Ron Marz (born November 17, 1965) is an

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writer, known for his work on titles such as ''

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'', ''

DC vs. Marvel ''DC vs. Marvel'' (issues #2–3 titled ''Marvel vs. DC'') was a comic book miniseries intercompany crossover published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics from April to May 1996. Each company would publish two issues of the series, thus the title d ...

'', ''

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, ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

Witchblade ''Witchblade'' is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owner Marc Silvestri, editor David Wohl, writers ...

''.

Career

Marz is known for his work on ''

'' and ''

,'' as well as the ''

'' crossover and ''

''. He co-created

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in ''Silver Surfer Annual'' #6 (1993). Marz worked on the

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series ''

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'', '' Mystic'', '' Sojourn'', and '' The Path''. At

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he created '' Samurai: Heaven and Earth'' and various ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

'' comics. He has written for

Devil's Due Publishing Devil's Due Publishing (often abbreviated as DDP) is an independent comic book publisher in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned proper ...

's Aftermath line including ''Blade of Kumori''. In 1995, he had a brief run on ''

X-O Manowar X-O Manowar (Aric of Dacia) is a fictional superhero co-created by writers Jim Shooter and Steve Englehart, and artists Bob Layton and Barry Windsor-Smith. The eponymous comic book series published by Valiant Comics has sold more than 8 million c ...

'' for

Valiant Comics Valiant Comics is an American comic book publisher. The company was founded in 1989 by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter along with lawyer and businessman Steven Massarsky. In 1994, the company was sold to Acclaim Entertainment ...

. The following year, Marz wrote the '' DC/Marvel: All Access'' limited series which was an

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between DC and Marvel characters. While writing ''Green Lantern'', Marz wrote the "

Emerald Twilight "Emerald Twilight" is a 1994 comic book story told in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #48–50, written by Ron Marz, drawn by Darryl Banks and published by DC Comics. The story introduced a new Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner, who gained a significant fan f ...

" storyline, in which the character of

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, stricken with grief, became a

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, leading to the destruction of the

Green Lantern Corps Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic law enforcement organization appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residin ...

, and

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being chosen at random as the last Green Lantern. Marz's 2000s work includes a number of

Top Cow Productions Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992. History During the early years of Image Comics, which was founded in 1992, co-founder Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim L ...

comic books, including ''

'', which he wrote from issue #80 (Nov. 2004) to issue #150, plus a number of specials and crossover stories featuring the character, such as ''Witchblade/The

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'' in 2007 and ''Witchblade/Devi'' in 2008. His other Top Cow work includes '' Cyberforce'' #1–6 in 2006 and ''Cyberforce/

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 ...

'' in 2007. For

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, he has written ''

Ion An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by conve ...

'', a 12-part comic book miniseries that followed the Kyle Rayner character after the ''

One Year Later "One Year Later" is a 2006 comic book storyline running through books published by DC Comics. It involves a narrative jump exactly one year into the future of the DC Universe following the events of the ''Infinite Crisis'' storyline, to explore ...

'' event, and ''Tales of the

Sinestro Corps The Sinestro Corps, occasionally known as the Yellow Lantern Corps, is a supervillainous analog to the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe. Their power is derived from the emotional electromagnetic spectrum of fear; the corps is led by the ...

Presents: Parallax'' and ''Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Ion'', two one-shot tie-ins to the Green Lantern crossover, '' The Sinestro Corps War''. Marz wrote

Moonstone Books Moonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales. The company began publishing creator-owned com ...

' 2006 annual featuring ''

The Phantom ''The Phantom'' is an American adventure comic strip, first published by Lee Falk in February 1936. The main character, the Phantom, is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla. The charact ...

'', and was responsible for getting writers

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, and Rafael Nieves to participate with chapters for the book. Marz became an editor of three of

Virgin Comics Liquid Comics is an India, Indian comic book Publishers company, founded in 2006 as Virgin Comics LLC, which produced stories (many of which are Indian-culture related) for an international audience. The company was founded by Sir Richard Branson a ...

' Shakti Line titles in 2007 and oversaw ''

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'', '' Ramayan 3392 A.D.'' and '' The Sadhu''. He wrote the ''

Beyond Beyond may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film * ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne'' * ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed b ...

'' series, based on a story created by

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. In 2008 Marz wrote ''Broken Trinity'', which featured the characters

, The Darkness, and

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, as well as the tie-in series, ''Broken Trinity: Witchblade'', ''Broken Trinity: Angelus'' (2008), and ''Broken Trinity: Aftermath'' (2009). He signed an exclusive contract with

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, which saw him write three comics a month: two for Marc Silestri's Top Cow universe, and a

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project. In 2011, Marz was the writer on ''

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'', which was part of DC Comics' company-wide title relaunch,

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''. In 2020 Marz collaborated with

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on the nine-issue

crossover Crossover may refer to: Entertainment Albums and songs * ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album) * ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987 * ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album) * ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album) * ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...

storyline "

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", which would debut that December.

Personal life

As of 2013, Marz lives in

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Bibliography

CrossGen

* ''

Chimera Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Greek for " she-goat") originally referred to: * Chimera (mythology), a fire-breathing monster of Ancient Lycia said to combine parts from multiple animals * Mount Chimaera, a fire-spewing region of Lycia or Cilici ...

'' #1–4 (2003) * ''

CrossGen Chronicles ''CrossGen Chronicles'' was an American comic book published by CrossGen Entertainment from June 2000 to July 2002. Each issue told a story from one of the different worlds in the Sigilverse, usually a historical narrative of some aspect. Issu ...

'' #1–2, 5 (2000–2001) * '' Mystic'' #1–17 (2000–2001) * '' The Path'' #1–18 (2002–2003) * ''

'' #1–39 (2000–2003) * '' Sojourn'' #1–24 (2001–2003)

Dark Horse Comics

* ''

Dark Horse Presents ''Dark Horse Presents'' was a comic book published by American company Dark Horse Comics from 1986. Their first published series, it was their flagship title until its September 2000 cancellation. The second incarnation was published on MySpace, r ...

'' #101–102, 138 (1995–1998) * '' Star Wars: Darth Maul'' #1–4 (2000) * '' Star Wars: Empire'' #19–22, 24–28 (2004) * ''

Star Wars Tales ''Star Wars Tales'' is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, beginning on September 29, 1999, and completing its run on July 13, 2005. Each issue is 64 pages and features a few unrelated stories from various eras of the ''Star Wars'' ...

'' #1–2 (1999)

Dark Horse Comics/DC Comics

* ''

'' #1–2 (1997) * '' Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-Woman'' #1–4 (1999) * ''

Darkness Darkness, the direct opposite of lightness, is defined as a lack of illumination, an absence of visible light, or a surface that absorbs light, such as black or brown. Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low lu ...

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

'' #1–2 (2005) * ''

Green Lantern Versus Aliens ''Green Lantern versus Aliens'' is a four-issue comic book intercompany crossover mini-series published jointly by DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics monthly from September to December 2000. It is written by Ron Marz and illustrated by penciller Ri ...

'' #1–4 (2000)

DC Comics

* ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...

'' #749 (1998) * '' The Adventures of Superman'' #563, 570 (1998–1999) * ''The Adventures of Superman'' vol. 2 #15 (2014) * ''

All-American Comics ''All-American Comics'' was a comics anthology and the flagship title of comic book publisher All-American Publications, one of the forerunners of DC Comics. It ran for 102 issues from 1939 to 1948. Characters created for the title, including Green ...

'' vol. 2 #1 (1999) * '' Batman 80-Page Giant'' #1 (1998) * ''

Batman Confidential ''Batman Confidential'' is an American monthly comic book series from DC Comics which debuted on December 6, 2006 and concluded on March 2, 2011. Like a previous Batman series, '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'', ''Batman Confidential'' feat ...

'' #37 (2010) * '' Batman Villains

Secret Files and Origins ''Secret Files and Origins'' (abbreviated ''SF&O'') is a series of One-shot (comics), one-shot comic books and Limited series (comics), miniseries produced by DC Comics during the late 1990s and 2000s. Publication history The books are a combina ...

'' #1 (1998) * ''Batman: Hidden Treasures'' #1 (2010) * ''

Convergence Convergence may refer to: Arts and media Literature *''Convergence'' (book series), edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen *Convergence (comics), "Convergence" (comics), two separate story lines published by DC Comics: **A four-part crossover storyline that ...

Batman and Robin'' #2 (2015) * ''Convergence Justice League International'' #1–2 (2015) * '' Countdown Presents the Search for Ray Palmer: Wildstorm'' #1 (2007) * ''

DC Retroactive ''DC Retroactive'' is a line of one-shot comic book issues published by DC Comics. It revisited periods (grouped by decades) of the company's main characters: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League, and the Flash. T ...

: Green Lantern The '90s'' #1 (2011) * ''Detention Comics'' #1 (1996) * '' Doctor Strangefate'' #1 (1996) * '' Friday the 13th: Bad Land'' #1–2 (2008) *''

'' vol. 3 #48–107, 109–114, 117–125, #0, #1,000,000, 176–181, ''Annual'' #4, 6 (1994–2004) * ''Green Lantern 80-Page Giant'' #1 (1998) * ''

Quarterly'' #4–7 (1993) * ''Green Lantern Plus'' #1 (1996) * ''Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins'' #1–2 (1998–1999) * ''Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends'' #1 (1997) * ''Green Lantern/

Sentinel Sentinel may refer to: Places Mountains * Mount Sentinel, a mountain next to the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana * Sentinel Buttress, a volcanic crag on James Ross Island, Antarctica * Sentinel Dome, a naturally occurring grani ...

: Heart of Darkness'' #1–3 (1998) * ''Green Lantern: Fear Itself'' HC (1999) * ''

'' #1–12 (2006–2007) * '' JSA Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (1999) * '' Legends of the Dark Knight 100–Page Super-Spectacular'' #5 (2015) * '' Parallax: Emerald Night'' #1 (1996) * ''

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 ...

of Super-Villains 80–Page Giant'' #1 (1999) * ''

Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...

'' #32–41, 45–47 (1996–1998) * ''Superboy Plus'' #1 (1997) * ''

'' vol. 2 #140, 147 (1998–1999) * ''Superman Secret Files and Origins'' #2 (1999) * '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #84 (1998) * ''Tales of the

: Ion'' #1 (2008) * ''Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax'' #1 (2007) * ''

Tangent Comics Tangent Comics is a DC Comics imprint created in 1997, developed from ideas by Dan Jurgens. The line, formed from various one-shots, focused on creating all-new characters using established DC names, such as the Joker, Superman, and the Flash. ...

/Metal Men'' #1 (1997) * ''Tangent Comics/

Powergirl Power Girl, also known as Kara Zor-L and Karen Starr, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books by DC Comics, making her first appearance in ''All_Star_Comics#1976_revival_series, All Star Comics'' #58 (January/February 1976). Power Girl ...

'' #1 (1998) * ''Tangent: Superman's Reign'' #1–11 (2008–2009) * ''

'' #1–4 (2011–2012)

DC Comics/Marvel Comics

* ''

/Marvel vs. DC'' #1, 3 (1996) * '' DC/Marvel: All Access'' #1-4 (1996-1997) * ''Green Lantern/

: Unholy Alliances'' #1 (1996)

Dynamite Entertainment

* ''John Carter: Warlord of Mars'' #1-14 (2014-2015) * ''Pathfinder: Goblins!'' #3 (2013) * ''Prophecy'' #1-7 (2012-2013) * ''Red Sonja: Sonja Goes East'' #1 (2006) * ''Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword'' #30 (2008) * ''Savage Tales'' #1-2 (‘The Witch’s Familiar’ feature only, 2007) * ''Turok'' #1-5 (2019)

Image Comics

* ''Angelus'' #1-6 (2009–2010) * ''Artifacts'' #1-28, 30-32, 40 (2010–2014) * ''Broken Trinity'' #1-3 (2008) * '' Cyberforce'' vol. 3 #1-6 (2006) * ''The Darkness'' #10-13 (2004) * ''

Dragon Prince ''Dragon Prince'' is a fantasy novel by American author Melanie Rawn Melanie Rawn (born 1954) is an American author of fantasy literature. She received a BA in history from Scripps College and worked as a teacher and editor before becoming a w ...

'' #1-4 (2008) * ''First Born'' #1-3 (2007) * '' Magdalena'' vol. 3 #1-12 (2010–2012) * ''Ravine'' Volumes 1-2 (2013–2014) * ''Shinku'' #1-5 (2011-2012) * ''Stormwatch'' #10-24, ''Stormwatch Special'' #1-2 (1994-1995) * ''Velocity'' #1-4 (2010-2011) * ''

'' #80-150 (2004–2011) #170-185 (2013-2015) * ''

Zealot The Zealots were a political movement in 1st-century Second Temple Judaism which sought to incite the people of Judea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the Holy Land by force of arms, most notably during the First Je ...

'' #1-3 (1995)

Image Comics / Marvel Comics

* ''Unholy Union'' #1 (2007)

Marvel Comics

* '' Captain America Annual'' #13 (1994) * ''Cosmic Powers'' #1-6 (1994) * ''Cosmic Powers Unlimited'' #1 (1995) * '' Marvel Comics Presents'' #101 (1992) * ''

Namor Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc. ...

, the Sub-Mariner Annual'' #2-3 (1992-1993) * ''

Quasar A quasar is an extremely Luminosity, luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN). It is pronounced , and sometimes known as a quasi-stellar object, abbreviated QSO. This emission from a galaxy nucleus is powered by a supermassive black hole with a m ...

'' #59 (1994) * ''

Secret Defenders The Defenders are a set of superhero groups with rotating membership appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders" who, in their prior adventures, are known ...

'' #9-14 (1993-1994) * ''Shadows & Light'' #1 (1998) *''

'' vol. 3 #42-43, 49, #51-102, ''Annual'' #3-7 (1990-1995) * ''Silver Surfer: Dangerous Artifacts'' #1 (1996) * ''

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...

'' #460-471, ''Annual'' #18 (1993-1994) * '' What If...?'' vol. 2 #22, 27, 30, 43, 45, 48-49 (1991-1993)

Valiant Comics

* ''

'' #44-49, #50-X, #50-O (1995)

Virgin Comics

*''

'' #1-3 (2008)

References

External links

Ron Marz's blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marz, Ron 1965 births American comics writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Kingston, New York Witchblade