John Rozum is an American writer of

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s and

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s who is best known for his work for

Milestone Comics Milestone Media is a company best known for creating Milestone Comics, which were published and distributed by DC Comics and the ''Static Shock'' animated series. It was founded in 1993 by a coalition of African-American artists and writers, con ...

, where he wrote ''

Xombi Xombi is a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Xombi'' #0 (January 1994) and was created by John Rozum and Denys Cowan. Fictional character biography Xombi was a Korean-American scientist named David Kim from West Orange, ...

'' and '' Kobalt''. He has also written most often for

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but has also written for

Topps Comics Topps Comics was a division of Topps, Topps Company, Inc. that published comic books from 1993 to 1998, beginning its existence during a short comics-industry boom that attracted many investors and new companies. It was based in New York City, at ...

(where he wrote a comicbook adaptation of ''

The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

'') and

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. In 2009,

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announced that they were beginning an adaptation of Rozum's

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series: '' Midnight, Mass.'' In September 2011, Rozum debuted the ''

Static Shock ''Static Shock'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero List of animated television series, animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static (DC Comics), Static. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on the W ...

'' title as part of

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event. Rozum subsequently left the book after issue 4. In a personal blog he cited a lack of input in the comic as his reason for leaving. Aside from his personal blog, Rozum regularly publishes on The Grim Gallery which he runs as a digital museum for treasures from classic Hollywood horror films. Rozum is also a collage artist whose work typically centers around cartoon characters and classic horror villains.

Bibliography

Comics

** '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #34, #91 (1994, 1999) ** ''Action Comics'' #756 (1999) ** ''Flinch'' #3, 11 (1999-2000) ** ''

Dexter's Laboratory ''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It follows Dexter, a short, enthusiastic boy-genius with a hid ...

'' #3, 6–9, 11–13, 15–17, 20–22, 26 (1999-2002) ** ''Scooby Doo'' #53, 55, 60-66 (2001-2003) ** ''

The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

: Time Flies'' #1 (2002) with eth Fisher ** '' Midnight, Mass.'' #1-8 (2002-2003) ** ''Powerpuff Girls'' #6, 14, 22, 41 (2000-2003) ** '' Midnight, Mass. Here There Be Monsters'' #1-6 (2004) ** ''Detective Comics'' #835 - #836 (2007) ** ''The Brave and The Bold Vol. 3'' #26 (2009) ** ''

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'' #1-8 (2009-2010) ** ''Mighty Crusaders Special'' #1 (2010) ** ''Xombi'' Vol. 2 #1-6 (2011-2012) ** ''Static Shock'' #1 - 4 (2011 - 2012) *

** '' What If?'' #3, 7, 16, 34 (1989-1992) ** ''

Clive Barker's Hellraiser ''Hellraiser'' is an English/American horror media franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as various comic books, and additional merchandise and media. Based on the novella by English author Clive Barker titled ''The Hellbound Heart'', ...

'' #8, 12, 17 (1991-1992) ** ''

X-Man Nathaniel Grey (X-Man) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Steve Skroce, the character first appeared in ''X-Man'' ...

#8'' (1995) ** '' Daredevil'' #351 (1996) ** ‘’Marvel: Shadows & Light’’ #1 (1996) Captain Marvel story only *

** ''

'' #0-21 (1994-1995) ** '' Kobalt'' #1-16 (1994-1995) *

** '' The X-Files Annual'' #2 (1996) ** '' X-Files'' #17-19, 22-41 (1996-1998)

References

Living people American comics writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-comics-writer-stub