American writer (born 1969)
Alexander Christian Irvine (born March 22, 1969) is an American
fantasy and
science fiction author.
Education and early life
Irvine has a
B.A. from the
University of Michigan (1991), an M.A. from the
University of Maine (1996), and a Ph.D. from the
University of Denver (2003).
[2] From 2005-11, he was an
assistant professor of English at the University of Maine.
[2]
He worked for a time as a
reporter at
The Phoenix .
[3]
Career
Irvine has worked on
alternate reality games including
The Beast (2001) and
I Love Bees , and is the writer of the
Facebook game
Marvel Avengers Alliance (2012).
[4]
He first gained notability with his
Locus Award –winning 2002 novel A Scattering of Jades (which also won the
Crawford Award in 2003) and the stories that would form the 2003 collection Unintended Consequences . He has also published
The Grail Quest novel One King, One Soldier (2004), and the
World War II -era historical fantasy The Narrows (2005).
[2] He released a
collection of thirteen short stories called Pictures from an Expedition in 2006.
[2]
He wrote
The Vertigo Encyclopedia .
[5]
[6]
[7] As well as writing about comics, he has written a number of comic book series, including one featuring
Daimon Hellstrom for the
Marvel Comics imprint
Max ,
[8]
[9]
Daredevil Noir ,
[10]
[11] and
Iron Man: The Rapture .
[12]
Personal life
He is married with twins, a boy and girl, and two younger children.
[2]
Irvine appeared on
Jeopardy! in 2015. He was a one day champion, winning $26,000.
[13]
Bibliography
Novels
Licensed work
Have Robot, Will Travel (2004,
ISBN
1-59687-151-2 )
Batman: Inferno (October 2006,
ISBN
0-345-47945-9 )
The Ultimates : Against All Enemies (2007,
ISBN
1-4165-1071-0 )
The
Supernatural Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons, and Ghouls (September 2007,
ISBN
0-06-136703-6 )
Supernatural:
John Winchester 's Journal (February 2009,
ISBN
0-06-170662-0 )
Iron Man: Virus (January 2010)
Iron Man 2 - The Novelization (April 2010,
ISBN
978-0-446-56458-8 )
Transformers: Exodus (June 2010,
ISBN
978-0-345-51985-6 )
Transformers: Exiles (2011)
The Seal of Karga Kul: A Dungeons & Dragons Novel (December 2010)
Star Wars: Mandorla (Cancelled)
The Adventures of Tintin: A Novel (Movie Tie-In) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (November 2011,
ISBN
0-316-18579-5 )
The Secret Journal of Ichabod Crane (2014,
ISBN
9780553418989 )
Pacific Rim - The Novelization (2013)
Phase One: Captain America: The First Avenger (2014,
ISBN
9780316256322 )
Phase One: Iron Man (2014,
ISBN
9780316256346 )
Batman: Arkham Knight - The Riddler's Gambit (Prequel to
Batman: Arkham Knight ) (June 2015,
ISBN
9781783292509 )
Marvel Superheroes: Secret Wars (2015,
ISBN
9780785191001 )
Phase One: Marvel's The Avengers (2015,
ISBN
9780316256377 )
Phase One: The Incredible Hulk (2015,
ISBN
9780316256339 )
Phase One: Thor (2015,
ISBN
9780316256353 )
Phase Two: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2015,
ISBN
9780316256759 )
Independence Day: Resurgence: The Novelization (2016,
ISBN
9781785651311 )
Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse (2016,
ISBN
9781452148274 )
Phase Two: Marvel's Ant-Man (2016,
ISBN
9780316256384 )
Power Rangers: The Official Movie Novelization (2017)
Pacific Rim: Uprising - The Novelization (2018,
ISBN
9781785657689 )
Tom Clancy's The Division: Broken Dawn (2019,
ISBN
9781984803177 )
Short fiction
Stories
[14]
Title
Year
First published
Reprinted/collected
Notes
Akenhaten
2001
Irvine, Alex (April 2001). "Akenhaten".
F&SF . 100 (4): 112–124.
Black Friday
2018
Tor.com
Chisel and chime
2020
F&SF (Jan/Feb 2020)
Intimations of immortality
F&SF
Mystery Hill
2009
Irvine, Alex (2009). Mystery Hill . PS Publishing.
Novella
Rosetti song
2000
Irvine, Alexander C. (March 2000). "Rosetti song".
F&SF . 98 (3): 103–118.
Comics
Hellstorm: Son of Satan -- Equinox #1-5 (art by
Russell Braun ) (
Marvel
MAX , October 2006-February 2007)
Daredevil
Noir : Liar's Poker #1-4 (art by
Tomm Coker ) (Marvel, April–July 2009)
The Murder of King Tut #1-5 (adapted from the novel by James Patterson, art by Christopher Mitten and
Ron Randall ) (IDW, June–October 2010)
Iron Man: The Rapture #1-4 (art by Lan Medina) (Marvel Knights, November 2010-January 2011)
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Sun #1-5 (art by Peter Bergting) (IDW, January 2011-May 2011)
[15]
[16]
Deus Ex: The Children's Crusade #1-5 (art by John Aggs) (Titan, February–June 2016)
Deus Ex Universe: The Dawning Darkness (art by John Aggs) (Titan, August 2016)
Non-fiction
Screenwriting
Awards and honors
As listed in
Contemporary Authors .
[2]
Lennie Isaacs Memorial Award, Clarion Writer's Workshop, 1993
Steve Grady Poetry Award,
University of Maine , 1995
Albert Morton Turner Essay Prize, University of Maine, 1995
Technology in the First-Year English Classroom Award, University of Denver, 1999
Travel and dissertation research grant, ColRoMorA Family Foundation, 1999
Best Web site of the Year,
Entertainment Weekly , for
The Beast , 2001
Best Ideas of the Year,
The New York Times , for The Beast , 2001
Pushcart Prize nomination for "Snapdragons", 2002
Best First Novel ,
Locus , for A Scattering of Jades , 2003
Best First Novel, International Horror Guild, for A Scattering of Jades , 2003
Crawford Award for best first novel, for A Scattering of Jades , 2003
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, for A Scattering of Jades , 2003
New England Press Award for investigative journalism, 2004
International Game Developers Association award for innovation, for
I Love Bees , 2005
Critic's choice award, 48-hour Film Project, for "Music Box", 2006
The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, for "Wizard's Six", 2007
Notes
^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding
WorldCat Identities
linked authority file (LAF) .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
Irvine, Alexander C.
Contemporary Authors . 2008. Archived from
the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2013 – via
HighBeam Research .
^
"University of Maine faculty page" . Archived from
the original on 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2009-04-02 .
^
"Disney forges new playbook with 'Avengers Alliance' " . March 2012.
^
CCI: The Vertigo Encyclopedia ,
Comic Book Resources , July 29, 2008
^
VanderMeer, Jeff .
Alex Irvine and the Vertigo Encyclopedia , Omnivoracious, September 30, 2008
^
Alex Irvine talks us through our case of Vertigo ,
Forbidden Planet blog, November 14, 2008
^
Shout at the Devil: Irvine talks "Son of Satan" ,
Comic Book Resources , June 2, 2006
^
WW Philadelphia - Axel Alonso on The Return of Hellstrom (cached),
Newsarama , June 2, 2006
^
'Daredevil Noir' Q&A With Writer Alex Irvine
Archived 2009-08-02 at the
Wayback Machine ,
Wizard Universe, September 12, 2008
^
The Man Who Would be King(pin): Irvine on Daredevil Noir ,
Comic Book Resources , April 3, 2009
^
"My Own Private Singularity: "Iron Man: Rapture" and the Horror, the Horror < PopMatters" . www.popmatters.com . Archived from
the original on 2010-12-04.
^
"J! Archive - Alex Irvine" . www.j-archive.com . Retrieved 2019-05-01 .
^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
^
"Dungeons & Dragons " .
IDW Publishing . Archived from
the original on 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2011-01-22 .
^
"DUNGEONS & DRAGONS DARK SUN #5 (OF 5) 10 COPY INCV (MAR110471)" . www.previewsworld.com . Retrieved 2021-04-01 .
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