Gerry Duggan (writer)
Gerry Duggan | |
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Born | New York City |
Residence | Los Angeles |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Emerson College |
Occupation | Writer and Director |
Years active | 1999- |
Known for | American comic books |
Spouse(s) | Virginia Duggan |
Children | 1 son |
Website |
gerryduggan |
Gerry Duggan is an American comics writer, director and photographer living in Los Angeles. As an author, he has been largely collected by libraries worldwide.[1]
Early life
Duggan was born in New York City and raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He graduated Ridgewood High School in 1992 and Emerson College in 1996. He has lived and worked in Los Angeles since 1998. He is married to Virginia Duggan and together they have one son.
Career
Duggan was working at Golden Apple Comics in 1999 where he met many of his future collaborators, and eventually began production jobs working at Dakota Films. For the next 10 years worked in live TV, awards shows, pilots, comics, and films before finding traction in American comic books. Gerry Duggan is currently writing Hulk (comics), Nova (comics), Hawkeye VS Deadpool, Batman: Arkham Manor, and co-writing Deadpool with Brian Posehn.[2][3][4]
Duggan was a writer and producer on Attack of the Show! and was on the staff for its final shows. Duggan wrote in Hollywood by day and created his own comics at night. His comics career writing and co-creating comics at Image Comics with The Last Christmas with Posehn and Rick Remender, and later with The Infinite Horizon with Phil Noto. The pair were nominated for an Eisner Award in 2008 for Best New Series.[5] Duggan was a regular cast member on Posehn's role-playing podcast NERD POKER from earwolf, but was forced to exit due increased writing deadlines.
In 2013, Marvel re-launched the Deadpool series, with Duggan and Brian Posehn as writers,
In 2014 Duggan contributed to the script for the Xbox exclusive Sunset Overdrive from Insomniac Games, and was part of a team that wrote the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards hosted by Patton Oswalt. Duggan also directed the promotional ads for that year's awards shows. In 2014 Duggan was co-writing a film script with David Mandel. Also in 2014 Duggan commenced a contract with Marvel Entertainment,[6] and began work on a reboot of the Avengers series.[7]
In 2015 Duggan was nominated for a WGA Award for his work on the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards show.[8][9][10]
In 2016 Duggan co-wrote Marvel's "Doctor Strange: The Last Days of Magic #1",[11] and continued to write for the Deadpool series.[12]
Projects
For Image Comics
- The Last Christmas
- The Infinite Horizon
For DC Comics
- co-wrote Batman 34 with Scott Snyder and is writing the mini-series Arkham Manor.
Simpsons Comics
- #179 "Scam Wow"
- The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror # 13, "Gnaws", a parody of JAWS set in Springfield.
- The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror # 18, re-teaming with Phil Noto on a parody of ROSEMARY'S BABY.
For Marvel Comics
- A+8 # 8
- A+X # 13-18
- Deadpool Volume 4[13]
- Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet
- Uncanny Avengers 8AU (Age Of Ultron tie-in)
- Nova # 11-29
- Nova Annual Number One
- Hulk # 5-16
- Hawkeye VS Deadpool # 0-4
- Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America
- Avengers: No More Bullying.
- 1872[14]
Other
- For Dark Horse Comics a story in Fear Agent # 26.
- For DC Comics Duggan co-wrote Batman (comics) # 34 with Scott Snyder and Batman: Arkham Manor 1-6.
References
- ↑ "Duggan, Gerry". worldcat.org. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ "'Infinity Gauntlet' No. 1 preview" Los Angeles Times Feb 17, 2015
- ↑ "Marvel NOW! Review: Deadpool #1 by Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan, and Tony Moore". Comix Nexus, Grey Scherl | November 12, 2012
- ↑ "Deadpool #10 Review – Brian Posehn And Gerry Duggan ". What Culture, Noel Thorne
- ↑ "Eisner Awards Announced". variety.com. April 14, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Between the Panels: The Marvel Comics Relaunch Already Has a Big Problem". IGN
- ↑ "All-New All-Different Avengers SDCC Panel Reveals Future Of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes". iDigitalTimes. By Phillip Martinez
- ↑ "2015". wga.org. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Patton Oswalt Returns For Second Year As WGA Awards Host". Deadline, by Anthony D'Alessandro November 16, 2016
- ↑ "Patton Oswalt to Host Writers Guild Awards". Variety, February 4, 2016. Dave McNary
- ↑ "The Marvel Rundown: PLEASANT HILL Ends, THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC Begin". Comics Beat, 04/28/2016 by Alexander Jones
- ↑ "Deadpool is totally a feminist, according to DEADPOOL writer Gerry Duggan", HitFix, By Donna Dickens @MildlyAmused | Monday, Feb 8, 2016
- ↑ "Deadpool #4 Review: The Imposter, Revealed". Fansided. by Nick Tylwalk
- ↑ "West Gone Wild: 9 of comics’ weirdest westerns". Blastr, Matthew Funk Nov 03, 2016