American comic book creator
Becky Cloonan (born 23 June) is an American
comic book creator , known for work published by
Tokyopop and
Vertigo . In 2012 she became the first female artist to draw the main
Batman title for
DC Comics .
[2]
Early life
Becky Cloonan was born in
Pisa , Italy.
[3] She attended
New York 's
School of Visual Arts .
[4]
Career
Cloonan and her friends produced a comics anthology that they called Meathaus .
[5]
Cloonan created
minicomics as a member of the Meathaus collective before collaborating with
Brian Wood on Channel Zero: Jennie One
[6] in 2003. Since then, her profile (and workload) has steadily risen; her best-known work to date has been the twelve-issue comics series
Demo (2004), also with Wood.
Wizard named Demo its 2004 Indie of the Year.
[7] The series was also nominated for two
Eisner Awards in 2005, for Best Limited Series and Best Single Issue or One-Shot (the latter of which was for Demo #7, "One Shot, Don't Miss").
[8]
Cloonan's first solo graphic novel,
East Coast Rising Volume 1 , was released by
Tokyopop in 2006. East Coast Rising: Volume 1 marked Cloonan's third Eisner Award nomination in 2007, this time for Best New Series.
[9] She also collaborated with writer
Steven T. Seagle on the
Vertigo Comics series
American Virgin , which was cancelled with the 23rd issue.
[10] In 2012 she became the first woman to draw the main
Batman title.
[2]
In 2013, she did the art for the series
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys , which is written by
Gerard Way
[11] and
Shaun Simon . In 2014/2015, she also co-created and did cover art and stories for
Gotham Academy from DC Comics.
[12]
In 2015, she was voted #3 of the top 50 female comics artists of all time.
[13] She was also one of only two creators to make the list as both writer and artist, voted #14 among all-time top writers.
[14]
In 2017, Cloonan was one of several artists participating in the Pow! Wow! Worcester festival, the purpose of which was to bring large public murals to buildings throughout
Worcester, Massachusetts . Cloonan painted her mural, which she completed on Labor Day, on the building housing the comic shop
That's Entertainment .
[15]
In July 2021, DC Comics announced that Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad would co-write Batgirls , a new series which would focus on
Barbara Gordon 's mentorship of
Cassandra Cain and
Stephanie Brown .
[16]
[17] The debut issue was released on December 14, 2021, and garnered a positive review from Dustin Holland of
CBR.com .
[18]
Bibliography
Self-published work
Meathaus #6-8 (w/a,
anthology ,
Meathaus Press , 2002–2006)
nebuli (w/a, with
Vasilis Lolos , 2006)
5 (w/a, with
Rafael Grampá ,
Gabriel Bá ,
Fábio Moon and Vasilis Lolos, 2007)
MINIS (w/a, collection of original mini-comics, 2007)
Bury Your Treasure (w/a, collection of illustrations, 2008)
Pixu #1-2 (w/a, with Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon and Vasilis Lolos, 2008) collected as Pixu: the Mark of Evil (hc,
Dark Horse , 128 pages, 2009,
ISBN
1-59582-340-9 ; hc, 2015,
ISBN
1-61655-813-X )
By Chance or Providence: Stories by Becky Cloonan (hc, 108 pages, 2014,
ISBN
0-98519-623-8 ; tpb,
Image , 2017,
ISBN
1-53430-186-0 ) collects:
Black Church (as editor, w/a:
Andy Belanger , 2012)
Dark Horse Comics
9-11 Volume 1 : "Untitled" (w/a, anthology
graphic novel , 196 pages, 2002,
ISBN
1-56389-881-0 )
MySpace Dark Horse Presents #16: "I See the Devil in My Sleep" (w/a, anthology, 2008) collected in MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 3 (tpb, 168 pages, 2009,
ISBN
1-59582-327-1 )
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Vampires : "The Thrill" (w, with Vasilis Lolos,
one-shot , 2009) collected in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales (hc, 288 pages, 2011,
ISBN
1-59582-644-0 )
The Guild: Zaboo : "Zaboo's Escape" (a, with
Felicia Day and
Sandeep Parikh , one-shot, 2011) collected in The Guild: Knights of Good (tpb, 144 pages, 2012,
ISBN
1-59582-900-8 )
Conan the Barbarian vol. 2 (a, with
Brian Wood ):
"Queen of the Black Coast" (in #1-3, 2012) collected in Volume 13: Queen of the Black Coast (hc, 152 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-61655-042-2 ; tpb, 2013,
ISBN
1-61655-043-0 )
"Border Fury, Part One" (in #7, 2012) collected in Volume 14: The Death and Other Stories (hc, 152 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-61655-122-4 ; tpb, 2013,
ISBN
1-61655-123-2 )
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1-6 (a, with
Gerard Way and
Shaun Simon , 2013–2014) collected as TTLOTF Killjoys (tpb, 160 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-59582-462-6 )
DC Comics and Vertigo
American Virgin (a, with
Steven T. Seagle , 2006–2008) collected as:
Head (collects #1-4, tpb, 112 pages, 2006,
ISBN
1-4012-1065-1 )
Going Down (collects #5-9, tpb, 128 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-4012-1301-4 )
Wet (collects #10-14, tpb, 128 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-4012-1494-0 )
Around the World (includes #15-17 and 20–23, tpb, 224 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-4012-1831-8 )
Demo Volume II #1-6 (a, with Brian Wood, 2010) collected as Demo Volume II (tpb, 160 pages, 2011,
ISBN
1-4012-2995-6 )
Northlanders #35-36: "The Girl in the Ice" (a, with Brian Wood, 2011) collected in Volume 5: Metal and Other Stories (tpb, 192 pages, 2011,
ISBN
1-4012-3160-8 )
Beyond the Fringe #5-6: "Ghost Writer" (a, with
Jhonen Vasquez ,
digital , 2012) collected in Beyond the Fringe (tpb, 144 pages, 2012,
ISBN
1-4012-3798-3 )
Batman (a):
"Ghost in the Machine" (with
Scott Snyder , in vol. 2 #12, 2012) collected in Batman: The City of Owls (hc, 208 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-4012-3777-0 ; tpb, 2013,
ISBN
93-5111-661-1 )
"The Wedding" (with
Tom King , among other artists, vol. 3 #50, 2018) collected in Batman: The Wedding (tpb, 208 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-4012-8338-1 )
Swamp Thing vol. 5 Annual #1: "Rotworld: Secrets of the Dead" (a, with Scott Snyder and Andy Belanger, 2012) collected in Volume 2: Family Tree (tpb, 160 pages, 2013,
ISBN
1-4012-3843-2 )
American Vampire Anthology #1: "Greed" (w/a, 2013) collected in American Vampire Volume 6 (hc, 144 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-4012-4708-3 ; tpb, 2014,
ISBN
1-4012-4929-9 )
Harley Quinn vol. 2 #0 (a, with
Conner and
Palmiotti , among other artists, 2014) collected in Volume 1: Hot in the City (hc, 224 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-4012-4892-6 ; tpb, 2015,
ISBN
1-4012-5415-2 )
Batman: Black and White vol. 2 #6: "Bruce" (a, with
Olly Moss , anthology, 2014) collected in Batman: Black and White Volume 4 (hc, 288 pages, 2014,
ISBN
1-4012-4643-5 ; tpb, 2015,
ISBN
1-4012-5062-9 )
Gotham Academy (w with
Brenden Fletcher , a by
Karl Kerschl ,
Mingjue Helen Chen (#6-7, 11, Divergence preview),
Jeff Stokely (
Endgame tie-in one-shot),
Adam Archer and
Msassyk , 2014–2017) collected as:
Welcome to Gotham (collects #1-6, tpb, 160 pages, 2015,
ISBN
1-4012-5472-1 )
Calamity (collects Divergence preview and #7-12, tpb, 144 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-4012-5681-3 )
Welcome Back (collects Second Semester #1-8, tpb, 192 pages, 2017,
ISBN
1-4012-7119-7 )
The Ballad of Olive Silverlock (collects Second Semester #9-12, tpb, 128 pages, 2018,
ISBN
1-4012-7474-9 )
Detective Comics #1000: "The Batman's Design" (a, with
Warren Ellis , co-feature, 2019)
Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #5 (w/a, with
Michael W. Conrad ,
DC's Young Animal , 2020)
Wonder Woman (co-written with Michael W. Conrad), #770 (March 2021) - #782 (December 2021)
Batgirls (co-written with Michael W. Conrad), #1 - #2 (December 2021 onwards)
Marvel Comics
Marvel Knights :
Strange Tales II #3: "King Crab!" (w/a, anthology, 2010) collected in Strange Tales II (hc, 144 pages, 2011,
ISBN
0-7851-4822-1 ; tpb, 2011,
ISBN
0-7851-4823-X )
Nation X #2: "Cajun Justice!" (w/a, anthology, 2010) collected in Nation X (hc, 360 pages, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-3873-0 ; tpb, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4103-0 )
Osborn #5 (a, with
Kelly Sue DeConnick and
Emma Ríos , 2011) collected in Osborn: Evil Incarcerated (tpb, 120 pages, 2011,
ISBN
0-7851-5175-3 )
Victor Von Doom #1-4 (a, with
Nick Spencer , cancelled before release)
[19]
[20]
The New Avengers vol. 2 #34 (a, with
Brian Michael Bendis , among other artists, 2013) collected in Volume 5: End Times (hc, 112 pages, 2013,
ISBN
0-7851-6158-9 ; tpb, 2013,
ISBN
0-7851-6159-7 )
Young Avengers vol. 2 #15 (a, with
Kieron Gillen , among other artists, 2014) collected in Volume 3: Mic-Drop at the Edge of Time and Space (tpb, 112 pages, 2014,
ISBN
0-7851-8530-5 )
The Punisher vol. 11 (w, with
Steve Dillon ,
Matt Horak ,
Laura Braga (#8) and
Kris Anka (#13), 2016–2017) collected as:
On the Road (collects #1-6, tpb, 136 pages, 2017,
ISBN
1-3029-0047-1 )
End of the Line (collects #7-12, tpb, 136 pages, 2017,
ISBN
1-3029-0048-X )
King of the New York Streets (collects #13-17, tpb, 112 pages, 2018,
ISBN
1-3029-0541-4 )
The Mighty Thor #700 (a, with Jason Aaron, among other artists, 2017) collected in Volume 5: The Death of the Mighty Thor (hc, 168 pages, 2018,
ISBN
1-3029-0660-7 ; tpb, 2018,
ISBN
1-3029-0661-5 )
Marvel Monsters (a, with
Cullen Bunn ,
Scott Hepburn and various artists, one-shot, 2019)
Bizarre Adventures : "Eveline O'Reilly" (w/a, with Michael Conrad, anthology one-shot, 2019)
Dark Agnes #1-5 (w, with Lucas Pizzari, 2020)
Other publishers
Revolving Hammer : "Aunty" (a, with
Walter Conley , anthology,
Cyberosia Publishing , 2002)
Altered Realities : "Inversion" (a, with
Sal Cipriano and
Lou Platania , anthology,
Cactus Fusion , 2003)
AiT/Planet Lar :
Channel Zero: Jennie One (a, with Brian Wood, graphic novel, 72 pages, 2003,
ISBN
1-932051-07-4 )
Demo #1-12 (a, with Brian Wood, 2003–2004) collected as Demo (tpb, 328 pages, 2005,
ISBN
1-932051-42-2 )
Vampirella Comics Magazine #4: "What Have We Become" (w/a, anthology,
Harris , 2004)
Image :
Flight Volume 2 : "Heads Up" (w/a, with
Vasilis Lolos , anthology graphic novel, 432 pages, 2005,
ISBN
1-58240-477-1 )
24Seven Volume 1 : "In for a Pound" (a, with
John G and
Leland Purvis , anthology graphic novel, 224 pages, 2006,
ISBN
1-58240-636-7 )
Southern Cross (w, with Andy Belanger, 2015–2018) collected as:
Hopeless Savages: B-Sides − The Origin of the Dusted Bunnies (a, with
Jen Van Meter ,
Vera Brosgol and
Mike Norton , one-shot,
Oni Press , 2005)
Bram Stoker's Dracula: The Graphic Novel (a, with
Gary Reed , graphic novel, 176 pages,
Puffin Books , 2006,
ISBN
0-14-240572-8 )
Flight Volume 3 : "Conquest" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, 352 pages,
Ballantine Books , 2006,
ISBN
0-345-49039-8 )
Blast! Comics : "Αειθαλής" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, 192 pages,
Giganto Books , 2006,
ISBN
978-960-88366-7-9 )
East Coast Rising (w/a,
Tokyopop ):
K.G.B. (w/a, with
Hwan Cho ,
webcomic ,
Estrigious , 2009–2010)
TOME Volume 1 : "The Months That Followed" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, 200 pages,
IDW Publishing , 2013,
ISBN
978-1-6314-0459-7 )
Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard vol. 3 #4: "The Lament of Poor Lenora" (w/a, anthology,
Archaia , 2015) collected in Legends of the Guard Volume 3 (hc, 160 pages, 2015,
ISBN
1-6088-6767-6 )
Belzebubs (w/a, foreword in the form of a two-page comicstrip to the collection of
Jussi-Pekka Ahonen 's webcomic; hc, 120 pages,
Top Shelf , 2019,
ISBN
1-6030-9442-3 )
Covers only
NYC Mech: beta LOVE #4 (
Image , 2005)
The Pirates of Coney Island #1-6 (Image, 2006–2007)
Hack/Slash vol. 2 #10 (Image, 2011)
Pigs #4 (Image, 2011)
Thought Bubble Anthology #1 (Image, 2011)
B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth — The Pickens County Horror #1-2 (
Dark Horse , 2012)
Before Watchmen: Minutemen #6 (
DC Comics , 2013)
Zero #1 (Image, 2013)
Pretty Deadly #1 (Image, 2013)
Red Sonja vol. 4 #5 (
Dynamite , 2013)
Wytches #1 (Image, 2014)
Drifter #2 (Image, 2014)
The Wicked + The Divine #5 (Image, 2014)
Detective Comics vol. 2 #35 (DC Comics, 2014)
Convergence: Aquaman #1-2 (DC Comics, 2015)
The Kitchen #1-8 (
Vertigo , 2015)
Rebels #1 (Dark Horse, 2015)
Southern Bastards #15 (Image, 2016)
Shade, the Changing Girl #1-12 (
DC's Young Animal , 2016–2017)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #13 (
IDW Publishing , 2017)
Codename Baboushka: Ghost Station Zero #1 (Image, 2017)
The Spirit Centenary Newspaper (
LICAF , 2017)
Blackwood #1 (Dark Horse, 2018)
Moon Knight #194-200 (
Marvel , 2018)
The Secret Loves of Geeks gn (Dark Horse, 2018)
Shade, the Changing Woman #1-6 (DC's Young Animal, 2018)
Calamity Kate #1-4 (Dark Horse, 2019)
Reaver #1-6 (
Skybound , 2019–2020)
Faithless #5 (
Boom! Studios , 2019)
Nomen Omen #1 (Image, 2019)
Wolverine: Exit Wounds #1 (Marvel, 2019)
Basketful of Heads #1 (
Hill House , 2019)
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