Jean Marc DeMatteis
John Marc DeMatteis (born December 15, 1953 ) is an American comic book author and illustrator.
Life and work
DeMatteis, who openly professes his esoteric beliefs as a follower of the Indian guru Meher Baba , began working as a full-time comic book writer in the late 1970s, having previously worked as a music critic.
DeMatteis first worked on various horror comics for the publisher DC-Comics before he switched to DC's competitor Marvel. For Marvel Comics he oversaw series such as Captain America , various Spider-Man series and The Defender in the 1980s . There were also graphic novels such as Moonshadow (with the painter Jon J. Muth), Blood: A Tale (with Kent Williams) and Dr. Strange: Into Shambhala . His most frequent artistic partner during his Marvel years was the cartoonist Mike Zeck , with whom he created the Spider-Man story Kraven's Last Hunt , which has become a classic .
In the late 1980s, DeMatteis finally returned to DC, where he succeeded Gerry Conway in the newly launched Justice League of America series . Together with his co-author Keith Giffen , he chose an approach that was completely contrary to the gloomy zeitgeist, which is reflected primarily in brutal and grim action stories, by converting the series into a humor title that is less cosmic than the previous title Threats and world-saving adventures turned, but increasingly focused on tricky everyday problems and the interaction of the characters involved. DeMatteis' concept - unlike earlier incarnations of Justice League material, it is less on the most famous characters in the publishing program such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman or Flash, but on lesser-known characters such as Booster Gold , Blue Beetle , Guy Gardner , Martian Manhunter and Mister Miracle - proved so popular that it drew numerous spin-off series such as Justice League Europe or solo series about the league players Guy Gardner and Mister Miracle. In 1992 DeMatteis left the Justice League series, which was subsequently handed over to Dan Jurgens. He returned to the subject in 2003 when he and Giffen, Joe Rubinstein and Kevin Maguire presented the six-part miniseries Formerly Known as the Justice League , for which the quartet received the 2004 Eisner Award for Best Humor Title. In 2005 this success was followed by the miniseries I Can't Believe It's Not The Justice League .
In the early 1990s DeMatteis was instrumental in the creation of DC's Vertigo imprint, while he wrote the autobiographical miniseries Brooklyn Dreams for the Paradox Press Imprint .
In 1991 DeMatteis took over the series The Spectacular Spider-Man , which he gave a new direction - mainly concentrating on psychological interpretations of the character, before taking over the series The Amazing Spider-Man in 1995 as the successor to David Michelinie . His artistic partner was mostly the draftsman Sal Buscema . Other series that DeMatteis supervised for Marvel during these years were Daredevil , Doctor Strange, Man-Thing and Silver Surfer .
In the late 1990s, DeMatteis took over the series Adventures of Superman and The Specter for DC . There were also individual stories about the characters Batman and Wonder Woman , as well as the graphic novel Green Lantern: Willworld .
This was followed by the comic novels Mercy and Farewell and The Last One , as well as the fifteen-part series Seekers Into The Mystery , which is about a screenwriter who goes on a journey of self-discovery.
Together with Mike Ploog, DeMatteis created the fantasy title Abadazad (2004), which is marketed by Disney.
For American television, DeMatteis wrote episodes for series such as The Twilight Zone , The Adventures of Superboy , Earth: Final Conflict , The Real Ghostbusters , Justice League Unlimited and Legion of Super-Heroes . In 1990 he produced an album as a musician entitled How Many Lifetimes? .
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| SURNAME | DeMatteis, Jean Marc |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DeMatteis, John Marc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic book writer and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1953 |