Gregory Wright (born December 22) is an American

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 ...

editor, writer, and

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known for his work on such

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characters as

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, the

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, the

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, and

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, and such

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characters as

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and

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Biography

Wright grew up in

New Castle, Pennsylvania New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. It is northwest of Pittsburgh, and near the Pennsylvania–Ohio border, just southeast of Youngstown, Ohio. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, ...

, and went to

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in New York.Wright, Gregory
"Mark's Remarks,"
''West Coast Avengers'' #18 (March 1987). In 1986, thanks to the recommendation of his good friend (and fellow aspiring filmmaker) D.G. Chichester,Mithra, Kuljit
"Interview with Gregory Wright,"
ManWithoutFear.com (March 1998). and while "editing two films and attempting four separate screenplays," Wright was hired as a secretary for the Marvel imprint

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. After working with Epic for six months, Wright was hired as Marvel editor

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's assistant editor. Since then, Wright has worked primarily as a freelance writer and colorist. Some of the titles he has written for include ''

'', ''

and the Wild Pack'', and ''

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'', all of which he also colored. Wright has spent long stints as a colorist on titles like ''Ghost Rider'', ''Marvel Comics Presents'', and ''Spider-Man'' for Marvel; and ''Batman'', ''Nightwing'', ''Star Man'', ''Teen Titans'', and ''The Titans'' for

. With artist

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, Wright created the character Crippler, in '' Daredevil Annual'' #7 (1991). Along with artist

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, Wright created the character Man-Eater in ''

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'' #8 (Jan. 1993).

Awards

* Wright was given the

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for Favorite Colorist in both 1990 and 1996.

Bibliography

Writer

* ''

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'' #9 (Marvel, Dec. 1989) – co-written with

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* ''

'' Limited Series #1–4 (Co-written with Dwayne McDuffie) #1, 6–10, 17–22, 26–29, 31–34; Annual 1–2 (Marvel Comics, 1991–1994) * '' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #42–47 (Marvel Comics, 1993) * ''

and the Wild Pack'' #1–35 (Marvel Comics, 1992–1995) * ''

'' #9–23 (Marvel Comics, 1993–1994) * ''

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- No Escape" graphic novel (Marvel Comics, 1990) * ''The Punisher Annual'' Volume 2 #2–3 (Marvel Comics, 1990–1991) * ''

Clive Barker's Nightbreed ''Nightbreed'' is a 1990 American dark fantasy horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, based on his 1988 novella ''Cabal''. It stars Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid, Hugh Quarshie, and Doug Bradley. The film f ...

'' #18–20 (Marvel/Epic Comics, 1992) * '' Daredevil'' #328, 333–337 Annuals 5–10 (Marvel Comics, 1989–1994) * ''

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'' #2–5 (Marvel Comics, 1996-1996) * ''

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'' #1–4 (David Lieto, 2002–2013)

Colorist

* '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time'' #1–5 (DC, 1994) * '' X-Men: The Hidden Years'' #1–22 (Marvel Comics, Dec. 1999 – Sept. 2001) * ''

Elephantmen ''Elephantmen'' is an American ongoing monthly comic book published by Image Comics and written by Richard Starkings with art by Moritat and a number of other artists. Issue #1 was released in July 2006. Overview Some 200 years from now, the M ...

'' #9, 16, 17, 22–26 (Comicraft/Image, 2007–2010)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Gregory Living people People from New Castle, Pennsylvania Year of birth missing (living people)