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Post by Gene on Apr 4, 2017 21:02:46 GMT -5
Allan Brennert wrote several excellent Batman stories, and did he also do the poignant Deadman-Supergirl post-Crisis story, now that I think of it? Harlan Ellison wrote a couple, didn't he? And maybe Stephen King? How about Michael Chabon? Did he write some of the Escapist comic stories? Max Allan Collins, for sure. Mickey Spillane, too, so they say. Back in the day, Ed Hamilton and Gardner Fox, as well as David Vern Reed (nee Levine) had all been well known as sf writers of note before and during their time at DC Comics. Oh, and Robert Louis Stevenson, Emily Bronte, Hawthorne, Stephen Crane and a few others wrote for the Gilberton Company. Brennert also wrote Daredevil 192, the first issue after Miller's first run ended. It was a fantastic issue focusing on Ben Urich and the Kingpin's efforts to buy him off. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 4, 2017 21:10:25 GMT -5
Edmund Hamilton pulp Science Fiction author wrote for DC. He did some Superboy / Legion books I know of. Also Superman, Batman, Superman *and* Batman (in World's Finest), the original Green Lantern, and much, much more. Hamilton paid bills with his comics work, allowing him to craft his serious fiction without worrying about making a living. Cei-U! I summon the Atom Age mainstay! As I recall he was involved with the Superman comic strip also. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Apr 4, 2017 21:21:07 GMT -5
Mad Magazine, in the 2nd half of the 1950's shortly after becoming a b&w magazine began to buy material from some well known comic stars of that time and touted it on their covers. Ernie Kovacs, Bob & Ray and Stan Freberg contributed
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 5, 2017 2:14:34 GMT -5
YA Fantasy author Tamora Pierce wrote the White Tiger mini-series, for Marvel, a few years ago. She was a big fan of the Daughters of the Dragon characters and Don McGregor's stuff; but, her experiences with Marvel were pretty bad.
Otto Binder, who wrote for Fawcett (especially Captain Marvel) also wrote sci-fi novels, with brother Earl, as Eando Binder.
Ray Bradbury had stories adapted; but, I want to say he also contributed a couple of scripts.
William Woolfolk, who wrote Blackhawk (among other GA comics), also wrote novels (including two Batman tie-ins, in the 60s) and for tv (The Defenders).
Neil Gaiman was originally a journalist, having written for several magazines, as well as the book Ghastly Beyond Belief, a book of quotations, with Kim Newman. He also wrote Don't Panic: The Official Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which was published about the time that Sandman was launched.
Of course, Kevin Smith had written film scripts before his comic work.
John Ostrander had published some plays before working in comics.
Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier had written for magazines and some reference books, in the US and France, before working in comics. They currently run Black Coat Books, which has also reprinted some French comics.
Chris Roberson has written novels, shorts stories, published (Monkeybrain Books) and comics, including Fables and Dynamite's Masks.
Dashiell Hammett was the original writer on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9 (later Secret Agent Corrigan), with Alex Raymond on art.
Don Glut has written sci-fi works (including the novelization of The Empire Strikes Back) and wrote comics for Gold Key (Dagar, Tragg and the Sky Gods), Archie, Charlton, Marvel and Warren.
Ron Goulart wrote some scripts for Marvel, in the 70s, as well as the Tekwar comic and the Star Hawks newspaper strip, with Gil Kane.
Alejandro Jodorowsky wrote Anibal 5, in the 60s, started making films, then wrote more comics, including The Incal, White Lama, and The Metabarons.
Pierre Christin, who wrote Valerian & Laureline (with Jean-Claude Mezieres) and several works with Enki Bilal (The Hunting Party, The Ranks of the Black Order) has also written novels and screenplays.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Apr 5, 2017 4:45:46 GMT -5
Ray Bradbury had stories adapted; but, I want to say he also contributed a couple of scripts. Not to my knowledge |
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Post by MDG on Apr 5, 2017 5:39:44 GMT -5
Novelists Daniel Keyes ("Flowers for Algernon," made into the 1968 Oscar winner "Charly") .... He wrote several stories in EC's Picto-Fiction magazines. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 5, 2017 9:06:17 GMT -5
Ray Bradbury had stories adapted; but, I want to say he also contributed a couple of scripts. Not to my knowledge Probably just thinking of his script work in Hollywood. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 5, 2017 12:08:45 GMT -5
Probably just thinking of his script work in Hollywood. I'm not aware of Bradbury scripting any comics. The story of him contacting EC about them stealing his stories is a hoot though. |
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Post by mikelmidnight on Apr 5, 2017 12:09:49 GMT -5
How about Michael Chabon? Did he write some of the Escapist comic stories? He wrote an origin for the Escapist, and an annoyingly off-continuity story featuring one of his other characters from the novel. He also wrote a Mr Terrific story for DC. |
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Post by Prince Hal on Apr 5, 2017 14:21:09 GMT -5
Probably just thinking of his script work in Hollywood. FWIW, the GCD has him doing "scripts" for one story in Alien Encounters 10 and a two-pager in Star*Reach. All the other mentions of him include the names of other writers who did adaptations of his stories, or are for introductions, prefaces and the like. |
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Post by Farrar on Apr 5, 2017 21:53:06 GMT -5
Never knew the full story here, CB. Thanks for sharing! Hal (and anyone else who may be interested), here's the 2012 examination of Delany's WW that (IMO) helped to spark a renewed interest in it. It's fascinating reading and was published in an arts journal, and it's available on several academic/arts/popular culture sites. Here's a link to one site: artsonline.monash.edu.au/wp-content/arts-files/colloquy/colloquy_issue_twenty-four_/matsuuchi.pdfAs Cr-Buster noted, it's an intriguing topic. |
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Post by tingramretro on Apr 6, 2017 3:34:59 GMT -5
Michael Moorcock wrote Michael Moorcock's Multiverse #1-12 and Tom Strong #31 & 32. According to GCD, Harry Harrison wrote strips in All-American Men of War #8 and Star Spangled War Stories #16. He also wrote Rick Random strips in Super Detective #127, 129, 139 & 143. He did indeed. Which makes it rather puzzling that the comics adaptations of Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat novels in 2000 AD were actually written by someone else. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Apr 11, 2017 18:38:06 GMT -5
Joe Lansdale's written a bunch of comics. The tough question is have any non-genre authors written comics? Margaret Atwood, just recently. U. S. Rep John Lewis just finished (co-) writing his comics memoir. I can't think of anyone in factory system comics. (Although I wouldn't be surprised if some 'legit' authors simply didn't want it known they were slumming.) Couple more from people already mentioned: Stephen King wrote two pages of X-men: Heroes for Hope and a few back-ups for Vertigo's American Vampire. Harlan Ellison probably wrote SOMETHING for Harlan Ellison's Dream Corridor, right? |
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Post by Dizzy D on Apr 12, 2017 10:08:09 GMT -5
Wanted to mention Atwood, but Cheeks already did.
Jean van Hamme was a novelist before he wrote comics. In fact Largo Winch started out as a series of novels.
Chuck Palahniuk has recently done a sequel to Fight Club in comicbook form.
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Post by bran on Apr 14, 2017 16:37:21 GMT -5
Mickey Spillane wrote several comics himself. Full list. |
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