Joe Casey

Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator group Man of Action Studios, Casey is one of the creators of the animated series ''Ben 10''.

Career

Starting his professional writing career at Marvel Comics, Casey wrote for several titles, including '' Cable'', ''The Incredible Hulk'' and ''Uncanny X-Men''.

Casey wrote many titles for Wildstorm, like the highly experimental ''Automatic Kafka'' with artist Ashley Wood. Casey took over '' Wildcats'' and gave the series a new direction, moving it from the superhero genre to incorporate elements of corporate espionage. He wrote a '' Mister Majestic'' series with artist Ed McGuiness, after which they subsequently collaborated on '' Adventures of Superman'', which Casey wrote for three years.

Casey wrote 2005's ''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' limited series and its sequel for Marvel Comics. Since 2001 Casey has produced creator-owned work through Image Comics, including '' Gødland'', '' Codeflesh'', '' Nixon's Pals'', '' Charlatan Ball'', ''Doc Bizarre, M.D.'', '' Officer Downe''. He also wrote a revamp of the original ''Youngblood'' miniseries by Rob Liefeld, called ''Maximum Youngblood''. As well as discussing the ending of ''Gødland'', ''Charlatan Ball'' and '' Nixon's Pals'', he mentioned that ''Codeflesh'' would be returning.

Casey was featured in a 2006 documentary about the 1990s comic boom and bust called Adventures Into Digital Comics.

Casey is a member of the Man of Action collective of creators (with Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle), who created the series ''Ben 10'', airing on Cartoon Network. They also created the show '' Generator Rex'', which also ran for two seasons on Cartoon Network. They are producers and story editors on the shows ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' and Marvel's Avengers Assemble airing on Disney XD. Casey also co-created the animated property ''Disco Destroyer'' with Scott Mosier and Jim Mahfood.

'' Dark Reign: Zodiac'' pits a new iteration of the old Avengers enemies against Norman Osborn's new status quo as Director of National Security, and '' Final Crisis: Aftermath: Dance'' follows the adventures of the Super Young Team. His brief return to DC also included a brief run on ''Superman/Batman''.

His next work for Image Comics, with Mike Huddleston on art duties, was ''Butcher Baker: The Righteous Maker''. The critically acclaimed series ended with issue #8, which was published on August 15, 2012, ten months after issue #7, a delay that Casey stated was due to Huddleston's having overcommitted himself. Huddleston responded to Casey's public statement by stating that the delay was caused by his need to take over work in order to make sufficient money, as ''Butcher Baker'' was not lucrative enough for him to avoid doing so. Huddleston further explained that he apologized to Casey and to fans for the delay.

That same year, Casey debuted the six-issue Marvel miniseries ''Vengeance'', which introduced a group of new villains to the Marvel Universe. The hardcover collection was released in December 2012.

His other work includes the creator-owned series ''Sex'' and ''The Bounce'' for Image Comics, as well as ''Catalyst Comix'' for Dark Horse Comics, reviving many of the old Comics Greatest World superheroes from the 1990s.

A film called '' Officer Downe'', based on Casey's comic, was released in 2016.

Bibliography

Early work

*''Comic Effect'' #11 (a '' Superman/Aliens'' review, fanzine, 1995)
*'' San Diego Comic Convention Program'' #22: "I Could Have Been a Teenage Comic Book Writer" (essay, SDCC, 1995)
*'' The Chosen'' #1–2 (co-written by Casey and José Martínez, art by Paul Martínez and Jonathan Jay Lee, Prolix Press, 1995)
*''The Harvest King'' #1–3 (with Mike Macropoulos, Caliber, 1998)

Marvel Comics

*X-Men:
**Wolverine:
*** '' Wolverine: Days of Future Past'' #2–3 (script by Casey from story by John Francis Moore, art by Joe Bennett, 1998) collected in ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (hc, 392 pages, 2014, )
*** '' Wolverine: Black Rio'' (with Óscar Jiménez, graphic novel, 48 pages, 1998, ) collected in ''Wolverine: Blood Wedding'' (tpb, 320 pages, 2013, )
**''X-Men'' vol. 2 #73: "The Elements within Us" (co-written by Casey and Joe Kelly, art by Jeff Johnson, 1998) collected in ''X-Men Gold: Homecoming'' (tpb, 336 pages, 2018, )
**'' Cable'' (with José Ladrönn, Germán García (#52), Ryan Benjamin (#56–57), Ed McGuinness (#58) and Stephen Platt (#62–63), 1998–1999) collected as:
*** ''The Hellfire Hunt'' (includes #51–58 and the ''Wolverine/Cable: Guts and Glory'' one-shot, tpb, 448 pages, 2017, )
*** ''The Nemesis Contract'' (collects #59–70, tpb, 400 pages, 2018, )
**''Alpha Flight'' vol. 2 (plot assist; scripted by Steven T. Seagle):
*** "Microcosm" (art by Ariel Olivetti, in #11, 1998)
*** '' Alpha Flight/Inhumans Annual'' '98 (co-written by Seagle and Mark Bernardo, art by Tom Raney, 1998)
**''Uncanny X-Men'':
*** '' Uncanny X-Men/Fantastic Four Annual'' '98 (with Leandro Fernández and Paul Pelletier, 1998) collected in ''X-Men Blue: Reunion'' (tpb, 328 pages, 2018, )
*** ''X-Men: The Magneto War'' (tpb, 504 pages, 2018, ) includes:
**** "A World Apart, Part One" (script by Casey from story by Alan Davis, art by Adam Kubert, in #368, 1999)
**** "A World Apart, Part Two" (script by Casey from story by Alan Davis, art by Davis, in ''X-Men'' vol. 2 #88, 1999)
*** ''X-Men: X-Corps'' (tpb, 464 pages, 2013, ) collects:
**** "Playing God" (with Ian Churchill, in #394, 2001)
**** "Poptopia" (with Ian Churchill, Mel Rubi (#397) and Ashley Wood (#398), in #395–398, 2001)
**** "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" (with Tom Raney and Tom Derenick, in #399, 2001)
**** "Absolute Progeny" (with Ashley Wood, in ''Annual'' '01, 2001)
**** "Supreme Confessions" (with Cully Hamner, Ashley Wood, Eddie Campbell, Javier Pulido, Sean Phillips and Matthew Dow Smith, in #400, 2002)
**** "Rocktopia" (with Ron Garney, Aaron Lopresti (#403, 406) and Sean Phillips, in #401–409, 2002)
**'' Juggernaut: The Eighth Day'': "Eight is Enough" (with Terry Shoemaker, one-shot, 1999) collected in ''Thor by Dan Jurgens and John Romita, Jr. Volume 3'' (tpb, 200 pages, 2010, )
**''Children of the Atom'' #1–6 (with Steve Rude, Paul Smith + Michael Ryan (#4) and Esad Ribić, 1999–2000) collected as ''X-Men: Children of the Atom'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2001, )
**'' X-Men: Life Lessons'' (with John Paul Leon, one-shot, 2003)
* Hulk:
**''The Incredible Hulk'' #467 (two-page prologue), 468–474 (with Javier Pulido and Ed McGuinness (#470–471), 1998–1999)
**''Hulk Smash Avengers'' #2: "The Filth and the Fury" (with Max Fiumara, 2012) collected in ''Hulk Smash Avengers'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2012, )
*''Thunderbolts'' #26: "Lockdown" (with Leonardo Manco, co-feature, 1999) collected in ''Hawkeye and the Thunderbolts Volume 1'' (tpb, 456 pages, 2016, )
*''Deathlok'' vol. 2 #1–11 (with Leonardo Manco, Eric Canete (#4, 7), Matthew Dow Smith (#6) and John Buscema (#10), 1999–2000) collected as ''Deathlok: Rage Against the Machine'' (tpb, 456 pages, 2015, )
*Iron Man:
**'' Iron Man Annual'' '99: "Power Tools" (script by Casey from a plot by Kurt Busiek, art by Terry Shoemaker, 1999) collected in ''Iron Man by Kurt Busiek and Sean Chen Omnibus'' (hc, 1,024 pages, 2013, )
**'' Iron Man: The Inevitable'' #1–6 (with Frazer Irving, 2006) collected as ''Iron Man: The Inevitable'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2006, )
**'' Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin'' #1–6 (with Eric Canete, 2007–2008) collected as ''Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, )
**''Iron Man 2: Public Identity'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2010, ) includes:
*** '' Iron Man 2: Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (with Timothy Green II, digital one-shot, Marvel, 2010)
*** '' Iron Man 2: Phil Coulson, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (with Felix Ruiz, digital one-shot, Marvel, 2010)
*** '' Iron Man 2: Black Widow, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (with Matt Camp, digital one-shot, Marvel, 2010)
*** '' Iron Man 2: Public Identity'' #1–3 (plotted by Casey and Justin Theroux, scripted by Casey, art by Barry Kitson and Ron Lim, 2010)
*'' Captain America Annual'' '99: "Full Court Press" (with Pablo Raimondi, 1999) collected in ''Captain America: Land of the Free'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, )
*'' Heroes Reborn: Masters of Evil'': "Battleship Downs" (with Charlie Adlard, one-shot, 2000) collected in ''Heroes Reborn: The Return'' (tpb, 288 pages, 2009, )
*Avengers:
**''Ultimate Collection: Avengers — Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' (tpb, 376 pages, 2012, ) collects:
*** ''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' #1–8 (with Scott Kolins, 2005) also collected as ''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' (hc, 192 pages, 2005, )
*** ''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II'' #1–8 (with Will Rosado, 2007) also collected as ''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II'' (hc, 192 pages, 2007, )
**''Avengers: The Origin'' #1–5 (with Phil Noto, 2010) collected as ''Avengers: The Origin'' (hc, 144 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2012, )
*'' Fantastic Four: First Family'' #1–6 (with Chris Weston, 2006) collected as ''Fantastic Four: First Family'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2006, )
*'' The Last Defenders'' #1–6 (plotted by Casey and Keith Giffen, scripted by Casey, art by Jim Muniz, 2008) collected as ''The Last Defenders'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, )
*'' Dark Reign: Zodiac'' #1–3 (with Nathan Fox, 2009) collected in ''Dark Reign: The Underside'' (tpb, 256 pages, 2009, )
* Spider-Man:
**''The Amazing Spider-Man Family'' #8: "Walking the Talk" (with Chad Hardin, anthology, 2009)
**''Web of Spider-Man'' vol. 2 #7: "Fashion Spread" (with Jim Mahfood, anthology, 2010) collected in ''The Amazing Spider-Man: New York Stories'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2011, )
**''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #700.3–700.4 (with Timothy Green II, 2014) collected in ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Peter Parker, the One and Only'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2014, )
*'' Age of Heroes'' #4: "Welcome Back, Zodiac" (with Nathan Fox, anthology, 2010) collected in ''Age of Heroes'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2011, )
*''Vengeance'' #1–6 (with Nick Dragotta, 2011–2012) collected as ''Vengeance'' (hc, 136 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, )

Image Comics

*'' Hellcop'' #1–4 (with Gilbert Monsanto, Avalon Studios, 1998–1999)
*'' Double Image'' #1–5: " Codeflesh" (with Charlie Adlard, anthology, 2001)
** After the series cancellation, ''Codeflesh'' was continued in ''Double Take'' #6–8 ( Funk-O-Tron, 2001–2002)
** All eight installments were collected by AiT/Planet Lar as ''Codeflesh'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2003, )
** Reprinted, along with a new short story, as ''Codeflesh: The Definitive Edition'' (hc, 128 pages, 2009, )
*'' Four Letter Worlds'': "Funk" (with Mike Huddleston, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, 2005, )
*'' Gødland'' (with Tom Scioli, 2005–2013) collected as:
**''Gødland: Celestial Edition Volume 1'' (collects #1–12, hc, 360 pages, 2007, )
*** Includes the "Early Christmas" short story from '' Image Holiday Special 2005'' (written by Casey, art by Tom Scioli, 2005)
**''Gødland: Celestial Edition Volume 2'' (collects #13–24, hc, 360 pages, 2010, )
**''Gødland: Celestial Edition Volume 3'' (collects #25–36 and the ''Gødland Finale'' one-shot, hc, 360 pages, 2015, )
*'' Pilot Season: Velocity'' (with Kevin Maguire, one-shot, Top Cow, 2007) collected in ''Pilot Season 2007'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, )
** A four-issue limited series continuing the story from the one-shot was announced for 2008, with Casey joined by new artist ChrisCross.
** The Casey/ChrisCross team reportedly completed the entire first issue before departing the series due to "creative differences".
** The series was eventually released in 2010 with script by Ron Marz and art by Kenneth Rocafort.
*Youngblood:
**''Youngblood'' vol. 4 (with Derec Donovan, 2008–2009) collected as:
*** ''Focus Tested'' (collects #1–4, tpb, 96 pages, 2008, )
*** ''Voted Off the Island'' (collects #5–8, tpb, 96 pages, 2010, )
**''Youngblood Volume 1'' (hc, 168 pages, 2008, )
*** Reprints of the first five issues of ''Youngblood'' (original art by Rob Liefeld, 1992–1993) with new dialogue by Casey.
*''The Next Issue Project: Fantastic Comics #24'': "Flip Falcon in the Fourth Dimension" (with Bill Sienkiewicz, anthology, 2008)
*''Krash Bastards'' (with Axel 13, graphic novel, 142 pages, 2008, )
*'' Nixon's Pals'' (with Chris Burnham, graphic novel, 100 pages, 2008, )
** Reprinted in color and with bonus material as ''Nixon's Pals'' (hc, 120 pages, 2015, )
*'' Charlatan Ball'' #1–6 (with Andy Suriano, 2008–2009) collected as ''Charlatan Ball'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2009, )
*'' Officer Downe'': "Tough Shit" (with Chris Burnham, one-shot, 2010)
** Reprinted as ''Officer Downe: Bigger, Better, Bastard Edition'' (hc, 96 pages, 2012, )
** Reprinted with the film adaptation-related bonus material as ''Officer Downe'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2017, )
*''Butcher Baker, the Righteous Maker'' #1–8 (with Mike Huddleston, 2011–2012) collected as ''Butcher Baker, the Righteous Maker'' (hc, 250 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2017, )
*'' Ziggy Marley's Marijuanaman'' (script by Casey based on the concept by Ziggy Marley, art by Jim Mahfood, graphic novel, 48 pages, 2011, )
*''Doc Bizarre, M.D.'' (with Andy Suriano, graphic novel, 72 pages, 2011, )
*'' Haunt'' (with Nathan Fox, Robbi Rodriguez (#25) and Kyle Strahm (#28), 2011–2012) collected as:
**''Volume 4'' (collects #19–24, tpb, 160 pages, 2012, )
**''Volume 5'' (collects #25–30, tpb, 160 pages, cancelled, )
*** The series ceased publication with issue #28, which had last two pages written and drawn by Todd McFarlane (owner of the book).
*** McFarlane was also listed as the writer of all subsequent issues, even though the Casey/Fox run has been solicited up to issue #31.
*'' The Bounce'' #1–12 (with David Messina

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