Brian K. Vaughan

Brian Keller Vaughan
Vaughan at the 2007 New York Comic-Con
Born	1976 Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation	Comic book writer, Playwright, Screenwriter
Nationality	American
Notable work(s)	Pride of Baghdad Y: The Last Man Ex Machina Runaways

Brian Keller Vaughan (born 1976) is an American comic book and television writer. He is best known for the comic book series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Pride of Baghdad, and was one of the principal writers of the television series Lost, during seasons three through five. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the fourth season of Lost. The writing staff was nominated for the award again at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the fifth season.

Life and career

Vaughan was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland. As an undergraduate film student at New York University, Vaughan took part in Marvel's Stan-hattan Project, a class for fledgling comic book writers. His first credit was Cable #43 (May 1997).

Vaughan has written for both of the major comic publishers DC and Marvel, including Batman and the X-Men. He has also written several screenplays, stage plays, romance novellas, and short stories, although he prefers writing comic books. He has stated in an interview with Wizarduniverse.com that he prefers to write his own creations like Y: The Last Man and Ex Machina.

Awards and nominations

• Eisner Award (2008) for Best Series (along with artists Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan, Jr.) for Y: The Last Man.
• Eisner Award (2005) for Best Writer, for his work on Y: The Last Man, Runaways, Ex Machina and Marvel's Ultimate X-Men, and for Best New Series (along with artists Tony Harris and Tom Feister) for Ex Machina.

• Nominated for five Eisners in 2006: Best Writer; Best Single Issue, Best Serialized Story and Best Continuing Series for Ex Machina; and Best Serialized Story for Y: The Last Man.

• "Comic's Best Writer" (2006), Wizard magazine.

• Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story (2009), Y: The Last Man, Volume 10: Whys and Wherefores.

Bibliography

Marvel Comics

Titles published by Marvel include:

• X-Men:
  • Tales from the Age of Apocalypse #2: "Sinister Bloodlines" (with John Francis Moore, Steve Epting and Nick J. Napolitano, 1996) collected in X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic vol.1 (tpb, 376 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1714-8)
  • Cable #43: "Broken Soldiers" (with Todd Dezago, Randy Green and Chap Yaep, 1997)
  • Wolverine #131: "It Fell to Earth" (with Todd Dezago and Cary Nord, 1998)
  • X-Men Unlimited #22: "Cat & Mouse" (with Patrick Gleason, 1999)
  • Icons: Cyclops #1-4: "Odyssey" (with Mark Texeira, 2001)
  • Icons: Chamber #1-4: "The Hollow Man" (with Lee Ferguson, 2002-2003)
  • X-Men 2 Movie Prequel: Wolverine (with Tom Mandrake, one-shot, 2003)
  • Mystique (with Jorge Lucas, Michael Ryan and Manuel Garcia, 2003-2004) collected as:
    • Drop Dead Gorgeous (collects #1-6, tpb, 144 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1240-5)
    • Tinker, Tailor, Mutant, Spy (collects #7-13, tpb, 168 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1555-2)
    • Ultimate Collection (collects #1-13, tpb, 312 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5511-2)
  • Ultimate X-Men:
    • Volume 5 (hc, 312 pages, 2005, ISBN 0-7851-2103-X) collects:
      • "The Tempest" (with Brandon Peterson, in #46-49, 2004)
      • "Cry Wolf" (with Andy Kubert, in #50-53, 2004-2005)
      • "The Most Dangerous Game" (with Stuart Immonen, in #54-57, 2005)
    • Volume 6 (hc, 256 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2104-8) collects:
      • "A Hard Lesson" (with Steve Dillon, in #58, 2005)
      • "Shock and Awe" (with Stuart Immonen, in #59-60, 2005)
      • "Ultimate Sacrifice" (with Tom Raney, in Annual #1, 2005)
      • "Magnetic North" (with Stuart Immonen, in #61-65, 2005-2006)
  • Logan #1-3 (with Eduardo Risso, 2008) collected as Wolverine: Logan (hc, 112 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3425-5; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3414-X)
• Ka-Zar Annual '97: "The Shadow of Death" (with Walter A. McDaniel, 1997)
• What If...? #112: "New York... The New Savage Land... No Escape!" (with Koi Turnbull, 1998)
• Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (hc, 360 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4963-5) includes:
  • "The Great Pretender" (with Mark Waid and Doug Braithwaite, in #5, 1999)
  • "An Ending" (with Steve Harris, in #7, 1999)
• The Hood #1-6 (with Kyle Hotz, 2002) collected as The Hood: Blood from Stones (tpb, 144 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1058-5; hc, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2818-2)
• 411 #2: "The Clarion Call" (with Leonardo Manco, 2003)
• Runaways:
  • Volume 1 (hc, 446 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-1876-4) collects:
    • "Pride and Joy" (with Adrian Alphona, in v1 #1-6, 2003)
    • "Teenage Wasteland" (with Adrian Alphona, in v1 #7-10, 2003-2004)
    • "Lost and Found" (with Takeshi Miyazawa, in v1 #11-12, 2004)
    • "The Good Die Young" (with Takeshi Miyazawa, in v1 #13-17, 2004)
    • "Eighteen" (with Takeshi Miyazawa, in v1 #18, 2004)
  • Volume 2 (hc, 320 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2358-X) collects:
    • "True Believers" (with Adrian Alphona, in v2 #1-6, 2005)
    • "Star-Crossed" (with Takeshi Miyazawa, in v2 #7-8, 2005)
    • "East Coast/West Coast" (with Adrian Alphona, in v2 #9-12, 2005-2006)
    • "Free" (with Skottie Young, in X-Men/Runaways one-shot, 2006)
  • Volume 3 (hc, 296 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2539-6) collects:
    • "Dead Ringers" (with Adrian Alphona, in v2 #13, 2006)
    • "Parental Guidance" (with Adrian Alphona, in v2 #14-18, 2006)
    • "Dead Means Dead" (with Mike Norton, in v2 #19-21, 2006)
    • "Live Fast" (with Adrian Alphona, in v2 #22-24, 2007)
• Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #1-5 (with Staz Johnson, 2003-2004) collected as SM/DO:NE (tpb, 120 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1330-4)
• Dr. Strange: The Oath #1-5 (with Marcos Martín, 2006-2007) collected as Dr. Strange: The Oath (tpb, 128 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2211-7)

DC Comics

Titles published by DC Comics include:

• Batman False Faces (hc, 160 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1640-4; tpb, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2228-5) collects:
  • Batman: Gotham City Secret Files & Origins: "Skull-Duggery" (with Marcos Martín, 2000)
  • Wonder Woman v2 #160-161: "A Piece of You" (with Scott Kolins, 2000)
  • Batman #588-590: "Close Before Striking" (with Scott McDaniel, 2001)
  • Detective Comics #787: "Mimsy were the Borogoves" (with Rick Burchett, 2003)
• The Titans #14: "Chain of Command" (with Devin Grayson and Cully Hamner, 2000)
• Sins of Youth: Wonder Girls: "Coming of Age" (with Scott Kolins, one-shot, 2000) collected in YJ: Sins of Youth (tpb, 320 pages, 2000, ISBN 1-5638-9748-2)
• Young Justice #22: "Other Interests" (with Scott Kolins, 2000)
• JLA Annual #4: "Ruins" (with Steve Scott, 2000)
• Superman Annual #12: "Whispers of the Earth" (with Francisco Gerardo Haghenbeck, Oscar Pinto and Carlo Barberi, 2000)
• Green Lantern: Circle of Fire (tpb, 224 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-5638-9806-3) includes:
  • Green Lantern: Circle of Fire #1-2 (with Norm Breyfogle and Robert Teranishi, 2000)
  • Green Lantern/Adam Strange: "We Rann All Night" (with Cary Nord, one-shot, 2000)
  • Green Lantern/Atom: "Unusual Suspects" (with Trevor McCarthy, one-shot, 2000)
• 9-11 vol.2: "For Art's Sake" (with Pete Woods, graphic novel, tpb, 224 pages, 2002, ISBN 1-5638-9878-0)

Vertigo

Titles published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint include:

• Swamp Thing:
  • Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3: "Sow and Ye Shall Reap" (with Roger Petersen, 2000)
  • Swamp Thing v3 #1-20 (with Roger Petersen and Giuseppe Camuncoli, 2000-2001)
  • Vertigo Secret Files & Origins: Swamp Thing: "Bitter Fruit" (with Cliff Chiang, 2000)
• Y: The Last Man:
  • Volume 1 (hc, 256 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1921-7) collects:
    • "Unmanned" (with Pia Guerra, in #1-5, 2002-2003)
    • "Cycles" (with Pia Guerra, in #6-10, 2003)
  • Volume 2 (hc, 320 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2235-8) collects:
    • "One Small Step" (with Pia Guerra, in #11-15, 2003)
    • "Comedy & Tragedy" (with Paul Chadwick, in #16-17, 2004)
    • "Safeword" (with Pia Guerra, in #18-20, 2004)
    • "Widow's Pass" (with Goran Parlov, in #21-23, 2004)
  • Volume 3 (hc, 320 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2578-0) collects:
    • "Tongues of Flame" (with Pia Guerra, in #24-25, 2004)
    • "Hero's Journey" (with Pia Guerra, in #26, 2004)
    • "Ring of Truth" (with Pia Guerra, in #27-31, 2004-2005)
    • "Girl on Girl" (with Goran Sudžuka, in #32-35, 2005)
    • "Boy Loses Girl" (with Pia Guerra, in #36, 2005)
  • Volume 4 (hc, 296 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2888-7) collects:
    • "Paper Dolls" (with Pia Guerra and Goran Sudžuka, in #37-39, 2005-2006)
    • "The Hour of Our Death" (with Goran Sudžuka, in #40, 2006)
    • "Buttons" (with Goran Sudžuka, in #41, 2006)
    • "1,000 Typewriters" (with Goran Sudžuka, in #42, 2006)
    • "Kimono Dragons" (with Pia Guerra and Goran Sudžuka, in #43-46, 2006)
    • "The Tin Man" (with Goran Sudžuka, in #47, 2006)
    • "Gehenna" (with Goran Sudžuka, in #48, 2006)
  • Volume 5 (hc, 320 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3051-2) collects:
    • "Motherland" (with Pia Guerra, in #49-52, 2006-2007)
    • "The Obituarist" (with Goran Sudžuka, in #53, 2007)
    • "Tragicomic" (with Goran Sudžuka, in #54, 2007)
    • "Whys and Wherefores" (with Pia Guerra, in #55-59, 2007-2008)
    • "Alas" (with Pia Guerra, in #60, 2008)
• Pride of Baghdad (with Niko Henrichon, graphic novel, hc, 136 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-0314-0)

Other US publishers

Titles published by various American publishers include:

• Image:
  • Noble Causes: Extended Family #1: "The Widow" (with Mitch Breitweiser, 2003) collected in NC Archives vol.2 (tpb, 598 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-5824-0931-5)
  • Saga #1-ongoing (with Fiona Staples, 2012-...)
• Dark Horse:
  • Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist #3: "To Reign in Hell" (with Roger Petersen, 2004) collected in Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist vol.2 (tpb, 160 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-5930-7172-8)
  • The Escapists #1-6 (with Eduardo Barreto, Philip Bond, Jason Shawn Alexander and Steve Rolston, 2006) collected as The Escapists (hc, 208 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-5930-7831-5; tpb, 160 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-5958-2361-1)
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #6-9: "No Future for You" (with Georges Jeanty, 2007) collected in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight vol.2 (tpb, 120 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-5930-7963-X)
• Wildstorm:
  • Ex Machina:
    • Volume 1 (hc, 272 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1814-8) collects:
      • "The Pilot" (with Tony Harris, in #1, 2004)
      • "State of Emergency" (with Tony Harris, in #2-5, 2004)
      • "Tag" (with Tony Harris, in #6-10, 2005)
      • "Fortune Favors" (with Tony Harris, in #11, 2005)
    • Volume 2 (hc, 272 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2677-9) collects:
      • "Fact v. Fiction" (with Tony Harris, in #12-14, 2005)
      • "Off the Grid" (with Tony Harris, in #15-16, 2005-2006)
      • "March to War" (with Tony Harris, in #17-20, 2006)
      • "Life and Death" (with Chris Sprouse, in Special #1-2, 2006)
    • Volume 3 (hc, 272 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2800-3) collects:
      • "Smoke Smoke" (with Tony Harris, in #21-24, 2006-2007)
      • "Standalone" (with Tony Harris, in #25, 2007)
      • "Power Down" (with Tony Harris, in #26-29, 2007)
      • "Masquerade" (with John Paul Leon, in Special #3, 2007)
      • Inside the Machine (with Tony Harris, one-shot, 2007)
    • Volume 4 (hc, 272 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-4012-2845-3) collects:
      • "Ex Cathedra" (with Tony Harris, in #30-33, 2007-2008)
      • "World's Finest" (with Tony Harris, in #34, 2008)
      • "The Race" (with Tony Harris, in #35, 2008)
      • "Dirty Tricks" (with Tony Harris, in #36-39, 2008-2009)
      • "Ruthless" (with Tony Harris, in #40, 2009)
    • Volume 5 (hc, 320 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-2999-9) collects:
      • "Grassroots" (with John Paul Leon, in Special #4, 2009)
      • "Ring Out the Old" (with Tony Harris, in #41-44, 2009)
      • "Pro-Life" (with Tony Harris, in #45-49, 2009-2010)
      • "Vice" (with Tony Harris, in #50, 2010)
• Tom Strong #28: "A Fire in His Belly" (with Peter Snejbjerg, America's Best Comics, 2004) collected in Tom Strong, Book Five (hc, 136 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0624-7; tpb, 2006, ISBN 1-4012-0625-5)
• Midnighter #7: "Fait Accompli" (with Darick Robertson, 2007) collected in Midnighter vol.2 (tpb, 160 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1670-6)

Other works

Television

• Lost (2006–2009)
  • 3.17 - "Catch-22" – April 18, 2007 (with Jeff Pinkner)
    • Missing Piece #3 (PC #101) – "King of the Castle" – November 20, 2007
    • Missing Piece #5 (PC #106) – "Operation: Sleeper" – December 3, 2007
  • 4.02 - "Confirmed Dead" – February 7, 2008 (with Drew Goddard)
  • 4.08 - "Meet Kevin Johnson" – March 20, 2008 (with Elizabeth Sarnoff)
  • 4.09 - "The Shape of Things to Come" - April 24, 2008 (with Drew Goddard)
  • 5.04 - "The Little Prince" - February 4, 2009 (with Melinda Hsu Taylor)
  • 5.09 - "Namaste" - March 18, 2009 (with Paul Zbyszewski)
  • 5.12 - "Dead is Dead" - April 8, 2009 (with Elizabeth Sarnoff)

Films

• Y: The Last Man (screenplay)
• Ex Machina
• Runaways
• Roundtable (screenplay)

External links

• Brian K. Vaughan at the Internet Movie Database
• Runaways.mergingminds.org
• Brian K. Vaughan Shares His Thoughts on the End of Ex Machina at TFAW.com, September 28, 2009
• Newsarama (Aug. 2006) interview with Brian K. Vaughan
• Newsarama (Sept. 2006) interview with Brian K. Vaughan
• September 2006 Comic Book Resources interview with Brian K. Vaughan

Preceded by Joss Whedon	Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight writer 2007	Succeeded by Joss Whedon
Preceded by none	Runaways writer 2003–2007	Succeeded by Joss Whedon
Preceded by Eric Luke	Wonder Woman writer 2000	Succeeded by Ben Raab