Fred Van Lente
American writer
Fred Van Lente (born February 14, 1972, in Tacoma , Washington) from Chagrin Falls, Ohio [1] is an American writer, primarily of comic books and graphic novels .
Career
Van Lente is the co-founder, along with artist Ryan Dunlavey , of Evil Twin Comics , which produces his and Dunlavey’s non-fiction comic books, the first and most famous of which is Action Philosophers .
Recent work includes becoming the ongoing co-author of Incredible Hercules with Greg Pak ,[2] as well as writing Marvel Zombies 3 [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] and Marvel Zombies 4 .[8] [9] with Kev Walker and X-Men Noir with Dennis Calero .[10] [11] Upcoming work includes two one-shots as part of Marvel Zombies Return .[12] He also wrote the first issue of Deadpool Team-Up (number #899 as it was counting backwards from the #900 special).[13]
Van Lente created a new Power Man , Victor Alvarez , who first appeared in the Shadowland : Power Man mini-series,[14] [15] then in a new Power Man and Iron Fist series, also by Van Lente.[16] [17] [18]
Van Lente and New York Innovative Theatre Awards -winner Crystal Skillman co-authored and staged "King Kirby," a play based on the life of innovative comics creator Jack Kirby . "King Kirby" was staged at Brooklyn's Brick Theater as part of its annual Comic Book Theater Festival. The play was a New York Times Critics' Pick selection and was funded by a widely publicized Kickstarter campaign.[19] [20] [21]
Van Lente has been called "one of the most idiosyncratic and insightful new voices in comics."[22] In 2014, he was nominated for a Harvey Award in the category, Special Award for Humor in Comics.[23]
Bibliography
"Tranquility in The Big Date" (with Steve Ellis , in Negative Burn #40, Caliber Comics , 1996)
The Silencers : Black Kiss (with Steve Ellis, 2-issue mini-series, Moonstone Books , 2003, tpb , 2005, ISBN 978-1-933076-01-0 )
Action Philosophers (with Ryan Dunlavey , Evil Twin Comics , April 2005 – July 2007) collected as:
Scorpion : Poison Tomorrow (with Leonard Kirk , in Amazing Fantasy #7–12, Marvel Comics , June–November 2005, tpb, 2005, ISBN 978-0-7851-1712-4 )
Cowboys & Aliens (with co-author Andrew Foley and art by Luciano Lima , graphic novel , Platinum Studios , 2006, ISBN 978-1582407241 )
Watchdogs (with Brian Churilla , Platinum Studios, 2007, ISBN 978-1-934220-05-4 )
The Weapon (with Scott Koblish , 4-issue mini-series, Platinum Studios, June–September 2007)
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #21–24, 33–36 (with Cory Hamscher , Marvel Comics, 2007, 2008) collected as:
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 6: Monsters & Mysteries (with Clay Mann , Marvel Comics, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7851-2380-4 )
Marvel Adventures Iron Man Volume 1: Heart of Steel (with James Cordeiro , Marvel Comics, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7851-2644-7 )
The Incredible Hercules #112–141 (with co-author Greg Pak and art by Khoi Pham , Rafa Sandoval , and others, Marvel Comics, 2008–2010) collected as:
Against The World (collects Incredible Hulk #112 and Incredible Hercules #113–115 and "Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide", 136 pages, hardcover, July 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3312-7 , softcover, October 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2533-7 )
Secret Invasion (collects Incredible Hercules #116–120, hardcover, November 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3333-X , softcover, March 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2829-8 )
Love and War (collects Incredible Hercules #121–125, 128 pages, hardcover, March 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3334-8 , softcover, June 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3246-5 )
Dark Reign (collects Incredible Hercules #126–131, 160 pages, hardcover, October 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3830-7 )
Hercules: Fall of an Avenger #1–2 (with co-author Greg Pak and art by Ariel Olivetti , Marvel Comics, March–April 2010)
Marvel Zombies 3 (with Kev Walker , 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, December 2008 - March 2009, TPB, 104 pages, hardcover, May 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3635-5 , softcover, December 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3526-X )
X-Men Noir (with Dennis Calero , 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, February–May 2009)
Marvel Zombies 4 (with Kev Walker, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, June 2009 - ongoing, hardcover, November 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3917-6 )
Marvel Zombies Return (Marvel Comics):
Marvel Zombies Return: Spider-Man (with artist Nick Dragotta , one-shot, 2009)
Marvel Zombies Return: Avengers (with artist Wellington Alves (artist) , one-shot, 2009)
Silent But Deadly (with Dalibor Talajic , in Deadpool #900, Marvel Comics, December 2009)
Deadpool Team-Up #899 (with Dalibor Talajic, ongoing series, Marvel Comics, January 2010)
Heroic Age: Prince of Power #1-4 (with Greg Pak , and art by Reilly Brown, Marvel Comics July–October 2010)
Odd Is On Our Side (with Dean Koontz , and art by Queenie Chan , Del Rey Books, October 2010)
Shadowland : Power Man (with Mahmud Asrar , 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, October 2010 - January 2011)
Power Man and Iron Fist (with Wellinton Alves (artist) , 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, April–July 2011)
"The Chosen" (with Alessandro Vitti , in Fear Itself : The Home Front #5-7, Marvel Comics, October–December 2011)
Archer & Armstrong #1-ongoing, Valiant Comics, May 2012-Ongoing
Ivar, Timewalker 12-issue limited series, Valiant Comics, January 2015-December 2015
Ten Dead Comedians: A Murder Mystery , July 2017, ISBN 1-5947-4974-4
Awards
Van Lente's industry awards include Action Philosophers receiving a Xeric Grant in 2004; it was also nominated for an Ignatz Award in 2005 and 2006. The American Library Association named Action Philosophers a "Great Graphic Novel for Teens" in 2007. His "super crime" series The Silencers was named "Best Independent Super Hero Comic" by Broken Frontier in 2003.
Notes
^ Theater in the Now: Spotlight on...Fred Van Lente Retrieved 2018-05-20.
^ GREEK WEEK Part IV- Pak & Van Lente on Herc's Past & Future , Comic Book Resources , March 20, 2008
^ WWPhilly Fred Van Lente Takes a Bite of Marvel Zombies Archived 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine , Wizard , May 31, 2008
^ WW Philly: Fred Van Lente Writes "Marvel Zombies 3" , Comic Book Resources , June 1, 2008
^ WW PHILLY '08: Fred Van Lente on Marvel Zombies 3 , Newsarama , June 1, 2008
^ Van Lente talks Marvel Zombies 3 , Comic Book Resources , September 5, 2008
^ Zombies in Florida: Fred Van Lente on Marvel Zombies III , Newsarama , October 3, 2008
^ Richards, Dave (March 20, 2009). "Fred Van Lente Talks Marvel Zombies 4" . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 2009-04-11 .
^ Ekstrom, Steve (March 31, 2009). "Back for Four: Fred Van Lente on Marvel Zombies 4" . Newsarama . Retrieved 2009-04-11 .
^ Fear And Hatred: Van Lente & Calero on "X Men Noir" , Comic Book Resources , September 9, 2008
^ Fred Van Lente & Dennis Calero on X Men Noir , Newsarama , September 17, 2008
^ Brownfield, Troy (June 22, 2009). "The Zombies – This Time, With Literate Roots" . Newsarama . Retrieved 2009-06-23 .
^ Richards, Dave (September 18, 2009). "Van Lente Talks "Deadpool Team-Up" " . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved May 26, 2010 .
^ Richards, Dave (May 11, 2010). "Van Lente on "Shadowland: Power Man" " . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved June 5, 2010 .
^ Rogers, Vaneta (May 11, 2010). "An All-New POWER MAN Bursts out of the Marvel's SHADOWLAND" . Newsarama . Retrieved September 25, 2011 .
^ Richards, Dave (July 22, 2010). "CCI EXCLUSIVE: Van Lente's New "Power Man & Iron Fist" " . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved September 25, 2011 .
^ Ching, Albert (July 23, 2010). "SDCC 2010: POWER MAN & IRON FIST: Reunited For The 1st Time" . Newsarama . Retrieved September 25, 2011 .
^ Richards, Dave (December 15, 2010). "Van Lente Buddies Up With "Power Man & Iron Fist" " . Comic Book Resources . Retrieved September 25, 2011 .
^ Webster, Andy (June 22, 2014). "The Amazing Adventures of Pencil Man" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 27, 2014 .
^ "Project of the Day: King Kirby" . May 23, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014 .
^ Skillman, Crystal; Lente, Fred Van (31 July 2014). King Kirby: A Play by Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente . ISBN 9781499288490 .
^ McGovern, Adam (April 4, 2007). "Watchdog review" . comiccritique.com.
^ Sims, Chris (July 16, 2014). "Harvey Awards Announces 2014 Nominees" . Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014 .
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