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American comic book creator
Michael Avon Oeming is an
American
comic book creator , both as an artist and writer.
Career
Oeming is a fan of ancient
mythology , having written or drawn several projects centering on the
Norse gods .[
citation needed ] He frequently collaborates with long-time friend
Bryan J. L. Glass and with
Brian Michael Bendis . He is part of the M.O.B. crew of comic book creators, along with
David Mack , Brian Bendis and Daniel Berman.[
citation needed ]
His 1998 comic book Bulletproof Monk was made into a
film of the same name .
The previous mentioned collaborations are
The Mice Templar from
Image Comics , which he draws and co-authors with Bryan J.L. Glass,
[1] and
Powers from
Icon Comics which he draws, and sometimes co-authors, with Brian Bendis. His creator-owned projects include Rapture , on which he collaborated with his wife, Taki Soma,
[2] and The Victories , both for
Dark Horse Comics .
As of 2010, he was employed as a staff member of
Valve , working on
Left 4 Dead ,
Team Fortress 2 and
Portal 2
webcomics .[
citation needed ]
Personal life
Oeming has a son, Ethan and currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, fellow writer/artist Taki Soma.
[3]
Bibliography
Writing
Bastard Samurai (script and inks, with co-author Miles Gunter and pencils by Kelsey Shannon, 3-issue mini-series, Image Comics, April–August 2002)
Thor #80-85: "Ragnarok" (with co-author
Daniel Berman and art by
Andrea Di Vito ,
Marvel Comics , August–December 2004, tpb, December 2004,
ISBN
0-7851-1599-4 )
Stormbreaker: The Saga of
Beta Ray Bill (with co-author Daniel Berman and art by Andrea Di Vito, Marvel Comics, 6-issue limited series, January–June, 2005)
Thor: Blood Oath (with art by
Scott Kolins , 6-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, September–December 2005)
Ares (with pencils by
Travel Foreman , 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, March–July 2006, tpb,
ISBN
978-0-7851-1991-3 )
Chaos War : Ares (with pencils by
Stephen Segovia and Carlos Rodriguez,
one-shot , Marvel Comics, December 2010)
Omega Flight (with pencils by
Scott Kolins , 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, June–October 2007)
Highlander (with co-author
Brandon Jerwa and art by Lee Moder, 4-issue mini-series,
Dynamite Entertainment , July 2006 – February 2007)
Wings of
Anansi
Blood River (co-writer with Daniel Berman)
Quixote : A modern-day retelling of
Don Quixote (co-writer with Bryan Glass)
Red Sonja
Six (co-written with Daniel Berman)
Spider-Man /Red Sonja (with pencils by
Mel Rubi , 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, August–December 2007)
Parliament of Justice
God Complex (co-written with Daniel Berman with art by John Broglia, 6-issue limited series, December 2009 – May 2010)
Assassin's Creed Mirage: A Soar of Eagles (pencils by Mirko Colak and art by Lauren Affe, mini-series, Dark Horse Comics, July 2024)
Art
Judge Dredd #1-5 (with writer
Andrew Helfer , DC Comics, August–December 1994)
Atomic Robo ,
Image Comics
Bastard Samurai , Image Comics
Bluntman and Chronic , Image Comics
B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice ,
Dark Horse Comics
Bulletproof Monk (pencils, with writer Brett Lewis, Image Comics, 1998–1999,
tpb , 2002,
ISBN
1-58240-244-2 )
Powers (with
Brian Michael Bendis ,
Icon Comics , 2000–present)
Avengers ,
Marvel Comics (inking)
Daredevil , Marvel Comics (inking)
Judge Dredd : "Straight Eye for the Crooked Guy" (with
Robbie Morrison , in
2000 AD Prog 2006, December 2005)
Parliament of Justice
Six
The Foot Soldiers
What If... Thor , Marvel Comics
The Mice Templar
Catwoman , DC Comics
The
Team Fortress 2 web comics,
[4] up until the release of Loose Canon ,
[5]
[6] when he was moved to the Left 4 Dead team.
The Sacrifice , a webcomic based on
Left 4 Dead
[7]
Takio (with Brian Michael Bendis, 96-page
graphic novel , Icon Comics, March 2011,
ISBN
978-0-7851-5326-9 )
Lab Rat , based on
Portal and leading up to
Portal 2
Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye , DC Comics/
Young Aninmal , October 2016-September 2017
Cave Carson Has an Interstellar Eye , DC Comics/Young Animal, March 2018 – present
Blue Book , Dark Horse Comics, 2023
Writing and art
The Cross Bronx (co-author
Ivan Brandon , 4-issue mini-series, Image Comics, September–December 2006)
Dick Tracy : Forever , IDW
Hammer of the Gods (co-author
Mark Wheatley , 5-issue limited series, Insight Studios Group, February–November 2001)
Ship of Fools (co-author
Bryan J.L. Glass , Caliber Comics)
Space Sluts (pornographic parody of
Star Wars )
Victories
Awards
Nominations
Notes
References
External links
Interviews
International National Other