Rob Worley
Encyclopedia
Rob Worley is an American
writer and editor. He is a co-author of Advent Rising
: Rock the Planet, a comic book
prequel
to the Advent Rising video game.
Worley was picked up as one of the first writers for Marvel Comics' Epic
imprint when it launched in 2003, only to see his project, Young Ancient One
(a Doctor Strange
prequel) arrive stillborn as one third of a single-issue anthology in February 2004.
Despite the Epic disappointment, Worley caught the attention of former Marvel President and 360ep founding partner Bill Jemas
. In 2005, they collaborated on Advent Rising: Rock the Planet alongside Arthur Dela Cruz, Cliff Richards
, Dennis Crisotomo, Cris Delara and Simon Bowland, supervised by Advent creator Donald Mustard. The comic was published as a five-issue series which ran from October 2005 to November 2006.
From 2005 to early 2006 he contributed short comics stories to various anthologies published by Italy's Narwain publishing. From October 2005 to April 2006 Worley served as an English language translator on several titles, including Free Fall, Tales from a Forgotten Planet and Bluff.
After writing two novels for their young readers imprint, Actionopolis, Worley joined Komikwerks
as the Director of Web Development in January 2006. He was instrumental in helping them ramp up the web presence for the new book line as well as enhancing the existing web comics site. In September 2006 the first of those novels, Heir to Fire was published, his first published novel.
Worley sold Comics2Film to Mania.com in February 2008 In September of that year the site's content was absorbed into Mania.com where Worley continued on as a contributor.
October 22, 2008 saw the publication of his new graphic novel The Revenant
. He also wrote the mini-series Scratch9, published by Ape Entertainment.
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writer and editor. He is a co-author of Advent Rising
Advent Rising
Advent Rising is a third-person, science fiction action-adventure video game. It was developed by GlyphX Games and published by Majesco. The game was released on May 31, 2005 for Xbox and on August 9, 2005 for Microsoft Windows. The story of this game was created by Donald Mustard, and featured a...
: Rock the Planet, a 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...
prequel
Prequel
A prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
to the Advent Rising video game.
Biography
Worley founded Comics2Film in 1997, the first website dedicated to tracking news about comic book movies.Worley was picked up as one of the first writers for Marvel Comics' Epic
Epic Comics
Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s.- Origins :...
imprint when it launched in 2003, only to see his project, Young Ancient One
Ancient One
The Ancient One is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. He was the mentor of Doctor Strange and preceded him as Sorcerer Supreme.-Fictional character biography:...
(a Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....
prequel) arrive stillborn as one third of a single-issue anthology in February 2004.
Despite the Epic disappointment, Worley caught the attention of former Marvel President and 360ep founding partner Bill Jemas
Bill Jemas
Bill Jemas is an American media entrepreneur, writer and editor. He is a former vice president of Marvel Comics, and a founding partner at 360ep, a media management firm.-Early life:...
. In 2005, they collaborated on Advent Rising: Rock the Planet alongside Arthur Dela Cruz, Cliff Richards
Cliff Richards
Cliff Richards is a comic book artist.-Biography:Richards is best known as the penciller of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer monthly series from Dark Horse Comics, as well as the artist on the Buffy limited series, Haunted...
, Dennis Crisotomo, Cris Delara and Simon Bowland, supervised by Advent creator Donald Mustard. The comic was published as a five-issue series which ran from October 2005 to November 2006.
From 2005 to early 2006 he contributed short comics stories to various anthologies published by Italy's Narwain publishing. From October 2005 to April 2006 Worley served as an English language translator on several titles, including Free Fall, Tales from a Forgotten Planet and Bluff.
After writing two novels for their young readers imprint, Actionopolis, Worley joined Komikwerks
Komikwerks
Komikwerks is a comic publisher founded in 2000 by animation professional Shannon Denton and Internet design professional Patrick Coyle.The website, Komikwerks.com went live on March 5, 2001...
as the Director of Web Development in January 2006. He was instrumental in helping them ramp up the web presence for the new book line as well as enhancing the existing web comics site. In September 2006 the first of those novels, Heir to Fire was published, his first published novel.
Worley sold Comics2Film to Mania.com in February 2008 In September of that year the site's content was absorbed into Mania.com where Worley continued on as a contributor.
October 22, 2008 saw the publication of his new graphic novel The Revenant
The Revenant (comics)
The Revenant is a crime fiction comic book created by Shannon Eric Denton and Keith Giffen. It has been published by Antarctic Press, Komikwerks and Desperado Publishing respectively....
. He also wrote the mini-series Scratch9, published by Ape Entertainment.
Writing
- Epic Anthology Presents #1 - Feb 2004 - Story: "Young Ancient One" (Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel 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...
) - Advent Rising: Rock the Planet #1-5 - Oct 2005 - Nov 2006 (360ep)
- Bryan Yuzna's Horrorama #1 - Dec 2005 - Story: "Regret" (Narwain)
- New Orleans & Jazz - Mar 2006 - Story: "Louis and the Rain Clouds" (Narwain)
- Bryan Yuzna's Horrorama #3 - Mar 2006 - Story: "Security" (Narwain)
- Tales from a Forgotten Planet #2 - June 2006 - Story: "Crunch Time" (Narwain)
- Heir to Fire: Gila Flats - Oct 2006 - (KomikwerksKomikwerksKomikwerks is a comic publisher founded in 2000 by animation professional Shannon Denton and Internet design professional Patrick Coyle.The website, Komikwerks.com went live on March 5, 2001...
/Actionopolis) - Medusa - Jan 2008 (Abdo Publishing)
- Puss in Boots - Jan 2008 (Abdo Publishing)
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Jan 2008 (Abdo Publishing)
- The RevenantThe Revenant (comics)The Revenant is a crime fiction comic book created by Shannon Eric Denton and Keith Giffen. It has been published by Antarctic Press, Komikwerks and Desperado Publishing respectively....
- Oct 2008 (Desperado PublishingDesperado PublishingDesperado Publishing is an American independent comic book publisher, established in 2004. Located in Norcross, Georgia, Desperado's president is Joe Pruett, its creative director is Stephan Nilson, and its director of business development is former Caliber Press publisher Gary Reed.-Overview:With...
) - The Boy Who Cried Wolf - Jan 2010 (Abdo Publishing)
- The Ants and the Grasshopper - Jan 2010 (Abdo Publishing)
- Heir to Fire: Zephyr Mesa - July 2010 - (KomikwerksKomikwerksKomikwerks is a comic publisher founded in 2000 by animation professional Shannon Denton and Internet design professional Patrick Coyle.The website, Komikwerks.com went live on March 5, 2001...
/Actionopolis) - The Legend of Tigerfist - July 2010 - (KomikwerksKomikwerksKomikwerks is a comic publisher founded in 2000 by animation professional Shannon Denton and Internet design professional Patrick Coyle.The website, Komikwerks.com went live on March 5, 2001...
/Actionopolis) - Loki - Sep 2010 (Abdo Publishing)
- Heimdall - Sep 2010 (Abdo Publishing)
- Scratch9 #1 - Sep 2010 (Ape Entertainment)
- Scratch9 #2 - Oct 2010 (Ape Entertainment)
- Scratch9 #3 - Dec 2010 (Ape Entertainment)
- Scratch9 #4 - Jan 2011 (Ape Entertainment)
- Scratch9 TPB - June 2011 (Ape Entertainment)
Editing
- Bryan Yuzna's Horrorama #1 - Dec 2005 (Narwain)
- Free Fall #1 - Dec 2005 (Narwain)
- Jenna #1 - 2 - Dec 2005-Jan 2006 (Narwain)
- Rash #1-2 - Dec 2005 - Jan 2006 (Narwain)
- Wall after Wall #1 - Dec 2005 (Narwain)
- The Great Seal #1 - Jan 2006 (Narwain)
- Bryan Yuzna's Horrorama #3 - Mar 2006 - (Narwain)
- Zombie-Sama! - Apr 2006 - (Narwain, later republished without proper credit)
- Tales from a Forgotten Planet #2 - June 2006 (Narwain)