Ed Brubaker (; born November 17, 1966) is an American comic book writer,

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and

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who works primarily in the

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genre. He began his career with the semi-autobiographical series '' Lowlife'' and a number of serials in the ''

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'' anthology, before achieving industry-wide acclaim with the

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series '' Scene of the Crime'' and moving to the

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comics such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Authority'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Uncanny X-Men''. Brubaker is best known for his long-standing collaboration with British artist

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, starting with their

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one-shot '' Batman: Gotham Noir'' in 2001 and continuing with a number of creator-owned series such as ''

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'', '' Incognito'', '' Fatale'', ''

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'' and '' Kill or Be Killed''. Brubaker has won numerous awards for his comics work, including seven

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s, two Harvey Awards, an Ignatz Award, and a

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. In addition to his work in comics, Brubaker served as the executive producer and co-writer of the 2019

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series '' Too Old to Die Young'', directed by

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Early life

Brubaker, the child of a

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intelligence officer, spent much of his childhood in

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, reading comics that included

and his sidekick Bucky Barnes, which were seminal in the storyline he would one day write when creating the Winter Soldier. Describing his affinity for Captain America's sidekick thus, he has stated, "I was a Navy brat, and he was an

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brat." As Bucky had been killed off before Brubaker began reading comics, he assumed that the character had met his demise in an elaborate, dramatic story, only to find that he had been unceremoniously killed in a single page of '' The Avengers'' #4, which Brubaker saw as an injustice, commenting, "I was a 9-year-old kid, and I was horrified." His uncle was screenwriter John Paxton.

Career

Early work

Brubaker began his career in comics as a

, writing and drawing '' Pajama Chronicles'' for

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, '' Purgatory U.S.A.'' for Slave Labor Graphics and several short stories for various small-press

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. His most well-known work of the period is '' Lowlife'', a semi-autobiographical series first published by

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and later moved to

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. For Caliber, Brubaker also co-edited an anthology publication titled '' Monkey Wrench''. In 1991, Brubaker wrote one of his earliest crime stories for the

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anthology series ''

'', which he would continue to contribute to intermittently throughout the decade. Among those contributions were the three-part serial "An Accidental Death", a collaboration between Brubaker and artist

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which garnered the two an

nomination in 1993, a

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short story and another tale under the "Lowlife" title, this time a romantic triangle explored through three stories with each depicting a different participant's point-of-view. The latter story was collected by

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into a standalone publication titled ''At the Seams'', which in turn was nominated for Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection at the 1997 Ignatz Awards. His other work for Alternative Comics, the humorous and experimental ''Detour'' #1, was to be the first issue of a series, though only one issue was published. ''Detour'' was nominated for the "Best New Series" Harvey Award in 1998. Brubaker's last work for ''Dark Horse Presents'' was "The Fall", a five-part story illustrated by ''

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'' creator Jason Lutes about a convenience store clerk who gets involved in a ten-year-old murder mystery after he uses a stolen credit card. In 2001, all five parts were collected into a one-shot by Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly. In 2004,

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announced the first creator-owned project by Brubaker and artist

, a pirate-themed series titled ''Black Sails''. The creators eventually decided to shelve the series in favor of ''

'' (published under Marvel's

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imprint), and "The Fall" remained Brubaker's last independent comics work until his move to

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in 2012.

DC Comics

In 1995, Brubaker was contacted by

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to write a story about Prez for its "mature readers" imprint

, after being recommended to the editors by his "An Accidental Death" collaborator Eric Shanower (who was already attached to the project as the artist).''Scene of the Crime'' 2012 (afterword).

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The result—Brubaker's first work for one of the two major American comic book publishers—was a one-shot titled ''Vertigo Visions: Prez'', a broad

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revamping the obscure 1970s

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creation. Brubaker continued to pitch various ideas to Vertigo but kept getting rejected until

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asked him to pitch "something edidn't think Vertigo would publish", which ended up being '' Scene of the Crime''. The 1999 series marked Brubaker's first collaboration with two artists who would frequently work with him in later years: Michael Lark and Sean Phillips (who joined the project as the inker for issues #2–4). A slacker detective story set in San Francisco, ''Scene of the Crime'' was critically acclaimed and brought Brubaker to the attention of

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producers for the first time. In late 2000, Brubaker signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics. That same year, he wrote his first mainstream

work, taking over ''

'' with issue #582 (Oct. 2000). Brubaker would continue writing various series starring

and his ancillary characters until late 2003, including contributions to inter-title crossover storylines such as "Bruce Wayne: Murderer?" and " Bruce Wayne: Fugitive", as well as a stint on ''

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'' that was cut short due to an unspecified dispute with the editors. Also in 2000, Brubaker launched his second creator-owned property at Vertigo, the science fiction series '' Deadenders'' with artist Warren Pleece, which lasted 16 issues before its cancellation in 2001. Brubaker's last work for Vertigo was ''

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'', a four-issue ''The Sandman'' spin-off limited series illustrated by artist

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. In 2001, Brubaker teamed up with artist Darwyn Cooke to revamp

, redesigning and redeveloping the character's costume, supporting cast and modus operandi. The pair's stint started with a four-part serial "Trail of the Catwoman", published in ''

'' #759–762, in which private detective

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attempts to investigate the death of Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman, and continued into the new ''Catwoman'' series which launched in late 2001. Brubaker stayed on the series until #37 (Jan. 2005). During this time, Brubaker and Marvel writer

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discussed co-writing a team-up tale between DC's Batman with Marvel's

. The two writers were enthusiastic about their ideas, which included a fight between Batman and Marvel villain Bullseye as well as another fight between Catwoman and Elektra. DC editors

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and

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were also enthusiastic, but DC Publisher Paul Levitz objected to the project due to a prior disagreement with Marvel's Editor-in-Chief

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. In 2002, Brubaker did his first work for

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, another DC imprint, penning the five-issue '' Wildcats'' spin-off '' Point Blank''. The series, drawn by New Zealand artist Colin Wilson and starring Wildcats' member Grifter, took existing characters and concepts from the Wildstorm Universe and used them to set up Brubaker's '' Sleeper'' series which debuted later that year. A collaboration with artist Sean Phillips, ''Sleeper'' starred Holden Carver, a secret agent who goes undercover in a supervillain's powerful organization only to have his only contact in law enforcement fall into a coma. With the authorities believing him a dangerous criminal, Carver is caught between the two warring sides with unclear allegiances. Although ''Sleeper'' was a success with critics and fans on the Internet, the series underperformed commercially. In December 2003, in a unique publicity stunt conceived to help promote the first trade paperback collection of ''Sleeper'', Brubaker organized an arm wrestling competition at San Francisco's Isotope Comics. If participants were able to beat Brubaker at arm wrestling, they were awarded free signed comic books. According to Brubaker, he wrestled around 40–50 people and won most of the time, losing only to eight or nine contestants. During the series' run, ''Sleeper'' also took part in the line-wide crossover " Coup d'Etat", with Brubaker scripting the first issue of the eponymous limited series. "Coup d'Etat" featured a series of events that led the Authority, a powerful team of superhumans in the Wilstorm Universe, to take over the United States. Following the crossover, Brubaker and artist Dustin Nguyen produced the 12-issue ''The Authority: Revolution'' series which explored the ramifications of the team's actions, while ''Sleeper'' was relaunched with the ''Season Two'' subtitle under the first volume's creative team. Brubaker's last major project at DC was '' Gotham Central'', co-created by Brubaker, writer Greg Rucka and artist Michael Lark. The series focused on the activities of the Gotham City Police Department, with writers either co-scripting storylines or alternating between the arcs. After Brubaker and Lark left the series due to their newly-signed exclusive contracts with Marvel, Rucka decided to discontinue the title, and ''Gotham Central'' was cancelled with issue #40 (Apr. 2006).

Marvel Comics

Brubaker's first work for Marvel was volume five of the ''

'' series. Paired with artist

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, Brubaker introduced new villains and resurrected the long-dead supporting character Bucky Barnes as "The Winter Soldier". The relaunch was a commercial and critical success from its first issue, with its most well-known storyline involving the assassination of Steve Rogers and subsequent passing of the

mantle to Bucky Barnes. Brubaker wrote ''Captain America'' for eight full years, from November 2004 to October 2012, alongside several spin-off titles and associated series based around the character, including the 2009 mini-series '' Captain America: Reborn'', which featured the return of Rogers, the eight-issue '' The Marvels Project'' limited series, as well as '' Secret Avengers'', an ongoing series that followed the adventures of the eponymous team formed in the aftermath of the company-wide crossover storyline "

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". Brubaker's workload at Marvel increased in 2006. He wrote two limited series, '' Books of Doom'' with artist

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, retelling and expanding on the origin of

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, and '' X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' with artist Trevor Hairsine, retconning the origins of the All-New, All-Different X-Men team that debuted in 1975. After finishing ''Deadly Genesis'' in July 2006, Brubaker became the regular writer of '' Uncanny X-Men'', working with artists Billy Tan and

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. In addition to that, he also took over ''

'', having already planned his run with outgoing writer Brian Michael Bendis. Once again teaming up with his ''Scene of the Crime'' and ''Gotham Central'' collaborator Michael Lark, Brubaker explored the ramifications of the

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's imprisonment which occurred at the close of Bendis' run. Another notable launch of the year was ''

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'', an ongoing series co-written by Brubaker and

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which started in November 2006. Also in 2006, Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips launched their first creator-owned series ''

'', published under Marvel's

imprint. The title received generally positive reviews and its first arc, "Coward", won the 2007

for Best New Series. In 2008, after two volumes of ''Criminal'', Brubaker and Phillips took a break from the series to launch another Icon title, '' Incognito'', which Brubaker described as being "about a completely amoral guy with super-powers forced to pretend he's a normal law-abiding citizen, because he's in Witness Protection, and how that shapes what he becomes. It's also a brutal noir twist on the super-hero/super-villain genre that delves more into their roots in the pulps, and it's going to be pretty over-the-top and action-packed." In February 2010, a controversy arose around ''

'' #602, which depicted a group of anti-tax protesters, understood by some readers to be a Tea Party, which was characterized by the

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as exclusively white and racist group. Brubaker and Marvel's Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada apologized for the matter, explaining that, although Brubaker did not intend the protesters to represent any particular real-life group, one of the signs depicted in the scene read, "Tea Bag The Libs Before They Tea Bag YOU!". The slogan was not in Brubaker's script and was instead added by letterer

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, who, under deadline pressures, used messages from signs he found online at the last minute. Quesada further assured that the error would not appear in future reprints of the issue. In an interview following the controversy Brubaker stated, "I had to shut down my public email because I started getting death threats from, y'know, peaceful protesters."

Image Comics

In January 2012, Brubaker and Phillips launched '' Fatale'' at

. The series was initially announced as a twelve-issue maxi-series but was upgraded to an ongoing title in November 2012. Jesse Schedeen of IGN stated that "You can't go wrong with a Brubaker/Phillips collaboration. Even so, ''Fatale'' is making a strong case for being the best of their projects." In October 2013, Brubaker signed a five-year contract to produce comics exclusively for Image. Under the terms of the deal, Image would publish any comic Brubaker brought to them without having to pitch it. Brubaker stated this arrangement was something he has always wanted. The first series released under this contract was ''

'', a Hollywood period piece made with frequent collaborator Sean Phillips. Brubaker's other projects for Image include ''

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'', a spy series illustrated by his ''Captain America'' collaborator Steve Epting.

Film and television work

In March 2009, Brubaker premiered his web series ''Angel of Death'' on

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. Brubaker made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', playing the Winter Soldier's handler. In 2016, Brubaker joined the writing staff for HBO's ''

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''. He co-wrote the episode " Dissonance Theory" with Jonathan Nolan. In 2019, Brubaker partnered with

to produce '' Too Old to Die Young'', a 10-part neo-noir miniseries for

. In 2022, it was announced that Brubaker would serve as

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and executive producer on the animated series '' Batman: Caped Crusader''.

Personal life

Brubaker lives in

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, with his wife, Melanie.

Awards and nominations

Awards

* 2003 Prism Award ("Disguises" from ''

'' #17–19) * 2004

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– Outstanding Comic Book (''Catwoman'' by Ed Brubaker) * 2006 Harvey Award Winner – Best Writer (''

'') * 2007

– Best Writer (''

'', ''Captain America'', ''

''), Best New Series (''Criminal'' with

) * 2007 Harvey Award – Best Writer (''Daredevil'') * 2008 Eisner Award – Best Writer (''Captain America'', ''Criminal'', ''Daredevil'' and ''

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'') * 2010 Eisner Award – Best Writer (''Captain America'', ''Criminal'', ''Daredevil'', '' The Marvels Project'', '' Incognito''), Best Single Issue (''Captain America'' #601 with Gene Colan) * 2012 Eisner Award – Best Limited Series or Story Arc (''Criminal: The Last of the Innocent'' with Sean Phillips) * 2015 Eisner Award – Best New Series (''

'' with Sean Phillips) * 2016 Eisner Award – Best Limited Series (''The Fade Out'' with Sean Phillips) * 2019 Eisner Award – Best Graphic Album—New (''My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies'' with Sean Phillips)

Nominations

* 1993

nominee – Best Writer-Artist Team ("An Accidental Death") * 1997 Ignatz Award nominee – Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection (''At the Seams'') * 1998 Harvey Award nominee – Best New Series (''Detour'') * 2000 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer ('' Scene of the Crime'') and Best Mini-Series (''Scene of the Crime'') * 2007 Eisner Award nominee – Best Continuing Series (''Daredevil'' with Michael Lark and Stefano Gaudiano, ''Captain America'' with

) * 2010 Eisner Award nominee – Best Limited Series or Story Arc (''Incognito'' with Sean Phillips) * 2013 Eisner Award nominee – Best Continuing Series ('' Fatale'' with Sean Phillips) * 2013 Eisner Award nominee – Best New Series (''Fatale'' with Sean Phillips) * 2013 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer (''Fatale'')

Bibliography

Early work

: **'' Pajama Chronicles'' (script and art,

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, 1987) **'' Gumby 3-D'' #4 (as artist — among others; written by Art Clokey, 1987) *'' Purgatory U.S.A.'' (script and art, one-shot, Slave Labor Graphics, 1989) * Rip Off Press: **'' Rip Off Cоmix'' #28: "Love and Fear" (script and art,

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, 1990) **''

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'': "Reflecting on an Earthquake" (script and art, anthology one-shot, 1990) *

: **'' Lowlife'' #1–2 (script and art, 1991) *** Three more issues (written and drawn by Brubaker) were published by

as ''Lowlife'' #3–5 (1993–1996) *** Stories from all five issues in rearranged order are collected as ''A Complete Lowlife'' (tpb, 112 pages, Black Eye, 1997, ) **'' Monkey Wrench'': "Almost Like Wisdom" (with Brian Sendelbach, anthology one-shot co-edited by Brubaker and Josh Petrin,

Iconografix Caliber Comics or Caliber Press is an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed (comics), Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, Caliber published over 1,300 comics in the decade following its inception and is ranke ...

, 1992) *''

'' (

): ** "Burning Man" (with Mike Christian, in #50, 1991) collected in ''The Best of Dark Horse Presents Volume 3'' (tpb, 120 pages, 1993, ) ** "An Accidental Death" (with

, in #65–67, 1992) reprinted in the form of a one-shot as ''An Accidental Death'' (

Fantagraphics Books Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint. History Founding Fantagraphics was found ...

, 1993) ** "Here and Now" (with Stefano Gaudiano, in #96–98, 1995) ** "Bird Dog" (with Patrick McEown, in #100-4, 1995) ** " Godzilla's Day" (with

Dave Cooper Dave Cooper (b. 1967 in Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian cartoonist, oil painter, and animator. Cooper was born in Nova Scotia in 1967 and moved to Ottawa, Ontario at the age of nine. Cooper began his career in the 90s, making underground c ...

, in #106, 1996) collected in ''Godzilla: Age of Monsters'' (tpb, 272 pages, 1998, ) ** "Lowlife" (script and art, in #113–115, 1996) reprinted in the form of a one-shot as ''At the Seams'' (

, 1997) ** "The Fall" (with Jason Lutes, in #131–135, 1998) reprinted in the form of a one-shot as ''The Fall'' ( Drawn & Quarterly, 2001) *'' Real Stuff'' (as artist, written by Dennis Eichhorn, anthology, Fantagraphics Books): ** "Sixth Player" (in #9, 1992) ** "The Guy Who Wanted to Be Friends" (in #13, 1993) *'' Madman Adventures'' (as artist — among others; jam cover for the collected edition, tpb, 66 pages,

Tundra In physical geography, tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. The term ''tundra'' comes through Russian (') from the Kildin Sámi word (') meaning "uplands", "treeless mou ...

, 1993, ) *'' Wiindows'' #21 (cover illustration, Cult Press, 1994) *'' Northwest Cartoon Cookery'': "Food, Glorious Food" (as artist, written by Dennis Eichhorn, anthology one-shot, Starhead Comix, 1995) *'' Oh That Monroe'': "The Homo Test" (co-written by Brubaker and Jon Lewis, art by Sam Henderson, anthology one-shot, Wow Cool, 1995) *

: **'' Detour'' #1 (of 3 — discontinued after the debut issue) (script and art, 1997) **'' Urban Hipster'' #1–2 (as "continuity editor"; written and drawn by

Greg Stump Greg Stump is an American champion skier, ski and snowboarding filmmaker, and music video director. Early ski career Born in San Diego, his family then moved to Maine where Greg learned to ski at nearby Pleasant Mountain (now Shawnee Peak). He ...

with David Lasky, 1998) *'' Small Press Expo'' '97: "Mysteries?" (script and art, 1-page story in the anthology one-shot,

CBLDF The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) is an American non-profit organization formed in 1986 to protect the First Amendment rights of comics creators, publishers, and retailers covering legal expenses. Charles Brownstein served as the organiz ...

, 1997) *''

Oni Double Feature An is a kind of ''yōkai'', demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. Oni are mostly known for their fierce and evil nature manifested in their propensity for murder and cannibalism. Notwithstanding their evil reputation, oni posse ...

'' #5 (script and art, untitled 1-page story in the anthology, Oni Press, 1998) *'' Astronauts in Trouble: Cool Ed's'' (as "assistant editor"; written by Larry Young, drawn by Charlie Adlard, one-shot,

AiT/Planet Lar AiT/Planet Lar is an American comic book publishing company based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1999 by Larry Young and Mimi Rosenheim. The company focuses on releasing original graphic novels into the mass market, although the ...

, 1999)

DC Comics

Vertigo

*'' Vertigo Visions: Prez'' (with Eric Shanower, one-shot, 1995) collected in ''Prez: The First Teen President'' (tpb, 224 pages, 2016, ) *'' Gangland'' #3: "Small Time" (with Eric Shanower, anthology, 1998) collected in ''Gangland'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2000, ) *'' Scene of the Crime'' (with Michael Lark): **''Scene of the Crime'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2000, ; hc, 128 pages,

, 2012, ) collects: *** '' Vertigo: Winter's Edge'' #2: "God and Sinners" (anthology, 1999) *** '' Scene of the Crime'' #1–4: "A Little Piece of Goodnight" (1999) **'' 9-11 Volume 2'': "Still Life" (anthology

graphic novel A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

, 224 pages, 2002, ) *''Deadenders'' (tpb, 392 pages, 2012, ) collects: **'' Vertigo: Winter's Edge'' #3: "The Morning After" (with Warren Pleece, anthology, 2000) **'' Deadenders'' #1–16 (with Warren Pleece, 2000–2001) *''

The Sandman Presents After the DC comic book series '' The Sandman'' concluded with #75, numerous comics, novels and spin-offs made use of its characters, concepts and universe. ''The Sandman'' was written by Neil Gaiman. Ongoing series ''The Dreaming'' '' The Dre ...

: The Dead Boy Detectives'' #1–4 (with

, 2001) collected as ''The Sandman Presents: The Dead Boy Detectives'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2008, )

DC Universe

*''

'' (with

Scott McDaniel Scott McDaniel (born 1965) is an American comics artist who has drawn numerous books, including Marvel Comics' "Fall from Grace" storyline for the ''Daredevil'' series. Notable artwork for DC Comics include a long run on '' Batman'' as regular p ...

, James Tucker + Stefano Gaudiano (#600) and

(#603); issues #606–607 are co-written by Brubaker and Geoff Johns, 2000–2002) collected as: **''Batman by Ed Brubaker Volume 1'' (collects #582–586 and 591–597, tpb, 320 pages, 2016, ) *** Includes the '' Batman: Our Worlds at War'' one-shot (written by Brubaker, art by Stefano Gaudiano, 2001) **''Batman by Ed Brubaker Volume 2'' (collects #598–607, tpb, 288 pages, 2016, ) **''Batman: Bruce Wayne — Murderer?'' (includes #599–602, tpb, 624 pages, 2014, ) **'' Batman: Bruce Wayne — Fugitive'' (includes #603–607, tpb, 432 pages, 2014, ) *'' Batman: Turning Points'' #2 (with Joe Giella) and #3 (with

Dick Giordano Richard Joseph Giordano (; July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. Early ...

, 2001) collected in ''Batman: Turning Points'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2007, ) *'' Batman: Gotham Adventures'' #33: "World without Batman" (with Brad Rader, 2001) *'' Batman: Gotham Noir'' (with Sean Phillips, one-shot,

, 2001) *''

Robin Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') ** Bush-robin **Forest r ...

'' vol. 2 #86 (with

Pander Brothers Jacob Pander (born January 26, 1965) and Arnold Pander (born June 16, 1967), known commercially as The Pander Brothers, are American comic book creators, artists, and filmmakers. They are best known for their work on the comics titles Grendel: Devi ...

, 2001) collected in ''Batman: Officer Down'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2001, ) *''

'': ** "

History Lesson "History Lesson" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1949 in the magazine ''Startling Stories''. The two-part story speculates on the cooling of the Sun as a doomsday scenario for Eart ...

" (with Steve Lieber, co-feature in #758, 2001) ** "Dead Reckoning" (with Tommy Castillo, in #777–782, 2003) ** "Made of Wood" (with Patrick Zircher, in #784–786, 2003) collected in ''Batman: The Man Who Laughs'' (hc, 144 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, ) *''

'' vol. 3 (with Darwyn Cooke (#1–4), Brad Rader,

Cameron Stewart Cameron Stewart (born 1975) is a Canadian comic book creator. He first came to prominence when he collaborated as an illustrator with writer Grant Morrison, and he went on to illustrate ''Catwoman'' and co-write ''Batgirl''. He won Eisner and ...

Javier Pulido Javier Pulido is a Spanish comic book artist working primarily for the American market. His notable works include ''Human Target'', '' Robin: Year One'', '' She-Hulk'' and '' The Amazing Spider-Man''. Early life Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canari ...

(#17–19), Guy Davis (#23–24), Paul Gulacy, Sean Phillips (#32) and Diego Olmos (#33), 2002–2005) collected as: **''Trail of the Catwoman'' (collects #1–9, tpb, 336 pages, 2012, ) *** Includes "Trail of the Catwoman" co-feature serial (art by Darwyn Cooke) from ''

'' #759–762 (2001) **''No Easy Way Down'' (collects #10–24, tpb, 400 pages, 2013, ) *** Includes the '' Catwoman Secret Files & Origins'' one-shot (written by Brubaker, art by Michael Avon Oeming, Cameron Stewart and Eric Shanower, 2002) **''Under Pressure'' (collects #25–37, tpb, 312 pages, 2014, ) **''Catwoman of East End Omnibus'' (includes #1–37, ''Detective Comics'' #759–762 and ''Catwoman Secret Files & Origins'', hc, 1,064 pages, 2022, ) *'' Gotham Central'' (with Michael Lark, Brian Hurtt (#11), Greg Scott (#16),

Jason Shawn Alexander Jason Shawn Alexander or J. Alexander (born c. 1975) is a painter, illustrator and draftsman from Portland, Tennessee. Alexander has produced illustrations for Dark Horse Comics, Warner Brothers, DC Comics, Hasbro, White Wolf, Inc, and Dalmati ...

(#26–27) and Kano (#33–36), 2003–2005) collected as: ** Issues #1–2, 12–15 and 33–36 are co-written by Brubaker and Greg Rucka. *** ''In the Line of Duty'' (includes #1–5, hc, 240 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2011, ) *** ''Jokers and Madmen'' (includes #11–16 and 19–22, hc, 288 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2011, ) *** ''On the Freak Beat'' (includes #26–27, hc, 224 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2011, ) *** ''Corrigan'' (includes #33–36, hc, 224 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2012, ) *** ''Omnibus'' (includes #1–5, 11–16, 19–22, 26–27, 33–36, hc, 957 pages, 2016, ) *'' Batman: Gotham Knights'' #41: " I'll Be Watching" (with Ryan Sook, co-feature, 2003) collected in ''Batman: Black and White Volume 3'' (hc, 288 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2008, ) *''

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

'' vol. 4 #27: "The Black Bird" (with Sean Phillips, 2004) *'' Batman: The Man Who Laughs'' (with

Doug Mahnke Douglas Mahnke () is an American comic book artist, known for his work and penciling books including ''The Mask'', '' JLA'', ''Batman'', ''Final Crisis'', and '' Green Lantern''. Career Mahnke's first prominent work was for ''The Mask'', and he ...

, one-shot, 2005) *'' Catwoman: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular'': "The Art of Picking a Lock" (with Cameron Stewart, anthology one-shot, 2020) collected in ''Batman: 80 Years of the Bat Family'' (tpb, 400 pages, 2020, )

Wildstorm

*'' Point Blank'' #1–5 (with Colin Wilson, Eye of the Storm, 2002–2003) collected as ''Point Blank'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2003, ) *'' The Sleeper Omnibus'' (hc, 720 pages,

, 2013, ) collects: **''Sleeper'' #1–12 (with Sean Phillips, Eye of the Storm, 2003–2004) also collected as ''Sleeper: Season One'' (tpb, 288 pages, 2009, ) **'' Coup d'Etat'': *** ''Coup d'Etat'' #1 (of 4) (with

Jim Lee Jim Lee (Korean 이용철; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work, Lee has received a Harvey ...

, Eye of the Storm, 2004) also collected in ''Coup d'Etat'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2004, ) *** ''Coup d'Etat: Afterword'': "Sleeper Prelude" (with Sean Phillips, co-feature in one-shot, 2004) also collected in ''Sleeper: Season Two'' (tpb, 296 pages, 2009, ) **''Sleeper: Season Two'' #1–12 (with Sean Phillips, 2004–2005) also collected as ''Sleeper: Season Two'' (tpb, 296 pages, 2009, ) *'' Masks: Too Hot for TV!'': "Introduction" (with Doug Mahnke, anthology one-shot, Eye of the Storm, 2004) *'' Tom Strong'' #29–30 (with Duncan Fegredo,

America's Best Comics America's Best Comics (ABC) is a comic book publishing brand. It was set up by Alan Moore in 1999 as an imprint of WildStorm, an idea proposed to Moore by WildStorm founder Jim Lee when it was still under Image Comics. History ''America's Best ...

, 2004–2005) collected in ''Tom Strong Book Five'' (hc, 136 pages, 2005, ; tpb, 2006, ) *'' The Authority: Revolution'' #1–12 (with Dustin Nguyen, 2004–2005) collected as ''The Authority by Ed Brubaker and Dustin Nguyen'' (tpb, 328 pages, 2019, ) *''

The Razor's Edge ''The Razor's Edge'' is a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It tells the story of Larry Darrell, an American pilot traumatized by his experiences in World War I, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. The story b ...

: RedBird'' (with

Jason Pearson Jason Trent Pearson (August 29, 1970 – December 19, 2022) was an American comic book creator, known for his series '' Body Bags'' and for his dynamic illustration work on books featuring characters such as the Legion of Super-Heroes, Spider-Man ...

, unreleased 5-issue limited series — initially announced for 2005) ** Three issues were solicited before the series was pulled off schedule.

Marvel Comics

: **''

'' vol. 5 (with

, Michael Lark, John Paul Leon (#7), Lee Weeks (#10), Mike Perkins,

Butch Guice Jackson "Butch" Guice (born June 27, 1961) is an American comics artist who has worked in the comics industry since the 1980s. Biography Guice was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.. Retrieved March 21, 2008. Growing up in the 1960s, Guice was fond ...

Roberto de la Torre The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(#39), Luke Ross, Mitch Breitweiser (#600, 607, 615.1, 619), David Aja + Rafael Albuquerque + Howard Chaykin (#600), Gene Colan (#601),

Daniel Acuña Daniel Acuña (born 1974) is a Spanish comic book artist. Early life In college, Daniel Acuña studied painting and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. He cites his early influences as Jack Kirby, the Romitas (Senior and Junior), Will Eisne ...

(#611), Travis Charest + Ed McGuinness (#616),

Mike Deodato, Jr. Mike Deodato (; born May 23, 1963), sometimes credited as Mike Deodato Jr., is the professional pseudonym of Brazilian comic book artist Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho. Early life Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963 in Campina Grande, Paraíb ...

(#616–617), Chris Samnee (#617–624) and Francesco Francavilla (#625–628); after issue #619, the series was rebranded as ''Captain America and Bucky'' with issues #620–624 co-written by Brubaker and

Marc Andreyko Marc Andreyko (born 20 June 1970) is a comic book writer and screenwriter, best known for the true crime series '' Torso'' he co-wrote with Brian Michael Bendis and for co-creating the character Kate Spencer for DC Comics. Career Marc Andreyk ...

and #625–628 co-written by Brubaker and

James Asmus James Asmus is a writer, actor and comedian known for his affiliation with such theaters as The Annoyance and the sketch group Hey You Millionaires, and for his work writing comic books such as '' Quantum and Woody'', ''Thief of Thieves'' and '' ...

, 2005–2012) collected as: *** ''Ultimate Collection: Captain America — The Winter Soldier'' (collects #1–9 and 11–14, tpb, 304 pages, 2010, ; hc, 2014, ) *** '' House of M: Wolverine, Iron Man and Hulk'' (includes #10, hc, 352 pages, 2010, ) *** ''Ultimate Collection: Captain America — Red Menace'' (collects #15–21, tpb, 216 pages, 2011, ) **** Includes '' Captain America 65th Anniversary Special'' (written by Brubaker, art by Mike Perkins, Javier Pulido and Marcos Martín, 2006) *** '' The Death of Captain America: The Complete Collection'' (collects #22–42, tpb, 568 pages, 2013, ) **** Includes the '' Winter Soldier: Winter Kills'' one-shot (written by Brubaker, art by Lee Weeks and Stefano Gaudiano, 2007) *** ''Captain America: The Man with No Face'' (collects #43–48, hc, 168 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) *** ''Captain America: Road to Reborn'' (collects #49–50 and 600–601, hc, 176 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) *** ''Captain America: Reborn'' (hc, 232 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, ) collects: **** '' Captain America: Reborn Prelude'' (with Luke Ross, free digital mini-comic, 2009) **** '' Captain America: Reborn'' #1–6 (with Bryan Hitch, 2009–2010) *** ''Captain America: Two Americas'' (collects #602–605, hc, 128 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, ) **** Includes the '' Captain America: Reborn — Who Will Wield the Shield?'' one-shot (written by Brubaker, art by Butch Guice and Luke Ross, 2010) *** ''Captain America: No Escape'' (collects #606–610, hc, 120 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2011, ) *** ''Captain America: The Trial of Captain America'' (collects #611–615 and 615.1, hc, 144 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) *** ''Captain America: Prisoner of War'' (collects #616–619, hc, 144 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) *** ''Captain America and Bucky: The Life Story of Bucky Barnes'' (collects #620–624, hc, 112 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, ) *** ''Captain America and Bucky: Old Wounds'' (collects #625–628, hc, 128 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, ) *** ''Captain America by Ed Brubaker Omnibus'' (collects #1–25, ''Captain America 65th Anniversary Special'' and ''Winter Soldier: Winter Kills'', hc, 744 pages, 2007, ) *** ''The Death of Captain America Omnibus'' (collects #26–42, hc, 464 pages, 2009, ) *** ''Captain America Lives! Omnibus'' (collects #43–50, 600–601, ''Captain America: Reborn Prelude'' and #1–6, hc, 560 pages, 2011, ) *** ''The Trial of Captain America Omnibus'' (includes #602–619, 615.1, ''Captain America: Reborn — Who Will Wield the Shield?'' and ''Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier'' #1–4, hc, 928 pages, 2014, ) *** ''Return of the Winter Soldier Omnibus'' (includes #620–628, ''Fear Itself: Book of the Skull'', ''Fear Itself'' #7.1 and ''Winter Soldier'' #1–14, hc, 752 pages, 2015, ) **'' Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier'' #1–4 (with Dale Eaglesham, 2010) collected as ''Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier'' (hc, 112 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) **'' Fear Itself: Book of the Skull'' (with

Scot Eaton Scot Eaton is a comic book artist, best known for his work on ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'', ''Thor'', '' X-Men: Endangered Species'', and '' X-Men: Messiah Complex''. Career In the early 1990s Eaton started penciling '' Doctor Fate'' and ...

, one-shot, 2011) collected in ''Fear Itself'' (hc, 240 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, ) **''

'' vol. 6 (with Steve McNiven (#1–5),

Alan Davis Alan Davis (born 18 June 1956) is an English artist and writer of comic books, known for his work on titles such as ''Captain Britain'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''ClanDestine'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Excalibur'', '' JLA: The Nail'' and '' JLA: ...

(#6–10), Patrick Zircher (#11–14), Scot Eaton (#15–18) and Steve Epting (#19); issues #15–18 are co-written by Brubaker and Cullen Bunn, 2011–2012) collected as: *** ''Captain America by Ed Brubaker Volume 1'' (collects #1–5, hc, 120 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, ) *** ''Captain America by Ed Brubaker Volume 2'' (collects #6–10, hc, 112 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, ) *** ''Captain America by Ed Brubaker Volume 3'' (collects #11–14, hc, 112 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2013, ) *** ''Captain America by Ed Brubaker Volume 4'' (collects #15–19, hc, 120 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2013, ) *** ''The Trial of Captain America Omnibus'' (includes #1–10, hc, 928 pages, 2014, ) *** ''Return of the Winter Soldier Omnibus'' (includes #11–19, hc, 752 pages, 2015, ) **''Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker: The Complete Collection'' (tpb, 344 pages, 2014, ) collects: *** '' Fear Itself'' #7.1 (with Butch Guice, 2012) *** '' Winter Soldier'' #1–14 (with Butch Guice and Michael Lark (#6–9), 2012–2013) *'' What If... Aunt May Had Died Instead of Uncle Ben?'' (with Andrea Di Vito, one-shot, 2005) collected in ''What If... Why Not?'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2005, ) *'' Wha... Huh?'' (with Jim Mahfood, among other writers, one-shot, 2005) collected in ''Secret Wars Too'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2016, ) *'' Books of Doom'' #1–6 (with

, 2006) collected as ''Fantastic Four: Books of Doom'' (hc, 144 pages, 2006, ; tpb, 2007, ) *

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

: **'' X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' #1–6 (with Trevor Hairsine and Pete Woods, 2006) collected as ''X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' (hc, 200 pages, 2006, ; tpb, 2007, ) **'' Uncanny X-Men'' (with Billy Tan,

(#477, 480, 483), Salvador Larocca (#487–491), Mike Choi (#495–499), Terry Dodson (#500) and Greg Land (#500–503), 2006–2008) collected as: *** ''The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire'' (collects #475–486, hc, 312 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2008, ) *** ''The Extremists'' (collects #487–491, tpb, 120 pages, 2008, ) *** ''X-Men: Messiah Complex'' (includes #492–494, hc, 352 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2008, ) **** Includes the '' X-Men: Messiah Complex'' one-shot (written by Brubaker, art by Marc Silvestri, 2007) *** '' Divided We Stand'' (collects #495–499, tpb, 120 pages, 2008, ) *** '' Manifest Destiny'' (includes #500–503, hc, 208 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) **** Issues #500–503 are co-written by Brubaker and

. *''

'' vol. 2 (with Michael Lark, David Aja (#88 and 116), Lee Weeks (#94), Leandro Fernández (''Annual''), Stefano Gaudiano, Paul Azaceta (#103–106),

Clay Mann Clay Mann is an American comic book artist who has worked for Valiant, Marvel, and DC Comics. He has a twin brother named Seth Mann who works primarily as his inker. Bibliography Interior comic work includes: *''X-Men Unlimited'' vol. 2 #13: "A ...

(#111) and

Tonči Zonjić Tonči Zonjić is a Croatian comic book artist. Career Zonjić started out as an illustrator at the age of 15 and got into comics by creating a fanzine called ''Pipci!'' (''Tentacles!'') in 2004.

(#115), 2006–2009) collected as: ** ''Annual'' #1 is co-written by Brubaker and

Ande Parks Ande Parks (born October 1, 1964) is an American professional comic book artist, known for his work as an inker and writer in the industry. His best known work has come from his stint with fellow artist Phil Hester on DC Comics' Green Arrow serie ...

; issues #107–110 are co-written by Brubaker and Greg Rucka. *** ''Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Omnibus Volume 1'' (collects #82–105, hc, 608 pages, 2009, ) *** ''Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Omnibus Volume 2'' (collects #106–119, 500 and ''Annual'' #1, hc, 472 pages, 2010, ) **** Includes the '' Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula'' one-shot (co-written by Brubaker and Ande Parks, art by Chris Samnee, 2008) *** ''Ultimate Collection: Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Volume 1'' (collects #82–93, tpb, 304 pages, 2012, ) *** ''Ultimate Collection: Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Volume 2'' (collects #94–105, tpb, 304 pages, 2012, ) *** ''Ultimate Collection: Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Volume 3'' (collects #106–119 and 500, tpb, 384 pages, 2012, ) *''

'' (with Sean Phillips,

): **''Volume 1'' (hc, 432 pages, 2009, ) collects: *** ''Criminal Preview'' (five-page " trailer", 2006) *** '' Criminal'' (2006–2007) also collected as: **** ''Coward'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2007, ) **** ''Lawless'' (collects #6–10, tpb, 128 pages, 2007, ) *** '' Criminal'' vol. 2 #1–3 (2008) also collected as ''Criminal: The Dead and the Dying'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2008, ) *** '' Liberty Comics'' #1: "No One Rides for Free" (anthology, Image, 2008) also collected in ''CBLDF Presents: Liberty'' (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2016, ) **''Volume 2'' (hc, 432 pages, 2012, ) collects: *** '' Criminal'' vol. 2 #4–7 (2008) also collected as ''Criminal: Bad Night'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2009, ) *** '' Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics'': "21st Century Noir" (anthology graphic novel, sc, 104 pages,

, 2009, ; hc, 2020, ) *** '' Criminal: The Sinners'' #1–5 (2009–2010) also collected as ''Criminal: The Sinners'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2010, ) *** '' Criminal: The Last of the Innocent'' #1–4 (2011) also collected as ''Criminal: The Last of the Innocent'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2011, ) *''

'' (co-written by Brubaker and Matt Fraction): **''The Last Iron Fist Story'' (hc, 160 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2007, ) collects: *** '' Civil War: Choosing Sides'': "The Immortal Iron Fist" (with David Aja, anthology one-shot, 2006) *** "The Last Iron Fist Story" (with David Aja,

Travel Foreman Travel Foreman is an American comic book artist. Biography Travel Foreman gained attention with his work on Com.x’s ''Cla$$war'', where he replaced original series artist Trevor Hairsine.John Severin John Powers Severin (; December 26, 1921 – February 12, 2012) was an American comics artist noted for his distinctive work with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics ''Two-Fisted Tales'' and ''Frontline Combat''; for Marvel Comics, ...

Russ Heath Russell Heath Jr. (September 29, 1926 – August 23, 2018), was an American artist best known for his comic book work, particularly his DC Comics war stories and his 1960s art for ''Playboy'' magazine's "Little Annie Fanny" feature. He also prod ...

and

Sal Buscema Sal Buscema (; ; born Silvio Buscema, January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of '' The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as artist of ''The Spectacular Spider-M ...

, in #1–6, 2007) **''The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven'' (hc, 216 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2008, ) collects: *** "Men of a Certain Deadly Persuasion" (with Howard Chaykin, Dan Brereton and Jelena Kevic-Djurdjević, in ''Annual'', 2007) *** "The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven" (with David Aja, Roy Martinez, Scott Koblish, Kano, Javier Pulido, Tonči Zonjić and Clay Mann, in #8–14, 2007–2008) **''The Book of Iron Fist'' (hc, 160 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, ) collects: *** "The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay" (with Travel Foreman, Leandro Fernández and

Khari Evans Khari is a village development committee in Dhading District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. ...

, in #7, 2007) *** ''Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death'' (with Russ Heath, Mitch Breitweiser,

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and

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, one-shot, 2008) *** ''The Origin of Danny Rand'' (with Kano, two-page framing sequence for a reprint of ''

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'' #15–16, one-shot, 2008) *** "The Story of the Iron Fist Bei Bang-Wen (1827–1860)" (with Khari Evans, in #15, 2008) *** "Happy Birthday Danny" (with David Aja, in #16, 2008) **''Omnibus'' (collects #1–16, ''Annual'', ''Civil War: Choosing Sides'', ''Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death'' and ''The Origin of Danny Rand'', hc, 560 pages, 2009, ) **''The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (collects #1–16, ''Annual'', ''Civil War: Choosing Sides'', ''Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death'' and ''The Origin of Danny Rand'', tpb, 496 pages, 2013, ) *'' What If...? Civil War'': "The Stranger" (with Marko Djurdjević, framing sequence in the one-shot, 2008) collected in ''What If: Civil War'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2008, ) *'' Young Avengers Presents'' #1: "

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" (with

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, 2008) collected in ''Young Avengers Presents'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, ) *'' Incognito: The Classified Edition'' (hc, 368 pages, 2012, ) collects: **''Incognito'' #1–6 (with Sean Phillips, Icon, 2008–2009) also collected as ''Incognito'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2009, ) **''Incognito: Bad Influences'' #1–5 (with Sean Phillips, Icon, 2010–2011) also collected as ''Incognito: Bad Influences'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2011, ) *'' The Marvels Project'' #1–8 (with Steve Epting, 2009–2010) collected as ''The Marvels Project: Birth of the Super Heroes'' (hc, 208 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2011, ) *'' Secret Avengers'' (with Mike Deodato, Jr., David Aja + Michael Lark (#5) and

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(#9–12), 2010–2011) collected as: **''Mission to Mars'' (collects #1–5, hc, 136 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) **''Eyes of the Dragon'' (collects #6–12, hc, 168 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2012, ) **''Secret Avengers by Ed Brubaker: The Complete Collection'' (collects #1–12, tpb, 304 pages, 2018, ) *'' Avengers vs. X-Men'': **''Marvel Point One'': " Behold the Watcher" (with Javier Pulido, anthology one-shot, 2012) collected in ''Original Sin'' (hc, 392 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 240 pages, 2015, ) **''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #3 (with John Romita, Jr.) and #10 (with

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, 2012) collected in ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' (hc, 568 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 384 pages, 2013, )

Image Comics

*'' Fatale'' (with Sean Phillips, 2012–2014) collected as: **''Volume 1'' (collects #1–10, hc, 312 pages, 2014, ) **''Volume 2'' (collects #11–24, hc, 432 pages, 2015, ) *''

'' #1–15 (with Steve Epting, 2013–2016) collected as ''Velvet'' (hc, 416 pages, 2017, ) *''

'' #1–12 (with Sean Phillips, 2014–2016) collected as ''The Fade Out'' (hc, 384 pages, 2016, ; tpb, 2018, ) *''

'' (with Sean Phillips): **''Volume 3'' (hc, 400 pages, 2020, ) collects: *** ''Criminal: The Special Edition'' (2015) also collected in ''Criminal: Wrong Place, Wrong Time'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ) *** ''Criminal: Tenth Anniversary Special Edition Magazine'' (2016) also collected in ''Criminal: Wrong Place, Wrong Time'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ) *** ''My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies'' (graphic novel, hc, 72 pages, 2018, ; sc, 2019, ) *** ''Criminal'' vol. 3 #1–4 (2019) **** Issues #2–3 are presented as a standalone story with expanded scenes; previously reprinted as ''Bad Weekend'' (hc, 72 pages, 2019, ) **''Criminal'' vol. 3 #5–12 (2019–2020) collected as ''Cruel Summer'' (hc, 288 pages, 2020, ; tpb, 2022, ) *'' Kill or Be Killed'' #1–20 (with Sean Phillips, 2016–2018) collected as ''Kill or Be Killed'' (hc, 624 pages, 2019, ) *''

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'' (with Sean Phillips, graphic novel, hc, 72 pages, 2020, ; sc, 2021, ) *'' Reckless'' (with Sean Phillips, series of graphic novels): **''Reckless'' (hc, 144 pages, 2020, ) **''Friend of the Devil: A Reckless Book'' (hc, 144 pages, 2021, ) **''Destroy All Monsters: A Reckless Book'' (hc, 144 pages, 2021, ) **''The Ghost in You: A Reckless Book'' (hc, 144 pages, 2022, ) **''Follow Me Down: A Reckless Book'' (hc, 144 pages, 2022, )

Other publishers

: **'' Black Sails'' (with Sean Phillips, unreleased 3-issue limited series — initially announced in 2004 but abandoned in favor of Brubaker and Phillips' ''

'') **'' Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition — Last Call'': "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (with Sean Phillips, story created for the collection; hc, 360 pages, 2022, ) *** In addition to this short story, Brubaker provided commentary for the section of Darwyn Cooke's preliminary and promotional art for the ''Parker'' series and the section commemorating Cooke. *'' The Spirit Centenary Newspaper'' (with Sean Phillips, untitled 1-page story in the tabloid-sized anthology, LICAF, 2017) *
Friday
' (with Marcos Martín, digital,

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, 2020–...) collected in print via

as: **''The First Day of Christmas'' (collects #1–3, tpb, 120 pages, 2021, ) **''On a Cold Winter's Night'' (collects #4–6, tpb, 120 pages, 2022, )

References

External links

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February 2006
interview with Brubaker at

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