John Layman
| John Layman | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Steele Layman August 2, 1969 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Letterer |
Notable works | Chew Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness |
| http://www.themightylayman.com | |
John Steele Layman (born August 2, 1969) is an American comic book writer and letterer.
Career
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.[dead link][1]
Layman has written a number of creator-owned titles at Image Comics, such as the graphic novel Puffed,[dead link][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] He worked there until 2010.
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.[citation needed]
Layman also helped create the animals in Avatar.[citation needed]
Bibliography
Image Comics
- Puffed (Image Comics)
- Stay Puffed (Image Comics)
- Chew (with Rob Guillory, Image Comics, 2009-ongoing)
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 Entertainment, 2007, hardcover, ISBN 0-7851-2743-7)
Wildstorm
- Wildstorm Thunderbook
- Bay City Jive
- Gen13
- Red Sonja/Claw: Devil's Hands
Other
- Armageddon & Son (with Dave Dumeer, Oni Press)
- Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths (IDW)
- Mars Attacks (IDW)
DC Comics
- Detective Comics (2012–14) Issues #13-#29
Notes
- ^ "John Layman Talks Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness on the CNI Podcast". Comics Bulletin.[dead link]
- ^ "Puffed Piece". Comics Bulletin.[dead link]
- ^ Phegley, Kiel (April 23, 2009). "John Layman Bites Back in 'Chew'". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ Layman, John (June 3, 2009). "FULL SCRIPT: Chew #1 by John Layman". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ "Rob Guillory: The Art Of 'Chew'". Comic Book Resources. April 30, 2009
- ^ Guillory, Rob (June 2, 2009). "Rob Guillory's 'Chew' Process". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ Cryptic Studios announces the hire of John Layman
References
- John Layman at the Grand Comics Database
External links
- Official website
- John Layman at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- John Layman Interviewed by Pete's Basement- 01:17- Time stamp
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