John layman
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John Steele Layman is an American
comic book
writer and letterer.
, a branch of DC Comics
, Layman turned to writing comics full-time in 2002 and mainly writes for Marvel Comics
.
He has also worked on several comic books based on pre-existing licenses such as Xena: Warrior Princess
, ThunderCats
, as well as crossovers like Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness
and Army of Darkness/Xena: Why Not?.
Layman has written a number of creator-owned titles at Image Comics
, such as the graphic novel
Puffed, and Chew
with artist Rob Guillory
.
In 2007, he began working as a writer for Cryptic Studios, a video game studio in Los Gatos, California.
In 2010, Layman's semi-autobiographical comic "Safe Word" (published by Image Comics
) hit stands. It has been optioned by Brett Ratner
for production beginning in 2012. http://www.imagecomics.com/
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
writer and letterer.
Biography
Once an editor for WildstormWildstorm
WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
, a branch of DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, Layman turned to writing comics full-time in 2002 and mainly writes for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
.
He has also worked on several comic books based on pre-existing licenses such as Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess (comics)
Xena: Warrior Princess comics, are spin-offs from the series of the same name, itself a spin-off series of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.Topps Comics and Dark Horse Comics created a series of comics tying in to the property...
, ThunderCats
ThunderCats (comics)
The ThunderCats comic book series was based on the original television series of the same name. It was originally published by Marvel Comics through its Star Comics imprint in 1985, lasting for 3 years and 24 issues...
, as well as crossovers like Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness
Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness
Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness is a five-issue 2007 comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in association with Dynamite Entertainment, an intercompany crossover in which Ash Williams, hero of the popular Evil Dead film and comic book, finds himself in the Marvel Zombies...
and Army of Darkness/Xena: Why Not?.
Layman has written a number of creator-owned titles at Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, such as the graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
Puffed, and Chew
Chew (comics)
Chew is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book series written by John Layman with art by Rob Guillory and published by Image Comics. It is a story about an FDA Agent who solves crimes by getting psychic impressions by eating things, including people....
with artist Rob Guillory
Rob Guillory
Rob Guillory is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book artist. Born, raised and currently based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Guillory is most known for his art on CHEW, published by Image Comics.-Biography:...
.
In 2007, he began working as a writer for Cryptic Studios, a video game studio in Los Gatos, California.
In 2010, Layman's semi-autobiographical comic "Safe Word" (published by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
) hit stands. It has been optioned by Brett Ratner
Brett Ratner
Brett Ratner is an American film director, film producer and music video director. He is best known for directing the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Tower Heist. He was also a producer on the Fox drama series, Prison Break.- Early life :Ratner was...
for production beginning in 2012. http://www.imagecomics.com/
Image Comics
- Puffed (Image ComicsImage ComicsImage Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
) - Stay Puffed (Image Comics)
- ChewChew (comics)Chew is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book series written by John Layman with art by Rob Guillory and published by Image Comics. It is a story about an FDA Agent who solves crimes by getting psychic impressions by eating things, including people....
(with Rob GuilloryRob GuilloryRob Guillory is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book artist. Born, raised and currently based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Guillory is most known for his art on CHEW, published by Image Comics.-Biography:...
, Image Comics, 2009-ongoing)
Marvel Comics
- Sentinel Squad O*N*E
- House of MHouse of MHouse of M is an eight-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the Planet X and Avengers Disassembled...
: Fantastic Four - GambitGambit (comics)Gambit is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero that has been a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee, the character first appeared briefly in Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 , weeks before a more comprehensive appearance in Uncanny X-Men #266...
- Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of DarknessMarvel Zombies vs. The Army of DarknessMarvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness is a five-issue 2007 comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in association with Dynamite Entertainment, an intercompany crossover in which Ash Williams, hero of the popular Evil Dead film and comic book, finds himself in the Marvel Zombies...
(with art by Fabiano Neves, Fernando Blanco and Sean PhillipsSean PhillipsSean Phillips is a British comic book artist.He is best known in the American comic book industry for his work on DC Comics' Sleeper, WildC.A.T.s, Batman and Hellblazer.-Career:...
, 5-issue limited series, Marvel/Dynamite Entertainmnet, 2007, hardcover, ISBN 0-7851-2743-7)
Wildstorm
- Wildstorm ThunderbookWildstorm ThunderbookThe Wildstorm Thunderbook is a comic book anthology that was published by DC Comics/Wildstorm in 2000.-Stories:This prestige format one-shot relaunched a few characters such as Cybernary 2.0 and Jet, and featured the following stories:...
- Bay City Jive
- Gen13
- Red SonjaRed SonjaRed Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, is a fictional character, a high fantasy sword and sorcery heroine created by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith, and loosely based on Red Sonya of Rogatino in Robert E. Howard's 1934 short story "The Shadow of the Vulture"...
/Claw: Devil's Hands
Other
- Armageddon & Son (with Dave Dumeer, Oni PressOni PressOni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...
) - Army of Darkness/Xena: Why Not? (with Miguel Montenegro, Dynamite EntertainmentDynamite EntertainmentDynamite Entertainment is an American comic book company that primarily publishes licensed franchises of adaptations of other media. These include adaptations of film properties such as Army of Darkness, Terminator and RoboCop, literary properties such as Zorro, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes, Alice in...
) - Godzilla: Gangsters & GoliathsGodzilla (comics)Godzilla has appeared in a range of comic books that have been published in Japan and the United States.-Japanese Godzilla comics:In his native Japan, Godzilla has been featured in various comic books since his inception in 1954. These comics for the most part were black and white publications...
(IDWIDWIDW may refer to:* IDW Publishing , a U.S. comic book publisher* Inverse distance weighting, a mathematical method for surface fitting* Investigative Data Warehouse, an FBI surveillance database...
)
External links
- Meet the team: John Layman, Cryptic Studios
Interviews
- http://www.petesbasement.com/node/358John Layman Interviewed by Pete's BasementPete's BasementPete's Basement is a weekly podcast filmed in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, featuring four guys, Pete, Ramon, Adam and Steve. They discuss comic books released every week, comic book related movies, cartoons, websites of interest, writers and artists in the comic book industry...
- 01:17- Time stamp] - Pete Greenberg at Emerald City ComiConEmerald City ComiConThe Emerald City Comicon is an annual comic book convention taking place in Seattle, Washington. Originally taking place at the city's Qwest Field , the venue changed to its current home at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center since 2008...
for The Backroom Comics PodcastBackroom Comics PodcastThe Backroom Comics Podcast is a weekly video podcast and audio podcast focused on comics. It is hosted by Kevin Malcolm, Greg Upton, Pete Greenberg and Jason Doctor. The first episode was released on March 20, 2009...
Emerald city ComiCon 2010 Part 5, March 2010