Neil Kleid (born 1975) is an American

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who received a 2003 Xeric Award grant for his

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la ''Ninety Candles'' (2004). Raised in Oak Park, Michigan, he lives in

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Kleid wrote '' Brownsville'', a graphic novel about Murder, Inc., with Jake Allen; '' The Big Kahn'', a graphic novel about family, faith, and con men, with Nicolas Cinquegrani, for NBM Publishing; and ''Ursa Minors!'', an action/comedy mini-series for Slave Labor Graphics. He has written for Puffin Graphics,

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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-o ...

, and

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 has created minicomics and cartoons for anthologies and magazines. Kleid adapted '' Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt'' to prose in 2014, the popular

storyline by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck, which was published by Marvel Press and Titan Books. In 2016, he co-plotted and wrote ''

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: The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim'', an original novel based on the popular

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and Michael Avon Oeming for MacMillan Books. In 2020,

published ''Savor'', Kleid's culinary adventure

with artists John Broglia and Frank Reynoso. Outside of comic books, Kleid penned columns for now defunct online writer resource '' Scryptic Studios'', and various online websites including ''PopCultureShock.com'', ''PopImage.com'', ''

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.com'', and ''SequentialTart.com''. He was a founder and active member of the webcomic collective The Chemistry Set. While writing/drawing various projects, Kleid spends his days as a UX/UI product designer, having helped co-found a series of mobile collecting apps for the Topps Company in New York, including Topps Pennant, Topps BUNT, Topps HUDDLE, and their popular

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Card Trader app. Kleid has worked on marketing campaigns for

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and Miramax Films, has been employed as a designer by McCann,

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and his work has appeared in '' Variety'' and ''

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''. A Modern Orthodox Jew, Klein has been a resident of

Teaneck, New Jersey Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) fr ...

.Samuel, Adam
"Teaneck Comic Author Brings ‘The Panic’ to Readers"
''Jewish Link'', April 28, 2022. Accessed April 28, 2022. "Neil Kleid boasts quite the impressive comic book resume. Working in the industry since the early 2000s, he’s written X-Men, Superman and countless other stories—he even adapted Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt into a novel. He’s also a Modern Orthodox Jew from Teaneck, and his newest story, a digital comic book series from Comixology Originals that will then be adapted into print by Dark Horse Comics, promises to be a thrilling addition to his catalog."

Bibliography

Prose

* ''Kid Omega Faces The Music'' an

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to ...

prose short story appearing in ''School of X''. Published by Aconyte Books (2021). Nominated for a 2022 Scribe Award. * '' Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt'' prose adaptation of the original

storyline by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck. Published by

(2014) * ''

: The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim'' based on the

and Michael Avon Oeming. Published by

MacMillan Books Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publi ...

(2016)

Comics and graphic novels

* ''Stable Rods'' mixed media minicomic, Self-Published * ''Pilgrimage'' mixed media minicomic, Self-Published * ''Rant Comics'' #1-3 serialized minicomics, Self-Published * ''Late Night Block'' #1-3 serialized minicomics with Jamesmith, Max Riffner, Vanessa Satone, and cover artists Lea Hernandez, Carla Speed McNeil, and Michael Avon Oeming. Stories originally appeared at www.opi8.com * ''"Letters From a Broken Apple"'' 10 page story in ''9-11: Emergency Relief'' with Insight Studios. Published by

Alternative Comics Alternative comics cover a range of American comics that have appeared since the 1980s, following the underground comix movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Alternative comics present an alternative to mainstream superhero comics which ...

(2002) * ''Ninety Candles'', Self-Published with the help of the Xeric Foundation (2004) * '' The Intimidators'' #1-4, created by

Jim Valentino Jim Valentino (born October 28, 1952) is an American writer, penciler, editor and publisher of comic books, best known for his 1990–1992 work on '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' for Marvel Comics, and for co-founding Image Comics, a company pub ...

with artists Miguel Montenegro and CAFU. Published by

/ Shadowline (2006) * '' Brownsville'' OGN with artist Jake Allen. Published by NBM Publishing (2006) * ''

Call of the Wild ''The Call of the Wild'' is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Bu ...

'' written by

Jack London John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to ...

, co-adapted with artist Alex Nino. Published by Puffin Graphics (2006) * ''Ursa Minors'' #1-4 with co-writer Paul Cote and artist Fernando Pinto. Published by Slave Labor Graphics (2006) * ''The Big Kahn'' OGN with artist Nicolas Cinquegrani. Published by NBM Publishing (2009) * ''Savor'' OGN with artists John Broglia and Frank Reynoso. Published by

(2021) * ''The Panic'' OGN with Andrea Mutti. Published by Comixology Originals and

(2022)

Short comics

* ''9-11: Emergency Relief'', "Letters From a Broken Apple" with artists from Insight Studios (2001) * ''House of Twelve'' #2.0, "I Was a Teenage Sci-Fi Writer" (2002) * ''True Porn'' Vol. 1, "Shomer Negiah" (2003) * ''

Hero Happy Hour ''Hero Happy Hour'' is an American comic book co-created by writer Dan Taylor and artist Chris Fason. Like ''The Tick'' and, less satirically, ''Watchmen'', it takes place in a universe of vaguely familiar costumed crime fighters. All stories unfo ...

Super Special'', "Secret Origin" with artist Neil Vokes (2004) * ''X-Men Unlimited'' #14, "How To Be An Artist" with artist Michael Avon Oeming. Published by

(2006) * ''Postcards'', "Intersection" with artist Jake Allen. Published by

Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Ger ...

/ Villard (2007) * ''Comic Book Tattoo'', "The Beekeeper" with artist Chris Mitten. Published by

(2008) * ''Tales From the Crypt'' #2, "The Tenant" with artist Steve Mannion. Published by Papercutz (2008) * ''Tales From the Crypt'' #4, "Extra Life" with artist Chris Noeth. Published by Papercutz (2008) * ''Creepy Comics'' #1, "All The Help You Need" with artist Brian Churilla. Published by

(2009) * ''Fractured Fables'', "The House That Jack Built" with artist Fernando Pinto. Published by

/ Shadowline (2010) * ''Fraggle Rock'' Vol #1, #2, "The Convincing of Convincing John" with artist Fernando Pinto. Published by Archaia Studios (2010) * ''Superman 2011 80 Page Giant'', "Old Men Talking in Bars" with artist Dean Haspiel. Published by

(2011) * ''Ghosts'', "A Bowl of Red" with artist John McCrea. Published by

DC Comics/Vertigo Vertigo Comics, also known as DC Vertigo or simply Vertigo, was an imprint of American comic book publisher DC Comics started by editor Karen Berger in 1993. Vertigo's purpose was to publish comics with adult content, such as nudity, drug use, ...

(2012) * ''Mars Attacks Classic Obliterated'', "This Island, Earth" with artist Carlos Valenzuela. Published by

IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly re ...

(2013)

Webcomics

* ''Todt Hill'' serialized webcomic with artist Kevin Colden, formerly hosted at The Chemistry Set * ''Action, Ohio'' serialized webcomic with artist Paul Salvi, formerly hosted at Shadowline * ''Kings and Canvas'' serialized digital comics with artists Jake Allen and Frank Reynoso, available at Comixology

Awards

* Xeric Award grant for ''Ninety Candles'', September 2003

References

External links

*
Preview of ''Brownsville''

Preview of ''Migdal David''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleid, Neil American comics artists American comics writers American cartoonists 1975 births Living people People from Teaneck, New Jersey 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews