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Judd Winick (born February 12, 1970) is an American
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,
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and
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, as well as a former
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personality. He first gained fame for his stint on
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's '' The Real World: San Francisco'' in 1994, before finding success as a comic book creator with ''
Pedro and Me ''Pedro and Me'' is an autobiographical graphic novel by Judd Winick regarding his friendship with AIDS educator Pedro Zamora after the two met while on the reality television series '' The Real World: San Francisco''. It was published in Septembe ...
'', an
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about his friendship with ''The Real World'' castmate and
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educator
Pedro Zamora Pedro Pablo Zamora (born Pedro Pablo Zamora y Díaz, February 29, 1972 – November 11, 1994) was a Cuban-American AIDS educator and television personality.''Pedro Zamora'', WPBT Channel 2-New Florida, November 11–17, 2004, Oscar Lopez Produc ...
. Winick wrote lengthy runs on
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' ''
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'' and ''
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'' series and created ''
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee'' is an American animated television series created by former MTV reality star Judd Winick for Cartoon Network and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It premiered May 30, 2005, on Cartoon Network and ended ...
'' animated TV series for
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, which ran for three seasons. As part of his run on ''
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'', Winick wrote the 2005 storyline " Under the Hood", which featured the return of
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, the second Robin (who was murdered by the Joker in the 1988 storyline "
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"), now operating as the
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. Winick also wrote the prequel miniseries '' Red Hood: The Lost Days'', which detailed the exact nature of Todd's resurrection, as well as the animated film '' Batman: Under the Red Hood'', which adapted his original story to screen.


Early life and career

Winick was born February 12, 1970, to a
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family, and grew up in
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. In his youth Winick initially read
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, but this changed when he read
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's graphic novel '' Why I Hate Saturn'', which Winick said in a 2015 interview he still reads once a year. Winick also cites '' Bloom County: Loose Tails'' by
Berke Breathed Guy Berkeley "Berke" Breathed (; born June 21, 1957) is an American cartoonist, children's book author, director, and screenwriter, known for his comic strips ''Bloom County'', '' Outland'', and ''Opus''. ''Bloom County'' earned Breathed the Pulit ...
as the first collection of that strip that changed his life, one which prompted him to spend the next ten years "horribly aping" Breathed's style. Winick graduated from high school in 1988 and entered the
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,
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's School of Art, intending to emulate his
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heroes, including Breathed and
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. His comic strip, "Nuts and Bolts", began running in the school's newspaper, the ''Michigan Daily'', in his freshman year, and he was selected to speak at graduation. The university published a small print-run of a collection of his strips called ''Watching the Spin-Cycle: The Nuts & Bolts Collection''. In his senior year,
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, which syndicates strips such as ''
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'' and '' Calvin & Hobbes'', offered Winick a development contract.Winick (2000). ''Pedro and Me''; pp. 16 – 18.


Career


Early work

After graduation, Winick lived in an apartment in
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, Massachusetts, with fellow writer
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, struggling to develop ''Nuts and Bolts'' for UPS, while working at a bookstore. On January 1, 1993, UPS decided not to renew Winick's strip for syndication, feeling it could not compete in the current market. Winick was unable to secure syndication with another company, and was forced to move back in with his parents by the middle of 1993, doing unfulfilling T-shirt work for beer companies.Winick mentions the date in the beginning of "You Gotta Have Art", the fifth episode of '' The Real World: San Francisco''. Winick had ''Nuts & Bolts'' in development with the children's
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as an
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, even turning the human characters into mice, and proposing new titles like ''Young Urban Mice'' and ''Rat Race'', but nothing came of it.


''The Real World: San Francisco''

Winick applied to be on MTV network's
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show, '' The Real World: San Francisco'', hoping for fame and a career boost. During the casting process, the producers of the show conducted an in-person, videotaped interview with Winick. When asked how he would feel about living with someone who was
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-positive, Winick gave what he thought was an enthusiastic,
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answer, despite reservations. Winick was accepted as a cast member on the show in January 1994. The producers informed the housemates that they would be living with someone who was HIV-positive, but they did not reveal who it was. Winick and his six castmates (Mohammed Bilal, Rachel Campos, Pam Ling, Cory Murphy, David "Puck" Rainey, and
Pedro Zamora Pedro Pablo Zamora (born Pedro Pablo Zamora y Díaz, February 29, 1972 – November 11, 1994) was a Cuban-American AIDS educator and television personality.''Pedro Zamora'', WPBT Channel 2-New Florida, November 11–17, 2004, Oscar Lopez Produc ...
) moved into the house at 949 Lombard Street on
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on February 12, Winick's 24th birthday. Winick became roommates with
Pedro Zamora Pedro Pablo Zamora (born Pedro Pablo Zamora y Díaz, February 29, 1972 – November 11, 1994) was a Cuban-American AIDS educator and television personality.''Pedro Zamora'', WPBT Channel 2-New Florida, November 11–17, 2004, Oscar Lopez Produc ...
.Winick, Judd (2000) pp. 61–67. Although Cory Murphy, who was the first housemate to meet Zamora, learned that he was HIV-positive when they took the train together from Los Angeles to San Francisco, Winick learned that Zamora was the housemate who had AIDS after Winick and Zamora had decided to be roommates, when Zamora told him that he was an AIDS educator, and subsequently showed his scrapbook to Winick and the other housemates. Winick's ''Nuts and Bolts'' strip began running in the ''
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'' in March of that year. Winick, who is
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, was offended at Rainey's decision to wear a T-shirt depicting four guns arranged in the shape of a
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, and by Rainey's refusal to accede to Winick's request not to wear it. After filming of the season ended, Winick and Ling moved to Los Angeles to continue their relationship. By August 1994, Zamora's health began to decline. After being hospitalized, he asked Winick to substitute for him at a national AIDS education lecture. When Zamora died on November 11, 1994, Winick and Ling were at his bedside. Winick would continue Zamora's educational work for some time after that.


1994 – 2001

Winick designed illustrations for '' The Complete Idiot's Guide to...'' series of books, and did over 300 of them, including that series’ computer-oriented line. A collection of the computer-related titles' cartoons was published in 1997 as ''Terminal Madness, The Complete Idiot's Guide Computer Cartoon Collection''. While working on ''Pedro and Me'', Winick began working on comic books, beginning with a one-page ''Frumpy the Clown'' cartoon in
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’ anthology series, ''Oni Double Feature'' #3, in 1998, before going on to do longer stories, like the two-part ''Road Trip'', which was published in issues #9 and 10 of the same book. ''Road Trip'' went on to become an
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nominee for Best Sequential Story. Winick followed up with a three-issue
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, '' The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius'', about a cynical, profane grade school whiz kid, who invents a myriad of futuristic devices that no one other than his best friend knows about. ''Barry Ween'' was published by
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from March through May 1999, with two subsequent miniseries, ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius 2.0'' and ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius: Monkey Tales'' (Retitled ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius 3'' or ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius: Gorilla Warfare'' in the collected editions), published by Oni Press, which published trade paperback collections of all three miniseries. Winick’s graphic novel, ''Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned'', was published in September 2000. It was awarded six
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awards, was nominated for an Eisner Award, won Winick his first
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award, has been praised by creators such as
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,
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, and
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, and has been incorporated into school
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across the country.


DC Comics, television work and ''Hilo''

Winick's work in mainstream
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comics received attention for storylines in which he explores gay or AIDS-oriented themes. In his first regular writing assignment on a monthly superhero comic book,
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' ''
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'', Winick wrote a storyline in which Terry Berg, an assistant of the title character, emerged as a gay character in ''Green Lantern'' #137 (June 2001) and in ''Green Lantern'' #154 (November 2002) the story entitled "Hate Crime" gained media recognition when Terry was brutally beaten in a homophobic attack. Winick was interviewed on
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's show on
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for that storyline on August 15, 2002, and received two more GLAAD awards for his ''Green Lantern'' work. In 2003, Judd Winick left ''Green Lantern'' for another DC series, ''Green Arrow'', beginning with issue #26 of that title (July 2003). He gained more media recognition for ''Green Arrow'' #43 (December 2004) in which he revealed that Green Arrow's 17-year-old ward, a former runaway-turned
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named
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, was HIV-positive. In issue #45 (February 2005), Winick had Dearden take on the identity of
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, the second such Green Arrow sidekick to bear that name, making her the most prominent HIV-positive superhero to star in an ongoing comic book, a decision for which Winick was interviewed on
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. In 2003 Winick wrote a five-issue miniseries for DC's
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imprint called '' Blood & Water'', about a young man with terminal illness whose two friends reveal to him that they are
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s, and that they wish to save his life by turning him into a vampire himself. Winick's other comic book work includes ''
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'', '' The Outsiders'', and
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's '' Exiles''. In 2005 he co-wrote ''
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'', a one-shot comic that initiated the "
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" storyline, with
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and
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. Winick was responsible for bringing
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, the second character known as Batman's sidekick Robin, back from the dead, and making him the new
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, the second such Batman villain by that name. That same year, Winick created an animated TV show named ''
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'' in 2005, which ran for three seasons on the
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. Along with creating the show and the characters, he has also directed the voice actors alongside
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. Between September 2005 and March 2006, Winick wrote the four-issue Captain Marvel/
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limited series, ''Superman/Shazam: First Thunder'' with art by Josh Middleton. Winick continued his work with the
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in a 12-issue
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titled '' The Trials Of Shazam!'', and continued his
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work with 2007's ''Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special'', which led to the ongoing series '' Green Arrow and Black Canary'', the first 14 issues of which Winick wrote. In November 2007, DC released a ''Teen Titans East'' special, a prequel for ''Titans'', which was scripted by Winick. Following the "
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" storyline, Winick took over the writing on ''
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'' for four issues. He co-wrote the 26-issue biweekly '' Justice League: Generation Lost'' with
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, a title which alternated with ''
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''. In addition, he was a regular writer on the monthly ''
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'' series. Winick wrote the screenplay for the 2010 direct to DVD animated feature '' Batman: Under the Red Hood'', which was based on the 1988–89 story arc " Batman: A Death in the Family" and the 2005 " Batman: Under the Hood" story arc that he wrote in the ''Batman'' comic book. Beginning in September 2011, Winick began writing new ''
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'' and '' Batwing'' ongoing series that were launched as part of DC Comics' reboot of its continuity,
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. The ''Catwoman'' series was criticized by some readers for its focus on Selina Kyle's sexuality, particularly scenes showing her sexual relationship with Batman.Wheeler, Andrew
"No More Mutants: 52 Problems by Andrew Wheeler"
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. September 22, 2011
Winick responded that it was DC that desired this tone. Winick was the head writer on '' The Awesomes'', an animated superhero comedy series created by
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and Mike Shoemaker for
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. It debuted on August 1, 2013, and ended on November 3, 2015. In July 2012 Winick announced that he was leaving ''Catwoman'' after issue #12, in order to create an all-ages, original graphic novel called ''Hilo'' (pronounced "High-Low"), a move that Winick explained was inspired a year or so prior when his then-seven-year-old son asked to read his work. Not having age-appropriate material for him, Winick gave him Jeff Smith's ''
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'', which both father and son enjoyed, and decided to create an all-ages story that his son could read. The full color series, whose tone and visuals Winick describes as "part '' E.T.'', part ''
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'', part ''
Peanuts ''Peanuts'' (briefly subtitled ''featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown'') is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run ext ...
'' and ''
Calvin and Hobbes ''Calvin and Hobbes'' is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was Print syndication, syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly described as "the last great newspaper comic", ''Calvin a ...
''", stars a small town boy named D.J. whose life takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious boy named Hilo falls from the sky, and takes D.J. and his friend Gina on adventures that include robots, aliens and a quest to save the world. The series represents Winick's first artwork since 2002's ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius: Gorilla Warfare'', as well as his first children's book. It is published by
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, with the first book published in September 2015. The deal is for three books, though Winick plans to have a total of six graphic novels by the time the story is finished, and hopes to release a book every six months. The first two volumes of the Hilo series, ''Hilo, the Boy Who Crashed to Earth'' and ''Hilo, Saving the Whole Wide World'', are ''New York Times'' bestsellers. The HILO series has successfully continued with the 11th book in the series slated for publication in February 2025. (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741634/hilo-book-11-the-great-space-iguana-by-judd-winick/)


In popular culture

In ''
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'', the 2008 film dramatizing
Pedro Zamora Pedro Pablo Zamora (born Pedro Pablo Zamora y Díaz, February 29, 1972 – November 11, 1994) was a Cuban-American AIDS educator and television personality.''Pedro Zamora'', WPBT Channel 2-New Florida, November 11–17, 2004, Oscar Lopez Produc ...
's life, Winick is portrayed by
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. Winick and his wife Pam Ling can be seen in a cameo in a scene where Jenn Liu and Alex Loynaz, as Ling and Zamora, are meeting on a staircase. Winick is mentioned in
Dave Eggers Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. His 2000 memoir, '' A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius'', became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Eggers is a ...
' ''
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''.


Personal life

After appearing on ''The Real World'', Winick and his former costar, Pam Ling, began to date. Winick proposed to her with a cartoon he made for the occasion, and which he presented to her while wearing a gorilla suit. The cartoon presented Ling with two choices to answer his proposal. After she accepted his proposal, he summoned three singing Elvises. Winick and Ling married in a
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on August 26, 2001. Writer
Armistead Maupin Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. ( ; born May 13, 1944) is an American writer notable for '' Tales of the City'', a series of novels set in San Francisco. Early life Maupin was born in Washington, D.C., to Diana Jane (Barton) and Armistead Jones Maup ...
spoke at their ceremony. It marked the first time two cast members of ''The Real World'' married. As of September 2000, they lived in San Francisco's Upper Haight. As of 2024, they have two children, a son and a daughter, whom they work to keep out of the spotlight, preferring to omit photos of them from social media, and mention of their names in interviews.


Bibliography


Early work

*'' Frumpy the Clown'' (script and art, daily newspaper strip distributed by
Creators Syndicate Creators Syndicate (also known as Creators) is an American independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns to daily newspapers, websites, and other digital outlets. When founded in 1987, Creators Syndicate became one of the few suc ...
, 1996–1998) collected by
Oni Press Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon, best known for publishing such series as '' Scott Pilgrim'' and ''Rick and Morty''. In 2019, it became an imprint label following the company's ...
as: **''Freaking Out the Neighbors'' (collects strips published between July 1, 1996, and July 13, 1997, 136 pages, 2001, ) **''The Fat Lady Sings'' (collects strips published between June 16, 1997, and June 7, 1998, 136 pages, 2001, ) *'' Oni Double Feature'' (script and art,
anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors. There are also thematic and g ...
, Oni Press): ** "Frumpy the Clown" (one-page strip in #3, 1998) ** "Road Trip" (in #9–10, 1998) *'' The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius'' (script and art): **''The Big Book of Barry Ween, Boy Genius'' (tpb, 376 pages, 2009, ) collects: *** ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius'' #1–3 (
Image An image or picture is a visual representation. An image can be Two-dimensional space, two-dimensional, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, or Three-dimensional space, three-dimensional, such as a carving or sculpture. Images may be di ...
, 1999) also collected as ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius'' (tpb, 88 pages, Oni Press, 2000, ) *** ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius 2.0'' #1–3 (Oni Press, 2000) also collected as ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius 2.0'' (tpb, 88 pages, 2000, ) *** ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius: Monkey Tales'' (Oni Press, 2001–2002) also collected as: **** ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius: Monkey Tales'' (collects #1–3, tpb, 88 pages, 2001, ) **** ''The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius: Gorilla Warfare'' (collects #4–6, tpb, 88 pages, 2002, ) **'' Whiteout: Melt'' #1 (untitled one-page strip featuring a crossover between Barry Ween and Carrie Stetko, Oni Press, 1999) **'' Oni Press Color Special'' '00: "Weenout" (another ''Barry Ween''/''Whiteout'' crossover, co-written by Winick and
Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', '' Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well ...
, anthology, 2000) **'' Wizard Edge'' #1 (untitled three-page story in the annual special issue of the ''Wizard'' magazine, Wizard, 2002) *'' Adventures @ eBay'' (as artist, co-written by Greg Rucka and Jen Van Meter, one-shot, eBay Publishing, 2000) *'' Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned'' (script and art,
graphic novel A graphic novel is a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and Anthology, anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics sc ...
, 192 pages,
Henry Holt and Company Henry Holt and Company is an American book-publishing company based in New York City. One of the oldest publishers in the United States, it was founded in 1866 by Henry Holt (publisher), Henry Holt and Frederick Leypoldt. The company publishes in ...
, 2000, )


DC Comics

*
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, ...
: **'' Green Lantern/Green Lantern'' (with Randy Green, one-shot, 2000) collected in ''Green Lantern: Circle of Fire'' (tpb, 224 pages, 2002, ) **''
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, ...
'' vol. 3: *** ''New Journey, Old Path'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2001, ) collects: **** "Something Old, Something New" (with
Darryl Banks Darryl Banks is an American comic book artist. He worked on one of the first painted comic books, ''Cyberpunk'', and teamed with the writer Mark Ellis (American author), Mark Ellis to revamp the long-running ''Justice Machine, The Justice Machi ...
, in #129–131, 2000) **** "While Rome Burned" (with Darryl Banks, Mark D. Bright (#132–133) and
Dale Eaglesham Dale Eaglesham is a Canadian comic book illustrator who has been working in the American industry since 1986. He is best known for his work on titles like '' Conan'', '' Punisher'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Villains United'', ''Justice Society of Amer ...
(#136), in #132–136, 2001) *** "The Bonds of Friends and Lovers" (with Darryl Banks and Dale Eaglesham (#138), in #137–140, 2001) *** '' Green Lantern: Our Worlds at War'' (with Dale Eaglesham, one-shot, 2001) *** "House on Fire" (with Dale Eaglesham and Eric Battle, in #141–142, 2001) *** ''The Power of Ion'' (tpb, 226 pages, 2003, ) collects: **** "The Battle of Fire and Light" (with Dale Eaglesham, in #143–145, 2001–2002) **** "Hand of God" (with
Jamal Igle Jamal Yaseem Igle is an American comic book artist, editor, art director, marketing executive and animation storyboard artist. The creator of the comic book series ''Molly Danger'' he is also known for his pencilling, inking and coloring work on ...
(#146), Dale Eaglesham and Brandon Badeaux (#148), in #146–149, 2002) **** "Beginning's End" (with Pat Quinn and Dale Eaglesham, in #150, 2002) *** ''Brother's Keeper'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2003, ) collects: **** '' Green Lantern Secret Files & Origins'' #3: "City Dwellers" (with Philip Bond, co-feature, 2002) **** "Out of Our Heads" (with Dale Eaglesham and Eric Battle, in #151–152, 2002) **** "Hate Crime" (with Dale Eaglesham, in #153–155, 2002) *** ''Passing the Torch'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2004, ) collects: **** "John's Story: Walking Tall" (with Dale Eaglesham, in #156, 2003) **** "Away from Home" (with Dale Eaglesham, in #158–159, 2003) **** "Offspring" (with Dale Eaglesham, in #160–161, 2003) *** "Black Circle: Urban Knights, Parts Two, Four, Six" (with
Charlie Adlard Charles Adlard (born 4 August 1966) is a British comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' The Walking Dead'' and '' Savage''. Career Adlard began his work in the UK on ''White Death'' with Robbie Morrison and '' 2000 AD'' serie ...
, in #162–164, 2003) *'' Justice Leagues: Justice League of Aliens'': "Brother's Keepers" (with Mike S. Miller, one-shot, 2001) *'' Transmetropolitan: Filth of the City'' (one-page illustration, text by
Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ...
, one-shot,
Vertigo Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspira ...
, 2001) ** Collected in ''Transmetropolitan: Tales of Human Waste'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2004, ) ** Collected in '' Absolute Transmetropolitan Volume 2'' (hc, 560 pages, 2016, ) *
Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
: **'' Harley and Ivy: Love on the Lam'' (with Joe Chiodo, one-shot, 2001) collected in ''Batman: Harley and Ivy'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2007, ) **''
Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' (later retitled as ''Batman Detective Comics'') is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is ...
'' #763–772, 784: "Josie Mac" (with Cliff Chiang, co-feature, 2001–2003) + '' Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2001–2002'': "Josie Mac" (profile page illustrated by Cliff Chiang, 2002) **'' Batman: Gotham Knights'' #47: " Riddle Me This" (with
Whilce Portacio William "Whilce" Portacio (; born July 8, 1963) is a Filipino American comic book writer and artist noted for his work on such titles as '' The Punisher'', ''X-Factor'', '' Uncanny X-Men'', ''Iron Man'', '' Wetworks'' and '' Spawn''. Portacio wa ...
, co-feature, 2004) collected in ''Batman: Black and White Volume 3'' (hc, 288 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2008, ) **''
Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
'' (with
Dustin Nguyen Dustin Nguyen (born Nguyễn Xuân Trí) (September 17, 1962) is a Vietnamese– American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his roles as Harry Truman Ioki on '' 21 Jump Street'' and as Johnny Loh on '' V.I.P.'' Recently, he starr ...
,
Doug Mahnke Douglas Mahnke () is an American comic book artist, known for his work and penciller, penciling books including ''The Mask (comics), The Mask'', ''JLA (comic book), JLA'', ''Batman (comic book), Batman'', ''Final Crisis'', and ''Green Lantern (co ...
, Paul Lee (#640), Shane Davis (#646), Eric Battle (#649–650), 2004–2006; with
Ed Benes José Edilbenes Bezerra (born November 20, 1972), better known by his professional name Ed Benes, is a Brazilian comic book artist, known for his work for DC Comics, on such titles as ''Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey'', ''Supergirl (comic b ...
(#687) and
Mark Bagley Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thunderbolts (comic book), Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom (comic book), Venom'' and ''Ulti ...
, 2009) collected as: *** ''As the Crow Flies'' (collects #626–630, tpb, 128 pages, 2004, ) *** ''Under the Hood Volume 1'' (collects #635–641, tpb, 176 pages, 2005, ) *** ''Under the Hood Volume 2'' (collects #645–650 and ''Annual'' #25, tpb, 192 pages, 2006, ) *** '' Under the Red Hood'' (collects #635–641, 645–650 and ''Annual'' #25, tpb, 384 pages, 2011, ) *** ''Long Shadows'' (collects #687–691, hc, 128 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2011, ) **''
Superman/Batman ''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly American comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ' ...
'' #76: "The Brave and the Bold" (with Marco Rudy, 2010) collected in ''Final Crisis Omnibus'' (hc, 1,512 pages, 2018, ) **'' Red Hood: The Lost Days'' #1–6 (with Pablo Raimondi and Jeremy Haun, 2010–2011) collected as ''Red Hood: The Lost Days'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2011, ) **'' Batman and Robin'' #23–25 (with Guillem March and Greg Tocchini, 2011) collected in ''Batman and Robin: Dark Knight vs. White Knight'' (hc, 208 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2013, ) **'' Batwing'' (with
Ben Oliver Ben Oliver is a British comics artist who has worked for '' 2000 AD'' on ''Judge Dredd'' as well as providing art for '' The Authority'', '' The Losers'', and ''Ultimate X-Men''. Biography Ben Oliver lives in Bristol, his first professional wo ...
,
ChrisCross Christopher Williams, who goes by ChrisCross, is a comic book illustrator, known mostly for his stints pencilling Milestone Comics' '' Blood Syndicate'' and '' Heroes'', Marvel Comics' '' Captain Marvel'' and '' Slingers'' and DC Comics' ''Fire ...
(#4), Dustin Nguyen (#7–8) and
Marcus To Marcus To (born 20 October 1983) is a Canadian comic book artist who currently works for Marvel Comics as the artist for ''Excalibur''. He is best known for his work on Red Robin, '' Huntress'', and '' Soulfire''. On July 9, 2012, it was announc ...
, 2011–2013) collected as: *** ''The Lost Kingdom'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 144 pages, 2012, ) *** ''In the Shadow of the Ancients'' (collects #7–12 and 0, tpb, 160 pages, 20013, ) *** ''Enemy of the State'' (includes #13–14, tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ) **''
Catwoman Catwoman is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, she debuted as "the Cat" in ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' #1 (spring 1940). She has become one of the superhero Batman' ...
'' vol. 3 (with Guillem March and
Adriana Melo Adriana Melo is a Brazilian comic book artist, Colorist, and penciller. She has worked on various ''Star Wars,'' Marvel Comics, and DC Comics titles. Notably, she worked on the '' Star Wars: Empire'' series. She has also worked on DC Comics' '' R ...
(#7–8 and 11–12), 2011–2012) collected as: *** ''The Game'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 144 pages, 2012, ) *** ''Dollhouse'' (collects #7–12, tpb, 144 pages, 2013, ) **'' Batman: The Dark Knight'' vol. 2 #9: " I Can No Longer be Broken" (with David Finch, 2012) collected in ''Batman: The Dark Knight — Knight Terrors'' (hc, 208 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2013, ) **'' Robin: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular'': "Red Hood: More Time" (with Dustin Nguyen, anthology one-shot, 2020) collected in ''Batman: 80 Years of the Bat Family'' (tpb, 400 pages, 2020, ) *
Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
: **''
Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
'' vol. 3 (with Phil Hester, Manuel García (#32), Tom Fowler, Eric Battle (#49), Tommy Castillo (#50),
Ron Garney Ron Garney is an American comic book writer/artist, known for his work on books such as ''JLA (comic book), JLA'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Silver Surfer'', ''Hulk'', ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' and ''Captain America (com ...
(#55–57),
Ron Lim Ronald Lim (born 1965) is an American comic book artist living in Sacramento, California. He is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on their various "cosmic" titles, most particularly the ''Silver Surfer'' (vol. 3) series. Biography Lim' ...
(#57), Paul Lee (#58–59) and
Scott McDaniel Scott McDaniel (born 1965) is an American comics artist whose comic book work includes Marvel Comics' "Fall from Grace" storyline for the '' Daredevil'' series. Artwork for DC Comics includes a run on ''Batman'' as regular penciller, ''Nightwing' ...
, 2003–2007) collected as: *** ''Straight Shooter'' (collects #26–31, tpb, 144 pages, 2004, ) *** ''City Walls'' (collects #32 and 34–39, tpb, 160 pages, 2005, ) *** ''Moving Targets'' (collects #40–50, tpb, 256 pages, 2006, ) *** ''Heading into the Light'' (collects #52 and 54–59, tpb, 160 pages, 2006, ) *** ''Crawling through the Wreckage'' (collects #60–65, tpb, 144 pages, 2007, ) *** ''Road to Jericho'' (collects #66–75, tpb, 240 pages, 2007, ) **'' Green Arrow and Black Canary'' (with Cliff Chiang, André Coelho (#5) and
Mike Norton Mike Norton is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on '' Battlepug''. Early life Mike Norton first discovered comics as a child when his father gave him a copy of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #163, before he was old enoug ...
, 2007–2009) collected as: *** ''The Wedding Album'' (collects #1–5, hc, 176 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, ) **** Includes ''Green Arrow and Black Canary Wedding Special'' (written by Winick, art by
Amanda Conner Amanda Conner is an American comics artist and commercial art illustrator. She began her career in the late 1980s for Archie Comics and Marvel Comics, before moving on to contribute work for Claypool Comics' '' Soulsearchers and Company'' and Ha ...
, 2007) *** ''Family Business'' (collects #6–10, tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ) *** ''A League of Their Own'' (collects #11–14, tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ) **** Includes the "Parting Shot" short story (art by Diego Barreto) from '' Green Arrow Secret Files & Origins'' (one-shot, 2002) *** ''Till Death Do They Part'' (collects #1–14 and ''Green Arrow and Black Canary Wedding Special'', tpb, 392 pages, 2021, ) **''
Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
'' vol. 5 #0: "Make It Right" (with
Freddie Williams II Freddie E. Williams II (born May 30, 1977) is an American comic book artist. Williams entered the comic scene in 2005, when he began work with DC Comics on ''Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle''. He has since gone on to work on several crossover se ...
, 2012) collected in ''Green Arrow: Harrow'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2013, ) *'' Blood + Water'' #1–5 (with
Tomm Coker Tomm Coker, also known as Thomas L. Coker (born November 3, 1972), is an American comic book artist and film director/writer. Career Coker's career started in the early nineties drawing comic books for Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comi ...
, Vertigo, 2003) collected as ''Blood + Water'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ) *'' Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day'' #1–3 (with Alé Garza, 2003) collected as ''Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day'' (tpb, 56 pages, 2003, ) *'' The Outsiders'' vol. 3 (with
Tom Raney Tom Raney is an American comic book artist known for illustrating titles as '' Annihilation: Conquest'', '' Alpha Flight'', ''Ultimate X-Men'' and ''Uncanny X-Men'' for Marvel Comics, '' DV8'' and '' Stormwatch'' for Image Comics, and '' Outsider ...
, ChrisCross (#4–6), Will Conrad (#11), Tom Derenick (#12),
Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC Comics, DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday, Hank H ...
(#16), Carlos D'Anda,
Karl Kerschl Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist. He is best known for his work on DC Comics books, including '' Adventures of Superman'', '' Majestic'', '' All-Flash'', '' Teen Titans: Year One'' and '' Gotham Academy''. Early life Kerschl was born ...
(#20), Shawn Moll (#22–23), Matthew Clark and Ron Randall, 2003–2007) collected as: **''Looking for Trouble'' (collects #1–7, tpb, 192 pages, 2004, ) *** Includes the "A Day After..." short story (co-written by Winick and
Geoff Johns Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical accl ...
, art by Carlo Barberi and
Ivan Reis Ivan Reis is a Brazilians, Brazilian comics artist. He is known for his work on comic books such as Dark Horse Comics' ''Ghost (Dark Horse Comics), Ghost'', Marvel Comics' ''Genis-Vell, Captain Marvel'' and ''Vision (Marvel Comics), Avengers Icons ...
) from '' Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files'' (one-shot, 2003) **''Sum of All Evil'' (collects #8–15, tpb, 144 pages, 2004, ) **''Wanted'' (collects #16–23, tpb, 192 pages, 2005, ) **''Teen Titans/The Outsiders: The Insiders'' (includes #24–25 and 28, tpb, 144 pages, 2006, ) **''Crisis Intervention'' (includes #29–31, tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ) **''The Good Fight'' (collects #34–41, tpb, 192 pages, 2007, ) **''Pay as You Go'' (collects #42–46 and ''Annual'', tpb, 128 pages, 2007, ) **''The Outsiders/Checkmate: Checkout'' (collects #47–49 and ''
Checkmate Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with ) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game. In chess, the king is ...
'' vol. 2 #13–15, tpb, 144 pages, 2008, ) *** All issues of the crossover — '' The Outsiders'' vol. 3 #47–49 and ''
Checkmate Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with ) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game. In chess, the king is ...
'' vol. 2 #13–15 — are co-written by Winick and Greg Rucka. *''
Caper ''Capparis spinosa'', the caper bush, also called Flinders rose, is a perennial plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers. The taxonomic status of the species is controversial and unsettled. Species with ...
'' #1–12 (with Farel Dalrymple (#1–4),
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, e ...
(#5–8) and Tom Fowler (#9–12), 2003–2004) *'' Superman/ThunderCats'' (with Alé Garza, one-shot,
Wildstorm Wildstorm Productions (stylized as WildStorm) is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi to publish through Image Comics, Wildstorm became a publishing imprint of DC C ...
, 2004) *'' Masks: Too Hot for TV!'': "Uncensored!" (with Whilce Portacio, anthology one-shot, Eye of the Storm, 2004) *'' Infinite Crisis Omnibus'' (hc, 1,152 pages, 2012, ) includes: **''
Countdown to Infinite Crisis ''DC Countdown'', commonly referred to as ''Countdown to Infinite Crisis'', is a one-shot publication and the official start of the "Infinite Crisis" storyline. It was released on 30 March 2005, sold out, and quickly went to a second printing. Wh ...
'' (co-written by Winick, Geoff Johns and Greg Rucka, art by
Rags Morales Ralph "Rags" Morales () is an American comic book artist known for his work on various books for DC Comics, including ''Identity Crisis'', ''Countdown to Infinite Crisis'', ''Batman Confidential'', and The New 52 reboot of then Superman-centric '' ...
, Ed Benes, Jesús Saiz, Ivan Reis and
Phil Jimenez Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite C ...
, one-shot, 2005) **''
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 Detective Comics Inc., which later merged into National ...
'' #826 + '' Adventures of Superman'' #639 + ''
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'' vol. 2 #216: "Lightning Strikes Twice" (with
Ian Churchill Ian Churchill (born 1969) is a British comic book artist, who has mostly worked in the American comic book industry. Career Churchill's early work included stints on ''Supergirl (comic book), Supergirl'', ''Uncanny X-Men'' as well as the ''Deadp ...
, 2005) also collected in ''Day of Vengeance'' (tpb, 224 pages, 2005, ) * Captain Marvel: **'' Superman/Shazam: First Thunder'' #1–4 (with Joshua Middleton, 2005–2006) collected as ''Superman/Shazam: First Thunder'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ; hc, 144 pages, 2018, ) **''The Trials of Shazam!: The Complete Series'' (tpb, 312 pages, 2019, ) collects: *** '' DCU: Brave New World'': "The Trials of Shazam!" (with Howard Porter, anthology one-shot, 2006) *** '' The Trials of Shazam!'' #1–12 (with Howard Porter and Mauro Cascioli (#9–12), 2006–2008) *'' The Titans'' vol. 2 (with Ian Churchill, Joe Benitez, Julian López and Howard Porter, 2008–2009) collected as: **''Old Friends'' (collects #1–6, hc, 200 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) *** Includes '' Titans East Special'' (written by Winick, art by Ian Churchill, 2008) **''Lockdown'' (collects #7–10, tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ) *'' DC Universe: Decisions'' #1–4 (co-written by Winick and
Bill Willingham William Willingham (born 1956) is an American writer and artist of comics, known for his work on the series '' Elementals'' and ''Fables''. Career William Willingham was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. During his father's military career the fam ...
, art by
Rick Leonardi Rick Leonardi (born August 9, 1957) is an American comics artist who has worked on various series for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including ''Cloak and Dagger'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''The New Mutants'', ''Spider-Man 2099'', ''Nightwing'', ''B ...
and Howard Porter, 2008) *'' Justice League: Generation Lost'' (with
Aaron Lopresti Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an People of the United States, American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics. Early life Aaron Lopresti was born January 7, 19 ...
, Joe Bennett and Fernando Dagnino, 2010–2011) collected as: **''Volume 1'' (collects #1–12, hc, 320 pages, 2011, ) **''Volume 2'' (collects #13–24, hc, 320 pages, 2011, ) *''
Power Girl Power Girl, also known as Kara Zor-L, Karen Starr, and Paige Stetler, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books by DC Comics, making her first appearance in ''All Star Comics'' #58 (January/February 1976).''Who's Who in the DC Unive ...
'' (with Sami Basri and Hendry Prasetya (#24–25), 2010–2011) collected as: **''Bomb Squad'' (collects #13–18, tpb, 144 pages, 2011, ) **''Old Friends'' (collects #19–25, tpb, 200 pages, 2012, ) *'' Superman: Red and Blue'' #5: " Fetch" (with Ibrahim Moustafa, anthology, 2021) collected in ''Superman: Red and Blue'' (hc, 272 pages, 2021, ; tpb, 2022, )


Other publishers

*
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: **''
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'' #2–4 (with Trevor McCarthy, 2001) *** Scripted by Winick, plotted by
Scott Lobdell Scott Lobdell (; born 1960) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter known for his work on numerous X-Men series for Marvel Comics in the 1990s, various work for DC Comics in the 2010s, namely '' Red Hood and the Outlaws, Teen Titans,'' ...
. *** Collected in ''X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Volume 1'' (tpb, 376 pages, 2006, ) *** Collected in ''X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse Omnibus Companion'' (hc, 992 pages, 2014, ) **'' Exiles'' (with
Mike McKone Michael McKone is a British comic book artist. Career McKone's first published works for the major companies included ''Justice League of America'' and '' Justice League International'' for DC Comics and '' The Punisher War Zone'' for Marvel C ...
, Jim Calafiore, Kev Walker (#23–25),
Tom Mandrake Tom Mandrake (born 1956) is an American comics artist, perhaps best known for his collaborations with writer John Ostrander on several series, including ''Grimjack'' (from First Comics) and ''Firestorm (comics), Firestorm'', ''The Spectre (DC Comi ...
(#33),
Clayton Henry Clayton Henry is an American comic book artist, known mostly for his work for Marvel Comics. His first known works were providing the art on ''Nine Rings of Wu-Tang'' and ''Area 52'', and has since worked on such series as ''Exiles (comic book ...
(#35 and 37) and Mizuki Sakakibara (#36), 2001–2004) collected as: *** ''Ultimate Collection: Exiles Volume 1'' (collects #1–19, tpb, 480 pages, 2009, ) *** ''Ultimate Collection: Exiles Volume 2'' (collects #20–25 and 31–37, tpb, 440 pages, 2009, ) *'' Star Wars: A Valentine Story'' (with
Paul Chadwick Paul Chadwick (born 1957) is an American comic book creator best known for his series ''Concrete'', about a normal man trapped in a stone body. Biography Born in Seattle, Chadwick grew up in its suburb Medina, where his father, Stephen F. Chad ...
, one-shot,
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, 2003) collected in ''Star Wars: Empire — The Heart of the Rebellion'' (tpb, 152 pages, 2005, ) *'' Liberty Annual'' '11 (untitled two-page story with Thiago Micalopulos, anthology,
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, 2011) collected in ''CBLDF Presents: Liberty'' (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2016, ) *'' A Town Called Dragon'' #1–5 (with Geoff Shaw, Legendary, 2014–2015) collected as ''A Town Called Dragon'' (tpb, 200 pages, 2015, ) *''
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'' (script and art, series of graphic novels published by
Random House Random House is an imprint and publishing group of Penguin Random House. Founded in 1927 by businessmen Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer as an imprint of Modern Library, it quickly overtook Modern Library as the parent imprint. Over the foll ...
): **''The Boy Who Crashed to Earth'' (hc, 208 pages, 2015, ; sc, 2016, ) **''Saving the Whole Wide World'' (hc, 208 pages, 2016, ; sc, 2016, ) **''The Great Big Boom'' (hc, 208 pages, 2017, ; sc, 2017, ) **''Waking the Monsters'' (hc, 208 pages, 2018, ) **''Then Everything Went Wrong'' (hc, 208 pages, 2019, ) **''All the Pieces Fit'' (hc, 224 pages, 2020, ) **''Gina—The Girl Who Broke the World'' (hc, 224 pages, 2021, ) **''Gina and the Big Secret'' (hc, 224 pages, 2022, ) **''Gina and the Last City on Earth'' (hc, 240 pages, 2023, ) **Rise of The Cat (hc, 240 pages, 2024, ) **The Great Space Iguana (hc, 240 pages, 2025 ) *'' Love is Love'' (one-page illustration, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages,
IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic ...
, 2016, ) *'' Garfield: Unreality TV'': "Dream Big" (script and art, anthology graphic novel, 96 pages, KaBOOM!, 2017, )


Screenwriting credits


Television

*''
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee'' is an American animated television series created by former MTV reality star Judd Winick for Cartoon Network and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It premiered May 30, 2005, on Cartoon Network and ended ...
'' (2005–2007) *'' The Awesomes'' (2013–2015)


Film

*'' Batman: Under the Red Hood'' (2010)


Awards and nominations


Wins

* 2000 ''
Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...
'' Best Book, for ''
Pedro and Me ''Pedro and Me'' is an autobiographical graphic novel by Judd Winick regarding his friendship with AIDS educator Pedro Zamora after the two met while on the reality television series '' The Real World: San Francisco''. It was published in Septembe ...
''"Common Book Speaker: Judd Winick"
UCLA Happenings The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
. October 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
* 2000 Bay Area Book Reviewers Award for Best in Children's Literature, for ''Pedro and Me'' * 2001 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Award, for ''Pedro and Me''"Pedro & Me: Friendship, Loss and What I Learned"
Library Thing. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
* 2001
American Library Association Notable Children's Book American Library Association Notable lists are announced each year in January by various divisions within the American Library Association (ALA). There are six lists which are part of the larger list of ALA awards, ALA awards structure. * ''ALA No ...
citation, for ''Pedro and Me'' * 2001 American Library Association Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Roundtable Nonfiction Honor book, for ''Pedro and Me'' * 2001 American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, for ''Pedro and Me'' * 2001 American Library Association Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, for ''Pedro and Me'' * 2001 American Library Association Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, for ''Pedro and Me'' * Young Adult Library Services Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, for ''Pedro and Me'' * YALSA Notable Graphic Novels, for ''Pedro and Me'' * Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book, for ''Pedro and Me'' * America's Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Highly Recommended List (Award sponsored by the National Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs—CLASP), for ''Pedro and Me'' * 2001 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic, for ''Pedro and Me''Weiland, Jonah (June 13, 2003)
"Green Lantern honored by GLAAD"
Comic Book Resources.
* 2002 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic, for ''
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, ...
'' * 2003 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic, for ''Green Lantern''


Nominations

* 2000
Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...
Nomination for Best Original Graphic Novel, for ''Pedro and Me'' * 2001 American Library Association Stonewall Book Award Nominee, for ''Pedro and Me'' * South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee (2003–2004), for ''Pedro and Me'' * 19th GLAAD Media Award for Best Comic Book, for '' The Outsiders'' (shared with
Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', '' Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well ...
and Tony Bedard)"GLAAD Announces Nominees for Annual Media Awards"
''The Advocate''. January 23, 2008


References


External links

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