Immerse yourself in the world of the marvel universes most dangerous assassin as acclaimed writer greg rucka takes elektra natchios a woman trained in the ninja arts by both the. Gregory rucka born november 29, 1969 is an american writer of novels and comic books. 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. Greg rucka books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Oct 22, 20 discover book depositorys huge selection of greg rucka books online. I found it cool that he was bringing his expertise to a character who needed to be grounded in reality if you read his magnificent queen and country book you can see he can write as good a soldier as garth ennis. He is particularly famous for his works on comics such as batwoman, action comics, and the dc comics miniseries superman. The first series launched by oni press on november 4, 2009 and ran for four issues. Mar 14, 2012 immerse yourself in the world of the marvel universes most dangerous assassin as acclaimed writer greg rucka takes elektra natchios a woman trained in the ninja arts by both the chaste and the hand, the epitomes of purest good and foulest evil on. Make sure to subscribe to our new channel the comic board chan. Greg rucka person greg rucka is credited in 920 issues. Revelations is taking over action comics from his pal geoff johns in march johns is leaving to write superman.
Greg rucka has been writing comics for almost 20 years. Greg rucka takes cyclops on a cosmic road trip cbr. Art by shawn martinbrough, phil hester, rich burchett, steve leiber, and more. My tastes tend to be on the cleaner side when it comes to comic book art and lazarus delivers with just enough of an abstract aesthetic. Other creators were brought in later to assist with lettering and inking. Discover book depositorys huge selection of greg rucka books online. Secret origin, but there will be some different heroes headlining the book in 2009 other than superman.
The first book of shadows hc may 22, 2019 black magick, vol. This storyline originally was published in seven different comic book series in march, 2001. The story has a transmetropolitan type feel mixed with an almost terminator type story line. Greg rucka is a new york times bestselling author of hundreds of comics and nearly two dozen.
Stumptown is an american comic book limited series and later ongoing, written by greg rucka with art by matthew southworth. I found it cool that he was bringing his expertise to a character who needed to be. Jan 14, 2009 fan favorite writer greg rucka final crisis. Gregory greg rucka is an american comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as action comi. The two began developing the idea in 2012 and partnered with colorist santi arcas to finish the art. Get to know greg find out about his life, career and more. The punisher by greg rucka v01 2012 english cbr 124 pages 198. Aug 15, 2012 im a big greg rucka fan, having read his atticus kodiak books and just about every comic he has written. Gotham city has gone through a violent earthquake that caused billions of dollars in damages and no repairs in sight. Checkmate at the comic book db archived from the original checkmate at the comic book db archived from the original interviews. This is a great series by a team that i otherwise would overlook. Gregory rucka is an american comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as action comics, batwoman.
Greg rucka reveals his shocking treatment at the hands of marvel and dc. Year one or an allstar superman but who instead just gets year after year of the same old crap. The author of four novels about professional bodyguard atticus kodiak keeper nominated for a shamus award by the private eye writers of america, finder, smoker, and shooting. 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. Oct 20, 2008 presspasstv interviews comic book and fiction writer greg rucka.
The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. From major event books, to characterdriven stories, he seems to have done it all. Its also a special treat to read a comic book set where i currently reside and where greg rucka lives too. Greg rucka author of batwoman goodreads share book. If you havent already, i want to highly recommend greg ruckas punisher run. Getcomics is a free online repository of dc and marvel comics.
Greg rucka is an american author of mystery, thriller, suspense and science fiction novels. Greg rucka says monterey county today is unrecognizable as the place where he was a kid. He is a writer and producer, known for whiteout 2009, lazarus and stumptown 2019. He is the author of nearly a dozen novels, including the atticus kodiak series.
Make sure to subscribe to our new channelthe comic board channel. Greg rucka on the great ten in checkmate, newsarama, june 22, 2006. I was offered the book by editor nick lowe, and he basically said that he had been talking to brian bendis, and he had suggested me, because, i believe as bendis put it, gregs got. Rucka was born in san francisco, california and raised on the central coast of.
Shadow of the bat, detective comics, and legends of the dark knight essentially became one weekly book. Elektra by greg rucka ultimate collection trade paperback. Written by greg rucka pencils by matthew clark pg 0114. Williams iii and jocks legendary run of batwoman adventures from detective. World of new krypton for dc comics, and for novels such as his atticus kodiak series. Image comics has been publishing the book since the first issue was released on june 23, 20. Greg rucka reveals his shocking treatment at the hands of marvel and dc disappointed about greg ruckas run on the punisher coming to an end. Disappointed about greg rucka s run on the punisher coming to an end. Lazarus is a dystopian science fiction comic book series created by writer greg rucka and artist michael lark.
The thrilling ride continues with checkmate by greg rucka book 2. In the wake of a second attempt on her life, lois takes the unprecedented step. The rebirth deluxe edition book 2 wonder woman 2016. Greg rucka is a popular american comic book author and novelist. Greg rucka, born november 1969, is an american comic book writer and novelist. Im a big greg rucka fan, having read his atticus kodiak books and just about every comic he has written. Greg rucka is somebody that certainly understands the importance of ritual as a welldocumented supporter of the mls team the portland timbers. Lazarus new image book by greg rucka and michael lark lazarus new image book by greg rucka and michael lark 5 5. Ask anything, and hopefully well have answers that. In comics, he has had the opportunity to write stories. A human perspective of dc comics hasnt looked this good since gotham central movies aladdin star marwan kenzari joins netflixs adaptation of the old guard. Earth one original graphic novel and the weekly dc comics bombshells digitalfirst series, and now in the twicemonthly ongoing by writer greg rucka and artists nicola. Dc entertainments wonder woman, who is currently in the midst of her 75th birthday celebrations, has been confirmed as being queer by current writer greg rucka a.
Wonder woman comic writer confirms hero is bisexual. The writer is gearing up to launch a new comic series at image comics, black magick, with artist and cocreator nicola scott. Lazarus new image book by greg rucka and michael lark. The punisher by greg rucka v01 2012 the punisher by greg rucka v01 2012. Greg rucka was born on november 29, 1969 in san francisco, california, usa as gregory adam rucka. Presspasstv interviews comic book and fiction writer greg rucka. Jun 08, 2016 running parallel to greg rucka and liam sharps the lies, rucka and artist nicola scott weave the definitive and shocking tale of dianas first year as earths protector. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. 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.
Skydance media has picked up the movie rights to old guard, a new comic from author greg rucka and artist leandro fernandez. Written by greg rucka art and cover by liam sharp variant by frank cho release date. Rucka is also attached to pen the script for the adaptation. When diana writes a book that shares her beliefs, it ignites a firestorm of controversyand even gets the attention of the olympian gods. Professional bodyguard atticus kodiak is still having trouble dealing with the death of his best friend at the end of keeper, greg ruckas well. Dc entertainments wonder woman, who is currently in the midst of her 75th birthday celebrations, has been confirmed as being queer by current writer greg. Greg rucka, is an american comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as action comics, batwoman. In the wake of a second attempt on her life, lois takes the unprecedented step oftelling superman to back off. Wonder woman, the new batwoman adventures in detective comics and. Monkeys fighting robots had the chance to speak with rucka at megacon this weekend, and you can watch the interview in full here. Greg rucka is a comic book writer and novelist, best known for his extensive work at dc comics, as well as his creatorowned series. We are michael lark and greg rucka, the creators of. Today he lives in portland, oregon, with his wife, comic book writer jennifer van meter hopeless savages. Skydance picks up rights to greg rucka comic old guard.
As the characters 75th year in print, 2016 has delivered a demonstratively queer vision of wonder womans origins and homeland first in books like the wonder woman. The honeymoons on oolong island, a mission that nobody else in the dcu will touch, and the combined strike force is about. The timedisplaced scott summers goes from allnew xmen to outer space in his new ongoing series, along with an unexpected travel companion. He is a writer and producer, known for whiteout 2009, lazarus and. 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. Wolverine is like spiderman a great character who deserves a story arc as iconic and important as batman. The official website for comic creator and novelist greg rucka.
As the kiss of death circles for another try, loiss search for answers takes her back into the. Dec 21, 2011 greg rucka has written a really strong wolverine story arc here. I dug up an old gift card that still had money on it and wanted some comic books so. 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.
The agencys locked in a shotgun wedding with the outsiders. He has written for several popular comic book series. Michael lark and greg rucka lazarus, gotham central, lots of other comics and things will be doing an ama on 17 april, beginning at 09. Rucka wrote or cowrote over twenty issues of the no mans. Star comic book writer, greg rucka, got his start locally. Book gn the punisher by greg rucka v01 2012 the punisher by greg rucka v01 2012 graphic novel, other m. 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 was born in san francisco, california and raised on the central coast of california, in what is commonly referred to as steinbeck country. 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. This story was written by greg rucka, ed brubaker, chuck dixon, bronwyn carlton, devin grayson and nunzio defilippis. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Gregory greg rucka is an american comic book writer and novelist. Greg rucka discusses wonder woman, image titles, and the. Greg rucka on queer narrative and wonder woman comicosity.
A second miniseries began in september 2012 and ran for five issues and a third volume, this time ongoing, began in september 2014. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use my. This trade has 19 issues, and is a pretty good buy for the money. Greg rucka is a comic book writer and novelist, known for his extensive work at dc comics, as well as of his creatorowned series. Download your favorite dc and marvel comic, totally for free.
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