American cartoonist
Neil Kleid (born 1975) is an American
cartoonist who received a 2003
Xeric Award grant for his
graphic novella Ninety Candles (2004).
[1] Raised in
Oak Park, Michigan, he lives in
New Jersey
Kleid wrote
Brownsville, a graphic novel about
Murder, Inc., with
Jake Allen;
The Big Kahn, a graphic novel about family, faith, and
con men, with
Nicolas Cinquegrani, for
NBM Publishing; and Ursa Minors!, an action/comedy mini-series for
Slave Labor Graphics. He has written for
Puffin Graphics,
Marvel Comics,
DC Comics,
Image Comics, and
Dark Horse Comics, and has created
minicomics and cartoons for anthologies and magazines.
Kleid adapted
Spider-Man:
Kraven's Last Hunt to prose in 2014, the popular
Marvel Comics storyline by
J. M. DeMatteis and
Mike Zeck, which was published by Marvel Press and Titan Books. In 2016, he co-plotted and wrote
Powers: The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim, an original novel based on the popular
comic book by
Brian Michael Bendis and
Michael Avon Oeming for MacMillan Books.
In 2020,
Dark Horse Comics published Savor, Kleid's culinary adventure
graphic novel with artists John Broglia and Frank Reynoso.
Outside of comic books, Kleid penned columns for now defunct online writer resource
Scryptic Studios, and various online websites including PopCultureShock.com, PopImage.com,
Newsarama.com, and SequentialTart.com. He was a founder and active member of the webcomic collective
The Chemistry Set.
While writing/drawing various projects, Kleid spends his days as a UX/UI product designer, having helped co-found a series of mobile collecting apps for the
Topps Company in New York, including Topps Pennant, Topps BUNT, Topps HUDDLE, and their popular
Star Wars Card Trader app. Kleid has worked on marketing campaigns for
Comedy Central and
Miramax Films, has been employed as a designer by
McCann,
Girl Scouts and his work has appeared in
Variety and
The New York Times.
A
Modern Orthodox Jew, Klein has been a resident of
Teaneck, New Jersey.
[2]
[3]
Bibliography
Prose
Comics and graphic novels
- Stable Rods mixed media minicomic, Self-Published
- Pilgrimage mixed media minicomic, Self-Published
- Rant Comics #1-3 serialized minicomics, Self-Published
- Late Night Block #1-3 serialized minicomics with Jamesmith, Max Riffner, Vanessa Satone, and cover artists
Lea Hernandez,
Carla Speed McNeil, and
Michael Avon Oeming. Stories originally appeared at www.opi8.com
- "Letters From a Broken Apple" 10 page story in 9-11: Emergency Relief with Insight Studios. Published by
Alternative Comics (2002)
- Ninety Candles, Self-Published with the help of the Xeric Foundation (2004)
-
The Intimidators #1-4, created by
Jim Valentino with artists Miguel Montenegro and CAFU. Published by
Image Comics/
Shadowline (2006)
-
Brownsville OGN with artist Jake Allen. Published by
NBM Publishing (2006)
-
Call of the Wild written by
Jack London, co-adapted with artist Alex Nino. Published by Puffin Graphics (2006)
- Ursa Minors #1-4 with co-writer Paul Cote and artist Fernando Pinto. Published by
Slave Labor Graphics (2006)
- The Big Kahn OGN with artist Nicolas Cinquegrani. Published by
NBM Publishing (2009)
- Savor OGN with artists John Broglia and Frank Reynoso. Published by
Dark Horse Comics (2021)
- The Panic OGN with Andrea Mutti. Published by Comixology Originals and
Dark Horse Comics (2022)
Short comics
- 9-11: Emergency Relief, "Letters From a Broken Apple" with artists from Insight Studios (2001)
- House of Twelve #2.0, "I Was a Teenage Sci-Fi Writer" (2002)
- True Porn Vol. 1, "Shomer Negiah" (2003)
-
Hero Happy Hour Super Special, "Secret Origin" with artist Neil Vokes (2004)
- X-Men Unlimited #14, "How To Be An Artist" with artist
Michael Avon Oeming. Published by
Marvel Comics (2006)
- Postcards, "Intersection" with artist Jake Allen. Published by
Random House/
Villard (2007)
- Comic Book Tattoo, "The Beekeeper" with artist Chris Mitten. Published by
Image Comics (2008)
- Tales From the Crypt #2, "The Tenant" with artist Steve Mannion. Published by
Papercutz (2008)
- Tales From the Crypt #4, "Extra Life" with artist Chris Noeth. Published by
Papercutz (2008)
- Creepy Comics #1, "All The Help You Need" with artist Brian Churilla. Published by
Dark Horse Comics (2009)
- Fractured Fables, "The House That Jack Built" with artist Fernando Pinto. Published by
Image Comics/
Shadowline (2010)
- Fraggle Rock Vol #1, #2, "The Convincing of Convincing John" with artist Fernando Pinto. Published by
Archaia Studios (2010)
- Superman 2011 80 Page Giant, "Old Men Talking in Bars" with artist Dean Haspiel. Published by
DC Comics (2011)
- Ghosts, "A Bowl of Red" with artist John McCrea. Published by
DC Comics/Vertigo (2012)
- Mars Attacks Classic Obliterated, "This Island, Earth" with artist Carlos Valenzuela. Published by
IDW Publishing (2013)
Webcomics
- Todt Hill serialized webcomic with artist
Kevin Colden, formerly hosted at
The Chemistry Set
- Action, Ohio serialized webcomic with artist Paul Salvi, formerly hosted at
Shadowline
- Kings and Canvas serialized digital comics with artists Jake Allen and Frank Reynoso, available at
Comixology
Awards
References
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"Xeric Foundation 2003 Comic Book Self-Publishing Grants" at
Xeric Foundation
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"Neil KLEID".
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^ Samuel, Adam.
"Teaneck Comic Author Brings ‘The Panic’ to Readers", Jewish Link, April 28, 2022. Accessed April 28, 2022. "Neil Kleid boasts quite the impressive comic book resume. Working in the industry since the early 2000s, he’s written X-Men, Superman and countless other stories—he even adapted Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt into a novel. He’s also a Modern Orthodox Jew from Teaneck, and his newest story, a digital comic book series from Comixology Originals that will then be adapted into print by Dark Horse Comics, promises to be a thrilling addition to his catalog."
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