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Arvid Nelson is an American comic book writer, best known for ''
Rex Mundi''.
Life and career
Nelson started writing comics while at
Dartmouth College
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, where he also converted to the
Baháʼí Faith
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.
After graduating in 1999 he became a production assistant on a
Woody Allen
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film, but it was while working on a documentary about ''
The Paris Review
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'' that he visited Paris and started picking up influences that would lead to his creating ''
Rex Mundi''.
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and
DC. For the former he wrote a
Nightcrawler story in ''
X-Men Unlimited
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''. At DC he wrote a
Mr Terrific story in ''
JSA Classified'' and the first
one-shot of ''
The Joker's Asylum'' series.
One major literary influence is
Robert E. Howard and Nelson has worked on a ''
Kull''
limited series at Dark Horse and in May 2009 it was announced that he would be writing ''
Thulsa Doom'' for
Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptations ...
.
Bibliography
*''
Rex Mundi'' (#1–18,
Image Comics, 2002–06, #1–19,
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 ...
, 2006–09) collected as:
**''Volume 1: The Guardian of the Temple'' (collects ''Rex Mundi'' (vol. 1) #0–5, Image Comics, , Dark Horse Comics, )
**''Volume 2: The River Underground'' (collects ''Rex Mundi'' (vol. 1) #6–11, Image Comics, , Dark Horse Comics, )
**''Volume 3: The Lost Kings'' (collects ''Rex Mundi'' #12–17, Dark Horse Comics, )
**''Volume 4: Crown and Sword'' (collects ''Rex Mundi'' (vol. 1) #18, ''Rex Mundi'' (vol. 2) #1–5 and "To Weaver A Lover" in ''
The Dark Horse Book of Monsters'', Dark Horse Comics, )
**''Volume 5: The Valley at the End of the World'' (collects ''Rex Mundi'' (vol. 2) #6–12, Dark Horse Comics, )
**''Volume 6: Gate of God'' (collects ''Rex Mundi'' (vol. 2) #13–19, Dark Horse Comics, )
*''
X-Men Unlimited
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The purpose of this title was to run stories that fit between the main X-Men comics. The stories included all characters (heroes and villains) from the X-tit ...
'' (vol. 2) #7 (with pencils by
Lewis Larosa and inks by
Tom Palmer,
Marvel Comics
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, April 2005)
*''
killer7'' (2006)
*''
Zero Killer'' (2007)
* "
Mr Horrific" (with
Alex Sanchez, in ''
JSA Classified'' #29–31,
DC Comics
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, 2007)
*''
The Joker's Asylum'': "
The Joker
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" (with Alex Sanchez, one-shot, DC Comics, 2008)
*''
Kull'' (with
Will Conrad, 5-issue limited series, Dark Horse Comics, 2008–09)
*''
Thulsa Doom'' (with artist
Lui Antonio,
Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptations ...
, 2009)
*''
Red Sonja
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Marvel Comics p ...
'' (with artist
Jackson Herbert,
Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptations ...
, 2009–2010, forthcoming)
*''
Rage: After the Impact'' (with artists
Andrea Mutti, Pierluigi Baldassini, Michael Atiyeh,
Dark Horse Comics
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, 2011)
*''
Thulsa Doom'' (with artists
Lui Antonio,
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 ...
, 2011)
*''
Warlord of Mars'' (with artist
Carlos Rafael,
Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptations ...
, 2011-2014)
*''
Red Bull's E-Sport Comic: The Fateful 8 Volume 2'' (with artist
Yvel Guichet
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More than 90% of its employees are Jewish immigrants. The Megemeria Schoo ...
,
Dark Horse Comics
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, 2015)
*''
The Great Wall'' (with artist
Gian Fernando,
Legendary Pictures, 2017)
*''
Skull Island: The Birth of Kong'' (with artist
Zid,
Legendary Pictures, 2017)
See also
*
List of Baháʼís
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Family of Baháʼu'lláh ...
*
Baháʼí Faith in fiction
Notes
References
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External links
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;Interviews
'Rex'-N-Effect: An Interview with Arvid Nelson Comics Bulletin
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