Rick Remender

Rick Remender
Remender at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan, October 10, 2010.
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Inker
Notable works	Fear Agent The End League Punisher vol. 8 Uncanny X-Force Venom
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Rick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Portland, Oregon. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Punisher series, as well as Fear Agent, Uncanny X-Force, and Venom.

Career

While in the early stages of his comic book career, Remender worked in animation on such films as The Iron Giant, Anastasia, Titan A.E. and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

In 1998 he teamed up with Harper Jaten and Rory Hensly to create the absurdist humor comic Captain Dingleberry. After four issues self-publishing the series was picked up by SLG Publishing.

His next series, Black Heart Billy, was also at SLG with collaborator Kieron Dwyer.

In 1999, while producing Black Heart Billy Remender produced the horror comic Doll and Creature with John Heebink and Mike Manley.

From 2000-2003 Remender went on to do co-create and direct an animated series Swing Town for Wild Brian Animation. He also produced comics and album covers for Fat Wreck Chords, a Bay Area punk label. During this time he taught comics, animation and storyboards at the Academy of Art University, Inked The Avengers, and penciled numerous issues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

In 2004-05 Remender launched Fear Agent, Sea of Red and Strange Girl with Image Comics, Night Mary at IDW, and he illustrated the comic book adaptation of the movie Man With the Screaming Brain, by Dark Horse Comics and year later he drew the series The Last Christmas, which was written by Brian Posehn with Gerry Dugan and inked by Hilary Barta.

During this time he would be teaming up with French artist Paul Renaud for a Red Sonja one-shot published by Dynamite Entertainment titled "Vacant Shell". He is also working on the horror line Crawl Space with Kieron Dwyer, which will include stories like XXXombies. He had previously worked with Dwyer on Sea of Red and Night Mary.

Remender was working on the Dark Horse Comics series The End League, as well as launching a giant robot series Gigantic, he will also be relaunching Fear Agent and starting a new series at Image Comics called Sorrow.

He became co-author of Punisher War Journal with Matt Fraction from issue #19 to 25 and then was the main writer on the new and eighth Punisher series. IDW Publishing also released a "master edition" of Black Heart Billy. In April 2009, Remender signed an exclusive writing contract with Marvel Comics but was still able to release the series The Last Days of American Crime through Radical Comics. In late 2010 he launched the new title Uncanny X-Force.

He served as a writer on Electronic Art's game Dead Space and was the lead writer for Epic Games' Bulletstorm, which was released on February 22nd, 2011.

Bibliography

SLG Publishing

• Captain Dingleberry #1-7 (with Harper Jaten, 1999) collected as Captain Dingleberry: Unplugged (tpb, 144 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-943151-17-1)
• Murder Can Be Fun #12: "The Ride of Your Life!" (script and art, 1999)
• Black Heart Billy #1-2 (with Kieron Dwyer, 2000) collected as Black Heart Billy (tpb, 96 pages, AiT/Planet Lar, 2002, ISBN 1-932051-02-3)

Image Comics

• Sea of Red (with Kieron Dwyer, Salgood Sam, Paul Harmon and Francesco Francavilla, 2005-2006) collected as:
  • No Grave but the Sea (collects #1-4, tpb, 104 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-537-9)
  • No Quarter (collects #5-8, tpb, 104 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-541-7)
  • The Deadlights (collects #9-13, tpb, 120 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-666-9)
• Strange Girl (with Eric Nguyen, Harper Jaten, Jerome Opeña, Nick Stakal, Micah Farritor and Peter Bergting, 2005-2008) collected as:
  • Girl Afraid (collects #1-4, tpb, 104 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-543-3)
  • Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (collects #5-9, tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-642-1)
  • Paint a Vulgar Picture (collects #10-15, tpb, 142 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-687-1)
  • Golden Lights (collects #16-18, tpb, 96 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-58240-877-7)
• Fear Agent #1-11 (with Tony Moore, Jerome Opeña and Francesco Francavilla, 2005-2007)
  • Issues #1-4 were collected as Re-Ignition (tpb, 96 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-618-9).
  • The series was later moved to Dark Horse.
• 24Seven Volume 1: "I Love Living in the City" (with Paul Azaceta, graphic novel, tpb, 224 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-636-7)
• Put the Book Back on the Shelf: "Nice Day for a Sulk" (with John Heebink, graphic novel, 144 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-600-6)
• Doll and Creature #1-4 (with John Heebink, 2006) collected as Doll and Creature: Everything Turns Gray (tpb, 104 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-655-3)
• The Last Christmas #1-5 (with Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan, 2006) collected as The Last Christmas (tpb, 176 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-676-6)
• Sorrow #1-4 (with Seth Peck and Francesco Francavilla, 2007-2008) collected as Sorrow (tpb, 96 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-58240-875-0)
• XXXombies #1-4 (with Tony Moore and Kieron Dwyer, 2007) collected as Crawl Space: XXXombies (tpb, 96 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-58240-913-7)
• Popgun Volume 1: "The Death of the Midnight Sky" (with Josh Hoye, graphic novel, 455 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-824-6)
• Frank Frazetta's Creatures (with Peter Bergting, one-shot, 2008) collected in The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta Volume 1 (hc, 176 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-60706-009-4; tpb, 2009, ISBN 1-60706-138-4)

Dark Horse Comics

• Man with the Screaming Brain #1-4 (with Bruce Campbell and David Goodman, 2005) collected as MWTSB (tpb, 104 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-59307-397-6)
• Fear Agent (with Tony Moore, Jerome Opeña, Kieron Dwyer and Mike Hawthorne, 2007-2011) collected as:
  • Re-Ignition (collects #1-4, tpb, 112 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-59307-764-5)
  • My War (collects #5-10, tpb, 136 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-59307-766-1)
  • The Last Goodbye (collects Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye #1-4, tpb, 104 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-59307-929-X)
  • Tales of the Fear Agent (tpb, 136 pages, Dark Horse, 2008, ISBN 1-59307-766-1) includes:
    • "Along Come a Spider" (with Francesco Francavilla, in #11, 2007)
    • Tales of the Fear Agent: Twelve Steps in One (with Eric Nguyen, one-shot, 2007)
    • "Nothing to Fear..." (with Kieron Dwyer, in MySpace Dark Horse Presents #3-4, 2007)
  • Hatchet Job (collects #17-21, tpb, 128 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-59307-974-5)
  • I Against I (collects #22-27, tpb, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-59582-249-6)
  • Out of Step (collects #28-32, tpb, 128 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-59582-880-X)
• The End League (with Mat Broome and Eric Canete, 2008-2009) collected as:
  • Ballad of Big Nothing (collects #1-4, tpb, 104 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-59582-195-3)
  • Weathered Statues (collects #5-9, tpb, 152 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-59582-517-7)
• Gigantic #1-5 (with Eric Nguyen, 2008-2010) collected as Gigantic (tpb, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-59582-326-3)

Marvel Comics

• X-Men:
  • What If? featuring Age of Apocalypse: "What If Legion Had Killed Xavier and Magneto?" (with Dave Wilkins, one-shot, 2008)
  • Wolverine: Dangerous Games: "Purity" (with Jerome Opeña, one-shot, 2008)
  • Deadpool #1000: "Appetite for Destruction" (with Jerome Opeña, 2010)
  • Uncanny X-Force:
    • The Apocalypse Solution (hc, 120 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4854-X; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4855-8) collects:
      • "The Apocalypse Solution" (with Jerome Opeña, in #1-4, 2010-2011)
    • Deathlok Nation (hc, 112 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4856-6; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-4857-4) collects:
      • "Five Point One" (with Rafael Albuquerque, in #5.1, 2011)
      • "Deathlok Nation" (with Esad Ribić, in #5-7, 2011)
    • The Dark Angel Saga: Book 1 (hc, 144 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4660-1; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-4661-X) collects:
      • "Unintended Consequences" (with Billy Tan, in #8-10, 2011)
      • "Journey to the Age of Apocalypse" (with Mark Brooks, in #11, 2011)
      • "Interruptions" (with Mark Brooks, in #12, 2011)
      • "My World Won't Stop Without You" (with Mark Brooks, in #13, 2011)
    • The Dark Angel Saga: Book 2 (hc, 144 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5887-1; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5888-X) collects:
      • "Thunder for the Next World" (with Jerome Opeña, in #14, 2011)
      • "Tabula Rasa" (with Jerome Opeña, in #15, 2011)
      • "No Such Thing" (with Jerome Opeña, in #16, 2011)
      • "Opens a Window" (with Jerome Opeña, in #17, 2012)
      • "Red Sky Blue" (with Jerome Opeña, in #18, 2012)
      • "Live with This" (with Robbi Rodriguez, in #19, 2012)
    • Otherworld (hc, 136 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6181-3; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6182-1) collects:
      • "Ghost Reunion" (with Billy Tan, in #19.1, 2012)
      • "Otherworld" (with Greg Tocchini, in #20-23, 2012)
      • "Frozen Moment" (with Phil Noto, in #24, 2012)
• Punisher:
  • Punisher War Journal v2 (with Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin, 2008-2009) collected as:
    • Jigsaw (collects #19-23, hc, 144 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3022-5; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2964-2)
    • Secret Invasion (includes #24-25, hc, 120 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3148-5; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3170-1)
  • Punisher by Rick Remender Omnibus (hc, 760 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6213-5) collects:
    • "Living in Darkness" (with Jerome Opeña, v8 #1-5, 2009)
    • "Dead End" (with Tan Eng Huat, v8 #6-10, 2009)
    • "Remote Control" (with Jason Pearson, Annual #1, 2009)
    • "A Good Lie" (with John Romita, Jr., in Dark Reign: The List - Punisher, one-shot, 2009)
    • "Missing Pieces" (with Tony Moore, Dan Brereton and Roland Boschi, in #11-16, 2010)
    • Franken-Castle #17-21 (with Roland Boschi, Jefte Palo, Tony Moore, Paco Diaz and Daniel Brereton, 2010)
    • Punisher: In the Blood #1-5 (with Roland Boschi, 2011)
• Dark Reign: The Cabal: "The Hood: Family Trust" (with Max Fiumara, one-shot, 2009)
• Thunderbolts #137 (with Mahmud A. Asrar, 2009) collected in Widowmaker (hc, 136 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4006-9; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4091-3)
• Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #1-5 (with Jefte Palo, 2009-2010) collected as DV:AOTS (tpb, 208 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4409-9)
• Age of Heroes #1: "Doctor Voodoo: A Date with the Doctor" (with Chris Samnee, 2010)
• 1 Month 2 Live (hc, 128 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4903-1; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4904-X) includes:
  • "Week One" (with Andrea Mutti, in #1, 2010)
  • "Week Five" (with Jamie McKelvie, in #5, 2010)
• What If Venom Posessed Deadpool? (with Shawn Moll, co-feature):
  • "Part One" (in What If? − Demon in an Armor, one-shot, 2011)
  • "Part Two" (in What If? − Wolverine: Father, one-shot, 2011)
  • "Part Three" (in What If? − Spider-Man, one-shot, 2011)
  • "Part Four" (in What If? − Dark Reign, one-shot, 2011)
• Venom:
  • Volume 1 (hc, 120 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5811-1; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5677-1) collects:
    • "Flashpoint" (with Tony Moore and Tom Fowler, in #1-3, 2011)
    • "The Same Coin..." (with Tony Moore, in #4, 2011)
    • "Father's Day" (with Tony Moore and Tom Fowler, in #5, 2011)
  • Spider-Island (hc, 392 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5104-4; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5105-2) includes:
    • "Spider-Island" (with Tony Fowler, in #6-8, 2011)
    • "Capital Punishment" (with Stefano Caselli, in #9, 2012)
  • Circle of Four (hc, 232 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6450-2; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6451-0) collects:
    • "Road Trip" (with Lan Medina, in #10-12, 2012)
    • "Part One" (with Tony Moore, in #13, 2012)
      • "Part Two" (by Rob Williams and Lee Garbett, in #13.1, 2012)
      • "Part Three" (by Rob Williams and Sana Takeda, in #13.2, 2012)
      • "Part Four" (by Jeff Parker and Julian Totino Tedesco, in #13.3, 2012)
    • "Part Five" (with Lan Medina, in #13.4, 2012)
    • "Part Six" (with Tony Moore, in #14, 2012)
  • Savage Six (tpb, 184 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5812-X) collects:
    • "Home Again" (with Lan Medina, in #15, 2012)
    • "Clemency" (with Kev Walker, in #16, 2012)
    • "Prologue" (with Cullen Bunn and Kev Walker, in #17, 2012)
    • "Savage Six" (with Cullen Bunn and Lan Medina, in #18-22, 2012)
• Secret Avengers:
  • Volume 1 (hc, 112 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6118-X) collects:
    • "Red Light Nation" (with Patrick Zircher, in #21.1, 2012)
    • "The Descendants" (with Gabriel Hardman, in #22-25, 2012)
  • Volume 2 (hc, 136 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6120-1) collects:
    • "Operation: Phoenix" (with Renato Guedes, in #26-28, 2012)
    • "A Council of Masters" (with Matteo Scalero, in #29-32, 2012)
• Uncanny Avengers #1-ongoing (with John Cassaday, 2012-...)
• Captain America v7 #1-ongoing (with John Romita, Jr., 2012-...)

Other publishers

• Kieron Dwyer's LCD #0-3 (script and art, FogelComix, 1999-2002)
• More Fund Comics: "Black Heart Billy: Anti-Fashion" (with Kieron Dwyer, graphic novel, tpb, 144 pages, Sky Dog Press, 2003, ISBN 0-9721831-2-4)
• Tales of the TMNT: The Collected Books Volume 4 (tpb, 144 pages, Mirage, 2007, ISBN 0-9787029-6-4) includes:
  • "The Worms of Madness" (with Stephen Murphy, in #3-4, 2004)
  • "Loops" (with Stephen Murphy, Peter Laird, Dario Brizuela and Mike Manley, in #13-14, 2004)
• Night Mary #1-5 (with Kieron Dwyer, IDW Publishing, 2005) collected as Night Mary (tpb, 120 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-933239-27-1)
• Dynamite:
  • Classic Battlestar Galactica #1-5 (with Carlos Rafael, 2006-2007) collected as tpb, 112 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-933305-45-2
  • Red Sonja: Vacant Shell (with Paul Renaud, one-shot, 2007)
• DC Comics:
  • The All-New Atom #21-25: "Inside Out" (with Pat Olliffe, 2008) collected in Small Wonder (tpb, 192 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1996-9)
  • Booster Gold #13-14: "Stars in Your Eyes" (with Pat Olliffe, 2008-2009)
• The Corps! #0 (with Michael Penick, Devil's Due, 2008)
• The Last Days of American Crime #1-3 (with Greg Tocchini, Radical, 2009-2010) collected as tpb, 162 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-935417-06-1

References

• Rick Remender at the Grand Comics Database

External links

• Official website
• Rick Remender at the Comic Book DB
• Rick Remender at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Remender on the Comic Geek Speak podcast