Marv Wolfman
Marvin 'Marv' A. Wolfman (born May 13, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comic book author and writer . Wolfman was best known as the creator of the cartoon character Blade , but also as the author of series such as Teen Titans and Crisis on Infinite Earths .
Life and work
Wolfman began working as a full-time comic book writer in 1968. After writing stories for various humorous series for various publishers, Wolfman and his friend Len Wein formed a solid bond with the market giant Marvel Comics in 1974 . In addition to his writing jobs, he also took on duties as an editor, and from 1975 also as editor-in-chief.
As a writer, Wolfman wrote stories for the Amazing Spider-Man , Fantastic Four and Doctor Strange series, among others . His most important work at Marvel, however, should be the horror series Tomb of Dracula , for which he wrote hundreds of stories. Together with his friend, the draftsman Gene Colan , he created the character Blade for Tomb of Dracula , which reinterprets the subject of vampirism in a modern way - especially with the inclusion of elements of biker culture. Almost 20 years after Wolfman had created the initially only moderately successful character of the vampire hunter and half-vampire Blade, the character experienced a surge in popularity due to its processing in a number of films in which the actor Wesley Snipes took the lead role.
Wolfman returned to DC Comics in 1980 after an argument with Marvel's editor-in-chief Jim Shooter . There he took over the newly started series The New Teen Titans, which quickly became the most popular and commercially successful series in DC's program. His first partner on The New Teen Titans was the illustrator George Pérez . While Pérez left the series in the mid-1980s, Wolfman stayed with the title - which was continued under changing names such as New Titans or Teen Titans - for another ten years - from 1980 to 1995 for almost fifteen years in total. As a successor to Perez, Wolfman was provided with illustrators such as Tom Grummett , Eduardo Barreto and William Rosado . The ink drawings were done by artists such as José Luis García-López or Romeo Tanghal .
In the early 1980s, Wolfman also worked on the series Batman , Superman (with illustrator Gil Kane ), Dial H for Hero (with Carmine Infantino ) and Night Force (with Gene Colan).
1985/1986, Wolfman and George Pérez presented the twelve-part miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths , with which DC celebrated its 50th anniversary, but above all the restart of all of its series. Almost fifteen years later, Wolfman also wrote a novel of the same title based on the Crisis series, but which primarily focuses on the character of the police officer and superhero Barry Allen, aka The Flash .
After the end of the award-winning Crisis miniseries, Wolfman took over the Superman series, Adventures of Superman , which he oversaw until 1988. The impressionist artist Jerry Ordway was put at his side as a draftsman . After that, Wolfman wrote stories for the traditional series Batman for almost two years, from 1989 to 1991 , which were mostly shot by Jim Aparo .
In 2005, Wolfman wrote the adaptation of the novel for the film Superman Returns before he took on the post of editor for Impact Comics in 2006. In the years that followed, Wolfman created 12 issues of the Nightwing series (2006-2007), which is about the adventures of one of the most popular heroes in DC publishing - which Wolfman himself created in the early 1980s during his run on Teen Titans - and one Miniseries about the magician Raven. In addition, there was work for video films sold in direct sales such as Condor for Pow Entertainment and Janus Contract for Warner Home Video.
In 2016, Wolfman published the official novel for the film Suicide Squad (film) on Titan Books - ISBN 978-1785651670 .
Prizes and awards
The awards Wolfman has received for his work over the years include the Shazam Award for Best Writer (1973), the Kirby Award for Best Completed Series (1985), and nominations for Favorite Writer for the Comics' Buyer's Guide Award in 1986 and 1989.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization In: titanbooks.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolfman, Marv |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolfman, Marvin A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic book writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn, New York |