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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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