''USER'', and ''

Nightwing Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin. Although ...

''.

Early life

Grayson was born in

New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...

and raised in Northern

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. Her early ambition was to be an actress; she studied at the

Berkeley Shakespeare Festival California Shakespeare Theater ("Cal Shakes") is a regional theater located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Its performance space, the Lt. G. H. Bruns III Memorial Amphitheater, is located in Orinda, while the administrative offices, ...

and attended the

San Francisco School of the Arts The Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, is a public alternative high school in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1982 and is part of the San Francisco Unified School District. History For many years, Ru ...

, but while in

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she decided to become a writer instead, and subsequently transferred to

Bard College Bard College is a private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, and is within the Hudson River Historic ...

in upstate New York. Her interest in comics was first kindled when she happened to see an episode of '' Batman: The Animated Series'' on

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Career

Grayson's first comic book script to see print was "Like Riding a Bike", a 10-page short that appeared in the ''

Batman Chronicles ''The Batman Chronicles'' is a series of comics published by DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comic ...

'' in 1997."About"
. Devin Grayson Central. Retrieved May 31, 2015. Other work for

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and

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soon followed.

Personal life

Grayson is openly

bisexual Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whi ...

. She has insulin-dependent

Type I Diabetes Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that originates when cells that make insulin (beta cells) are destroyed by the immune system. Insulin is a hormone required for the cells to use blood sugar for ...

, lives with Cody, an

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trained to alert her to severe drops in her blood glucose levels, and volunteers for Early Alert Canines. She has also experienced

chronic depression Dysthymia ( ), also known as persistent depressive disorder (PDD), is a mental and behavioral disorder, specifically a disorder primarily of mood, consisting of similar cognitive and physical problems as major depressive disorder, but with lon ...

Awards and nominations

*1999 ''

Comics Buyer's Guide ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (''CBG''; ), established in 1971, was the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry. It awarded its annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1983 to circa 2010. The public ...

'' Award for Favorite Writer (nominated) *2000 ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' Award for Favorite Writer (nominated)"18th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2000)"
Comic Book Awards Almanac, Hahn Library. Retrieved May 31, 2015. *2001 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic book (for ''User''; nominated)

Bibliography

Ahoy Comics

*''Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Blood'' #2 - writer of 'A Tipple of Amontillado' feature (2020)

Dark Horse Comics

*''Rewild'' Graphic Novel (2022)

DC Comics

*''Batman Plus Arsenal'' #1 (1997) *''Batman Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (1997) *''The Batman Chronicles'' #7, 9, 12, 18, 20 (1997, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) *''Arsenal'' #1–4 (1998) *''Catwoman'' #54–71, 1000000, Annual #4 (1998–1999) *''Batman'' Annual #22 (1998) *''Superman Adventures'' #18 (1998) *''Nightwing/Huntress'' #1–4 (1998) *''Batman 80 Page Giant'' #1 (1998) *''Batman Villains: Secret Files & Origins ''#1 (1998) *''JLA/Titans'' #1–#3 (1998–1999) *''DCU Holiday Bash'' II, III (1998, 1999) *''The Titans Secret Files'' #1 (1999) *''The Titans'' #1–20 (#14 co-written with

Brian K. Vaughan Brian K. Vaughan (born July 17, 1976) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series '' Y: The Last Man'', '' Ex Machina'', '' Runaways'', ''Pride of Baghdad'', ''Saga'', and '' Paper Girls''. Vaughan was a ...

; #13, 17–20 co-written with

Jay Faerber Jay Faerber (born 1972) is an American comic book and television writer. Faerber is known for his work on ''Generation X'' and ''New Warriors'' for Marvel Comics, and '' The Titans'' and '' Connor: Spotlight'' for DC Comics. He later wrote his ow ...

) (1999–2000) *''Detective Comics'' #731, 741 (1999, 2000) *''Batman'' #564 (1999) *''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #116, 126, 177–178 (1999, 2000, 2004) *''Shadow of the Bat'' #84, 92, 94 (1999, 1999, 2000) *''JLA'' #32 (co-written with

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 ...

) (1999) *''Nightwing Secret Files'' #1 (1999) *''Relative Heroes'' #1–6 (2000) *''Batman: Gotham City Secret Files'' #1 (2000) *''Batman: Gotham Knights'' #1–11, 14–18, 20–32 (2000–2002) *''Nightwing'' #53, 71–100, 107–117, Annual #1 (2001, 2002–2006) *''Batman/Joker: Switch'' (2003) *''Year One: Batman/Ra's Al Ghul'' #1–2 (2005) *''Robin 80th Anniversary #1'' - writer of Nightwing & The Titans feature (2020) *''Green Arrow 80th Anniversary #1'' - writer of Arsenal feature (2021) *''Strange Love Adventures #1'' - writer of Alfred feature (2022) *''DC Pride 2022'' - writer of Jon Kent feature (2022)

DC Comics/Vertigo

*'' Flinch'' #7 - writer of Parade feature (1999) *''User'' #1–3 (2001)

DC Comics/Wildstorm

*''Everquest: Transformation'' (2002) *''Matador'' #1–6 (2005–2006)

Dynamite Comics

*''Legends of Red Sonja'' #1 - writer of La Sonja Rossa feature (2013) *''Vampirella; Feary Tales'' #1 - writer of Bluebeard's Blood feature (2014)

IDW

*''Womanthology: Heroic'' - writer of Mook & Me feature (2012) *''Womanthology: Space'' #4 - writer of The Smell of Sunshine (2013) *''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dimension X'' #5 (2017) *''Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Hera'' #1 (2018) *''Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary: Answer the Call'' #1 (2019) *''GLOW Summer Special'' #1 (2019)

Marvel Comics

*''Black Widow'' Vol. 1 #1–3 (1999) *''Black Widow: Break Down'' #1–3 (co-written with

Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', ''Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well a ...

, 2001) *''Ghost Rider: The Hammer Lane'' #1–6 (Marvel Knight Imprint, 2001) *''X-Men: Evolution'' #1–8 (2001–2002) *''Girl Comics'' #1 - writer of

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

feature (2010) *''Power Pack'' #63 (2017) *''

Marvel Rising ''Marvel Rising'' is an American media franchise which was produced by Marvel Animation from 2018 to 2019, based on characters from Marvel Comics. The franchise focused on the Secret Warriors, a diverse team of teenage superheroes who must band ...

'' #0, Alpha #1, Omega #1 (2018) *''Ms. Marvel'' #38 - writer of Zoe feature (2019) *''War of the Realms: War Scrolls'' #2 - writer of

Doctor Strange Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorce ...

feature (2019) *''Widowmakers: Red Guardian and Yelena Belova'' #1 (2020)

Novels

*''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu'' (Published by Aspect, 2003) *''Smallville: City'' (Published by Aspect, 2004) *''DC Universe: Inheritance'' (Published by Warner Books, 2006) *''Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams'' (Published by Marvel Comics, 2016)

References

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