Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American
comic book
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writer and artist. He is known for his work on the
DC comic book storyline "
The Death of Superman
"The Death of Superman" is a crossover story event featured in DC Comics' Superman-related publications. The crossover, which originated from editor Mike Carlin and writers Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kese ...
" and for creating characters such as
Doomsday
Doomsday may refer to:
* Eschatology, a time period described in the eschatological writings in Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios of non-Abrahamic religions.
* Global catastrophic risk, a hypothetical event explored in science and fict ...
,
Hank Henshaw
Henry "Hank" Henshaw is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, and normally goes by the name Cyborg Superman. While originally featured primarily as an enemy of Superman, he has in recent years also been an enemy ...
and
Booster Gold
Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League.
...
. Jurgens had a lengthy run on the Superman comic books including ''
The Adventures of Superman'', ''
Superman vol. 2'' and ''
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 ...
''. At
Marvel
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Business
* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company
** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics
* ...
, Jurgens worked on series such as ''
Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
'', ''
The Sensational Spider-Man
''The Sensational Spider-Man'' is a comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 35 issues (#0–33, with # -1 published in July 1997 between #17 and #18), from January 1996 until November 1998.
Publication history
'' ...
'' and was the writer on ''
Thor
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...
'' for seven years. He also had a brief run as writer and artist on ''
Solar'' for
Valiant Comics
Valiant Comics is an American comic book publisher. The company was founded in 1989 by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter along with lawyer and businessman Steven Massarsky. In 1994, the company was sold to Acclaim Entertainment ...
in 1995.
Career
1980s
After graduating from
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is a private college specializing in the visual arts and located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MCAD currently enrolls approximately 800 students. MCAD is one of just a few major art schools to offer ...
in 1981, Jurgens' first professional comic work was for
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
on ''
The Warlord'' #63 (Nov. 1982).
He was hired due to a recommendation of Warlord creator
Mike Grell
Mike Grell (born September 13, 1947) is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as '' Green Lantern/Green Arrow'', '' The Warlord'', and '' Jon Sable Freelance''.
Early life
Grell studied at the University of ...
who was deeply impressed by Jurgens' work after being shown his private portfolio at a convention. In 1984, Jurgens was the artist for the ''
Sun Devils''
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*Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered
*Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number of ...
(July 1984 – June 1985), with writers
Gerry Conway
Gerard Francis Conway Thomas, Roy. "Roy's Rostrum" ("Bullpen Bulletins") in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #43 and other Marvel Comics cover-dated May 1974. (born September 10, 1952) is an American comic book writer, comic book editor, screenwriter, t ...
and
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibl ...
. Jurgens would make his debut as a comic book writer with ''Sun Devils.'' He began scripting from Conway's plots with #8 (Feb. 1985) and fully took over the writing duties on the title with #10 (April 1985). In 1985, Jurgens created the character
Booster Gold
Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League.
...
, who became a member of the
Justice League
The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...
. Jurgens was one of the contributors to the ''
DC Challenge
''DC Challenge'' was a 12-issue comic book limited series produced by DC Comics from November 1985 to October 1986, as a round robin experiment in narrative. The series' tagline was "Can You Solve It Before We Do?"
Publication history
The ''DC Ch ...
'' limited series in 1986. His first work on
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
was as penciller for ''
The Adventures of Superman Annual'' #1 (1987).
In 1988, Jurgens provided pencil art for the
Deadman
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short stories which were written by
Mike Baron
Mike Baron (born July 1, 1949) is an American comic book writer. He is the creator of ''Badger'' and the co-creator of ''Nexus'' with Steve Rude.
Biography
Mike Baron entered the comics industry with an illustrated text piece in ''Weird Trips Ma ...
in the short-lived anthology ''
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 ...
Weekly'' from issues #601–612. He then had a run as artist of ''
Green Arrow
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'' with writer Mike Grell from 1988 to 1990. In 1989, Jurgens began working full-time on the Superman character when he took over the writing/pencilling of the monthly ''The Adventures of Superman''.
1990s
Jurgens was the penciller of the 1991
limited series Limited series may refer to:
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*Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered
*Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number of ...
''
Armageddon 2001
''Armageddon 2001'' was a 1991 crossover event storyline published by DC Comics. It ran through a self-titled, two-issue limited series and most of the annuals DC published that year from May through October ('' Legion of Super-Heroes Annual'' #2 ...
'' and co-created the hero
Waverider
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The waverider remains a we ...
with
Archie Goodwin. Jurgens helped writer
Louise Simonson
Louise Simonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as ''Conan the Barbarian'', '' Power Pack'', ''X-Factor'', ''New Mutants'', ...
and artist
Jon Bogdanove
Jon Bogdanove is an American comics artist and writer. He is best known for his work on '' Power Pack'' and '' Superman: The Man of Steel'', as well as for creating the character Steel with writer Louise Simonson in 1993.
Career
Comics
After at ...
launch a new Superman title, ''
Superman: The Man of Steel'' in July 1991 and assumed the writing/pencilling of the main ''
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
'' comic book with issue No. 57 (July 1991).
He created a supporting hero named
Agent Liberty
Agent Liberty (Benjamin Lockwood) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, he made his debut in ''Superman'' vol. 2 #60 (Oct. 1991), and was later given his own solo adventure in ''A ...
in issue No. 60 (Oct. 1991) and then worked on the "Panic in the Sky" crossover in 1992. During his run on ''Superman'', Jurgens created two major villains,
Doomsday
Doomsday may refer to:
* Eschatology, a time period described in the eschatological writings in Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios of non-Abrahamic religions.
* Global catastrophic risk, a hypothetical event explored in science and fict ...
and the
Cyborg Superman Cyborg Superman is a persona that has been used by two supervillains who appear in comic books published by DC Comics.
Fictional character biographies Hank Henshaw
Hank Henshaw is an astronaut at NASA until a solar flare hits his space shuttle d ...
. Doomsday was the main antagonist in "
The Death of Superman
"The Death of Superman" is a crossover story event featured in DC Comics' Superman-related publications. The crossover, which originated from editor Mike Carlin and writers Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kese ...
" storyline which saw the iconic hero killed in an issue consisting entirely of
splash pages. The Cyborg Superman was an existing character which Jurgens reintroduced in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #500 for the "Reign of the Supermen" storyline. Jurgens wrote and drew ''
Justice League America
Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...
'' (#61–77 April 1992 – July 1993) and in 1993 pencilled the ''
Metal Men
The Metal Men are a group of superheroes that appear in DC Comics. The characters first appeared in ''Showcase'' #37 (March–April 1962) and were created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Boo ...
'' four-issue
miniseries
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,
which was a
retcon
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of their origin story. Jurgens wrote and pencilled the
crossover
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Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
series ''
Zero Hour'' and the ''Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey'' miniseries, both in 1994.
Jurgens scripted and provided layout art for the ''
Superman vs. Aliens'' miniseries. The story featured a battle between Superman and the aliens created by
H. R. Giger
Hans Ruedi Giger ( ; ; 5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as " biomechanical". Giger later abandoned airbrush for pastels, mark ...
(a.k.a. the
Xenomorph
The Alien (also known as a ''Xenomorph XX121'' or ''Internecivus raptus'', or simply a xenomorph)Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report is a fictional parasitoid, endoparasitoid Extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial species that serves as the ...
s), from the
titular film series. It was co-published by
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 known ...
and DC in 1995. In the same year, he gave up the pencilling duties on ''Superman''. Also in 1995 he was writer/penciller on ''
Solar'' with issue #46 from
Valiant Comics
Valiant Comics is an American comic book publisher. The company was founded in 1989 by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter along with lawyer and businessman Steven Massarsky. In 1994, the company was sold to Acclaim Entertainment ...
wherein he worked with inker
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 li ...
and with penciller
Tom Grindberg
Tom Grindberg (born 3 November 1961) is a British comic book illustrator. His British comic book work includes '' 2000 A.D. Presents'' #16-19 and ''Judge Dredd'' #10-11 for Fleetway in 1987.
Among his earliest DC Comics work was illustrating "P ...
joining in with issues #51–54 after Jurgens relinquished penciller duties with issue #50. In 1996 Jurgens and Italian artist
Claudio Castellini
Claudio Castellini (born 3 March 1966) is an Italian comic book artist. According to his website, Castellini has a "love for technical details, influenced by artists like Neal Adams and John Buscema".
Biography
Castellini's first work was th ...
worked on the highly publicized crossover ''
Marvel vs DC''. Jurgens was one of the many creators who worked on the ''
Superman: The Wedding Album'' one-shot in 1996 which featured the title character's marriage to
Lois Lane
Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for ...
. Jurgens developed the
Tangent Comics
Tangent Comics is a DC Comics imprint created in 1997, developed from ideas by Dan Jurgens. The line, formed from various one-shots, focused on creating all-new characters using established DC names, such as the Joker, Superman, and the Flash. ...
imprint for DC the following year.
In January 1996, Jurgens was writer and penciller of the new
Spider-Man
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series, ''
The Sensational Spider-Man
''The Sensational Spider-Man'' is a comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 35 issues (#0–33, with # -1 published in July 1997 between #17 and #18), from January 1996 until November 1998.
Publication history
'' ...
'', 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 ...
.
The title was initially conceived to be the flagship showcase for the new
Ben Reilly
Benjamin "Ben" Reilly (), also known as the Scarlet Spider, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Grown in a lab by the Miles Warren / Jackal, he is a clone of Peter Parker / Spider-Man tasked ...
Spider-Man. The initial seven issues (#0–6, January–July 1996) were written and pencilled by Jurgens. Jurgens pushed strongly for the restoration of Peter Parker as the true Spider-Man and plans were made to enact this soon, but
Bob Harras
Robert Harras (born January 11, 1959''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comics writer and editor, who was editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1995 to 2000 and editor-in-chief of DC Comics from 2010 to 2020. ...
, the new Editor-in-chief, demanded the story be deferred until after the "
Onslaught
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Characters
* Onslaught (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
* Onslaught (DC Comics), a DC Comics team of Quraci terrorists
* Onslaught (Transformers), the leader of the Combaticons in the ''Transformers'' series
...
" storyline. Jurgens had by this stage become disillusioned with the immense amount of group planning and constant changes of ideas and directions and took this as the last straw, resigning from the title. In a past interview several years after his ''Spider-Man'' run, Jurgens stated that he would like to have another chance on the character, since his run was with the Ben Reilly character during the ''Spider-Man
Clone Saga
The "Clone Saga" is an extended comic-book storyline published by Marvel Comics, revolving around the superhero Spider-Man and clones of him, as well as of other characters. The second and best-known story arc of this name ran from October 1994 t ...
'', and not Peter Parker. Jurgens wrote and pencilled ''
Teen Titans
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'' (vol. 2) for its entire two-year, 24-issue run (October 1996 – September 1998).
George Pérez
George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (co ...
, the co-creator of ''The New Teen Titans'' served as inker for the series' first 15 issues. After 10 years working on the Superman character, Jurgens ended his run as writer with ''Superman'' vol. 2 #150 (Nov. 1999). Also in 1999, Jurgens was writer and layout artist for the
tabloid-sized
graphic novel
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''Superman/
Fantastic Four
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'', with finished art by his former ''The Adventures of Superman'' inker Art Thibert. Jurgens worked with Marvel Comics as writer on ''
Thor
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'' vol. 2 with pencilling by
John Romita Jr.
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Early ...
and as writer/artist on ''
Captain America
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'' vol. 3. Jurgens was the debut writer of the ''
Tomb Raider
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: The Series'' comic book series licensed to
Top Cow Productions
Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992.
History
During the early years of Image Comics, which was founded in 1992, co-founder Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim L ...
and
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
, which in 1999. The debut issue of ''Tomb Raider'' was the number one selling comic book of that year. Jurgens was writer of the series until issue #21.
2000s
In 2000, Jurgens was the writer and provided layouts for the four issue prestige miniseries ''Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze'', with finishes provided by
Phil Jimenez
Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an award-winning American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite Crisis'', his ...
. Jurgens wrote ''
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially ...
'' vol. 3 from issue #63 (Jan. 2000) until its cancellation with issue #75 (Jan. 2001). In November 2002, he wrote and pencilled the four-issue weekly miniseries ''Superman: Day of Doom'' (Jan. 2003),
which marked the 10 year anniversary of "
The Death of Superman
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" storyline from 1992. After a hiatus from comics, he returned to DC Comics, providing layouts for the lead story in the ''
Infinite Crisis
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Secret Files 2006'' special (April 2006) and provided art for the weekly series ''
52'' and to the six-issue limited series ''Crisis Aftermath: The Battle For
Blüdhaven
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Sites
* the Arrowcave – The former base of operations of the Green Arrow and Speedy.
* Avernus Cemetery – A burial ground located in Central City for ...
'' written by
Jimmy Palmiotti
James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film.
Early life
Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City.
Career
Palmiotti star ...
and Justin Grey. Jurgens collaborated with writer/creator
Marv Wolfman
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on the ''
Nightwing
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Although ...
'' series for issues #125–128. On ''
Metamorpho
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Metamorpho is a founding member of the Out ...
: Year One'', Jurgens was writer and penciller for the first two issues with
Mike Norton
Mike Norton is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on '' Battlepug''.
Early life
Mike Norton first discovered comics as a child when his father gave him a copy of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #163, before he was old enoug ...
drawing issues #3–6. Jurgens was writer and artist of the "History of the Multiverse" back-up stories in the weekly ''
''Countdown'''' which appeared in issues #49–38. At the Los Angeles Comic Con in March 2007, DC announced a new, ongoing ''Booster Gold'' series written by
Geoff Johns
Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash and Superman, has drawn critical acclaim.
He serve ...
, pencilled by Jurgens, and inked by
Norm Rapmund
Norm Rapmund is an American comic book inker.
Career Image Comics and Marvel
Rapmund's career began with Image Comics' ''Brigade'' #1 in 1992. He worked on the series concurrently with Image titles '' Bloodstrike'' and '' Team Youngblood'' until ...
to begin shortly after the end of ''52''. He was the writer of ''Tangent: Superman's Reign'' limited series in 2008, revisiting the
Tangent Comics
Tangent Comics is a DC Comics imprint created in 1997, developed from ideas by Dan Jurgens. The line, formed from various one-shots, focused on creating all-new characters using established DC names, such as the Joker, Superman, and the Flash. ...
characters and wrote and illustrated an issue of ''
The Brave and the Bold
''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by two mini-series in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing title in 2007. The focus of the series has varied ...
'' vol. 2 No. 23 (July 2009), which featured Booster Gold and
Magog.
2010s
Jurgens was amongst the creative talent of DC Comics'
The New 52
The New 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Following the conclusion of the " Flashpoint" crossover storyline, DC canceled all its existing titles and debuted 52 new serie ...
relaunch in 2011, becoming the writer of the new ''
Justice League International
Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...
'' series with artist
Aaron Lopresti
Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics.
Early life
Aaron Lopresti was born January 7, 1964''Comics Buyer's Guide'' # ...
and the artist of the new ''
Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...
'' series with writer
J. T. Krul
Jeffrey T. Krul (born November 14, 1972 in Michigan) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on Aspen MLT's '' Fathom'' comic series.
Early life
J.T. Krul was born and raised in Michigan. He received a Bachelor's degree in Film ...
and inker
George Pérez
George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (co ...
. He became co-writer of ''Green Arrow'' with
Keith Giffen
Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comics artist and writer. He is known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo.
Biography
K ...
on issues #3–6. DC announced in October 2011 that Jurgens would return to Superman, co-writing and drawing, the self-titled ''Superman'' series with Giffen. Their first issue was #7 (cover dated May 2012). During 2012–2013, Jurgens was writer and artist of ''Fury of the
Firestorm
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s: The Nuclear Men'' from issues #13–20, where the series was canceled.
In 2014, he and Giffen together with
Jeff Lemire
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and
Brian Azzarello
Brian Azzarello (born August 11, 1962 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter who first came to prominence with the hardboiled crime series ''100 Bullets'', published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo. ...
co-wrote ''
The New 52: Futures End''. In 2015, Jurgens became the writer for ''
Batman Beyond
''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration ...
'', starting with issue #1 in June 2015. He was writer of the two-issue miniseries ''Convergence: Superman'' in 2015, and was the writer for ''
Superman: Lois and Clark'' from 2015 to 2016. As part of the
DC Rebirth
DC Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by the American comic book publisher DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic book titles. Using the end of The New 52 initiative in May 2016 as its launching point, DC Rebirth restored the D ...
relaunch of 2016, Jurgens wrote ''
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 the series returning to the previous numbering, beginning with issue #957. He contributed to
''Action Comics'' #1000 (June 2018) and then became the writer of the ''Green Lanterns'' series.
Personal life
Jurgens is married and has two children, Quinn Jurgens and Seth Jurgens.
Awards
Jurgens was awarded the 1994
National Cartoonists Society
The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...
Award for Best Comic Book.
Bibliography
Dark Horse Comics
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Superman vs. Aliens'' #1–3 (story and layout art) (1995)
DC Comics
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52'' #2–11, 24, 35, 43 (2006–2007)
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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 ...
'' #601–612 (
Deadman
Deadman or Deadman's may refer to:
* "Deadman" or "dead man", are alternative terms for a dead man's switch
* "Deadman's foot" is another name for a Salamander in metallurgy
* "Deadman anchor" is a buried object (log, concrete, block, etc.) used ...
short stories pencils), #650, 667 (1988, 1990–1991), #957–984, 987–1000 (writer; also artist on #993–994 and 1000; 2016–2018)
*''Action Comics'' Special #1 (writer, 2018)
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The Adventures of Superman'' #452 (with George Perez), 462–470, 478, 492, 500 (writer and penciller, 1989–1993); ''Annual'' #1 (pencils, 1987)
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Agent Liberty
Agent Liberty (Benjamin Lockwood) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, he made his debut in ''Superman'' vol. 2 #60 (Oct. 1991), and was later given his own solo adventure in ''A ...
Special'' # 1 (writer and cover artist, 1992)
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Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially ...
'' vol. 3 #63–75 (writer, 2000–2001)
*'' Aquaman and The Others'' #1–11 (writer, 2014–2015)
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Armageddon 2001
''Armageddon 2001'' was a 1991 crossover event storyline published by DC Comics. It ran through a self-titled, two-issue limited series and most of the annuals DC published that year from May through October ('' Legion of Super-Heroes Annual'' #2 ...
'' #1–2 (artist, 1991)
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Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
'' #359, 568 (1983–1999) ''Annual'' No. 9 (1985) (pencils)
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Batman Beyond
''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration ...
'' vol. 5 #1–16 (writer, 2015–2016)
*''Batman Beyond'' vol. 6 #1–11, 14–50 (writer, 2016–2020)
*''Batman Beyond Rebirth'' #1 (writer, 2016)
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Booster Gold
Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League.
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'' #1–25 (artist, 1986–1988)
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Booster Gold
Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League.
...
'' vol. 2 #1–12, 15–19, 21–31, 44–47 (artist, 2007–2008; writer/artist, 2009–2011)
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The Brave and the Bold
''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by two mini-series in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing title in 2007. The focus of the series has varied ...
'' vol. 3 #23 (writer/artist, 2009)
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Convergence
Convergence may refer to:
Arts and media Literature
*''Convergence'' (book series), edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen
*Convergence (comics), "Convergence" (comics), two separate story lines published by DC Comics:
**A four-part crossover storyline that ...
'' #0 (writer, 2015)
*''Convergence: Superman'' #1–2 (writer/artist, 2015)
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Countdown
A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. NASA commonly employs the terms "L-minus" and "T-minus" during the preparation for and anticipation of a rocket launch, and eve ...
'' (writer and artist of the "History of the Multiverse" back-up stories in issues #49–38) (2007)
*''Crisis Aftermath: The Battle For
Blüdhaven
This page list the locations in the DC Universe, the shared universe setting of DC Comics.
Sites
* the Arrowcave – The former base of operations of the Green Arrow and Speedy.
* Avernus Cemetery – A burial ground located in Central City for ...
'' #1–6 (2006) (pencils)
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DC Challenge
''DC Challenge'' was a 12-issue comic book limited series produced by DC Comics from November 1985 to October 1986, as a round robin experiment in narrative. The series' tagline was "Can You Solve It Before We Do?"
Publication history
The ''DC Ch ...
'' #6 (1986)
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DC Universe: Legacies'' #7–8 (2011)
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Firestorm: The Nuclear Man'' vol. 3 #33 (2007) (layouts only)
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Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...
'' #1–9 (miniseries) (writer/artist, 1989)
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Fury of the Firestorms: The Nuclear Men'' #13–20 (writer and pencils 2012–2013)
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Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...
'' #13–14, 17–18, 21–24, 27–30, 33–34 (pencils) (1988–1990)
*''Green Arrow'' vol. 4 #1–5 (pencils); #3–6 (co-writer) (2011–2012)
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Green Lanterns'' #50–57 (writer) (2018–present)
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Infinite Crisis
"Infinite Crisis" is a 2005–2006 comic book storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, seven-issue comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordway, a ...
Secret Files 2006'' (2006) (layouts for lead story)
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Justice League America
Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...
'' #61–77 (1992–1993)
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Justice League International
Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...
'' #1–12 (writer, 2011–2012)
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Metal Men
The Metal Men are a group of superheroes that appear in DC Comics. The characters first appeared in ''Showcase'' #37 (March–April 1962) and were created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Boo ...
'' vol. 2 #1–4 (layouts) (1993)
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Metamorpho
Metamorpho (real name Rex Mason, also called The Element Man) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created in 1965 by writer Bob Haney and artist Ramona Fradon.
Metamorpho is a founding member of the Out ...
: Year One'' #1–6 (writer; artist for issues 1 and 2 only, 2007)
*''The New Teen Titans'' vol. 2 #6 (pencils, 1984)
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Nightwing
Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin.
Although ...
'' vol. 2 #125–128 (2006–2007)
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Nightwing
Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin.
Although ...
'' vol. 4 #59–77 (writer, 2019-2020)
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Sun Devils'' #1–12 (writer and artist) (1984–1985)
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Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
'' vol. 2 #29, 57–146, 148, 150, 700, 0, ''Annual'' #3, 5, #9–10 (writer: 1991–1999; pencils: 1991–1995)
*''Superman'' vol. 3 #7–12 (writer and pencils 2012)
*''Superman 80-Page Giant'' #1 (1999) (cover artist pencils and writer for 10-page short story)
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Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey'' (limited series; story and layouts) #1–4 (1994)
*''Superman: The Doomsday Wars'' #1–3 (1998–1999)
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Superman: Day of Doom'' #1–4 (2003)
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Superman: Lois and Clark'' #1–8 (writer, 2015–2016)
*''Superman: Secret Files'' #1 (writer and layout art for lead story; plus pencil art for character profiles) (1998)
*''Superman/Fantastic Four'' #1 (writer and layout art, with finished art by Art Thibert) (1999)
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Tangent: Superman's Reign'' #1–12 (2008–2009) (writer)
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Teen Titans
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
'' vol. 2 #1–24 (1996–1998)
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Time Masters: Vanishing Point'' #1–6 (2010 mini series) (writer/artist)
*''Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #319–325 (1985)
*''Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze'' #1–4 (prestige miniseries. writer and layouts, with finishes by
Phil Jimenez
Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an award-winning American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite Crisis'', his ...
) (2000)
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The Warlord'' #63–88, 91 (artist) (1982–1985)
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Zero Hour'' #0–4 (1994)
Marvel Comics
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Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
'' vol. 3 #25–50 (writer), #33–50 (penciller); ''Annual 2000''; ''Annual 2001'' (2000–2002)
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Daredevil'' #224 (penciller) (1985)
*''Domination Factor:
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...
'' #1-4 (writer and layouts) (1999)
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The Sensational Spider-Man
''The Sensational Spider-Man'' is a comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 35 issues (#0–33, with # -1 published in July 1997 between #17 and #18), from January 1996 until November 1998.
Publication history
'' ...
'' #0–6 (writer and penciller) (1996)
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Thor
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...
'' vol. 2 #1–58, 60–79 (writer); ''Annual 1999''; ''Annual 2000''; ''Annual 2001'' (1998–2004)
Valiant Comics
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Solar'' #46–54 writer/penciller on #46–50; writer only on #51–54 (1995)
References
External links
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Dan Jurgensat Mike's Amazing World of Comics
at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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