But he might be best known for being a man who writes a lot of strong female characters. Greg rucka was born in san francisco and raised on the monterey peninsula of california, in an area known to the locals as steinbeck country. Posted on october 12, 2019 october, 2019 by firewater65. The definitive wonder woman stories of greg rucka nerdist. When diana writes a book that shares her beliefs, it ignites a firestorm of controversyand even gets the attention of the olympian gods. Stumptown volume 01 by greg rucka, matthew southworth. Gregory rucka born november 29, 1969 is an american writer of novels and comic books. Based on the oni press comic book of the same name from writer greg rucka and artist matthew southworth, stumptown follows dex parios cobie smulders an unapologetically sharpwitted army. I knew who greg rucka was before i purchased this novel.
In comics, he has had the opportunity to write stories featuring some of the worlds bestknown characterssuperman, batman, wonder woman, punisher, and wolverineas well as penning several. Greg rucka began his writing career as a crime novelist with the atticus kodiak series of books and became very highly regarded as a writer of crime and. The portlandbased comic book writer greg rucka is one of the giants in oregons comics ecosystem. The old guard is an action blockbuster with historical. In the wake of events depicted in the miniseries the omac project and infinite crisis, checkmate had been rechartered as a united.
Greg rucka is a comic book writer and novelist, best known for his extensive work at dc comics, as well as his creatorowned series. The series is based on the stumptown comic book series from oni press written by rucka and illustrated by matthew southworth and justin greenwood, and will actually be partially filmed in portland, oregon, the city it was named after. Greg rucka books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. His other dc credits include action comics, adventures of.
Skydance media has picked up the movie rights to old guard, a new comic from author greg rucka and artist leandro fernandez rucka is attached to pen the script to his own adaptation. Pro filmmakers ian mcfarland and mike pecci go fanboy with the dead cant be distracted, a fan film based on greg rucka and mike chechettos punisher comics. Lazarus is a dystopian science fiction comic book series created by writer greg rucka and artist michael lark. No, rucka was the author of a series of novels about a bodyguard named atticus kodiak. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Greg rucka, is an american comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as action comics, batwoman. Based on the comic book of the same name, the film will star charlize theron, kiki layne, marwan kenzari, matthias schoenaerts, and chiwetel ejiofor.
Collecting the critically acclaimed miniseries by greg rucka and leandro fernandez. Cobie smulders cast in stumptown pilot based on greg rucka. Greg rucka is a popular american comic book author and novelist. The old guard is an upcoming american action film directed by gina princebythewood. Greg rucka and leanardo fernandez are bringing back comic book old guard, about a captain leading a small group of soldiers working as mercenaries through the ages, to image comics in december. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. He is the author of nearly a dozen novels, including the atticus kodiak series. Image comics has been publishing the book since the first issue was released on june 23, 20. Those pesky gambling debts and resulting perpetual cashflow problem are how dex often seems to land her cases. Explore the best of greg rucka from image comics with comixology.
The comic book is a modernday detective fiction series based in portland, oregon, featuring dex parios, a bisexual female private investigator. Comic shops and indie bookstores are at the heart of our industry and our neighborhoods. But oni press will always be rucka s first home, breaking into the industry with his first ever comic work on the series whiteout. Greg rucka is a comic book writer and novelist, best known for his extensive work at dc comics. Hopefully we see it on our screens by the fall 2019 season. The two began developing the idea in 2012 and partnered with colorist santi arcas to finish the art.
I am greg rucka, author of novels and too many comic books. The story focuses on a pack of mercenaries who are all centuriesold immortals able to heal from any wound. He is a writer and producer, known for whiteout 2009, lazarus and stumptown 2019. Eisner awardwinning author greg rucka s critically acclaimed run writing the amazon warrior is collected in its entirety, beginning in wonder woman by greg rucka vol. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
Stumptown is an american comic book limited series and later ongoing, written by greg rucka with art by matthew southworth. Greg rucka on his stumptown comics becoming a tv show. Its also a special treat to read a comic book set where i currently reside and where greg rucka lives too. In a competitive bidding war, legendary television and producer matt tolmach have acquired the rights to greg rucka and michael larks dystopian comic book series, lazarus, for a scripted tv. Greg rucka has rocked the worlds of comics and novels for years, including memorable batman writing, plus the queen and country series and the atticus kodiak books. The characters unlikely occupation allows the creators to combine horror and police procedural to a remarkably effective degree, with humor occasionally playing off. The phenomenal response weve seen so far from creators makes it clear that comic book stores are the foundation of our industry, said sam humphries, superstar comic book writer of harley quinn, and cohost of television show dc daily. Gregory greg rucka is an american comic book writer and novelist. Written by alan grant, greg rucka, ian edginton, devin k. He first discovered comics at the nob hill market in salinas, california, where at age five, he first saw digestsized black and white reprints of stan lee and jack kirby s work on the incredible hulk, which he convinced his mother to buy. Stumptown is an american comic book limited series and later ongoing, written by greg rucka. And he has a unique relationship with wonder woman, having two. Greg rucka has 888 books on goodreads with 398345 ratings.
A second miniseries began in september 2012 and ran for five issues and a third volume, this time ongoing, began in september 2014. Skydance picks up rights to greg rucka comic old guard. Based off of the sales and demographic data that i could find. Yeah, theyre not strong women, theyre peopleand they. Greg rucka was born on november 29, 1969 in san francisco, california, usa as gregory adam rucka.
Gotham central in the line of duty tpb batman dc comics ed brubaker greg rucka. Comic book shopping network cbsn public group facebook. Cbr pesents an exclusive debut of the films teaser. Hooray for smart, complex women characters and bisexual visibility thats not created for male titillation. Other creators were brought in later to assist with lettering and inking. Legendary tv, matt tolmach adapting comic book lazarus.
He is particularly famous for his works on comics such as batwoman, action comics, and the dc comics miniseries superman. Comics writer greg rucka on wonder woman, stumptown and. The comic book is a modernday detective fiction series based in portland, oregon, featuring dex parios, a bisexual female private investigator with a gambling. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more.
I am greg rucka, author of novels and too many comic books to count. Wonder woman volume 1 livros na amazon brasil 9781401263324. Greg rucka has bounced around a bit in the comic industry, finding a home in dc for many years before working for other publishers like marvel, image, and oni press. Greg rucka is an american author of mystery, thriller, suspense and science fiction novels. Greg rucka shares his thoughts with cbr on wonder womans villains, origins and sexuality.
Greg rucka was born on november 29, 1969 in san francisco, california, usa as. In february 2017, writer greg rucka and artist leandro fernandez will introduce the old guard, a new ongoing comic book from image, which tells the story of immortal warriors struggling through. The portland based comic book writer greg rucka is one of the giants in oregons comics ecosystem. Comics how michael lark brings life to comics art and why we love him for it. Checkmate, a division of task force x, is a fictional covert operations agency appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. One of her powers is love albert ching oct 26, 2016. Gina princeblythewood directing skydance movie the old. Greg rucka isnt just a successful writer of comics, graphic novels and fiction, moving nimbly from stories about batman and superman to his original creations. Greg rucka greg rucka is a new york times bestselling author of hundreds of comics and nearly two dozen novels. The characters unlikely occupation allows the creators to combine horror and police procedural to a remarkably effective degree, with humor occasionally playing off scotts. Let me know what you all think in the comments below. Image is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by 7 of the comics industrys bestselling artists, and is the 3rd largest comics publisher in the united states. Based on the comics written by rucka, which were collected into graphic novels, stumptown is, as the title indicates, set in portland.
The frank cho v greg rucka comic book feud youtube. Just to go off on a different tangent, ive noticed that comic books have. As a novelist, rucka has nearly a dozen books to his credit, including the recent walking. Each week, big issues focuses on a newly released comic book issue of significance. The first series launched by oni press on november 4, 2009 and ran for four issues. The film is based on the comic book series created by author greg rucka and illustrator leandro. Skydance media has tapped gina princebythewood to direct the fantasy movie the old guard. A strange feud in 2016 between greg rucka lazarus, lois lane and frank cho liberty meadows, mighty avengers and the did he or didnt he question in regards to chos assertion that rucka. He has written for several popular comic book series and characters, including batman, superman, wolverine, wonder woman and several others.
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