comic book creator
developed specialized terminology. Several attempts have been made to formalize and define the terminology of comics by authors such as Will Eisner, Scott McCloud, R. C. Harvey and Dylan Horrocks. Much of the terminology in English is under di ...
, both as an artist and writer.
Career
Oeming is a fan of ancient
mythology
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, having written or drawn several projects centering on the
Norse gods
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Norse may also refer to:
Culture and religion
* Nors ...
. He frequently collaborates with long-time friend Bryan J. L. Glass and with
Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist.
Starting with crime fiction, crime and hardboiled, noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero fiction, superhero work. While a ...
. He is part of the M.O.B. crew of comic book creators, along with David Mack, Brian Bendis and Daniel Berman.
His 1998 comic book ''Bulletproof Monk'' was made into a film of the same name.
The previous mentioned collaborations are '' The Mice Templar'' from
Image Comics
Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...
, which he draws and co-authors with Bryan J.L. Glass, and '' Powers'' from
Icon Comics
Icon Comics was an imprint of Marvel Comics for creator-owned titles, designed to keep select "A-list" creators producing for Marvel rather than seeing them take creator-owned work to other publishers.
History
Icon Comics was launched in 200 ...
which he draws, and sometimes co-authors, with Brian Bendis. His creator-owned projects include ''Rapture'', on which he collaborated with his wife, Taki Soma, and ''The Victories'', both for
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...
.
As of 2010, he was employed as a staff member of
Valve
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, working on ''
Left 4 Dead
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'', ''
Team Fortress 2
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webcomic
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s.
Personal life
Oeming has a son, Ethan and currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, fellow writer/artist Taki Soma.
Bibliography
Writing
* ''Bastard Samurai'' (script and inks, with co-author Miles Gunter and pencils by Kelsey Shannon, 3-issue mini-series, Image Comics, April–August 2002)
* ''
Thor
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'' #80-85: "Ragnarok" (with co-author Daniel Berman and art by
Andrea Di Vito
Andrea Di Vito (born May 28, 1971) is an Italian comic book artist.
Biography
Di Vito was born in Rome, and showed a love for drawing from an early age. His first published work appeared in the form of two short stories in the Italian magazine ...
,
Marvel Comics
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, August–December 2004, tpb, December 2004, )
* ''Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill'' (with co-author Daniel Berman and art by Andrea Di Vito, Marvel Comics, 6-issue limited series, January–June, 2005)
* '' Thor: Blood Oath'' (with art by
Scott Kolins
Scott Kolins (born 1968) is an American illustrator, writer, and creator of multiple different superhero and science fiction comic books. His main credits are as a penciler but he is an established inker as well as colorist and has some credits ...
Ares
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'' (with pencils by
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.Chaos War: Ares'' (with pencils by Stephen Segovia and Carlos Rodriguez, one-shot, Marvel Comics, December 2010)
* '' Omega Flight'' (with pencils by
Scott Kolins
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, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, June–October 2007)
* '' Highlander'' (with co-author Brandon Jerwa and art by Lee Moder, 4-issue mini-series,
Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded in 2004 by Nick Barrucci in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, known for publishing comic book adaptations of licensed feature film properties, such as ''Army of Darkness'', '' Terminator ...
, July 2006 – February 2007)
* ''Wings of
Anansi
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''
* ''Blood River'' (co-writer with Daniel Berman)
* ''Quixote'' : A modern-day retelling of
Don Quixote
, the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...
(co-writer with Bryan Glass)
* ''
Red Sonja
Red Sonja is a sword-and-sorcery character created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith for Marvel Comics in 1973, partially inspired by Robert E. Howard's character Red Sonya of Rogatino. A warrior from the Hyborian Age of Ear ...
''
* ''Six'' (co-written with Daniel Berman)
* ''
Spider-Man
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/Red Sonja'' (with pencils by Mel Rubi, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, August–December 2007)
* ''Parliament of Justice''
* ''God Complex'' (co-written with Daniel Berman with art by John Broglia, 6-issue limited series, December 2009 – May 2010)
*''Assassin's Creed Mirage: A Soar of Eagles'' (pencils by Mirko Colak and art by Lauren Affe, mini-series, Dark Horse Comics, July 2024)
Art
* ''
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of the British weekly anthology Comic book, comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977). He is the magazi ...
Image Comics
Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...
* ''Bastard Samurai'', Image Comics
* ''
Bluntman and Chronic
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Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...
Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist.
Starting with crime fiction, crime and hardboiled, noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero fiction, superhero work. While a ...
,
Icon Comics
Icon Comics was an imprint of Marvel Comics for creator-owned titles, designed to keep select "A-list" creators producing for Marvel rather than seeing them take creator-owned work to other publishers.
History
Icon Comics was launched in 200 ...
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of the British weekly anthology Comic book, comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977). He is the magazi ...
'': "Straight Eye for the Crooked Guy" (with
Robbie Morrison
Robbie Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer known for his work in the weekly anthology '' 2000 AD'', where he co-created the long-running serial '' Nikolai Dante'' with artist Simon Fraser.
Career
Morrison began his career in '' 2000 ADs ...
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' ...
'', DC Comics
* The ''
Team Fortress 2
''Team Fortress 2'' (''TF2'') is a Multiplayer video game, multiplayer first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation in 2007. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' Mod (video gaming), mod for ''Quake (video g ...
'' web comics, up until the release of ''Loose Canon'', when he was moved to the ''Left 4 Dead'' team.
* '' The Sacrifice'', a webcomic based on ''
Left 4 Dead
''Left 4 Dead'' is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve. It was originally released for Windows and Xbox 360 in November 2008 and for Mac OS X in October 2010, and is the first title in the '' Left 4 ...
''
* '' Takio'' (with Brian Michael Bendis, 96-page
graphic novel
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, Icon Comics, March 2011, )
* ''
Lab Rat
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'', based on '' Portal'' and leading up to '' Portal 2''
* '' Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye'', DC Comics/ Young Aninmal, October 2016-September 2017
* '' Cave Carson Has an Interstellar Eye'', DC Comics/Young Animal, March 2018 – present
* ''Blue Book'', Dark Horse Comics, 2023
Dick Tracy
''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the '' Detroit Mirror'', and was distributed by the Chicago T ...
: Forever'', IDW
* ''Hammer of the Gods'' (co-author Mark Wheatley, 5-issue limited series, Insight Studios Group, February–November 2001)
* ''Ship of Fools'' (co-author Bryan J.L. Glass, Caliber Comics)
* ''Space Sluts'' (pornographic parody of
Star Wars
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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 ...
Newsarama
''Newsarama'' is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website ''GamesRadar+'', also owned by Future US.
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