James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of

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s, who also does writing for games, television and film.

Early life

Palmiotti attended the

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in New York City.

Career

Palmiotti started at

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 ...

in 1991. He inked titles such as the ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Nam'' and the

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line, and has accumulated extensive inking and writing credits. He often inked the work of his friend and collaborator

Joe Quesada Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books ...

. Together, they created ''

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'' and ''

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''. For Marvel, Palmiotti worked on the established '' Daredevil'', a run especially known for the "Guardian Devil" arc scripted by

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. Palmiotti also worked for

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops know ...

, as the inker during the

Doug Mahnke Douglas Mahnke () is an American comic book artist, known for his work and penciling books including ''The Mask'', '' JLA'', ''Batman'', ''Final Crisis'', and '' Green Lantern''. Career Mahnke's first prominent work was for ''The Mask'', and he ...

run on ''X''. He inked

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on '' Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu'', ''Punisher'' and ''

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''. He inked Steve Dillon on ''Punisher'', as well as Brad Walker's pencil's on the

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miniseries '' Secret Six - Six Degrees of Separation''. In 1994, Palmiotti and Quesada formed a publishing company,

Event Comics Event Comics was an American independent comic book publisher founded by veteran artists Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada. The company published during the years 1994 to 1999, at which point it was contracted to form the Marvel Knights imprint for ...

,"WonderCon Special Guests," ''Comic-Con Magazine'' (Winter 2010), p. 20. and co-created

, a firefighter with

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, a female cop with healing powers, Kid Death and Fluffy, about a boy and his pet robot dog and 22 Brides, about a group of girls that run the New York underworld. . In 1998,

was contracted to do several books for

, dubbed ''

Marvel Knights Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Comics that contained standalone material taking place inside the Marvel Universe (Earth-616). The imprint originated in 1998 when Marvel outsourced four titles (''Black Panther'', ''Punisher'', '' Daredevil ...

''. The

line have influenced subsequent Marvel television and movie adaptation, including Netflix's ''Daredevil'' and ''Black Panther'' feature film. Christopher Priest attributed the Dora Milaje to both

and Jimmy Palmiotti. As a writer, Palmiotti is known for ''

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'',

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the Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...

, ''

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'' and Shanna the She-Devil for

, '' Hawkman'', ''

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'' and '' The Monolith'' for

, as well as '' 21 Down'',Don't Miss It A Second Time: Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti talk '21 Down'
Comic Book Resources. November 4, 2003 '' The Resistance'' and '' The Twilight Experiment'' for their

Wildstorm Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wild ...

imprint (often in tandem with fellow writer

Justin Gray Justin Gray is an American comic book writer working mostly for DC Comics. Career Gray has often collaborated with fellow writer Jimmy Palmiotti on series such as ''Hawkman'', '' Jonah Hex'', '' Power Girl'', ''21 Down'', ''Uncle Sam and the F ...

). Palmiotti also co-scripted, with

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, a ''

'' video game that ties in with the

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. He has also penned ''

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'' #12, the two '' Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters'' miniseries and an arc for '' Superman Confidential''. Palmiotti and Gray were also part of the writing team for DC's

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. Currently, along with Gray, Palmiotti is writing the monthly ''

Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...

'' and ''

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'' for DC Comics, as well as the miniseries

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for Radical Publishing. Palmiotti has also worked on '' Beautiful Killer'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Civil Warrior'' and has currently being shopped '' Death Troupe'' and '' Triggergirl 6''. Palmiotti recently co-wrote with Justin Gray '' The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning'' for

Fox Atomic Comics Fox Atomic was a short-lived production and distribution label of film studios 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures created in 2006 to generate comedy and genre films. In 2008, following overall disappointing results, Fox Atomic scaled b ...

. He worked on the ''

'' series for the

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starring Kristanna Loken. This was a one-hour, 22 episode show. There was also a two-hour ''Painkiller Jane'' movie done for Sci-Fi as well. In the past he has written and storyboarded films for Hooptown for

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. They featured

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and

Vince Carter Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as a basketball analyst for ESPN. He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, but occasionally played Powe ...

. He is also known as an editor for many projects and books with companies ranging from Marvel Comics, Fox Atomic, Blackbull Comics and Kickstart Comics. He is also a partner in two comic book companies. Blackbull Press,

and founding partner of Paperfilms. In July 2010 he started recording Listen to Jimmy, a

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with "Monster Mike" Campbell of the Canadian comic book and pop culture radio show '' Where Monsters Dwell''. Listen to Jimmy follows an open format where Campbell and Palmiotti discuss any topics that they deem relevant that week. Campbell also asks Palmiotti questions that are sent in by listeners through email, Twitter, and Facebook. The podcast is available for download at the Where Monsters Dwell site and through iTunes. In June 2013, Palmiotti was the keynote speaker for the 2013

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Awards Ceremony at

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in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2013,

tapped

Amanda Conner Amanda Conner is an American comics artist and commercial art illustrator. She began her career in the late 1980s for Archie Comics and Marvel Comics, before moving on to contribute work for Claypool Comics' '' Soulsearchers and Company'' and Har ...

and Jimmy Palmiotti to relaunch the ''

Harley Quinn Harley Quinn is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and debuted in i ...

'' series. The 30 issue series would consistently be a top seller at DC creating a large fan base and sparking numerous cosplay variants of the character at conventions. This title ran for 3 years before being relaunched with the same creative team in 2016 with the Rebirth line. The first issue of the Rebirth line in August 2016 sold nearly 400,000 copies, representing the largest selling issue of all comics in that month. The title continues to be a consistent top seller at most retail stores. Jimmy was a key contributor to the revitalization of Harley Quinn at DC Comics. Along with Amanda Conner, they wrote the Harley Quinn character for over 100 different issues of the character returned Harley Quinn to the spotlight. Their work championed the popularity of the character again. Their stories, characters, designs and concepts heavily influenced the look and feel of the character, merchandising and her rise into both the theatrical and mainstream media/audience again. In 2015,

launched a new ''Starfire'' series with

. The series lasted 13 issues. In 2016, Palmiotti joined actress Kristanna Loken and Jonathan Bates in formin
TRIOentertainment
a company designed to offer unique and exciting array of superior films, quality intellectual properties, and original projects for theatrical, television and home entertainment. The team has several properties in various stages of development. In 2016, his character ''

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'' was optioned by Lionsgate for development. In 2016, his character

was optioned for movie development by Jessica Chastain and her production studio, Freckle Films and Lotus Entertainment and Solipsist Films. Chastain is set to star in the lead role of the character and film. In 2017, '' The Pro'', which Palmiotti created with (by

and him) was optioned by Paramount Pictures where Erwin Stoff of 3 Arts is producing and Zoe McCarthy has been hired to write the screenplay. In 2019, his character creation,

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, for the ''Batwing'' series that he and

created for

(in April 2013) was featured as a major character on the CW ''Batwoman'' TV series.

Personal life

Palmiotti is married to frequent collaborator

.Rogers, Vaneta
"Amanda Conner's POWER GIRL Girl Power"
Newsarama, December 7, 2009

Bibliography

Comics scripting

: ** ''22 Brides'' #1-4 (Mar. 1996 - Jan. 1997) ** ''Painkiller Jane'' #0-5 (Jan. - Nov. 1997) (#0 printed in Jan. 1999) ** ''Painkiller Jane'' vol. 2, #1-3 (Mar. - Aug. 2006) ** ''Painkiller Jane'' vol. 3, #0-5 (Apr. 2007 - Mar. 2008) ** ''Painkiller Jane: The Price of Freedom'' #1-4 (Nov. 2013 - Jan. 2014) ** ''Painkiller Jane: The 22 Brides'' #1-3 (May - Oct. 2014) * '' Venom: Sinner Takes All'' (inks, 1995) * '' The Pro'' (inks, written by

, penciled by

graphic novel A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

, Image Comics, 2002) * The Resistance (with co-author

and art by

Juan Santacruz ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanis ...

, 8-issue

limited series Limited series may refer to: *Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series *Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered *Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number of ...

, November 2002 - June 2003, tpb, 192 pages, IDW Publishing, April 2009, ) * '' 21 Down'' (with co-author Justin Gray and art by

Jesus Saiz Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religi ...

, 12-issue limited series, Wildstorm, November 2002 - November 2003, tpb collects #1-7, 176 pages, November 2003, ) * ''

Cloudburst A cloudburst is an extreme amount of precipitation in a short period of time, sometimes accompanied by hail and thunder, which is capable of creating flood conditions. Cloudbursts can quickly dump large amounts of water, e.g. 25 mm of pre ...

'' (with co-author Justin Gray and art by Eliseu Gouveia/

Christopher Shy Christopher Shy, who occasionally goes by the pen name "Ronin", is a freelance fantasy and science fiction artist. Biography Christopher Shy created Studio Ronin in 1994 to highlight his art. With George Vasilakos, Shy conceived the zombie RPG ' ...

, 64 page graphic novel, Image Comics, January 2004) * ''

'' (with co-author Justin Gray and art by

Phil Winslade Phil Winslade (born 1965) is a British comic book artist. Biography Winslade was born in Surrey in 1965 and spent a lot of time indoors as a child because of a heart murmur. His main source of entertainment were Marvel Comics, Marvel like ''Howa ...

, 12-issue limited series,

, April 2004 - March 2005) * ''

'' (with Justin Gray, ongoing series, DC Comics, January 2006 - August 2011) collected as: ** ''Face Full of Violence'' (with art by

Luke Ross Luke Ross (born Luciano Queiroz 18 July 1972) is a comic artist known for his work on books such as '' Gen13'', '' Spider-Man'', '' Green Lantern'', '' Indiana Jones'' and ''Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in Ame ...

, and

Tony DeZuniga Antony de Zuñiga (November 8, 1932 – May 11, 2012) who worked primarily under the name Tony DeZuniga, was a Filipino comics artist and illustrator best known for his works for DC Comics. He co-created the fictional characters Jonah Hex and ...

, 144 pages, collects ''Jonah Hex'' #1-6,

Titan Books Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and c ...

, December 2006, , DC, September 2006, ) ** ''Guns of Vengeance'' (with art by Luke Ross,

Dylan Teague Dylan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Bob Dylan (born 1941), American singer and songwriter ** ''Dylan'' (1973 album), a 1973 album by Bob Dylan ** ''Dylan'' (2007 album), a 2007 compilation album by Bob Dylan * Dylan (musician), profess ...

, Tony Dezuniga,

Phil Noto Phil Noto is an American people, American painter and comic book artist who is known for his work on such titles as ''Jonah Hex'', ''X-23'', ''Uncanny X-Force'' and, more recently, ''Black Widow (Natalia Romanova), Black Widow''. His work on '' ...

David Michael Beck David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

, Jimmy Palmiotti,

Giuseppe Camuncoli Giuseppe Camuncoli (born March 2, 1975) is an Italian comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics titles ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and '' The Superior Spider-Man'' and the DC Comics/Vertigo series ''Hellblazer'' as well as hi ...

, and

Art Thibert Arthur Thibert is a comic book artist, primarily known as a freelance inker, although he has a substantial résumé as a penciler and has even written some comics. Thibert is best known for his work as an inker for Marvel Comics on their various '' ...

, 144 pages, collects ''Jonah Hex'' #7-12, April 2007, ) ** ''Origins'' (with art by

Jordi Bernet Jordi Bernet Cussó (born 14 June 1944) is a Spanish comics artist, best known for the gangster comics series ''Torpedo'' and for American weird western comic book ''Jonah Hex''. Career He was born in Barcelona, the son of a Spanish comic book a ...

, Phil Noto, and Val Semeiks, 144 pages, collects ''Jonah Hex'' #13-18, November 2007, ) ** ''Only the Good Die Young'' (with art by Jordi Bernet, Phil Noto, and David Michael Beck, 144 pages, collects ''Jonah Hex'' #19-24, April 2008, ) ** ''Luck Runs Out'' (with art by

Russ Heath Russell Heath Jr. (September 29, 1926 – August 23, 2018), was an American artist best known for his comic book work, particularly his DC Comics war stories and his 1960s art for ''Playboy'' magazine's "Little Annie Fanny" feature. He also prod ...

, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jordi Bernet,

John Higgins John Higgins, (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won 31 career ranking titles, placing him in third position on the all-time list of ranking event winners, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan (39) and Stephen Hendry ( ...

, Stefano Landini, and

Rafa Garres Rafael Garrés Cervantes is a Spanish artist who worked in comic-books and role-playing games. He commonly signs as Rafael Garrés or Rafa Garrés. Early life and education He was born in Barcelona, Spain. His hometown is Canovelles. Garrés stu ...

, 144 pages, collects ''Jonah Hex'' #25-30, October 2008, ) ** ''Bullets Don't Lie'' (with art by

Darwyn Cooke Darwyn Cooke (November 16, 1962 – May 14, 2016) was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books ''Catwoman'', '' DC: The New Frontier'', '' The Spirit'' and '' Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter'' ...

, J. H. Williams III, Jordi Bernet, Rafa Garres,

Paulo Siqueira Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include: * Paulo Jr. * Paulo Jr. (footballer) * Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer * Paulo André Cren Benini (born ...

, and Mark Sparacio, 144 pages, collects ''Jonah Hex'' #31-36, April 2009, ) ** ''Lead Poisoning'' (with art by Jordi Bernet and David Michael Beck, 144 pages, collects ''Jonah Hex'' #37-42, October 2009, ) ** ''Six Gun War'' (with art by Cristiana Cucina, 144 pages, collects ''Jonah Hex'' #44-49, April 2010, ) ** ''Counting Corpses'' (with art by Darwyn Cooke,

Dick Giordano Richard Joseph Giordano (; July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. Early ...

, Jordi Bernet, Paul Gulacy and

Billy Tucci William Tucci is an illustrator, writer, and filmmaker best known for his creator-owned title and character, '' Shi''. Career Tucci founded Crusade Comics in Bayport, New York Its flagship title, '' Shi'', debuted in March 1994. Publisher To ...

, 160 pages; collects ''Jonah Hex'' #43 and 50-54, October 2010, ) * '' Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters'' (with co-author Justin Gray, 8-issue limited series, DC Comics, September 2006 - April 2007, tpb, July 2007, ) * ''Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters: Brave New World'' (with co-author Justin Gray, 8-issue limited series, DC Comics, November 2007 - June 2008, tpb, September 2008, ) * '' The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning'' (with co-author Justin Gray and art by John Higgins, graphic novel,

, 2007, ) * Gatecrasher (with Mark Waid and

, Black Bull Comics) * '' Back to Brooklyn'' (with co-author Garth Ennis and art by Mihailo Vukelic, 5-issue limited series, Image Comics, September 2008 - May 2009, tpb, 128 pages, July 2009, ) * ''

Terra Terra may often refer to: * Terra (mythology), primeval Roman goddess * An alternate name for planet Earth, as well as the Latin name for the planet Terra may also refer to: Geography Astronomy * Terra (satellite), a multi-national NASA scienti ...

'' (with co-author Justin Gray and art by Amanda Conner, 4-issue miniseries, DC Comics, January–February 2009, collected as ''Terra'' with ''

'' #12, 128 pages, December 2009, ) * ''

Power Girl Power Girl, also known as Kara Zor-L and Karen Starr, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books by DC Comics, making her first appearance in ''All Star Comics'' #58 (January/February 1976). Power Girl is the cousin of the superhero Supe ...

'' (with co-author Justin Gray and art by Amanda Conner, ongoing series, DC Comics, July 2009 - May 2010) collected as: ** ''Volume 1: Power Girl: A New Beginning'' (April 2010, ) ** ''Volume 2: Aliens & Apes'' (October 2010, ) ** ''Power Trip'' (February 2014, ) * '' The Last Resort'' (with co-author Justin Gray and art by

Giancarlo Caracuzzo Giancarlo is an Italian language, Italian given name meaning "John Charles". It is one of the most common masculine given names in Italy and is often short for "Giovanni Carlo". Notable people with the name include: List A *Giancarlo Agazzi (193 ...

, 120 page graphic novel, IDW Publishing, March 2010, ) * '' Random Acts of Violence'' (with co-author Justin Gray and art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo, 72 page graphic novel, Image Comics, April 2010, ) * '' Jonah Hex: No Way Back'' (written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and art by Tony DeZuniga, 136 page graphic novel, DC Comics, June 2010, ) *

and

Yosemite Sam Yosemite Sam ( /joʊˈsɛmɪti/ ''yoh-SEM-ih-tee'') is a cartoon character in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of short films produced by Warner Bros. His name is taken from Yosemite National Park. He is an adversary of Bugs ...

(written by Jimmy Palmiotti and art by Mark Texiera, one shot, DC Comics June 2017) * All-Star Western (written with Justin Gray, art by various), collected as: ** ''Guns and Gotham'' (192 pages, DC Comics, November 2012, ) ** ''The War of Lords and Owls'' (192 pages, DC Comics, March 2013, ) ** ''The Black Diamond Probability'' (224 pages, DC Comics, November 2013, ) ** ''Gold Standard'' (176 pages, DC Comics, May 2014, ) ** ''Man Out of Time'' (192 pages, DC Comics, November 2014, ) ** ''End of the Train'' (144 pages, DC Comics, May 2015, ) * '' What If: Avengers vs X-Men''(art by Jorge Molina, Marvel Comics, October 2013, ) * '' Batwing'' with co-author Justin Gray, an ongoing series. * '' Daredevil: Dark Nights'' A three-issue miniseries for

* '' Queen Crab (comics)'' (art by Artiz Eiguren, 64 page graphic novel, Image Comics, March 2012, ) * ''Triggergirl 6'' (written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray with art by

, Image Comics) * '' Retrovirus'' (written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and art by Norberto Fernandez, 64 page graphic novel, Image Comics, December 2012, ) * ''Weapon of God'' (written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo, 71 page graphic novel, PaperFilms, September 2013) * ''Forager'' (written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and art by Steven Cummings, 76 page graphic novel, PaperFilms, February 2014) * ''Denver'' (written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and art by Pier Brito, 94 page graphic novel, PaperFilms, July 2014) * Abbadon (written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray; art by Fabrizio Fiorentino & Alessia Nocera (PaperFilms and Adaptive Studios, 2016)) * ''Sex & Violence'', Volumes 1 and 2'' (written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray; art by Juan Santa Cruz, Jimmy Broxton, Vanessa Del Rey, Romina Moranelli and Rafa Garres (PaperFilms 2013, 2014) * The Big Con Job (written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Matt Brady; Boom Comics, July 2016, ) * GI Zombie (written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray; art by Scott Hampton; DC Comics, 176 pages, September 2015 ) * ''

Wool Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool. ...

(written by

Hugh Howey Hugh C. Howey (born 1975) is an American writer, known best for the science fiction series ''Silo'', part of which he published independently through Amazon.com's Kindle Direct Publishing system. Howey was raised in Monroe, North Carolina and b ...

, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Justin Gray and art by Jimmy Broxton, 160 page comic adaptation, Jet City Comics, August 2014, ) * ''Starfire'' (written with Amanda Conner, DC Comics, 2015 - 2016, collected as: ** ''Welcome Home'' (March 2016, 160 pages, ) ** ''A Matter of Time'' (January 2017, 144 pages, ) * ''

'' (with Amanda Conner, DC Comics, November 2013 - 2016) collected as: ** ''Hot in the City'' (with art by

Becky Cloonan Becky Cloonan (born 23 June) is an American comic book creator, known for work published by Tokyopop and Vertigo. In 2012 she became the first female artist to draw the main '' Batman'' title for DC Comics.Beck, Laura (February 8, 2013)"Meet the F ...

, Tony S. Daniel,

Sandu Florea Sandu Florea (; born 28 June 1946) is a Romanian-American comic book and comic strip creator, also known as an inker and book illustrator. A trained architect and a presence on the science fiction scene during the 1970s, he became a professional ...

, Stephane Roux,

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 ...

Walter Simonson Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' '' Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned ...

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 ...

, Scott Williams,

Bruce Timm Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, and producer. He has contributed to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) and the subseque ...

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 Dr ...

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, Tradd Moore, Dave Johnson, Jeremy Roberts,

Sam Kieth Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963) is an American comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of ''The Maxx'' and ''Zero Girl''. Career Comics Kieth's first published work was "a story in the back of a Comico comic" when he was "about ...

, 224 pages, collects ''Harley Quinn'' #0-8, DC Comics, October 2014, ) * ''Harley Quinn'' (with Amanda Conner, DC Comics, November 2016 - ) collected as: ** ''Hot in the City'' (with art by John Timms and Chad Hardin; 168 pages, collects ''Harley Quinn'' #1-7, DC Comics, March 2017, ) ** Joker Loves Harley (with art by John Timms and Chad Hardin; 144 pages, collects ''Harley Quinn'' #8-13, DC Comics, June 2017, ) * ''Harley Quinn Little Black Book'' (with Amanda Conner, art by various DC Comics, 2015 - 2017) * ''Harley Quinn and her Gang of Harleys'' (with Frank Tieri, DC Comics, 2016) ** ''Harley Quinn and her Gang of Harleys'' (with art by Mauricet; 176 pages, collects ''Harley Quinn and her Gang of Harleys'' #1-6, DC Comics, February 2017, )

Screenwriting

Short Animation Scripts, Next generation writer
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* ''

'' for SyFy and Starz. Creator, writer and script consultant on 22 one-hour episodes. * '' Dead Space: Downfall'': script writer with

for EA and Starz. * '' Speed Racer: The Next Generation: The Beginning''. Pilot movie DVD, 2008. Writer with Justin Gray for Lions Gate Entertainment and the

Animation Collective Animation Collective was an American internet and television animation studio based in New York City, best known for its internet and television series using Adobe Flash, Maya and other software. Founded and owned by Larry Schwarz in 2003, Anima ...

. * ''Ballerina'': A script adaption of a story by Jimmy Palmiotti and

- screenplay by

Christos Gage Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series ''Daredevil'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Numbers'' and the films '' The Breed'' and '' Teenage Cavem ...

and Ruth Gage, 2005. * '' Superhero Squad'': Planet Hulk. Script for animated show. Marvel Comics. Disney entertainment. * ''

Repo Men ''Repo Men'' is a 2010 science fiction action film directed by Miguel Sapochnik, starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, Alice Braga and Carice van Houten. An American-Canadian production, it is based on the novel ''The Reposses ...

'': script for two original

webisode A webisode (portmanteau of "web" and "episode") is an episode of a series that is distributed as part of a web series or on streaming television. It is available as either for download or in streaming, as opposed to first airing on broadcast or c ...

s. Universal Studios. * '' NIKE Hooptown'': short webisodes featuring Vince Carter and LeBron James. screenwriter and storyboard artist. Client: Nike * ''

Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate ...

'': Script for animated show. Marvel Comics. Disney entertainment. * ''

The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...

'': Screenplay with

for THQ Games. * ''

'': Screenplay with Garth Ennis for 2K Games. * ''

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' is a 2008 fighting video game, developed and published by Midway Games. The last entry in the franchise before the company went bankrupt in 2009 and sold the franchise to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ...

'': Screenplay with Garth Ennis for Midway Games. * Injustice: Gods Among Us for NeatherRealm Studios

References

General references

Jimmy Palmiotti
at ComicBookRealm.com

Inline citations

External links

PaperFilms Homepage

Listen to Jimmy Podcast
on the Where Monsters Dwell site
Listen to Jimmy Podcast
on iTunes * * * *
Jimmy Palmiotti
on

Threadless Threadless (stylized as threadless) is an online community of artists and an e-commerce website based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2000 by Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart. Threadless designs are created by and chosen by an online community. E ...

Interviews

Interview on The Jetsons
A Podcast Named Scooby-Doo!, July 2020
Interview on Dock Walloper
comiXology, May 2008
Audio interview with Jimmy
June 2006
Interview with Jimmy and Justin Gray
PopImage, July 2002

June 2001
MKast#3

Video Interview on Projectnerd.it
June 2016
Interview
with Jimmy Palmiotti at Scripts & Scribes * Fukunaga, Kevin (February 28, 2014)
"Q&A INTERVIEW with Jimmy Palmiotti"
Scripts & Scribes. * Fukunaga, Kevin (February 28, 2014)
"20Q INTERVIEW with Jimmy Palmiotti"
Scripts & Scribes. {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmiotti, Jimmy 1961 births Living people American comics writers High School of Art and Design alumni Marvel Comics people DC Comics people American writers of Italian descent American people of Italian descent Inkpot Award winners