Victor Gischler
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Victor Gischler is an American
author of hard-boiled crime fiction
.
, and his novel Shotgun Opera was an Anthony Award
finalist. His work has been translated into Italian, French, Spanish and Japanese. He earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of Southern Mississippi. His fifth novel Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse was published in 2008 by the Touchstone/Fireside imprint of Simon & Schuster.
He has also writes American comic books like The Punisher: Frank Castle
, Wolverine
and Deadpool (including Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth and Deadpool Corps) for Marvel Comics
. Gischler works now on X-Men
"Curse of the Mutants
" starting in the Death of Dracula one-shot and continued in X-Men
#1.
Gun Monkeys has been optioned for a film adaptation, with Lee Goldberg
writing the script and Ryuhei Kitamura
penciled in to direct.
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author of hard-boiled crime fiction
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
.
Biography
Gischler's debut novel Gun Monkeys was nominated for the Edgar AwardEdgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
, and his novel Shotgun Opera was an Anthony Award
Anthony Award
The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher , one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America....
finalist. His work has been translated into Italian, French, Spanish and Japanese. He earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of Southern Mississippi. His fifth novel Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse was published in 2008 by the Touchstone/Fireside imprint of Simon & Schuster.
He has also writes American comic books like The Punisher: Frank Castle
The Punisher: Frank Castle
The Punisher: Frank Castle is a comic book ongoing series published under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics, featuring vigilante anti-hero, the Punisher....
, Wolverine
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
and Deadpool (including Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth and Deadpool Corps) 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...
. Gischler works now on X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
"Curse of the Mutants
Curse of the Mutants
"Curse of the Mutants" is a 2010 Marvel Comics storyline. The story arc centers around Dracula's son Xarus becoming a new vampire lord and Jubilee being turned into a vampire.-Publication history:...
" starting in the Death of Dracula one-shot and continued in X-Men
X-Men (vol. 3)
X-Men is a Marvel Comics comic book ongoing series that began in July 2010. It is written by Victor Gischler with art by Paco Medina, among others.-Publication history:...
#1.
Gun Monkeys has been optioned for a film adaptation, with Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg is an American author, screenwriter and producer, known for his work on several different TV crime series, including Diagnosis: Murder, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Hunter, Spenser: For Hire, Martial Law, She-Wolf of London, SeaQuest, 1-800-Missing, The Glades and Monk...
writing the script and Ryuhei Kitamura
Ryuhei Kitamura
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penciled in to direct.
Novels
- Suicide Squeeze (368 pages, paperback, Uglytown Productions, December 2001, ISBN 0966347366, hardback, Delacorte Press, March 2005, ISBN 0385337256, paperback, Dell Books, January 2006, ISBN 0440241707)
- Gun Monkeys (304 pages, Dell Books, November 2003, ISBN 0440241286)
- The Pistol Poets (368 pages, paperback, Dell Books, January 2005, ISBN 0440241693)
- Shotgun Opera (320 pages, paperback, Dell Books, April 2006, ISBN 0440241715)
- Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse (336 pages, paperback, Touchstone Books, July 2008, ISBN 1416552251)
- Vampire A Go Go (337 pages, paperback, Touchstone Books, September 2009, ISBN 1416552278)
- The Deputy (256 pages, Tyrus Books, April 2010, hardback, ISBN 1935562010, paperback, ISBN 1935562002)
Comics
- Punisher MAX Special: Little Black Book (with Jefte Palo, one-shot, MAXMAX (comics)MAX is an imprint of Marvel Comics aimed at a niche 'adults only' audience, launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system...
, August 2008) - WolverineWolverine (comics)Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
: Revolver (with Das Pastoras, one-shot, 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...
, August 2009) - The Punisher: Frank Castle MAX #71-74 (with Goran Parlov, MAX, August–November 2009)
- Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth (with Bong Dazo, Marvel Comics, September 2009–present)
- "Great Balls of Thunder on the Deep Blue Sea" (with Sanford Greene, in Deadpool #900, December 2009)
- Prelude to Deadpool Corps (with an issue each by Rob LiefeldRob LiefeldRob Liefeld is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. A prominent artist in the 1990s, he has since become a controversial figure in the medium....
, Whilce PortacioWhilce PortacioWilliam "Whilce" Portacio is a Filipino-American comic book writer and artist. Noted for his work on such titles as The Punisher, X-Factor, and the Uncanny X-Men. Portacio was also one of the seven co-founders of Image Comics, though he did not become a partner in the company.-Early life:Portacio...
, Philip BondPhilip BondPhilip J. Bond is a British comic book artist, who first came to prominence in the late 1980s on Deadline magazine, and later through a number of collaborations with British writers for the DC Comics imprint Vertigo....
, Paco Medina and Kyle BakerKyle BakerKyle John Baker is an American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, and animator known for his graphic novels and for a 2000s revival of the series Plastic Man....
, 5-issue limited series, May 2010) - Deadpool Corps (with Rob Liefeld, Marvel Comics, June 2010–present)
- Death of Dracula (with Giuseppe Camuncoli, one-shot, Marvel Comics, August 2010)
- X-MenX-Men (vol. 3)X-Men is a Marvel Comics comic book ongoing series that began in July 2010. It is written by Victor Gischler with art by Paco Medina, among others.-Publication history:...
#1- (with Paco Medina, ongoing series, Marvel Comics, September 2010 – present)