Andy Schmidt
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| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
| Notable works | Annihilation Challenger Deep |
Peter Andrewes Schmidt (Andy Schmidt) is a comic book editor and writer. He is best known for his work at Marvel and is now editing and writing at other companies.
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[edit] Biography
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At Marvel Schmidt was an Associate Editor and mainly worked on the "Marvel Heroes" group of titles under Tom Brevoort. In 2006 he oversaw the Annihilation storyline, a major event involving a range of Marvel's cosmic characters.[1][2][3][4]
In June 2008 it was announced that Schmidt had left Marvel and is now at IDW Publishing editing Star Trek[5] and the revival of G.I. Joe.[6] He has also taken up comic writing, with his first series being Challenger Deep at Boom! Studios,[7] with an announced three-issue comic book adaptation of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.[8][9]
He owns and teaches at Comics Experience, a school dedicated to teaching comics writers and artists.[10][11]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Editor
Comics he has edited include:
- Secret War #1-5 (Marvel, 2004–2005)
- Annihilation event (Marvel, 2005–2006):
- Drax the Destroyer (2005) #1-4
- Nova (2006) #1-4
- Ronan the Accuser (2006) #1-4
- Silver Surfer (2006) #1-4
- Super-Skrull (2006) #1-4
- Annihilation #1-6 (2006)
- Ms. Marvel (Marvel, 2006) #1
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Last Generation (IDW Publishing, 2008)
- Star Trek: Countdown (IDW Publishing, 2009)
[edit] Writer
[edit] Comics
Comics he has written include:
- "Cyclops and Wolverine" (with art by Marco Turini, in Marvel Comics Presents #8, Marvel, 2008)
- "The Hole" (with Frazer Irving, in X-Men: Divided We Stand #2, Marvel, July 2008)
- "Why Did It Have To Be Spiders?" (with pencils by Joe Lalich and inks by John Czop, in Creature Features #1, by Th3rd World Studios, 2008)[12]
- Challenger Deep (concept by Andrew Cosby, with art by Chee, 4-issue mini-series, Boom! Studios, 2008)
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (with art by Chee, IDW Publishing, 2009, forthcoming)
[edit] Books
He has also written about creating comics:
- The Insider's Guide To Creating Comics And Graphic Novels (176 pages, Impact, February 2009, ISBN 1600610226)
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Power Cosmic: Andy Schmidt talks "Annihilation", Comic Book Resources, December 15, 2005
- ^ Annihilation Editor Andy Schmidt: “War Report”, Comics Bulletin, June 23, 2006
- ^ Keith Giffen & Andy Schmidt Answer Your "Annihilation" Questions, Part 1, Comic Book Resources, February 20, 2006
- ^ Keith Giffen & Andy Schmidt Answer Your "Annihilation" Questions, Part 2, Comic Book Resources, February 21, 2006
- ^ Andy Schmidt: IDW's Star Trek Captain, Comics Bulletin, December 15, 2008
- ^ Schmidt to Oversee G.I. Joe at IDW Publishing, Comic Book Resources, June 4, 2008
- ^ Andy Schmidt on Boom's Challenger Deep, Newsarama, August 20, 2008
- ^ NYCC '09 - IDW - Dr Who Monthly and More, Newsarama, February 7, 2009
- ^ Adapting Wrath of Khan - 27 Years Later, Newsarama, May 5, 2009
- ^ Andy Schmidt Teaches with Comics Experience, Comic Book Resources, November 16, 2007
- ^ A Professional Comics Experience With Andy Schmidt, Comics Bulletin, November 16, 2007
- ^ Th3rd World's "Creature Feature": Spawn of Cheesy Horror!, Newsarama, August 7, 2008
[edit] References
- Andy Schmidt at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
- Andy Schmidt at ComicSpace
