Ron Marz (born November 17, 1965) is an

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writer, known for his work on titles such as ''

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'', '' DC vs. Marvel'', '' Green Lantern'', '' Silver Surfer'', and '' Witchblade''.

Career

Marz is known for his work on '' Silver Surfer'' and '' Green Lantern,'' as well as the '' DC vs. Marvel'' crossover and ''

''. He co-created Genis-Vell in ''Silver Surfer Annual'' #6 (1993). Marz worked on the CrossGen Comics series '' Scion'', '' Mystic'', '' Sojourn'', and '' The Path''. At

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he created '' Samurai: Heaven and Earth'' and various '' Star Wars'' comics. He has written for Devil's Due Publishing's Aftermath line including ''Blade of Kumori''. In 1995, he had a brief run on '' X-O Manowar'' for Valiant Comics. The following year, Marz wrote the '' DC/Marvel: All Access'' limited series which was an intercompany crossover between DC and Marvel characters. While writing ''Green Lantern'', Marz wrote the " Emerald Twilight" storyline, in which the character of Hal Jordan, stricken with grief, became a mass murderer, leading to the destruction of the Green Lantern Corps, and Kyle Rayner being chosen at random as the last Green Lantern. Marz's 2000s work includes a number of Top Cow Productions comic books, including '' Witchblade'', which he wrote from issue #80 (Nov. 2004) to issue #150, plus a number of specials and crossover stories featuring the character, such as ''Witchblade/The Punisher'' in 2007 and ''Witchblade/Devi'' in 2008. His other Top Cow work includes '' Cyberforce'' #1–6 in 2006 and ''Cyberforce/

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'' in 2007. For

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, he has written '' Ion'', a 12-part comic book miniseries that followed the Kyle Rayner character after the '' One Year Later'' event, and ''Tales of the

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Presents: Parallax'' and ''Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Ion'', two one-shot tie-ins to the Green Lantern crossover, '' The Sinestro Corps War''. Marz wrote

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' 2006 annual featuring '' The Phantom'', and was responsible for getting writers Chuck Dixon,

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, and Rafael Nieves to participate with chapters for the book. Marz became an editor of three of Virgin Comics' Shakti Line titles in 2007 and oversaw '' Devi'', '' Ramayan 3392 A.D.'' and ''

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''. He wrote the ''

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'' series, based on a story created by Deepak Chopra. In 2008 Marz wrote ''Broken Trinity'', which featured the characters Witchblade, The Darkness, and

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, as well as the tie-in series, ''Broken Trinity: Witchblade'', ''Broken Trinity: Angelus'' (2008), and ''Broken Trinity: Aftermath'' (2009). He signed an exclusive contract with Top Cow, which saw him write three comics a month: two for Marc Silestri's Top Cow universe, and a creator-owned project. In 2011, Marz was the writer on '' Voodoo'', which was part of DC Comics' company-wide title relaunch, The New 52''. In 2020 Marz collaborated with Andy Lanning on the nine-issue

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storyline " Endless Winter", which would debut that December.

Personal life

As of 2013, Marz lives in Duanesburg, New York.

Bibliography

CrossGen

* '' Chimera'' #1–4 (2003) * '' CrossGen Chronicles'' #1–2, 5 (2000–2001) * '' Mystic'' #1–17 (2000–2001) * '' The Path'' #1–18 (2002–2003) * '' Scion'' #1–39 (2000–2003) * '' Sojourn'' #1–24 (2001–2003)

Dark Horse Comics

* ''

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'' #101–102, 138 (1995–1998) * '' Star Wars: Darth Maul'' #1–4 (2000) * '' Star Wars: Empire'' #19–22, 24–28 (2004) * '' Star Wars Tales'' #1–2 (1999)

Dark Horse Comics/DC Comics

* ''

'' #1–2 (1997) * '' Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-Woman'' #1–4 (1999) * ''

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'' #1–2 (2005) * '' Green Lantern Versus Aliens'' #1–4 (2000)

DC Comics

* '' Action Comics'' #749 (1998) * '' The Adventures of Superman'' #563, 570 (1998–1999) * ''The Adventures of Superman'' vol. 2 #15 (2014) * ''

All-American Comics ''All-American Comics'' was a comics anthology and the flagship title of comic book publisher All-American Publications, one of the forerunners of DC Comics. It ran for 102 issues from 1939 to 1948. Characters created for the title, including Gre ...

'' vol. 2 #1 (1999) * '' Batman 80-Page Giant'' #1 (1998) * '' Batman Confidential'' #37 (2010) * '' Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (1998) * ''Batman: Hidden Treasures'' #1 (2010) * '' Convergence Batman and Robin'' #2 (2015) * ''Convergence Justice League International'' #1–2 (2015) * '' Countdown Presents the Search for Ray Palmer: Wildstorm'' #1 (2007) * ''

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: Green Lantern The '90s'' #1 (2011) * ''Detention Comics'' #1 (1996) * '' Doctor Strangefate'' #1 (1996) * '' Friday the 13th: Bad Land'' #1–2 (2008) *'' Green Lantern'' vol. 3 #48–107, 109–114, 117–125, #0, #1,000,000, 176–181, ''Annual'' #4, 6 (1994–2004) * ''Green Lantern 80-Page Giant'' #1 (1998) * '' Green Lantern Corps Quarterly'' #4–7 (1993) * ''Green Lantern Plus'' #1 (1996) * ''Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins'' #1–2 (1998–1999) * ''Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends'' #1 (1997) * ''Green Lantern/

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: Heart of Darkness'' #1–3 (1998) * ''Green Lantern: Fear Itself'' HC (1999) * '' Ion'' #1–12 (2006–2007) * '' JSA Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (1999) * '' Legends of the Dark Knight 100–Page Super-Spectacular'' #5 (2015) * '' Parallax: Emerald Night'' #1 (1996) * '' Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80–Page Giant'' #1 (1999) * '' Superboy'' #32–41, 45–47 (1996–1998) * ''Superboy Plus'' #1 (1997) * ''

'' vol. 2 #140, 147 (1998–1999) * ''Superman Secret Files and Origins'' #2 (1999) * '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #84 (1998) * ''Tales of the

: Ion'' #1 (2008) * ''Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax'' #1 (2007) * '' Tangent Comics/Metal Men'' #1 (1997) * ''Tangent Comics/ Powergirl'' #1 (1998) * ''Tangent: Superman's Reign'' #1–11 (2008–2009) * '' Voodoo'' #1–4 (2011–2012)

DC Comics/Marvel Comics

* '' DC vs. Marvel/Marvel vs. DC'' #1, 3 (1996) * '' DC/Marvel: All Access'' #1-4 (1996-1997) * ''Green Lantern/ Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances'' #1 (1996)

Dynamite Entertainment

* ''John Carter: Warlord of Mars'' #1-14 (2014-2015) * ''Pathfinder: Goblins!'' #3 (2013) * ''Prophecy'' #1-7 (2012-2013) * ''Red Sonja: Sonja Goes East'' #1 (2006) * ''Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword'' #30 (2008) * ''Savage Tales'' #1-2 (‘The Witch’s Familiar’ feature only, 2007) * ''Turok'' #1-5 (2019)

Image Comics

* ''Angelus'' #1-6 (2009–2010) * ''Artifacts'' #1-28, 30-32, 40 (2010–2014) * ''Broken Trinity'' #1-3 (2008) * '' Cyberforce'' vol. 3 #1-6 (2006) * ''The Darkness'' #10-13 (2004) * ''

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'' #1-4 (2008) * ''First Born'' #1-3 (2007) * '' Magdalena'' vol. 3 #1-12 (2010–2012) * ''Ravine'' Volumes 1-2 (2013–2014) * ''Shinku'' #1-5 (2011-2012) * ''Stormwatch'' #10-24, ''Stormwatch Special'' #1-2 (1994-1995) * ''Velocity'' #1-4 (2010-2011) * '' Witchblade'' #80-150 (2004–2011) #170-185 (2013-2015) * '' Zealot'' #1-3 (1995)

Image Comics / Marvel Comics

* ''Unholy Union'' #1 (2007)

Marvel Comics

* '' Captain America Annual'' #13 (1994) * ''Cosmic Powers'' #1-6 (1994) * ''Cosmic Powers Unlimited'' #1 (1995) * '' Marvel Comics Presents'' #101 (1992) * '' Namor, the Sub-Mariner Annual'' #2-3 (1992-1993) * '' Quasar'' #59 (1994) * '' Secret Defenders'' #9-14 (1993-1994) * ''Shadows & Light'' #1 (1998) *'' Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #42-43, 49, #51-102, ''Annual'' #3-7 (1990-1995) * ''Silver Surfer: Dangerous Artifacts'' #1 (1996) * ''

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'' #460-471, ''Annual'' #18 (1993-1994) * '' What If...?'' vol. 2 #22, 27, 30, 43, 45, 48-49 (1991-1993)

Valiant Comics

* '' X-O Manowar'' #44-49, #50-X, #50-O (1995)

Virgin Comics

*''

'' #1-3 (2008)

References

External links

Ron Marz's blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marz, Ron 1965 births American comics writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Kingston, New York Witchblade