George Khoury () is a writer and interviewer in the field of
comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
s. Khoury's most notable works focus on the UK comic book writer
Alan Moore
Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including '' Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', '' The Ballad of Halo Jones'', ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman:'' ''The Killing Joke'', and '' From He ...
. Khoury is based in
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
.
Early life
Khoury recalls not being "completely enthralled by comic books until I discovered ''
Star Wars'' #68 from
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
."
[Khoury, George, "The Roger Stern Interview: The Triumphs and Trials of the Writer" at MarvelMasterworks.com](_blank)
Accessed September 24, 2008 As a 12-year-old ''
Star Wars'' fan, Khoury was introduced to Marvel Comics, and
Khoury attended
Saint Peter's College in New Jersey, where he wrote for the college paper and was a member of the Zeta Eta chapter of the
Delta Sigma Pi
Delta Sigma Pi () (officially the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi, Inc.) is a coeducational professional business fraternity and one of the largest in the United States. Delta Sigma Pi was founded on November 7, 1907, at the Schoo ...
fraternity. During his senior year, he held an unpaid late 1995
internship
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at Marvel Comics, with the editor
Ralph Macchio
Ralph George Macchio Jr. ( ; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in three ''Karate Kid'' films and in ''Cobra Kai'', a sequel television series. He also played Johnny Cade in '' The Outsiders' ...
and Macchio's assistant
Matt Idelson.
[Khoury, George (September 7, 2008)]
"Pop! #20 - I Was a Marvel Intern Zombie!"
Accessed September 22, 2008
Career
Khoury's main body of work has been produced for the North Carolina-based publisher
TwoMorrows Publishing
TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Its products also include books and DVDs.
List of magaz ...
. His 2001 ''Kimota! The
Miracleman Companion'' was nominated for an
Eisner Award in 2002. In 2003, he published ''
The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore'' and in 2004 he was the editor of ''True Brit: A Celebration to the Great British Comic Book Artists''.
With
Jason Hofius, Khoury co-wrote ''G-Force Animated: The Official
Battle of the Planets
''Battle of the Planets'' is an American adaptation of the Japanese anime series '' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (1972). Of the 105 original ''Gatchaman'' episodes, 85 were used in the ''Battle of the Planets'' adaptation, produced by Sandy Fr ...
Book'' and ''The Age of Heroes'', and co-edited (with
Eric Nolen-Weathington) two volumes in TwoMorrows' ''Modern Masters'' series spotlighting comics illustrators: Vol. 6: ''
Art(hur) Adams'' and Vol. 10: ''
Kevin Maguire''.
In 2007, as author of the newly published ''
Image Comics: Road to Independence'', he moderated a reunion of all seven Image founders —
Erik Larsen
Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...
,
Jim Lee
Jim Lee (Korean 이용철; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work, Lee has received a Harvey ...
,
Rob Liefeld
Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...
,
Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic book creator, artist, writer, filmmaker and entrepreneur, best known for his work as the artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horro ...
,
Whilce Portacio
William "Whilce" Portacio (; born July 8, 1963) is a Filipino American comic book writer and artist noted for his work on such titles as '' The Punisher'', ''X-Factor'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Iron Man'', '' Wetworks'' and ''Spawn''. Portacio was al ...
,
Marc Silvestri
Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He serves as CEO of both Top Cow Productions and Image Comics.
Early life
Marc Silvestri was born on March 29, 1958 in Palm Beach, Florida.Rosenberg, Aa ...
and
Jim Valentino
Jim Valentino (born October 28, 1952) is an American writer, penciler, editor and publisher of comic books, best known for his 1990–1992 work on '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' for Marvel Comics, and for co-founding Image Comics, a company publis ...
— at the
San Diego Comicon
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is co ...
.
His ''Swampmen: Muck Monsters of the Comics'', with co-author Jon B. Cooke, was published as an issue of ''Comic Book Creator'' magazine, #6, in 2014.
In 2016, he published ''Comic Book Fever: A Celebration of Comics: 1976-1986''.
Magazines
From at least issue #21 (August 2002) of TwoMorrows' ''
Comic Book Artist'' magazine, Khoury contributed articles and columns, in particular focusing on "lost" stories that were talked about, solicited or even worked on, but are unreleased. By issue #23, Khoury was described as the magazine's "new assistant editor", rising later to the position of senior editor, while continuing to write for the publication.
Khoury has also worked for other TwoMorrows' magazines, including Jack Kirby Collector, Comic Book Artist, and Rough Stuff. He is currently a contributing editor to Comic Book Creator magazine.
Khoury has also produced freelance work for publications including ''
Creative Screenwriting'',
Newsarama.com
Newsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website GamesRadar+, also owned by FutureUS.
History
New ...
, ''
El Siglo'' and ''
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 publ ...
'', and contributed an interview to the book ''
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...
: Interviews'' (ed. Cynthia Fuchs). In January 2008, Khoury began producing an irregular weekly column for
CBR.com
''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 ...
entitled "Pop!", featuring a mixture of reminiscences, "lost stories", interviews and analysis.
"'Pop!' by George Khoury archive"
CBR.com
''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 ...
. Accessed September 17, 2019.
References
External links
An interview about True Brit
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American male writers
Comics critics
1971 births
Living people