British comics writer
Al Ewing () is a
British
comics writer who has mainly worked in the
small press , for
2000 AD , and for
Marvel Comics .
Career
Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page
Future Shocks format for
2000 AD and moved on to regular stints on
Judge Dredd
[1] (2008–2015), for which his 2010 story "Doctor What?" marked
Brendan McCarthy 's return to 2000 AD . They later worked together on a new series entitled The Zaucer of Zilk .
[2]
[3] Ewing worked on Damnation Station and
Zombo , the latter illustrated by
Henry Flint , which was collected in
trade paperback in 2010.
Ewing has also contributed to
Solar Wind ,
FutureQuake , and
The End Is Nigh . He is responsible for the
mobile comic
Murderdrome , created with
P. J. Holden .
In May 2007, Ewing created the comedy blog "The Diary of Ralph Dibney", writing as the titular
DC Comics superhero (also known as
Elongated Man ), Dibney's therapist, or as the even more obscure DC Hero
Richard Dragon , as they react to the events of each week's issue of the comic book
52 .
[4]
Breaking into
American comic books , Ewing was also picked by
Garth Ennis to provide a six-issue arc on Jennifer Blood , published by
Dynamite Entertainment ,
[5]
[6] and a spin-off series The Ninjettes .
[7]
His debut prose novel
Pax Britannia: El Sombra , published by
Abaddon Books in 2007, features a mysterious Mexican hero fighting back against the menace of steam-powered Nazis.
[8] It is set in the same
Steampunk alternate history as the other novels from the Pax Britannia series. Three other novels have been published since, with a fifth on the way.
Ewing wrote
Mighty Avengers and
Loki: Agent of Asgard for
Marvel Comics
[9] and co-wrote the first year of the Eleventh Doctor Doctor Who title with
Rob Williams for
Titan Comics .
[10]
Ewing has since written
New Avengers ,
U.S.Avengers ,
Ultimates ,
Rocket ,
Royals , and
The Immortal Hulk , all for Marvel. The Immortal Hulk was a nominee for the 2019
Eisner Award in the "Best Continuing Series" category,
[11] and had earned publisher Marvel Comics a Diamond Gem Award the previous year as "Best New Comic Book Series."
[12]
In 2021, Ewing won the
GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book at the
32nd GLAAD Media Awards for his work on
Empyre and received an additional nomination in 2021 and one in 2022 for
Guardians of the Galaxy .
[13] In June 2021, it was announced that Ewing would serve as co-writer of
Venom (vol. 7) alongside Ram V, with
Bryan Hitch serving as the initial artist and the series launching in November that same year.
[14]
During Marvel's
Krakoan Age , Ewing was the writer on several X-Men titles such as the
ongoing series
S.W.O.R.D. (2020–2021), the flagship series
X-Men Red (2022–2023) and the
limited series Resurrection of Magneto (2024).
[15]
[16]
[17]
[18] In May 2023, it was announced that Ewing would write
The Immortal Thor , with Martín Cóccolo serving as artist and set to debut in August that same year.
[19]
Personal life
Ewing has a brother, Tom Ewing, who writes critical essays on music and pop culture. He created the website FreakyTrigger,
[20] to which Al was an occasional contributor in its early days.
[21]
At the end of
Pride Month 2021, Ewing
came out as
bisexual .
[22]
Bibliography
Prose
Novels
The El Sombra Trilogy
El Sombra (2007)
Gods of Manhattan (2010)
Pax Omega (2012)
I, Zombie (2008)
Death Got No Mercy (2009)
The Fictional Man (2013)
Novellas / short stories
Judge Dredd Year One: Wear Iron (2014)
3 Worlds / 3 Moons
[SYSTEMS] Deluxe Hardcover (2022) ["RELIGION" system designer]
"Havo's Wager" (2023)
Marvel Comics
Amazing
Spider-Man : Full Circle #1 (2019) [Co-written with
Jonathan Hickman ,
Nick Spencer ,
Gerry Duggan ,
Kelly Thompson , and
Chip Zdarsky
Ant-Man and
the Wasp
Ant-Man #1-4 (2022)
Wasp #1-4 (2023)
Avengers
Avengers Assemble #14.AU-15.AU, 20 (2013)
Mighty Avengers
Avengers (Vol. 5) #34.1 (2014)
Avengers:
Ultron Forever
Avengers: Ultron Forever #1 (2015)
New Avengers: Ultron Forever #1 (2015)
Uncanny Avengers : Ultron Forever #1 (2015)
Avengers (Vol. 6) #0 (2016) ["Everything Is New" and "The Opposite of Kicking"]
Ultimates
Ultimates (Vol. 2) #1-12 (2016)
Ultimates 2 (Vol. 2) #1-9, 100 (2017)
New Avengers
New Avengers (Vol. 4) #1-18 (2015-2017)
U.S.Avengers #1-12 (2017-2018)
Avengers (Vol. 1) #675-690 (2018) [Co-written with
Mark Waid and
Jim Zub
Avengers: No Road Home #1-10 (2019) [Co-written with Mark Waid and Jim Zub]
Avengers Inc. #1-5 (2023-2024)
Contest of Champions
Crypt of Shadows
Crypt of Shadows (Vol. 2) #1 (2019)
Crypt of Shadows (Vol. 3) #1 (2022) ["The Crypt of Shadows"]
Crypt of Shadows (Vol. 4) #1 (2023) ["Out of the Shadows"]
Defenders
Defenders: The Best Defense #1 (2019)
Defenders (Vol. 6) #1-5 (2021)
Defenders: Beyond #1-5 (2022)
[23]
Elektra : Black, White & Blood #2 (2022) ["Verité"]
[24]
Empyre
Incoming! #1 (2020) [Empyre setup pages]
Empyre #0: Avengers (2020)
Empyre #1-6 (2020) [Co-plotted by
Dan Slott
Empyre Aftermath: Avengers #1 (2020)
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hulk
Immortal Hulk #1-50 (2018–2021)
Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense #1 (2019)
Absolute Carnage : Immortal Hulk #1 (2019)
Immortal
She-Hulk #1 (2020)
King in Black : Immortal Hulk #1 (2021)
Gamma Flight #1-5 (2021) [Co-written with Crystal Frasier]
Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters #1 (2021) [Co-plot, script by Alex Paknadel]
Infinity Warps
Infinity Wars: Iron Hammer #1-2 (2018)
Secret Warps: Soldier Supreme Annual #1 (2019)
Secret Warps: Weapon Hex Annual #1 (2019)
Secret Warps: Ghost Panther Annual #1 (2019)
Secret Warps: Arachknight Annual #1 (2019)
Secret Warps: Iron Hammer Annual #1 (2019)
Inhumans
Civil War II : Ulysses Infinite Comic #1-6 (2016)
Inhumans Prime #1 (2017)
Royals #1-12 (2017-2018)
Inhumans: Judgment Day #1 (2018)
Iron Man : Fatal Frontier
Infinite Comic #1-13 (2013-2014) [Co-plotted by
Kieron Gillen ; issues #1-2 & 10 co-written with Gillen]
Marvel Comics #1000-1001 (2019) [Issue #1000 architect; Defenders setup pages]
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Original Sins #5 (2014) ["How the World Works"]
S.H.I.E.L.D. #9 (2015) ["Dugan Lives!"]
Fury #1 (2023)
Secret Wars Too #1 (2015) ["Great Incomprehensibility"]
Strange Tales
Strange Tales:
Clea ,
Wong &
America
Infinity Comic #1 (2022)
Strange Tales: Victor Strange Infinity Comic #1 (2022)
Strange Tales: Rocket Raccoon Infinity Comic #1 (2022)
Thanos Annual #1 (2018) ["The Comfort of the Good"]
Thor
All-New
Marvel NOW! Point One #1.NOW (2014) ["Before the Truth Has Its Pants On"]
Loki : Agent of
Asgard #1-17 (2014-2015)
Original Sin #5.1-5.5 (2014) [Co-plotted by
Jason Aaron
War of the Realms Omega #1 (2019) ["The Job I Have to Do," co-written with Jason Aaron]
Valkyrie :
Jane Foster #1-7 (2019-2020) [Co-written with Jason Aaron]
Thor (Vol. 6) #24 (2022) ["What Comes Next"]
Thor (Vol. 6) #27-28 (2022) [Co-plotted by
Donny Cates
Thor Annual (Vol. 6) #1 (2023) ["Would You Know More?"]
Immortal Thor #1-ongoing (2023–present)
Roxxon Presents: Thor #1 (2024)
Immortal Thor Annual #1 (2024)
Giant-Size Thor #1 (2024)
Venom
Carnage : Black, White & Blood #1 (2021) ["You Are Carnage"]
Free Comic Book Day 2021: Spider-Man/Venom #1 (2021) ["Like Father, Like Son," co-written with Ram V]
Venom #1, 5, 8–10, 13–14, 16–22, 24–25, 29-30, 32-ongoing (2021–present) [Issue #1 co-written with Ram V]
Free Comic Book Day 2022: Spider-Man/Venom #1 (2022) ["Seven Seals," co-written with Ram V]
Free Comic Book Day 2023: Spider-Man/Venom #1 (2023) ["January, 1940"]
Extreme
Venomverse #2 (2023) ["The Sinister Secret of Black Cat's New Costume"]
Free Comic Book Day 2024:
Ultimate Universe /Spider-Man #1 (2024) ["Venom"]
Venomverse Reborn #1-4 (2024) ["Five Questions," Parts 1-4]
Venom War #1-5 (2024)
X-Men
Merry X-Men Holiday Special #1 (2019) ["Home for the Holidays"]
S.W.O.R.D. (Vol. 2) #1-11 (2020–2021)
Cable : Reloaded #1 (2021)
X-Men Red #1-18 (2022-2023)
[25]
Storm and the
Brotherhood of Mutants #1-3 (2023)
X-Men: Before the
Fall - Heralds of
Apocalypse #1 (2023)
Marvel's Voices: X-Men #1 (2023) ["The Man with No Shame"]
Resurrection of
Magneto #1-4 (2024)
X-Men #35 (2024) ["Dream's End," co-written with Kieron Gillen and Gerry Duggan]
You Are
Deadpool #1-5 (2018)
Other Publishers
BOOM! Studios
We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1-15 (2020-2022)
DC Comics
DC Pride 2024 #1 (2024) [“Hello, Spaceboy”]
Dynamite Entertainment
Garth Ennis ' Jennifer Blood #7-24 (2011-2013)
Garth Ennis' The Ninjettes #1-6 (2012)
IDW Comics
Image Comics
The
CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual #1 (2014) ["Won't Somebody Think of the Children?"]
24 Panels (2018) ["Untitled"]
Rebellion Publishing
2000 AD
2000 AD #1296, 1386, 1399, 1445, 1449, 1481, 1496-1499, 1508, 1532-1533, 1581-1587, 1610-1612, 1627, 1632-1639, 1644-1648, 1675-1684, 1686-1687, 1689-1692, 1699, 1705, 1712-1713, 1718-1725, 1728-1729, 1740-1749, 1775-1784, 1790-1791, 1803, 1806-1812, 1825-1834, 1850-1861 (2002-2013)
2000 AD Winter Special #8 (2005) ["Bones of Eden", "Contagion"]
2000 AD Christmas Annual #2010-2012 (2010-2012)
2000 AD Free Comic Book Day #2011-2013 (2011-2013)
2000 AD 40th Anniversary Special #1 (2017) ["Z.O.M.B.O."]
Best of 2000 AD #0 (2020) ["Democracy Soon!"]
2000 AD Sci-Fi Special #2020, 2024 (2020-2024) ["The Immigrant", “The Harlem Zombos”]
2000 AD Presents All-Star Judge Dredd (2021) ["The Lawyer"]
Best of 2000 AD (2022) ["Hard Talk"]
Judge Dredd Megazine #251-252, 265-271, 275, 278, 280-281, 283, 291-297, 302-303, 305, 312-313, 318, 355-360 (2006-2015)
Titan Comics
Doctor Who :
The Eleventh Doctor #1–2, 4–5, 8–9, 11, 14–15 (2014-2015) [Issues #1 & 15 co-written with
Rob Williams
Doctor Who Free Comic Book Day #2015 (2015) ["Give Free or Die"; co-written with Rob Williams]
Vertigo Comics
Ghosts #1 (2012) ["The Night After I Took the Data Entry Job I Was Visited by My Own Ghost"]
References
Citations
^
Writing Dredd
Archived 1 May 2009 at the
Wayback Machine , 2000AD Review, 27 April 2009 [link rot]
^ Keily, Karl (6 December 2011).
"Al Ewing Steers Brendan McCarthy's "Zaucer of Zilk" " .
Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 26 April 2012 .
^
"Director's Commentary : Zaucer of Zilk" .
Forbidden Planet Blog Log. 22 March 2012. Archived from
the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012 .
^ Hickey, Andrew (March 2011).
Sci-Ence! Justice Leak! . Lulo.com. p. 52.
ISBN
978-1-4467-3042-3 .
^ Zawisza, Doug (20 March 2011).
"C2E2: Dynamite Entertainment Panel" . Comic Book Resources.
^ Sunu, Steve (30 June 2011).
"Ewing Cuts Deeper with "Jennifer Blood" " . Comic Book Resources.
Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011 .
^ Sunu, Steve (20 December 2011).
"Ennis & Ewing Spill "Jennifer Blood" & "The Ninjettes" " . Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 26 April 2012 .
^
El Sombra
Archived 23 June 2007 at the
Wayback Machine at
Abaddon Books
^ Phegley, Kiel (7 June 2013).
"Marvel Adds "Mighty" New "Avengers" Series" . Comic Book Resources.
^ McElhatton, Greg (21 July 2014).
"Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #1" . Comic Book Resources.
^ McMillan, Graeme (26 April 2019).
"Eisner Award Nominees Revealed" . Hollywood Reporter.
^ Freeman, Jon (18 January 2019).
"Al Ewing, Sean Phillips among creators honoured in 2019 Diamond Gem Awards" . DownTheTubes.net.
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (28 January 2021).
"GLAAD Unveils Nominees For 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards; Deadline's New Hollywood Podcast Honored With Special Recognition Award" .
Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 1 July 2021 .
^
"Al Ewing, Ram V, and Bryan Hitch Unite for a New Vision of Venom" . Marvel Entertainment . Retrieved 30 May 2022 .
^ Schedeen, Jesse (20 March 2023).
"How to Read Marvel's X-Men Comics in 2023" . IGN . Retrieved 8 June 2024 .
^ Liu, Narayan (6 January 2022).
"Marvel Mutants Explore Their Very Own Planet in X-Men Red" . CBR . Retrieved 8 June 2024 .
^ Jones, Jonathan (13 December 2023).
"X-Men: Red #18 review" . AIPT . Retrieved 9 June 2024 .
^ Richards, Dave (17 January 2024).
"Al Ewing Teases His Contribution to The Fall of X in Resurrection of Magneto" . CBR . Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
^ Brooke, David (15 May 2023).
" 'Immortal Thor' announcement leaks ahead of August 2023 previews • AIPT" . aiptcomics.com . Retrieved 17 May 2023 .
^
https://freakytrigger.co.uk/tom-ewing
^
https://freakytrigger.co.uk/author/al_ewing
^ Ewing, Al (29 June 2021).
"I Had A Title For This And Everything" . Retrieved 1 July 2021 – via
Medium .
^
"Defenders: America Chavez, Galactus' Mom and a Loki Variant Unite in New Series" . Marvel . Retrieved 10 March 2022 .
^ Terror, Jude (20 February 2022).
"Elektra: Black, White, and Blood #2 Preview: Artistic Integrity" . Bleeding Cool News And Rumors . Retrieved 10 March 2022 .
^
"X-Men Red: Al Ewing Teases Seismic Events in the New Marvel Destiny of X Series" . Marvel . Retrieved 10 March 2022 .
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