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Tom King (born July 15, 1978) is an American author,
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, and ex-
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. He is best known for writing the novel ''A Once Crowded Sky'', '' The Vision'' for
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, '' The Sheriff of Babylon'' for the
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imprint
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, and ''
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'' and ''
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'' for DC Comics.


Early life

King primarily grew up in Southern California. His mother worked for the film industry which inspired his love of storytelling. He interned at both DC and
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during the late 1990s. He studied both philosophy and history at
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, graduating in 2000. He identifies as "half-Jewish, half-midwestern".


Career

King interned both at
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and
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, where he was an assistant to ''
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'' writer
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, before joining the
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counterterrorism unit after
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. King spent seven years as a counterterrorism operations officer for the CIA before quitting to write his debut novel, ''A Once Crowded Sky'', after the birth of his first child. ''A Once Crowded Sky'', King's debut superhero novel with comics pages illustrated by Tom Fowler, was published on July 10, 2012, by Touchstone, an imprint of
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, to positive reception. In 2014, King was chosen to co-write '' Grayson'' for DC Comics, along with
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and Mikel Janin on art. After penning ''
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'' No. 30, King, Seeley, and Janin launched ''Grayson'' in May 2014, featuring
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leaving behind his Nightwing persona at age 22 to become Agent 37, a Spyral spy. King and Seeley plotted the series together and traded issues to script separately, with King providing additional authenticity through his background with the
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. A relaunch of classic DC Comics series '' The Omega Men'' was published in June 2015 by King and debut artist Barnaby Bagenda, as part of the publisher's relaunch DC You. The series follows a group of rebels fighting an oppressive galactic empire, and feature White Lantern
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. The Omega Men, created in 1981, are DC's cosmic equivalent to Marvel's
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, though significantly more obscure. King's and Bagenda's use of the nine-panel grid, popularized by
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's and
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' ''
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'', has been praised by reviewers. In San Diego Comic-Con 2015,
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revealed a new creator-owned project written by King with art by Mitch Gerads titled ''The Sheriff of Baghdad''. The project, a crime series in the vein of Vertigo titles like ''
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'' and '' Scalped'', was set to launch in late 2015, and was inspired by King's time in Iraq as part of the CIA. Initially an eight-issue miniseries, it was later re-titled ''The Sheriff of Babylon'' and expanded into an ongoing series. The first issue launched in December 2015 to critical acclaim, with reviewers praising its "deeply personal" storytelling and the "intriguing" and "captivating" personalities of its characters. That same year, DC announced "
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", a crossover storyline set for December that would run for five weeks through titles ''Grayson'', ''Detective Comics'', ''We Are Robin'', and ''Robin: Son of Batman''; King was set to orchestrate the crossover's story-line and pen two one-shots to open and close the series. As part of
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' All-New, All-Different relaunch, King was announced as the writer of ''The Vision'', a new ongoing following the titular character and his newly created family, with artist Gabriel Hernández Walta, colorist
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, and covers by
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, launching in November 2015. ''The Vision'' has been well received by the public, with reviewers calling the series one of Marvel's "biggest surprises" and praising the narration, art, and colors. In September 2015, DC cancelled King's ''The Omega Men'', along with four other titles, with the series ending with issue seven. After negative fan response to the cancellation,
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, DC's co-publisher, announced that they would be bringing back ''The Omega Men'' through at least issue 12. Lee described the decision to cancel the series as "a bit hasty," crediting the book's critical acclaim and fan social media reactions as the reason the title would go on for the planned 12-issue run. King penned a ''
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'' one-shot that ties into the "Darkseid War"
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storyline, titled "Will You Be My God?", which James Whitbrook of
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praised as "one of the best" Green Lantern stories. King and co-writer Tim Seeley announced they would leave ''Grayson'' after issue No. 18, with King clarifying on Twitter that they were working on something "big and cool" and needed time. King and Seeley officially left the series in February with issue No. 17, with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly taking over for its last three issues with issue No. 18 in March. DC Comics announced in February 2016 that King had signed an exclusivity deal with the publisher, which would see him writing exclusively for DC and Vertigo. King revealed via his Twitter account that he would stay on ''The Vision'' as writer through issue 12, finishing the story arc he had planned from the beginning. In March 2016, it was announced that King would be writing the main bi-weekly ''
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'' series beginning with a new No. 1, replacing long-time writer
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, as part of DC's Rebirth relaunch that June. King has stated that his run would be 100 issues total, with the entirety being released twice-monthly, though this was later curtailed to 85 issues and 3 annuals, with a 12 issue followup maxiseries ''Batman/Catwoman'' to finish the story. In August 2017, King and regular collaborator Mitch Gerads launched the first issue of their ''Mister Miracle'' series, with a planned total run of twelve issues. In June 2018 DC Comics announced King would be writing ''
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'', a limited series centering around a concept he introduced in ''Batman''. In July 2018, he received the
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for Best Writer, shared with
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. In May and June 2019, King, DC Co-Publisher Jim Lee, and CW series actresses
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,
Candice Patton Candice Kristina Patton is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Iris West-Allen in the television series ''The Flash'' (2014–2023), which earned her a Saturn Award from four nominations. Early life Patton was raised in Pla ...
, and
Danielle Panabaker Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born September 19, 1987) is an American actress. She began acting as a teenager and came to prominence for her roles in the Disney films '' Stuck in the Suburbs'' (2004), '' Sky High'' (2005) and ''Read It and Weep'' ( ...
toured five U.S. military bases in Kuwait with the
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(USO), where they visited the approximately 12,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in that country as part of DC's 80th anniversary of Batman celebration. In September 2020,
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announced that King would be among the creators of a revived ''Batman: Black and White'' anthology series to debut on December 8, 2020. From 2021 to 2022, King was the writer on the eight-issue miniseries '' Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow'' with artist Bilquis Evely. Susana Polo, for ''
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'', wrote that "with the final issue of ''Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow'' I can definitively say this book slaps front to back. ..The best thing Tom King’s done since ''Mister Miracle''". David Harth, for '' CBR'', commented that since ''Omega Men,'' "King has mostly stayed away from sci-fi, going for a more psychological take on superheroes instead". Harth highlighted that ''Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow'' "is very much a sci-fi epic" and that the series is "even more imaginative than ''Omega Men'''s sci-fi, as it has King flexing his muscles in different ways".


Personal life

King lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three children.


Bibliography


Novels

*''A Once Crowded Sky'' (with illustrations by Tom Fowler, 336 pages, Touchstone, 2012, )


DC Comics

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'': "It's Full of Demons" (with Tom Fowler, anthology
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,
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, 2013) *
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: **''
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'' vol. 2 #30: "Setting Son" (co-written by King and
Tim Seeley Tim Seeley is an American comic book artist and writer known for his work on books such as '' Grayson'', '' Nightwing'', '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', ''G.I. Joe vs. Transformers'' and ''New Exiles''. He is also the co-creator of the Im ...
, art by Javier Garrón,
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and Mikel Janín, 2014) collected in ''Nightwing: Setting Son'' (tpb, 200 pages, 2014, ) **'' Grayson'' (co-written by King and Tim Seeley, art by Mikel Janín,
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(#7, 14, ''Annual'' No. 1 and the ''
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'' one-shot) and Álvaro Martínez (''Annual'' #2), 2014–2016) collected as: *** ''Agents of Spyral'' (collects #1–4 and the ''Grayson: Futures End'' one-shot, hc, 160 pages, 2015, ; tpb, 2016, ) **** Includes "The Candidate" short story (co-written by King and Tim Seeley, art by Stephen Mooney) from ''
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'' vol. 3 No. 8 (anthology, 2015) *** ''We All Die at Dawn'' (collects #5–8 and ''Annual'' No. 1, tpb, 160 pages, 2016, ) *** ''Nemesis'' (collects the '' DC Sneak Peek: Grayson'' digital one-shot, #9–12 and ''Annual'' No. 2, tpb, 160 pages, 2016, ) *** ''A Ghost in the Tomb'' (collects #13–17, tpb, 184 pages, 2016, ) **''
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'' (hc, 256 pages, 2016, ; tpb, 2017, ) includes: *** "With the Greatest of Ease" (with Rob Haynes, Khary Randolph, Mauricet, Jorge Corona and Andres Guinaldo, in No. 1, 2016) *** "The Daring Young Man" (with
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, Khary Randolph, Álvaro Martínez, and
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, in No. 2, 2016) **''
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'' vol. 3 (with Mikel Janín, David Finch,
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(#7–8),
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(#14–15, 23, 62, 75 and 81),
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(#21–22),
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(#24, 27, 30, 36–37 and 78–79),
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(#33–35, 39–40 and 44),
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(#38 and 61),
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(#45–47, 55–57 and 75–77),
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(#51–53, 67 and ''Annual'' #2),
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(#54), Jorge Fornés (#60, 66–67, 70–72, 84 and ''Annual'' #4),
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(#68),
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(#69) and John Romita, Jr. (#80–81); the ''
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'' one-shot is co-written by King and
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, 2016–2020) collected as: *** ''I am Gotham'' (collects the ''Batman: Rebirth'' one-shot and #1–6, tpb, 192 pages, 2017, ) *** ''Night of the Monster Men'' (includes #7–8, hc, 144 pages, 2017, ; tpb, 2017, ) **** Issues #7–8 are scripted by
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from a plot by King and Orlando. *** ''I am Suicide'' (collects #9–15, tpb, 168 pages, 2017, ) *** ''I am Bane'' (collects #16–20, 23–24 and ''Annual'' No. 1, tpb, 176 pages, 2017, ) *** '' Batman/The Flash: The Button'' (includes #21–22, hc, 104 pages, 2017, ; tpb, 2019, ) **** Issue No. 22 is scripted by Joshua Williamson from a plot by King and Williamson. *** ''The War of Jokes and Riddles'' (collects #25–32, tpb, 200 pages, 2017, ) *** ''The Rules of Engagement'' (collects #33–37 and ''Annual'' No. 2, tpb, 160 pages, 2018, ) *** ''Bride or Burglar?'' (collects #38–44, tpb, 168 pages, 2018, ) *** ''The Wedding'' (collects #45–50, tpb, 176 pages, 2018, ) **** Includes the Joker short story (art by Mikel Janín) from '' DC Nation'' (one-shot, 2018) *** ''Cold Days'' (collects #51–57, tpb, 176 pages, 2018, ) *** ''The Tyrant Wing'' (collects #58–60, tpb, 152 pages, 2019, ) **** Includes the "True Strength" short story (art by Mikel Janín) from '' Batman Secret Files'' No. 1 (anthology, 2018) *** ''Knightmares'' (collects #61–63 and 66–69, tpb, 176 pages, 2019, ) *** ''The Fall and the Fallen'' (collects #70–74, tpb, 144 pages, 2019, ) *** ''City of Bane'' (collects #75–85 and ''Annual'' No. 4, tpb, 344 pages, 2020, ) **'' Batman/Elmer Fudd Special'' (with Lee Weeks and Byron Vaughns, 2017) collected in ''DC Meets Looney Tunes'' (tpb, 248 pages, 2018, ) **''
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'': *** ''Batman: 80 Years of the Bat Family'' (tpb, 400 pages, 2020, ) includes: **** "Batman's Greatest Case" (with Tony Daniel and Joëlle Jones, co-feature in #1000, 2019) **** '' Robin: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular'': "The Lesson Plan" (co-written by King and Tim Seeley, art by Mikel Janín, anthology one-shot, 2020) **** '' Catwoman: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular'': "Helena" (with Mikel Janín, anthology one-shot, 2020) *** "Legacy" (with
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, co-feature in #1027, 2020) **'' Batman/Catwoman'' (hc, 272 pages, 2022, collects: *** ''Batman/Catwoman'' #1–12 (with Clay Mann and
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(#7–9),
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, 2021–2022) *** ''Batman/Catwoman Special'' (with
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,
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and Mitch Gerads, DC Black Label, 2022) **'' Batman: Black and White'' vol. 3 #2: "The Unjust Judge" (with Mitch Gerads, anthology, 2021) collected in ''Batman: Black and White'' (hc, 312 pages, 2021, ; tpb, 2022, ) **'' Batman: Killing Time'' #1–6 (with David Marquez, 2022) collected as ''Batman: Killing Time'' (hc, 208 pages, 2022, ) *'' Vertigo Quarterly:
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'' #4: "Black Death in America" (with John Paul Leon, anthology, 2015) collected in ''CMYK'' (tpb, 296 pages, 2015, ) *''The Omega Men: The End is Here'' (tpb, 296 pages, 2016, ; hc, 320 pages, 2020, ) collects: ** '' DC Sneak Peek: The Omega Men'' (with
Barnaby Bagenda Barnaby is an Old English surname composed of the Saxon element ''beorn'' 'young warrior' and the Danish suffix ''by'' meaning 'settlement'. As a given name, it means "son of consolation" and is etymologically linked with the New Testament name Ba ...
, digital one-shot, 2015) ** '' The Omega Men'' vol. 3 #1–12 (with Barnaby Bagenda and Toby Cypress (#4), 2015–2016) *''
Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
'' vol. 5 ''Annual'' #1: "The Source of Mercy" (co-written by King and
Will Pfeifer Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ...
, art by Alisson Borges and Wes St. Claire, 2015) collected in ''Teen Titans: Rogue Targets'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2016, ) *'' Justice League: Darkseid War
Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...
'': "Will You be My God?" (with Evan Shaner, one-shot, 2016) collected in ''Justice League: Power of the Gods'' (hc, 200 pages, 2016, ; tpb, 2016, ) *'' The Sheriff of Babylon'' #1–12 (with Mitch Gerads, Vertigo, 2016–2017) collected as ''The Sheriff of Babylon'' (hc, 304 pages, 2018, ; tpb, 2021, ) *''
Mister Miracle Mister Miracle (Scott Free) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Mister Miracle'' #1 (April 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. Publication history Mister Miracle debuted in ...
'' vol. 4 #1–12 (with Mitch Gerads, 2017–2019) collected as ''Mister Miracle'' (tpb, 320 pages, 2019, ; hc, 376 pages, 2020, ) *'' The Kamandi Challenge'' #9: "Ain't It a Drag?" (with
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, 2017) collected in ''The Kamandi Challenge'' (hc, 360 pages, 2018, ; tpb, 2019, ) *'' DC Universe Holiday Special 2017'': " Going Down Easy" (with
Francesco Francavilla Francesco Francavilla is an Italian comic book artist known for his creator-owned series '' The Black Beetle'' and pulp-inspired comic covers. Other notable works include ''The Black Coat'' (which he co-created), Dynamite's ''Zorro'' series, and h ...
, co-feature, 2017) collected in ''A Very DC Rebirth Holiday Sequel'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2018, ) *'' Swamp Thing Winter Special'': "The Talk of the Saints" (with Jason Fabok, co-feature, 2018) ** Collected in ''Swamp Thing: Roots of Terror'' (hc, 168 pages, 2019, ) ** Collected in ''Swamp Thing: Tales from the Bayou'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2020, ) *
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: ** ''Action Comics'' #1000: "Of Tomorrow" (with Clay Mann, co-feature, 2018) **'' DC 100-Page Comic Giant: Superman'' #3–10, 12–15: "Up in the Sky" (with
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, anthology, 2018–2019) *** Reprinted as a regular-sized 6-issue limited series under the title ''Superman: Up in the Sky'' (2019–2020) *** Collected as ''Superman: Up in the Sky'' (hc, 176 pages, 2020, ; tpb, 2021, ) **'' Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow'' #1–8 (with Bilquis Evely, 2021–2022) collected as ''Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow'' (tpb, 224 pages, 2022, ) **'' Superman: Red and Blue'' #6: "The Special" (with
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, anthology, 2021) collected in ''Superman: Red and Blue'' (hc, 272 pages, 2021, ; tpb, 2022, ) *''
Heroes in Crisis ''Heroes in Crisis'' is an American comic book limited series published by DC Comics. It is written by Tom King and illustrated by Clay Mann. ''Heroes in Crisis'' follows the "Crisis" naming convention of prior DC crossovers, but is billed as ...
'' #1–9 (with Clay Mann, Lee Weeks (#3) and Mitch Gerads (#6 and 8), 2018–2019) collected as ''Heroes in Crisis'' (hc, 248 pages, 2019, ; tpb, 2020, ) *'' Strange Adventures'' vol. 4 #1–12 (with Evan Shaner and Mitch Gerads, DC Black Label, 2020–2021) collected as ''Strange Adventures'' (hc, 376 pages, 2021, ; tpb, 2022, ) *''
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'' #1–12 (with Jorge Fornés, DC Black Label, 2020–2021) collected as ''Rorschach'' (hc, 304 pages, 2021, ; tpb, 2022, ) *'' Wonder Woman: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular'': "Dated" (with Evan Shaner, anthology one-shot, 2021) *''
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'' vol. 4 #1–12 (with Greg Smallwood, DC Black Label, 2022)


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*'' The Vision'' vol. 2 (with
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and Michael Walsh (#7),
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, 2016) collected as: **''Little Worse than a Man'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ) **''Little Better than a Beast'' (collects #7–12, tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ) **''The Complete Collection'' (collects #1–12, hc, 488 pages, 2018, ; tpb, 288 pages, 2019, ) *'' Love is Love'': "I'm Tired" (with Mitch Gerads, anthology
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, 144 pages,
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, 2016, ) *''Love Everlasting'' with Elsa Charretier (2022-Present)


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Tom King
at the Comic Book DB {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Tom 1978 births American comics writers Living people Columbia College (New York) alumni Writers from Washington, D.C. People of the Central Intelligence Agency 21st-century American novelists Place of birth missing (living people) Eisner Award winners for Best Writer