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Comics writer greg rucka on wonder woman, stumptown and more. Presspasstv interviews comic book and fiction writer greg rucka. Greg rucka has been writing comics for almost 20 years. Greg rucka books list of books by author greg rucka. I am greg rucka, author of novels and too many comic books. This trade has 19 issues, and is a pretty good buy for the money. No mans land, and mystery writers of america presents the blue religion. He is the author of nearly a dozen novels, including the atticus kodiak series. Sequential tart greg ruckas knows crime so well, id be afraid to spend time alone with him. It was written by greg rucka, with art by marco checchetto. Greg rucka reveals his shocking treatment at the hands of marvel and.
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Gregory rucka born november 29, 1969 is an american writer of novels and comic books. Greg rucka says monterey county today is unrecognizable as the place where he was a kid. As the kiss of death circles for another try, loiss search for answers takes her back into the political spotlight, while renee uses a gotham connection in an attempt to undo the damage shes done and find answers to another set of questions entirely. Rucka wrote or cowrote over twenty issues of the no. Greg rucka born november 29, 1969 is an american crime novelist who wrote six novels featuring bodyguard atticus kodiak before crossing over into comic books with whiteout and going on to write a highly respected run on wonder woman and several batman and superman titles. See all books authored by greg rucka, including batman. Greg rucka books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Greg rucka is a popular american comic book author and novelist. A film adaptation of the series was released in 2009. He is a writer and producer, known for whiteout 2009, lazarus and stumptown 2019. Greg rucka talk about some of gregs older work here. The official website for comic creator and novelist greg rucka. Justice league dark, shehulk, the sandman, and more adaptations of some of the best comic book and graphic novel storytellers out there. Greg rucka is one of the most creative and readable authors working today.
Oni press is an american independent comic book publisher based in portland, oregon. Dc announces jimmy olsen series by matt fraction and steve. Rucka was born in san francisco, california and raised on the central coast of california, in what is commonly referred to as steinbeck country. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read wonder woman by greg rucka. Aug 19, 2014 writer greg rucka came into the batman universe during no mans land, a yearlong storyline that ran throughout 1999 during which the four core batman titles then batman, batman.
Monkeys fighting robots had the chance to speak with rucka at megacon this weekend, and you can watch the interview in full here. Wolverine is like spiderman a great character who deserves a story arc as iconic and important as batman. As well as writing action comics, rucka cowrote the main new krypton 12 part series with superman writer james robinson. If you cant find the hiketeia to read as a separate comic, this volume has the story. Discover book depositorys huge selection of greg rucka books online. Greg rucka was born on november 29, 1969 in san francisco, california, usa as gregory adam rucka. Dont forget to show us some love, leave a comment, post, tweet, or blog our greg rucka interview. As the title suggests, medusa is back from the dead and she targets wonder woman for destruction.
Although he has written several other fictional works, one of his earliest and most critically acclaimed works is a novel series titled atticus kodiak, which to date consists of seven novels. During oz comiccon we were fortunate enough to chat with comic legend greg rucka. A second miniseries began in september 2012 and ran for five issues and a third volume, this time ongoing, began in september 2014. Earth one and more for the start of his legendary run on the title as wonder woman stands against mortal foes and faces the machinations of the gods themselves. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. In 2009, rucka and artist eddy barrows took over action comics as the title moved its focus from superman to kryptonian heroes. Williams iii also contains a collection of variant covers, williams early and uncoloured sketches and some script pages from rucka. Today he lives in portland, oregon, with his wife, comic book writer jennifer van meter hopeless savages. Feb 02, 2018 its not everyday you get to sit down with a living legend and to be fair, you didnt but we did. New stories about cops, criminals, and the chase, and more on.
The portlandbased comic book writer greg rucka is one of the giants in oregons comics ecosystem. 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 suspense fiction. Greg rucka person greg rucka is credited in 929 issues. Year one or an allstar superman but who instead just gets year after year of the same old crap. Official website greg rucka at the comic book db archived from the original. I watched greg rucka talking about it on a eccc stream and it sounds really interesting and i will definitely be picking it up. World of new krypton for dc comics, and for novels such as his atticus kodiak series.
An allstar roster of writers and artists highlight the new threat of leviathan, but also tees up new ongoing series for jimmy olsen by writer matt fraction and artist steve lieber, and lois. Atticus kodiak series in order greg rucka fictiondb. That same year, morrison began writing batman for dc with issue no. Most of its titles are either irregular recurring miniseries, often published in four to six monthly installments, or original graphic novels. Lazarus new image book by greg rucka and michael lark lazarus new image book by greg rucka and michael lark 5 5. From major event books, to characterdriven stories, he seems to have done it all. Gregory greg rucka is an american comic book writer and novelist. Lazarus new image book by greg rucka and michael lark. Journey to the world of thedas in these canonical comics from bioware and dark horse.
Fan favorite wrtier greg rucka is taking over action comics from his pal geoff johns in march, but there will be some different heroes headlining the book in 2009 other than superman. Stumptown is an american comic book limited series and later ongoing, written by greg rucka with art by matthew southworth. Aug 14, 2007 comic book resources wonderful characterisation and dense plotting with plenty of twists in the tale are complemented by an impressive range of artwork by steve lieber. Greg rucka discusses wonder woman, image titles, and the.
Sort title title genre genre date oldest date newest lois lane. 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. Greg rucka was born in san francisco and raised on the monterey peninsula of california. Its not everyday you get to sit down with a living legend and to be fair, you didnt but we did. Gregory rucka is an american comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as action comics, batwoman, detective comics, and the miniseries superman. With many, many iconic titles and a plethora of awards under his belt rucka is one of the most acclaimed comic writers working today. He is particularly famous for his works on comics such as batwoman, action comics, and the dc comics miniseries superman. Writer greg rucka came into the batman universe during no mans land, a yearlong storyline that ran throughout 1999 during which the four core batman titles then batman, batman. His stand alones are often great and i love his atticus kodiak serieswhich are too infrequent for my desires.
His creatorowned queen and country series is unusual in that he has written comics and novels in the storyline. 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. Rucka for chatting with us, and be sure to check out our incredible conversation with greg, and stay tuned to comicsverse for more amazing podcast guests and indepth analysis of the best comic books past and present. Wonder woman by greg rucka wonder woman, volume 1 by brian azzarello. Shadow of the bat, detective comics, and legends of the dark knight essentially became one weekly book. And he has a unique relationship with wonder woman, having two acclaimed runs writing the. Disappointed about greg ruckas run on the punisher coming to an end.
Star comic book writer, greg rucka, got his start locally. Rucka wrote or cowrote over twenty issues of the no mans. The agencys locked in a shotgun wedding with the outsiders. In the wake of a second attempt on her life, lois takes the unprecedented step oftelling superman to back off. Jul 19, 2016 wonder woman by greg rucka ebook written by greg rucka. Get to know greg find out about his life, career and more. It was written by greg rucka, with art by carmine di giandomenico. Greg rucka author of batwoman goodreads share book. Comics writer greg rucka on wonder woman, stumptown and. The complete series list for atticus kodiak greg rucka. Whiteout is a comic book limited series by writer greg rucka and artist steve lieber. Greg rucka talk about some of greg s older work here. Jan 28, 2014 greg rucka is one of the most creative and readable authors working today. Greg rucka is an eisner awardwinning comic book writer and novelist.
But in alpha, rucka is apparently debuting a new series character named jad bell, former delta, who now hires out for cause and country. 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. Wonder woman by greg rucka ebook written by greg rucka. Comic book resources wonderful characterisation and dense plotting with plenty of twists in the tale are complemented by an impressive range of artwork by steve lieber. The ladies who make superhero books, indy titles and manga a joy. It was founded in 1997 by bob schreck and joe nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read. The first series launched by oni press on november 4, 2009 and ran for four issues.
The second of pedrosas books to be given an english translation, equinoxes promises to. In 2009, rucka and artist eddy barrows took over action comics as the title moved its focus from superman to kryptonian heroes nightwing and flamebird in the aftermath of the new krypton story arc. After writing several novels, rucka went to oni press to expand his career into the comics industry. Today he lives in portland, oregon, with his wife, comic. Professional bodyguard atticus kodiak is still having trouble dealing with the death of his best friend at the end of keeper, greg ruckas wellreceived first. Harrow county is one of the best and creepiest horror titles on the market, from. I am greg rucka, author of novels and too many comic books to count. His creatorowned queen and country series is unusual in that he has written comics. And he has a unique relationship with wonder woman, having two. Bestselling writer greg rucka detective comics teams with artists jg jones final crisis, drew johnson supergirl, shane davis superman.
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