Scott Allie is an American
comics writer and editor, best known as an editor and executive at
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 know ...
from 1994 to 2017.
Early life
Allie grew up in
Massachusetts
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.
Career
Allie joined
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 know ...
as an editor in September 1994.
He began editing Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', '' Abe Sapien'', '' Lobster Johnson'', '' Wit ...
's ''Hellboy
Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in ''San Diego Comic-Con Comics'' #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossover ...
'' a month after joining the publisher's Editorial department. He was promoted to editor-in-chief in October 2012, and named executive senior editor in September 2015.[
As a writer, Allie wrote the four-issue miniseries ''The Devil's Footprints'' in 2003. In 2008, he started writing the miniseries '']Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp magazine, pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A late-16th-to-early-17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanqu ...
'', the first two-story arcs of which were expansions of the Robert E. Howard stories "The Castle of the Devil" and "Death's Black Riders." In 2012, he wrote stories for ''BPRD'', on which he collaborated with Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', '' Abe Sapien'', '' Lobster Johnson'', '' Wit ...
, and began writing stories for '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9''.["New Info and Images from Dark Horse Comics Senior Managing Editor Scott Allie"]
Dread Central. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
In 2013, Allie became the lead writer of the ongoing series ''Abe Sapien
Abraham Sapien, born Langdon Everett Caul, is a fictional character introduced in the comic book series ''Hellboy'', created by Mike Mignola. He takes his name from "''Ichthyo sapien''", the fanciful species designation chosen for him by his c ...
'' with Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', '' Abe Sapien'', '' Lobster Johnson'', '' Wit ...
.
In September 2017, he announced that he would leave the company to continue his career in comics as a freelance editor and writer. He wrote '' BPRD: The Devil You Know'' with Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', '' Abe Sapien'', '' Lobster Johnson'', '' Wit ...
.
Accusations of sexual assault
In October 2015, Allie was accused of groping and biting one individual and engaging in other questionable behavior at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is c ...
convention in San Diego. Allie subsequently issued a statement apologizing for unspecified behavior there and saying he was "completely embarrassed by my actions and how my behavior reflects on Dark Horse Comics." Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson issued a statement saying he and Dark Horse took the reported incidents "very seriously" and that, "In this particular case, action was taken immediately". Allie continued as an editor for Dark Horse, becoming executive senior editor in 2015 and working as a freelancer for the company beginning in 2017.
On June 24, 2020, former Dark Horse publicist and editor Shawna Gore accused Allie of several incidents of sexual assault and harassment dating back to 1999. A few hours later, Dark Horse announced it was severing ties with Allie.[
]
Accolades
In 2012, Allie was named Editor Guest of Honor at the 2012 World Horror Convention.
Personal life
As of at least mid-2020, Allie lives with his wife and children in Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...
.[
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Bibliography
* ''Planet of the Apes
''Planet of the Apes'' is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and intelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on Frenc ...
(film adaptation)'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2001)
* ''The Devil's Footprints'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2003)
* ''The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings
''The Dark Horse Book of...'' was the banner title given to a series of four Dark Horse Comics one-shot hardcover comic book horror anthologies edited by Scott Allie and featuring the work of Mike Mignola and others. In 2017 Dark Horse collected ...
'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2003)
* ''Star Wars: Empire'' Vol. 1 (Dark Horse Comics, 2003)
* ''The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft
''The Dark Horse Book of...'' was the banner title given to a series of four Dark Horse Comics one-shot hardcover comic book horror anthologies edited by Scott Allie and featuring the work of Mike Mignola and others. In 2017 Dark Horse collected ...
'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2004)
* ''The Dark Horse Book of The Dead
''The Dark Horse Book of...'' was the banner title given to a series of four Dark Horse Comics one-shot hardcover comic book horror anthologies edited by Scott Allie and featuring the work of Mike Mignola and others. In 2017 Dark Horse collected ...
'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2005)
* ''The Fog'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2005)
* ''The Dark Horse Book of Monsters
''The Dark Horse Book of...'' was the banner title given to a series of four Dark Horse Comics one-shot hardcover comic book horror anthologies edited by Scott Allie and featuring the work of Mike Mignola and others. In 2017 Dark Horse collected ...
'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2006)
* ''Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp magazine, pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A late-16th-to-early-17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanqu ...
'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2008)
* '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8'' #38-39 (Dark Horse Comics, 2010)
* ''Exurbia'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2009)
* '' B.P.R.D.'' (Dark Horse Comics)
** ''The Dead Remembered'' (2011)
** ''Hell on Earth: The Pickens County Horror'' (2012)
** ''Hell on Earth: The Transformation of J. H. O'Donnell'' (2012)
** ''Hell on Earth: The Abyss of Time'' (2013)
* ''Star Wars: Jedi: The Dark Side'' (Dark Horse Comics, 2011)
* '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9'' #9-10 (Dark Horse Comics, 2012)
* ''Abe Sapien
Abraham Sapien, born Langdon Everett Caul, is a fictional character introduced in the comic book series ''Hellboy'', created by Mike Mignola. He takes his name from "''Ichthyo sapien''", the fanciful species designation chosen for him by his c ...
'' (Dark Horse Comics)
** ''Dark and Terrible'' (2013)
* '' BPRD'' (Dark Horse Comics)
** ''The Devil You Know'' (2017)
* ''The Umbrella Academy
''The Umbrella Academy'' is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. The first six-issue limited series, '' The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite,'' was released by Dark Horse Comics betw ...
'' (Dark Horse Comics)
** ''Hotel Oblivion'' (2018)
References
External links
*
Podcast Interview
with Scott Allie a
Scripts & Scribes
Scott Allie
at Dark Horse Comics
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American comics writers
Comic book editors
Dark Horse Comics