John Layman
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| Born | August 2, 1969 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Letterer |
| Notable works | Chew Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness |
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John Steele Layman (born August 2, 1969) is an American comic book writer and letterer.
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[edit] Biography
Once an editor for Wildstorm, 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[1] 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,[2] and Chew[3][4] with artist Rob Guillory.[5][6]
In 2007, he began working as a writer for Cryptic Studios, a video game studio in Los Gatos, California.[7]
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. [1]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Image Comics
- Puffed (Image Comics)
- Stay Puffed (Image Comics)
- Chew (with Rob Guillory, Image Comics, 2009-ongoing)
[edit] Marvel Comics
- Sentinel Squad O*N*E
- House of M: Fantastic Four
- Gambit
- Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness (with art by Fabiano Neves, Fernando Blanco and Sean Phillips, 5-issue limited series, Marvel/Dynamite Entertainmnet, 2007, hardcover, ISBN 0-7851-2743-7)
[edit] Wildstorm
- Wildstorm Thunderbook
- Bay City Jive
- Gen13
- Red Sonja/Claw: Devil's Hands
[edit] Other
- Armageddon & Son (with Dave Dumeer, Oni Press)
- Army of Darkness/Xena: Why Not? (with Miguel Montenegro, Dynamite Entertainment)
- Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths (IDW)
[edit] Notes
- ^ John Layman Talks Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness on the CNI Podcast, Comics Bulletin
- ^ Puffed Piece, Comics Bulletin
- ^ John Layman Bites Back in "Chew", Comic Book Resources, April 23, 2009
- ^ FULL SCRIPT: Chew #1 by John Layman, Comic Book Resources, June 3, 2009
- ^ Rob Guillory: The Art Of "Chew", Comic Book Resources, April 30, 2009
- ^ Rob Guillory's "Chew" Process, Comic Book Resources, June 2, 2009
- ^ Cryptic Studios announces the hire of John Layman
[edit] References
- John Layman at the Grand Comics Database
- John Layman at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Meet the team: John Layman, Cryptic Studios
[edit] Interviews
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- John Layman Interviewed by Pete's Basement- 01:17- Time stamp
- Pete Greenberg at Emerald City ComiCon for The Backroom Comics Podcast Emerald city ComiCon 2010 Part 5, March 2010
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