Ivan Brandon
| Ivan Brandon | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
| http://ivanbrandon.com/ | |
Ivan Brandon (born 1976) is a writer/editor known for his work on titles such as DC Comics' Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape and Kobra and Marvel Comics' Secret Invasion and X-Force. He is also the co-creator of Image Comics' Viking, The Cross Bronx, NYC Mech and the creator and producer of the anthology series 24seven.
Early life
Ivan Brandon was born in New York City in 1976 to Cuban immigrants.[1] He has an older brother,[2] two younger brothers and a younger sister.[3]
Brandon's earliest exposure to comics included Marvel Comics publications in the early 1980s, such as Daredevil, and Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man and Secret Wars that were passed down to him from his older brother. He has named Bill Sienkiewicz's work on New Mutants and Frank Miller (comics)'s work on Daredevil and Elektra as having had an influential impact on him.[2]
Brandon studied art under David Mazzucchelli, and says he made his first comics with him at age 10. Brandon traveled through Europe after finishing school. He later became friends with fellow creators such as Goran Parlov and Eduardo Risso.[2][3]
Career
April 2009 saw the debut of Viking, his new ongoing series from Image Comics about two young criminal brothers attempting to work their way up the criminal food chain based in the Viking era. Brandon has explained that he is inspired by period dramas such as Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal, and that the parallels he perceived between Viking history and organized crime inspired the series.[4]
The following month, DC Comics debuted Final Crisis: The Escape, written by Brandon.[5]
Jeff Amano gave Brandon the reins to Amano's creation, Gene-Fusion. Brandon also wrote the two-book prequel Terminator 3: Before the Rise.[2]
Brandon's other work includes freelance projects such as Ruule with Mike Hawthorne and Rick Remender, and creator-owned projects such The Cross Bronx, a supernatural crime story, produced with Michael Oeming, a project with Miles Gunter and Andy MacDonald called NYC Mech and a story with Becky Cloonan called Self-Titled.[2]
Brandon has also edited the anthology 24Seven.[4]
References
- ^ Biography page at Ivan Brandon's official site
- ^ a b c d e Chris Allen. "BREAKDOWNS EXTRA -- INTERVIEW WITH "TERMINATOR 3" WRITER IVAN BRANDON" Quick Stop Entertainment. Accessed January 4, 2010
- ^ a b Brandon, Ivan. "Wikipedia" ivanbrandon.com; January 20th, 2010
- ^ a b Michael Patrick Sullivan. "IVAN BRANDON CONQUERS IMAGE WITH 'VIKING'" Comic Book Resources February 25, 2009
- ^ Jeffrey Renaud. "IVAN BRANDON SIPHONS SECRETS IN “ESCAPE”" Comic Book Resources; March 13, 2009