Mark A. Sable (born June 22, 1975) is an
American
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writer for stage, screen, and
comic books
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.
Biography
Mark Sable is a writer for comics, film and television, best known for such creator-owned comics as Image Comics "Graveyard of Empires" and Boom! Studios "Unthinkable". Sable graduated cum laude with B.A. in English from
Duke University
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, and received an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from
NYU
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’s
Tisch School of the Arts
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as well as a J.D from The
University of Southern California Law School
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. He also has a M.B.A. from the
University of California, Los Angeles
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.
Sable started his comic book career in 2005, writing ''
Grounded'' for
Image Comics
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. In 2007, Sable followed up ''Grounded'' with ''
Fearless
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'', also from Image. Co-written by
Dave Roth and Illustrated by
P. J. Holden
Paul Jason Holden (born 28 December 1969) is a Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast.
He has worked for '' 2000 AD'', ''Warhammer Monthly'', and ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. Among other stories for these publications, he has provided the ...
, ''Fearless'' tells the story of a vigilante who is addicted to an anti-fear drug, which he needs not only to fight crime, but to function as a human being.
Also in 2007, Sable wrote "online graphic novels" for the TV show ''
Heroes
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* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
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* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
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Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
'' that ran on
NBC
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's website. His first, two-part webcomic called "Blackout" featured the character
Mohinder Suresh
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was illustrated by
Jason Badower
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. He also wrote the two-part story "Faces", featuring new characters created by Sable for the "Heroes" universe and illustrated by
Alitha Martinez
Alitha E. Martinez is an American comic book artist best known for her work on for Marvel Comics's '' Iron Man'', the ''Heroes'' webcomics, and DC's '' Batgirl''. Over the course of her career she has worked for all the major comic book publishe ...
and Micah Gunnell.
In 2008, Sable wrote Image comics' ''
Hazed
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'', an original
graphic novel
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, illustrated by
Robbi Rodriguez. Also in 2008, Sable began work in animation by creating the original pilot Polarity for Cartoon Network.
In May 2009 Sable released his comic book series "Unthinkable" from
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (styled BOOM! Studios) is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
Origins
In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Holly ...
. Unthinkable was based on true incidents after 9/11, when the Department of Homeland Security recruited novelists, filmmakers and other creative types to help envision worst-case terror scenarios. In Sable's fictionalized version of events, a writer's imaginary terror plots start coming true, and it's up to the protagonist to stop them while he himself is a suspect.
In an incident that mirrored the plot of the comic, Sable was briefly detained at Los Angeles International Airport by
TSA guards, who found the script for issue 3 of the series to be suspicious.
After Mandalay Pictures optioned "Unthinkable" as a feature film in 2009, in 2013, 20th Century Fox and producer Howard Gordon ("24", "Homeland") gave Sable an unheard-of "put pilot" deal to develop "Unthinkable" for network
In Summer 2010, Mark Sable's ''
Cyborg
A cyborg ()—a portmanteau of ''cybernetic'' and ''organism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline. : Rage Against The Machine'', based on the popular ''
Teen Titans
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'' character, saw print from
DC Comics
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. Sable's series featured art by
Ken Lashley
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and
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.
Sable's other work for DC comics includes "Supergirl" (2007) with Ale Garza, where along with Joe Kelly he created a new origin for Kara Zor-El;
"Teen Titans: Cold Case" with
Sean Gordon Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus, Chononauts), featuring the first meet up between the Titans and The Flash's "Rogues Gallery"
and "Batman - Two-Face: Year One", codifying Two-Face's origin for the 21st Century. Two-Face: Year one, illustrated by Jesus Saiz, Jeremy Haun, Jimmy Palmiotti with covers by Mark Chiarello, was released originally as a mini-series in conjunction with Two-Face/Harvey Dent's introduction to cinema in The Dark Knight.
Starting in 2011, Sable created books for DC's rival Marvel Comics as well, including "What If Spider-Man" (Killed Kraven the Hunter) and Marvel Universe Avengers: Hulk and the Fantastic Four.
In 2015, Sable started writing the comic book series "The Armagondas" for Domain Entertainment in Dubai, based on a story by famed Emirati artist Jalal Luqman and illustrated by Italian artist Denis Medri. Sable was recruited by to write "The Armagondas" after appearing at the original Middle East Film and Comic-Con", the first comic convention in the Middle East. Domain Entertainment is Dubai's first privately owned comics publisher, and Sable is one of the first Western Comic creators to specifically create work for the region.
Sable is also a writing professor. After teaching for 5 years at The Writer's Boot Camp in Santa Monica, California, in 2013 became one of the founding faculty members of the School of Visual Arts Masters in Visual Narrative Program, where he currently teaches "Creative Script" and "Digital Storytelling" (the latter with comics artist Jim Rugg).
Bibliography
Image Comics
*
Grounded (art by Paul Azaceta) (
2005
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)
*
Fearless
Fearless or The Fearless may refer to:
Psychology
* Lack of fear
* Courage or bravery
Film, television and audio Film
* ''Fearless'' (1978 film), an Italian film directed by Stelvio Massi
* ''Fearless'' (1993 film), an American drama directed ...
(with co-author
Dave Roth and art by
P. J. Holden
Paul Jason Holden (born 28 December 1969) is a Northern Irish comic artist based in Belfast.
He has worked for '' 2000 AD'', ''Warhammer Monthly'', and ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. Among other stories for these publications, he has provided the ...
,
2007
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)
* 24/7 Vol. 2 "NYC2LA" (art by Dan Hipp) (2007)
*
Popgun Vol. 1 "They Shoot Ponies, Don't They?" (art by Rob Guillory) (2007)
* Comic Book Tattoo: Stories Inspired by the Songs of Tori Amos ("Upside Down" from Tori Amos' Little Earthquakes"; art by Salgood Sam)
*
Hazed
Hazing (American English), initiation, beasting (British English), bastardisation (Australian English), ragging (South Asian English) or deposition refers to any activity expected of someone in joining or participating in a group that humiliates, ...
(
February 2008)
* Graveyard of Empires (with art by
Paul Azaceta
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People
Christianity
* Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
), (
June 2011)
Boom! Studios
*Cthulhu Tales "There Will Be Blood" (art by Sergio Carrera)
*Unthinkable" (art by Julian Totino Tedesco) (2009)
DC Comics
* Supergirl (co-writer Joe Kelly, art by Ale Garza) 2007
*
Dc Special: Cyborg (art by Ken Lashley and Carlo Magno) (May 2008)
*
Two-Face: Year One(July 2008)
* Teen Titans: Cold Case (art by Sean Murphy) 2011
Marvel Comics
* What If Spider-Man Killed Kraven The Hunter (art by Paul Azaceta) (2011)
* What if? Dark Avengers (art by Paul Azaceta) (2011)
* Marvel Universe Avengers: Hulk and the Fantastic Four (2012)
Kickstart Comics
* Rift Raiders (art by Julian Totino Tedesco) (2009)
* Duplicate (art by Andy MacDonald)
Domain Entertainment
* The Armagondas (story by Jalal Luqman, art by Denis Medri) (2015)
Black Mask
* Occupy Comics Vol. 1 (art by Megan Hutchison)
The Atlantic Council's Art of Future Warfare/Art of The Future Project
*Allah Ex Machina - prose story (2016)
References
External links
Grounded official site
Interviews
Pulse interview on GroundedInterview with HeroesWikiNewsarama interview about HazedInterviews about Unthinkable with LotsofInterviews.comInterview with comics critic Abhay Khosla about Graveyard of Empires on YouTube.com
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American comics writers
Living people
Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences alumni
UCLA Anderson School of Management alumni
Tisch School of the Arts alumni
USC Gould School of Law alumni
1975 births