Kathryn Immonen (; Kuder) is a Canadian
comic book
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and
webcomic
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writer
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. She has written a number of comic books for
Marvel Comics
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since 2007, in collaboration with her husband
Stuart.
Biography
In 2007 Immonen began working for
Marvel Comics
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writing a
Hellcat story, with Stuart providing the art, for the first four issues of ''
Marvel Comics Presents
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Volume 1
The first volume ...
''. This was followed in 2008 by a five issue ''Patsy Walker: Hellcat'' mini-series, this time with artist
David Lafuente
David Lafuente is a Spanish-born comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man''. He currently resides in London.[Marvel Comics
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' award-winning series, ''
Runaways'' with artist
Sara Pichelli
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.
Kathryn and Stuart Immonen have been creating various webcomics alongside their print work for
Marvel Comics
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. Their first webcomic was ''
Never as Bad as You Think'', which was published by
Boom! Studios
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History
Origins
In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in ...
in December 2008. The webcomic was followed by ''
Moving Pictures'', which saw a print publication by
Top Shelf Productions
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Top Shelf pu ...
in April 2010. The latter webcomic took on a darker tone than the humorous ''Never as Bad as You Think'', taking place in
1940s France during
World War II
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and starring a
Nazi
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protagonist. ''
The A.V. Club'' described ''Moving Pictures'' as "illustrative of what a major writing talent Immonen really is."
Immonen and artist
Tonči Zonjić
Tonči Zonjić is a Croatian comic book artist.
Career
Zonjić started out as an illustrator at the age of 15 and got into comics by creating a fanzine called ''Pipci!'' (''Tentacles!'') in 2004. collaborated on Marvel's mini-series ''Heralds'', featuring an all-female cast of main characters.
January 2011 saw the release of
Marvel Comics
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new four part mini-series ''Wolverine and Jubilee'', with artist Phil Noto. In 2012, she took over the ''
Journey into Mystery
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'' title with issue #646, transitioning from Loki to Sif as the main character.
Bibliography
DC Comics
*''
The Flash
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'' vol. 2 #226 (with
Stuart Immonen
Stuart Immonen () is a Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on '' Nextwave'', '' Ultimate X-Men'', '' The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and '' Ultimate Spider-Man''. His pencils are usually inked by Wade Von Grawba ...
, credited as Kathryn Kuder November, 2005)
*''
Superman 80-Page Giant'' #1 one-shot (November, 2010)
Boom! Studios
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Never as Bad as You Think'' (graphic novel) (with Stuart Immonen, hc, 64 pages, , January, 2008)
Marvel Comics
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Patsy Walker: Hellcat'' (limited series) (July 2008-November 2008)
**''Patsy Walker: Hellcat'' (tpb, 2009, ) collects:
*** "Snowball Effect"(with
David Lafuente
David Lafuente is a Spanish-born comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man''. He currently resides in London.[Marvel Comics Presents
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Volume 1
The first volume ...]
'' vol. 2 #1-4, 2007–2008)
*''
Runaways'' vol. 3 (August 2009-November 2009)
**''Homeschooling'' (hc, 136 pages, 2009, ) collects:
*** "Homeschooling" (with
Sara Pichelli
Sara Pichelli (born 15 April 1983) is an Italian comics artist best known for first illustrating the Miles Morales version of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli entered the comic book industry working for ID ...
, in #11-14, 2009)
*''
Spider-Man: A Chemical Romance'' #1, (with
Lara West
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*Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia
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* Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia
* Lara de los In ...
, December 2009)
*''
Marvel Heartbreakers
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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
...
'', one-shot, "Untitled" (with
Elena Casagrande
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* Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name
* Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician
* Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet
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* Elena (town), a town in Veliko ...
, February 2010)
*''
X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back'' (limited series) (February 2010-May 2010)
**''X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2010, ) collects:
*** "Pixie Strikes Back!" (with Sara Pichelli, #1-4, 2010)
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Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way!'' #1, "It's Not Lupus!" (with
Serena Ficca, March 2010)
*''
Girl Comics
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'' vol. 2 #2, "Good To Be Lucky" (with
Colleen Coover
Colleen Coover (born July 14, 1969) is a comic book artist and author based in Portland, Oregon and is known for creating the lesbian-themed erotic comic book ''Small Favors'' from Eros Comix, illustrator of the comic book limited series ''Banan ...
, May 2010)
*''
Heralds
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Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen to ...
'' (limited series) (June 2010)
**''Heralds'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2011, ) collects:
*** "Heaven or Las Vegas" (with
Tonči Zonjić
Tonči Zonjić is a Croatian comic book artist.
Career
Zonjić started out as an illustrator at the age of 15 and got into comics by creating a fanzine called ''Pipci!'' (''Tentacles!'') in 2004. , #1, 2010)
*** "Dreams Never End" (with Tonči Zonjić and
James Harren, in #2, 2010)
*** "Burning Up The Future" (with Tonči Zonjić and James Harren, in #3, 2010)
*** "Gods Will Be Gods" (with Tonči Zonjić, James Harren and
Emma Ríos, in #4, 2010)
*** "Sister of Mine, Home Again" (with Tonči Zonjić and James Harren, in #5, 2010)
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Wolverine and Jubilee'' (limited series) (January 2011-April 2011)
**''Curse of the Mutants'' (hc, 120 pages, 2011, ) collects:
*** "Cursed" (with
Phil Noto, in #1-4, 2011)
*''
X-Men: To Serve and Protect'' #4, "Queen, King, Off-Suit!" (with Stuart Immonen, February 2011)
*''
Captain America and the First Thirteen'', One-shot, "Cherchez La Femme!" (with
Ramón K. Pérez, March 2011)
*''
Avengers Origins: Thor'', One-shot (with
Al Barrionuevo
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* Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media
* Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera
* Al (''Fullmetal ...
, November 2011)
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AVX: VS'' #1, "The Thing vs. Namor the Sub-Mariner", #6, "Science Battle!" (with Stuart Immonen, April, October 2012) collected in ''Avengers vs. X-Men: VS'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, )
*''
Avenging Spider-Man
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'' #7, "Wadjetmacallit?!" (with Stuart Immonen, May 2012)
*''
Journey into Mystery
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'' (November 2012-August 2013)
**''Volume 1: Stronger Than Monsters'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2013, ) collects:
*** "Stronger Than Monsters" (with
Valerio Schiti
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, in #646-650, 2012-2013)
**''Volume 2: Seeds of Destruction'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2013, ) collects:
*** "A Child's Garden of Verses" (with
Pepe Larraz
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*
People
Mononyms
*Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer
*Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira ...
, in #651, 2013)
*** "Seeds of Destruction" (with Valerio Schiti, in #652-655, 2013)
*''
A+X
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'' #5, "Epic Matryoshka" (with David LaFuente, March 2013) collected in ''Volume 1: =Awesome'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2013, )
*''
Ultron'' #1.AU (with
Amilcar Pinna, April 2013) collected in ''Age of Ultron Companion'' (tpb, 200 pages, 2014, )
*''
Avengers Annual'' vol. 5 #1, "It's the most loneliest time of the year!" (with David Lafuente, December 2013) collected in ''Avengers: Revelations'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, )
*''
Amazing X-Men
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'' vol. 2 #7, "No Goats, No Glory" (with
Paco Medina
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, May, 2014) collected in ''Volume 2: World War Wendingo'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, )
*''
Spider-Verse
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'' #2, "Anansi: A Spider in Sheep's Clothing" (with David Lafuente, January 2015) collected in ''Spider-Verse'' (hc, 648 pages, 2015, )
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Operation S.I.N.'' (five-issue limited series, with
Rich Ellis, January–May 2015, collected in ''Operation: S.I.N.: Agent Carter'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2015, )
*''
Agent Carter: S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary'', one-shot (with Rich Ellis, September 2015)
Top Shelf Productions
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Moving Pictures'' (graphic novel) (with Stuart Immonen, tpb, 144 pages, , June, 2010)
References
External links
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Canadian comics writers
Canadian webcomic creators
Female comics writers
Living people
Canadian female comics artists
1971 births