Greg Pak is an American comic book writer and film director. Pak is best known for his work on books published by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book 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 Comics'' in ...
, including ''
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 ...
'' (most notably ''
X-Treme X-Men''), several titles featuring the
Hulk
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk' ...
(including ''
Planet Hulk
"Planet Hulk" is a Marvel Comics storyline that ran primarily through issues of '' The Incredible Hulk'' starting in 2006. Written by Greg Pak, it dealt with the Marvel heroes' decision to send the Hulk away, his acclimation to and conquest of th ...
'', which was one of the storylines eventually adapted into the film ''
Thor: Ragnarok''), and
Hercules
Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the ...
.
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"'Batman/Superman' showcases meeting of DC Comics icons"
''USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...
''. In 2019, Pak began writing ''
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...
'' comics for Marvel.
Early life
Pak was born in
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...
, to a
Korean-American father and a Caucasian mother. He graduated from
Hillcrest High School. He studied political science at
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
, where he wrote for the campus humor magazine, ''
The Yale Record
''The Yale Record'' is the campus humor magazine of Yale University. Founded in 1872, it became the oldest humor magazine in the world when ''Punch'' folded in 2002."History", The Yale Record, March 10, 2010. http://www.yalerecord.com/about/histo ...
'',
and was a member of the
Purple Crayon improvisational
Improvisation is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of impr ...
group. In 1991, he went to study history at
Oxford
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as a
Rhodes Scholar
The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom.
Established in 1902, it is the oldest graduate scholarship in the world. It is considered among the world' ...
with the intent of becoming a politician. He then entered
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
's graduate film program.
[
]
Career
Pak's New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
(NYU) student film, ''Fighting Grandpa'', which centered on his Korean grandparents, won the Gold Medal at the 25th Student Academy Awards
The Student Academy Awards are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in an annual competition for college and university filmmakers.
Description
The awards were originally named the Student Film Awards and were first ...
. His short film "Asian Pride Porn", starring playwright David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang (born August 11, 1957) is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor at Columbia University in New York City. He has won three Obie Awards for his plays '' FOB'', '' Golden Child'', and '' Yell ...
and director Michael Kang, was licensed to Atom Films
Atom.com (formerly AtomFilms) was a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject movies, animations, and series by independent creators. The company was founded in 1998 in Seattle by Mika Salmi. Sequoia Capital, led by Michael M ...
. Pak wrote and directed the feature film ''Robot Stories
''Robot Stories'' is a 2003 American independent anthology science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Pak. The film consists of four stories in which human characters struggle to connect in a world of robot babies and android ...
''. He collected his screenplays in the book ''Robot Stories & More Screenplays'', whose foreword was written by David Henry Hwang.
Pak worked as the cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
on the 1998 documentary short '' The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years'', which was directed by his wife, Keiko Ibi. In March 1999, the film received an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
This is a list of films by year that have received an Academy Award together with the other nominations for best documentary short film. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are annou ...
at the 71st Academy Awards
The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 1998 in film and took place on March 21, 1999, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p ...
.
Pak began writing for Marvel Comics in September 2004 and signed an exclusive deal with them in July 2005. He has worked on such titles as ''Warlock
A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft.
Etymology and terminology
The most commonly accepted etymology derives ''warlock'' from the Old English '' wǣrloga'', which meant "breaker of oaths" or "deceiver" and was given special applicatio ...
'', '' Phoenix: Endsong'', '' Phoenix: Warsong'', ''Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
'', ''The Incredible Hulk
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book a ...
'', and Dynamite Entertainment's spin-off series based on the Sci-Fi Channel
Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Launc ...
's ''Battlestar Galactica
''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
''.
His 2000s projects include ''Incredible Hercules
''The Incredible Hercules'' was an ongoing series, ongoing comic book series written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and published by Marvel Comics. The series starred the mythological superhero Hercules (Marvel Comics), Hercules, his sidekick Amad ...
'', '' World War Hulk: Warbound'' and '' Skaar: Son of Hulk'', all spinning-off from ''World War Hulk'', as well as '' Magneto: Testament'' and '' War Machine''. Pak is one of the featured contributors to '' Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology''.
In June 2013, Pak began writing ''Batman/Superman
''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ''World's ...
'' for 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 Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
.[ In November 2013, he began writing '']Action Comics
''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...
'' with issue number 25.
Personal life
Pak is married to Japanese filmmaker Keiko Ibi.[
]
Filmography
*''Robot Stories
''Robot Stories'' is a 2003 American independent anthology science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Pak. The film consists of four stories in which human characters struggle to connect in a world of robot babies and android ...
'' (2003
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)
*''Po Mo Knock Knock Po or PO may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Po (Kung Fu Panda), the protagonist of the ''Kung Fu Panda'' franchise
* Po, one of the titular ''Teletubbies''
* Po, a character in the novel '' Graceling'' by Kristin Cashore
...
'' (1999
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)
*''Mouse'' (Short) (1997
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)
Bibliography
Marvel Comics
*''Warlock
A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft.
Etymology and terminology
The most commonly accepted etymology derives ''warlock'' from the Old English '' wǣrloga'', which meant "breaker of oaths" or "deceiver" and was given special applicatio ...
'' vol. 5 #1-4 (with Charlie Adlard
Charles Adlard is a British comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' The Walking Dead'' and ''Savage''.
Career
Adlard began his work in the UK on ''White Death'' with Robbie Morrison and '' 2000 AD'' series including ''Judge Dre ...
, 2004)
*''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 ...
'':
**'' X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong'' #1-5 (with Greg Land
Greg Land (born 1956) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on books such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Birds of Prey'', and ''Fantastic Four''.
Career
Greg Land first got a job with an independent publisher as the artist for ''Stor ...
, 2005)
**'' X-Men: Phoenix - Warsong'' #1-5 (with Tyler Kirkham, 2006–2007)
**'' Magneto: Testament'' #1-5 (with Carmine Di Giandomenico
Carmine Di Giandomenico (born 1973 in Teramo, Italy) is an Italian comics artist. In 1995 he drew the limited series Examen for publishers Phoenix. Then he drew an issue of ''Conan the Barbarian'' (1997) for Marvel Italia, written by Chuck Dixon ...
, 2008–2009)
**''Astonishing X-Men
''Astonishing X-Men'' is the name of four X-Men comic book series from Marvel Comics, the first two of which were limited series. The third volume, an ongoing series, began in 2004, with its first run written by Joss Whedon and art by John Cassada ...
'' #44-47, 60-61 (with Mike McKone
Michael McKone is a British comic book artist.
Career
McKone's first published works for the major companies included ''Justice League of America'' and ''Justice League International'' for DC Comics and ''The Punisher War Zone'' for Marvel Com ...
and various, 2012-2013)
**'' X-Treme X-Men'' #1-13 (with various, 2012-2013)
**''Storm
A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere
An atmosphere () is a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelop a planet, and is held in place by the gravity of the planetary body. A planet retains an atmos ...
'' #1-11 (with various, 2014-2015)
**''Weapon X
Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government genetic research facility project appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are conducted by List of government agencies in Marvel Comics, Department K, which turns willing ...
'' #1-27 (with Greg Land
Greg Land (born 1956) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on books such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Birds of Prey'', and ''Fantastic Four''.
Career
Greg Land first got a job with an independent publisher as the artist for ''Stor ...
, 2017–2019)
**''X-Men Prime #1 (with various, 2017)
**''Weapons of Mutant Destruction: Alpha'' #1 (with Mahmud Asrar, 2017)
*'' Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects'' #1-6 (with Renato Arlem
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, 2005)
*''Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
: House of M
"House of M" is a 2005 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, consisting of a core eight-issue comic book limited series written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel and a number of crossover tie-in books. Its fir ...
'' #1-3 (with Pat Lee, 2005)
*'' Marvel 1602: New World'' #1-5 (with Greg Tocchini Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory (given name), Gregory. Greg (more commonly spelled "Gregg (surname), Gregg") is also a surname.
People with the name
*Greg Abbott (disambiguation), multiple peopl ...
, 2005)
*''What If
What If may refer to:
Film
* ''What If'', a 2006 TV film starring Niall Buggy
* ''What If...'' (2010 film), an American film
* ''What If...'' (2012 film), a Greek film
* ''What If'' (2013 film) or ''The F Word'', a Canadian-Irish film
Telev ...
: Submariner'' (with David Lopez, 2006)
*''Amazing Fantasy
''Amazing Adult Fantasy'', retitled ''Amazing Fantasy'' in its final issue, is an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics from 1961 through 1962, with the latter title revived with superhero features in 1995 and in the 2000 ...
'' vol. 2 #15 (with Patrick Scherberger
Patrick Scherberger is an American comic book penciller, known for his work on the book ''Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man''.
Career
Scherberger's career began when he entered and won an internet competition called '' Comic Book Idol'' in 2004. Du ...
, 2006)
*''Hulk
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk' ...
'':
**'' Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #92-111 (with various, 2006–2007)
**''Incredible Hulk'' #601-611, 709-717 (with various, 2009-2010, 2017-2018)
**''Incredible Hulks'' #612-635 (with various, 2010-2011)
**'' The Totally Awesome Hulk'' #1–23 (with Frank Cho
Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, (born 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series ''Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as ''Shanna the She-Devil'', ''The Mighty Avengers, Mighty Avenge ...
, December 2015 – 2017)
**''Giant Size Hulk'' #1 (with various, 2006)
**''Planet Hulk Gladiator Guidebook'' (with co-author Anthony Flamini, 2006)
**''What If
What If may refer to:
Film
* ''What If'', a 2006 TV film starring Niall Buggy
* ''What If...'' (2010 film), an American film
* ''What If...'' (2012 film), a Greek film
* ''What If'' (2013 film) or ''The F Word'', a Canadian-Irish film
Telev ...
: Planet Hulk''
**''World War Hulk
"World War Hulk" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled limited series and various titles published by Marvel Comics in 2007, featuring the Hulk.
The series consists of five main issues titled ''World War Hulk'', wi ...
'' #1-5 (with John Romita, Jr., 2007–2008)
**''World War Hulk: After Smash'' (with Rafa Sandoval, 2008)
**'' World War Hulk: Warbound'' #1-5 (with Leonard Kirk
Leonard Kirk is an American-born comic book artist living in Canada. He has worked on such properties as ''Supergirl (comic book), Supergirl'', ''Justice Society of America, JSA'', ''Star Trek'', ''Batman (comic book), Batman'', and ''Witchblade' ...
and Rafa Sandoval
Rafa is a masculine given name, mostly as a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Rafael. It may refer to:
People
* Rafael Nadal (born 1986), Spanish tennis player
* Rafa (footballer, born 1985), Spanish footballer Rafael López Gómez
* Rafael Be ...
, 2008)
**'' Skaar: Son of Hulk'' #1-12 (with Ron Garney
Ron Garney is an American comic book writer/artist, known for his work on books such as '' JLA'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Silver Surfer'', ''Hulk'', '' Daredevil'' and ''Captain America''.
Career
Garney has worked on '' JLA'', ''The Amazi ...
, 2008-2009)
**''Skaar: Son of Hulk Presents - Savage World of Sakaar'' (with various, 2008)
**''Planet Skaar Prologue'' (with Dan Panosian
Dan Panosian (born 1969) is an American comic book artist, with extensive credits as both a penciller and an inker and has additional credits as an advertising and storyboard artist.
Early life
Dan Panosian was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to artist ...
, 2009)
**'' Dark Reign: The List - Hulk'' (with Ben Oliver
Ben Oliver is a British comics artist who has worked for '' 2000 AD'' on ''Judge Dredd'' as well as providing art for '' The Authority'', '' The Losers'', and ''Ultimate X-Men''
Biography
Ben Oliver lives in Bristol, his first professional wor ...
, 2009)
**''Generations: Banner Hulk & The Totally Awesome Hulk'' (with Matteo Buffagni, 2017)
**''Weapon H
Weapon H (Clayton Cortez) is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The character, created by Greg Pak and Mike Deodato Jr., first appeared in ''The Totally Awesome Hulk ...
'' #1–12 (with various, 2018-2019)
**''Hulkverines'' #1-3 (with Ario Anindito, 2019)
*''Hercules
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The Romans adapted the ...
'':
**''Incredible Hercules
''The Incredible Hercules'' was an ongoing series, ongoing comic book series written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and published by Marvel Comics. The series starred the mythological superhero Hercules (Marvel Comics), Hercules, his sidekick Amad ...
'' #112-141 (with co-author Fred Van Lente and various, 2008–2010)
**''Hulk vs Hercules: When Titans Collide'' (with co-author Fred Van Lente and various, 2008)
**''Assault on New Olympus'' #1 (with co-author Fred Van Lente and Rodney Buchemi, 2009)
**''Thor & Hercules: Encyclopædia Mythologica'' (with co-authors Fred Van Lente, Paul Cornell
Paul Douglas Cornell (born 18 July 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as ''Doctor Who'' fiction, and as the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield.
As well as ''Docto ...
and Anthony Flamini, 2009)
**'' Hercules: Fall of an Avenger'' #1-2 (with co-author Fred Van Lente and art by Ariel Olivetti
Ariel Olivetti (born November 15, 1967) is an Argentina, Argentine comic book penciller best known for his work on United States, American comic book titles such as ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'', ''X-Man'', ''Space Ghost'' and ' ...
, 2010)
**'' Heroic Age: Prince of Power'' #1-4 (with co-author Fred Van Lente and art by Reilly Brown, 2010)
**''Chaos War
"Chaos War" is a Marvel Comics storyline that began publication in October 2010 across nine comic book series: the five-issue miniseries ''Chaos War'', written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, supplemented by seven branded miniseries or one-sho ...
'' #1-5 (with co-author Fred Van Lente and art by Khoi Pham, 2010–2011)
**''Herc'' #1-10, #6.1 (with co-author Fred Van Lente and art by Cliff Richards, 2011)
*'' War Machine'' #0-12 (with Leonardo Manco
Leonardo Manco (born 16 December 1971) is an Argentine comic book artist.
Career
Manco is best known for his dark and gritty style on such titles as Marvel Comics’ ''Hellstorm'' (1994), '' Blaze of Glory'' (2000, #1-4), '' Apache Skies'' ( ...
, 2008-2009)
*''Alpha Flight
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'' vol. 4 #0.1, 1-8 (with co-author Fred Van Lente and art by Dale Eaglesham
Dale Eaglesham (born 1962) is a Canadian comic book illustrator who has been working in the American industry since 1986. He is best known for his work on titles like '' Conan'', ''Punisher'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Villains United'', ''Justice Soci ...
, 2012)
*''Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...
'' vol. 6 #1-5 (with various, 2011)
*''Red Skull
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'' #1-5 (with Mirko Colak Mirko (Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin.
By Slavic etymology, the name is composed of the root ''mir'' (meaning peace) and hypocoristic suffix ''-ko'' usual in South Slavic languages, which together me ...
, 2011)
*''Agents of Atlas
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''
**''War of the Realms
"The War of the Realms" is a 2019 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. The storyline has been met with positive reviews, with critics praising the storyline and the art.
Premise
The story details the heroes banding together when Male ...
: The New Agents of Atlas'' #1-4 (art by Gang Hyuk Lim, May - June 2019)
**''Agents of Atlas'' vol. 3 #1-5 (with Jeff Parker, art by Gang Hyuk Lim and Carlo Pagulayan
Carlo Pagulayan (born June 24, 1978) is a Filipino freelance comic book artist.
Early life
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the Santo Tomas branch campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sa ...
, August 2019 - )
**''Atlantis Attacks'' #1-5 (2020)
**''Aero
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Aero, Ærø, or Aeros may refer to:
Aeronautics Airlines and companies
* Aero ...
'' #1-ongoing (with co-writer Zhou Liefen, art by Keng, 2019-)
**''Sword Master'' #1-ongoing (with co-author Shuizhu, art by Gunji 2019-)
DC Comics
*''Batman/Superman
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'' #1-9, 11–27, ''Annual'' #1-2 (with Jae Lee
Jae Lee (born 1972) is a Korean Americans, Korean American comics artist known for his interior illustration and cover work for various publishers, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment.
Career
Jae Lee's f ...
and various, 2013-December 2015)
*''Action Comics
''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...
'' #23.2, 25–50 (with Aaron Kuder, November 2013-March 2016)
*''Secret Origins
''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters.
Publication history
''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...
'' a segment in #1 (with Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks (born 1962) is an American comics artist known for his work on such titles as ''Daredevil''.
Career
Lee Weeks attended The Kubert School and made his professional comics debut penciling, inking, and lettering a short story ("Friends ...
, 2014)
*''Teen Titans
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'' #17–19 (with Ian Churchill, February 2016–April 2016)
Other publishers
*Boom Studios
Boom! Studios (styled BOOM! Studios) is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
Origins
In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Holly ...
:
**'' Mech Cadet Yu'' (2017)
**''Firefly
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'' (2018-)
*Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptation ...
:
**''Battlestar Galactica
''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel se ...
'' #0-12 (with Nigel Raynor, 2006–2007)
**'' Turok: Dinosaur Hunter'' #1-12 (with various artists, 2014-2015)
**''John Wick
''John Wick'' is an American action thriller media franchise created by Derek Kolstad and centering around John Wick, a former hitman who is forced back into the criminal underworld he had abandoned.
The franchise began with the release of ''J ...
'' #1-5 (with Giovanni Valletta and Matt Gaudio, 2017-2019)
James Bond 2018-
*Kickstarter
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:
**'' Code Monkey Save World'' #1(with Takeshi Miyazawa
Takeshi Miyazawa (born April 19, 1978) is a comic book artist who was born in Canada and attended Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's University in Ontario to study art. His art style incorporates a manga sensibility.
Bibliography
Incomplete c ...
2013)
**'' Princess Who Saved Herself!'' (with Takeshi Miyazawa
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Bibliography
Incomplete c ...
2015)
*Valiant Comics
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:
**''Eternal Warrior
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'' #1-8(with Trevor Hairsine
Trevor Hairsine is a British comics artist, whose detailed style has been compared to that of Bryan Hitch.
In August 2005 Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada named him as one of Marvel Comics's "Young Guns", a group of artists who have the qual ...
and Robert Gill
Major Robert Gill (1804–1879) was an army officer, antiquarian, painter and photographer in British India. He is best known for his paintings copying the frescoes of the Ajanta Caves. Gill was the first painter notes that Fide Jesus, a na ...
, 2013-2014)
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"Robot Stories & More Screenplays"
Book Collection with Original Commentaries
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"Asian Pride Porn"
AtomFilms.com
"Robot Stories"
Official website
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American comics writers
American film directors
American people of Korean descent
Living people
Tisch School of the Arts alumni
People from Dallas
Yale University alumni
American Rhodes Scholars
1968 births