Paul Tobin is an American comic writer who has written regularly for

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since 2000.

Writing

Tobin's first major work was the comic ''Fringe'' for

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in 1990. Since then he has written for ''Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four'', ''Marvel Adventures Super Heroes'', ''

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'', and many other titles. His work often involves writing comics based on video games, including ''

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'', ''

The Witcher ''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are bea ...

'', and the ''

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'' comics. He also has written comics for ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' and ''

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''. In 2013, he published his debut novel ''Prepare To Die!'', detailing a retired superhero known as Reaver returning to his hometown to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend and her sister following the death of his crime-fighting partner Paragon and a death-threat his nemesis Octagon intends to follow up on in two weeks. His 2016 novel ''The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat'' is the first in a five-book series of middle-grade books.

Awards

'' Bandette'', which is written by Tobin and drawn by his wife

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 ''Ba ...

, won the

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

for Best Digital Comic in 2013, 2016, and 2017. The series was nominated in three

categories in 2016: Best Continuing Series; Best Digital / Webcomic; and Best Painter / Multimedia Artist: Colleen Coover. The graphic novel ''I Was the Cat'', created with artist Benjamin Dewey, was also nominated for an Eisner in 2015. ''Bandette Volume 2: Stealers Keepers'', from

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 ...

, was a finalist for the

Oregon Book Award The Oregon Book Awards are presented annually by Literary Arts to honor the "state’s finest accomplishments by Oregon writers who work in genres of poetry, fiction, graphic literature, drama, literary nonfiction, and literature for young readers. ...

for Graphic Literature in 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tobin, Paul Living people American comics writers People from Charles City, Iowa Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century births