Tom Joyner is a writer and academic.
Joyner received his B.A. in English from
Rollins College
Rollins College is a private college in Winter Park, Florida. It was founded in November 1885 and has about 30 undergraduate majors and several graduate programs. It is Florida's fourth oldest post-secondary institution.
History
Rollins Colle ...
and his M.A. and Ph.D. (both in Theater) from the
University of Colorado Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado syst ...
. His research foci included 20th Century Irish drama, post-colonial theaters, and theaters of social justice.
He has worked as a performer,
dramaturg, educational outreach writer, and director with university, community, and professional theaters in Florida and Colorado and was part of the inaugural class for
Naropa University
Naropa University is a private university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1974 by Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa, it is named for the 11th-century Indian Buddhist sage Naropa, an abbot of Nalanda. The university describes itself as B ...
's Actor-created Physical Theater program.
Prior to graduate school, while working as a freelance writer, Joyner co-created and wrote several titles for
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
including ''
Hammerlocke
''Hammerlocke'' is a 1992-1993 nine issue DC Comics science fiction limited series written by Tom Joyner and Kez Wilson, with artwork by Chris Sprouse and Wilson.
Premise
In the near future, a space elevator called the Olympus Starbridge becomes ...
'', ''Scarlett'', and ''
Damage.'' His first published comics work was an
Amazons
In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες ''Amazónes'', singular Ἀμαζών ''Amazōn'', via Latin ''Amāzon, -ŏnis'') are portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Hercules, ...
feature which appeared as a
DC Comics Bonus Book
DC Comics Bonus Books were 16-page comic book stories inserted into issues of existing DC Comics series to showcase new writers and artists. Running from April 1988 to February 1989, they consisted of a front cover, 14 pages of story, and a back c ...
in ''
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...
'' #26 (January 1989).
Joyner also wrote individual issues of several other titles including ''
Doctor Fate'', ''
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight,'' ''
Deathstroke
Deathstroke (Slade Joseph Wilson) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character debuted in '' The New Teen Titans'' #2 in December 1980 as Deathstroke the ...
,'' and ''
Secret Origins
''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters.
Publication history
''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...
.''
Bibliography
DC Comics
* ''
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #41 (1993)
* ''
Damage'' #1–20, #0 (1994–1996)
* ''
Deathstroke
Deathstroke (Slade Joseph Wilson) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character debuted in '' The New Teen Titans'' #2 in December 1980 as Deathstroke the ...
'' #53–54 (1995)
* ''
Doctor Fate'' #38 (1992)
* ''
Hammerlocke
''Hammerlocke'' is a 1992-1993 nine issue DC Comics science fiction limited series written by Tom Joyner and Kez Wilson, with artwork by Chris Sprouse and Wilson.
Premise
In the near future, a space elevator called the Olympus Starbridge becomes ...
'' #1–9 (1992–1993)
* ''
Scarlett'' #1–14 (1993–1994)
* ''
Secret Origins
''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters.
Publication history
''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...
'' #40 (1989) (
Congorilla)
* ''
Titans Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (1999)
* ''
Who's Who in the DC Universe
''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' (1985–87), usually referred to simply as ''Who's Who'', is the umbrella title for a number of comic book series which DC Comics published to catalogue the wide variety of fictional cha ...
'' #6 (1991)
* ''
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...
'' #26 (
Amazons
In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες ''Amazónes'', singular Ἀμαζών ''Amazōn'', via Latin ''Amāzon, -ŏnis'') are portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Hercules, ...
)
Image Comics
* ''
Deathblow'' #21–29 (1995–1996)
References
External links
*
Tom Joynerat Mike's Amazing World of Comics
Tom Joynerat Comicvine
American comics writers
Living people
Rollins College alumni
University of Colorado Boulder alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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