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Writer
Ivan Brandon (born 1976) is a
comic book writer known for his work on titles such as
DC Comics '
Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape and
Men of War as well as creator-owned series
Viking ,
The Cross Bronx and
NYC Mech , published by
Image Comics . He is also the creator and producer of the
Eisner -nominated 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 came in the early 1980s, from the books that were passed down to him from his older brother, including such
Marvel publications as
Daredevil ,
The Amazing Spider-Man ,
Uncanny X-Men and
Secret Wars . Brandon names
Bill Sienkiewicz 's work on
New Mutants and
Frank Miller 's work on Daredevil and
Elektra as having had an influential impact on him.
[2]
Brandon studied art under
David Mazzucchelli , and has stated that he made his first comics with him at age 10.
[2]
[3]
Career
Brandon got his start at Beckett Comics, providing scripts for two series created by the company's founder
Jeff Amano ,
Gene-Fusion and
Ruule , as well as writing the first two issues of the
Terminator 3 prequel series.
[2] Most of Brandon further body of work consists of creator-owned projects such as
The Cross Bronx , a supernatural crime story produced with
Michael Avon Oeming ,
NYC Mech with co-writer
Miles Gunter and artist
Andy MacDonald , and
24Seven , an
anthology series that Brandon created and edited.
[4] April 2009 saw the debut of
Viking , an
Image Comics series based on
Viking history about two young brothers attempting to work their way up the criminal food chain. Brandon stated that he was inspired by
period dramas such as
Hiroaki Samura 's
Blade of the Immortal and the parallels he perceived between Viking history and organized crime.
[4]
[5]
Also in 2009, Brandon started writing for
DC Comics with
Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape .
[6]
[7] For DC Comics' 2011 company-wide title relaunch
The New 52 , Brandon wrote
Men of War ,
[8]
[9]
[10] which lasted eight issues before its cancellation.
[11]
Bibliography
Early work
Image Comics
NYC Mech (co-written by Brandon and
Miles Gunter , art by Andy MacDonald):
NYC Mech #1–6 (with additional art by
James Romberger in issue #6, 2004) collected as NYC Mech: Let's Electrify (tpb, 160 pages, 2005,
ISBN
1-5824-0558-1 )
NYC Mech: Beta Love #1–6 (2005–2006) collected as NYC Mech: Beta Love (tpb, 160 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-582-40889-0 )
Image! #11: "Dead Again" (anthology, 2023)
Grounded #1–6 (as "editor"; written by
Mark Sable , drawn by
Paul Azaceta , 2005–2006)
24Seven (as creator and editor, series of anthology graphic novels):
Volume 1 (224 pages, 2006,
ISBN
1-58240-636-7 ) featured several stories written by Brandon:
Volume 2 (240 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-5824-0846-7 ) featured two stories written by Brandon:
The Cross Bronx #1–4 (with
Michael Avon Oeming , 2006) collected as The Cross Bronx (tpb, 128 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-5824-0690-1 )
Crimeland (story by
Felipe Ferreira , dialogue by Brandon, art by
Rafael Albuquerque , graphic novel, 96 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-5824-0847-5 )
Fear Agent #10: "Wild Goose" (with Rafael Albuquerque, co-feature, 2007)
Comic Book Tattoo : "
Pirates " (with Calum Alexander Watt, anthology graphic novel, hc, 480 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-58240-965-X ; sc, 2008,
ISBN
1-5824-0964-1 )
Viking #1–5 (with
Nic Klein , 2009–2010) collected as Viking: The Long Cold Fire (hc, 144 pages, 2010,
ISBN
1-6070-6170-8 ; sc, 2011,
ISBN
1-6070-6169-4 )
Outlaw Territory Volume 1 : "The First Car in Mexico" (with Andy MacDonald, anthology graphic novel, 240 pages, 2009,
ISBN
1-6070-6004-3 )
The Crazies #1: "Hopman Bog" (with
Jon Buran and
Chris DiBari ,
Top Cow , 2010)
Thought Bubble Anthology #2: "I'm Through" (with
Leigh Gallagher , 2012) collected in Thought Bubble Anthology Collection (tpb, 136 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-5343-0067-8 )
Drifter (with Nic Klein, 2014–2017) collected as:
Out of the Night (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2015,
ISBN
1-6321-5281-9 )
The Wake (collects #6–9, tpb, 104 pages, 2015,
ISBN
1-6321-5501-X )
Lit by Fire (collects #10–14, tpb, 128 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-632-15706-3 )
Remains (collects #15–19, tpb, 120 pages, 2017,
ISBN
1-5343-0187-9 )
Black Cloud (co-written by Brandon and
Jason Latour , art by
Greg Hinkle ,
Paul Reinwand (#6) and
Saumin Patel (#9–10), 2017–2018) collected as:
VS #1–5 (with
Esad Ribić , 2018) collected as VS, Volume 1 (tpb, 144 pages, 2018,
ISBN
1-5343-0693-5 )
Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas : "N-R-Yay" (with Paul Azaceta, anthology graphic novel, 336 pages, 2018,
ISBN
1-5343-0822-9 )
Marvel Comics
Secret Invasion: Home Invasion #1–8 (with
Nick Postic ,
digital , 2008) collected as Secret Invasion: Home Invasion (tpb, 104 pages, 2009,
ISBN
0-7851-3557-X )
Marvel Comics Presents vol. 2 #8–12: "
Machine Man " (with
Niko Henrichon , anthology, 2008)
Nation X #4: "Ice Ceam Alamo" (with
Rael Lyra , anthology, 2010) collected in X-Men: Nation X (hc, 360 pages, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-3873-0 ; tpb, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4103-0 )
Deadpool Team-Up #894 (with
Sanford Greene , 2010) collected in Deadpool Team-Up: Good Buddies (hc, 176 pages, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4528-1 ; tpb, 2010,
ISBN
0-7851-4529-X )
Wolverine #309: "Underneath" (with Rafael Albuquerque and Jason Latour, 2012) collected in Wolverine: Rot (hc, 128 pages, 2012,
ISBN
0-7851-6145-7 ; tpb, 2013,
ISBN
0-7851-6146-5 )
Secret Wars: Battleworld #3: "
A Thousand Cuts " (with
Aaron Conley , anthology, 2015) collected in Secret Wars Journal/Battleworld (tpb, 248 pages, 2016,
ISBN
0-7851-9580-7 )
DC Comics
Faces of Evil :
Kobra (with
Julian López ,
one-shot , 2009) collected in Kobra: Resurrection (tpb, 144 pages, 2010,
ISBN
1-4012-2655-8 )
Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #1–6 (with
Marco Rudy (#1–3) and
Cliff Richards (#4–6), 2009) collected as Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape (tpb, 144 pages, 2010,
ISBN
1-4012-2608-6 )
Nemesis: The Impostors #1–4 (with Cliff Richards, 2010)
Batman: Streets of Gotham #14–16: "
The Long Way Down " (with
Ramon Bachs , co-feature, 2010)
Weird War Tales : "The Hell Above Us" (with Nic Klein, anthology one-shot, 2010) collected in Our Army at War (tpb, 128 pages, 2011,
ISBN
1-4012-3015-6 )
Doc Savage vol. 5 #6–12 (co-written by Brandon and
Brian Azzarello , art by Nic Klein,
James Harren (#8–9) and
Phil Winslade (#10),
First Wave , 2010–2011)
JSA 80-Page Giant 2011 : "
The Perfect Score " (with Nic Klein, anthology one-shot, 2011)
Men of War vol. 2 #1–6 (with
Tom Derenick , 2011–2012) collected in Men of War: Uneasy Company (tpb, 256 pages, 2012,
ISBN
1-40123-499-2 )
Batman: Black and White vol. 2 #5: "Hell Night" (with
Paolo Rivera , 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 )
Strange Sports Stories vol. 2 #1: "Refugees" (with
Amei Zhao , anthology,
Vertigo , 2015) collected in Strange Sports Stories (tpb, 144 pages, 2015,
ISBN
1-4012-5864-6 )
Other publishers
IDW Publishing :
Masters of Horror #3–4: "
Dreams in the Witch-House " (adaptation of the teleplay; script by Brandon, art by
Dennis Calero , anthology, 2006) collected in Masters of Horror (tpb, 104 pages, 2006,
ISBN
1-6001-0016-3 )
Doomed #3–4: "
David J. Schow's Visitation " (adaptation of the short story; script by Brandon, art by Andy MacDonald, anthology, 2006) collected in Completely Doomed (tpb, 240 pages, 2007,
ISBN
1-6001-0078-3 )
Gene Simmons' House of Horrors #2: "Last Meal" (with
Jeff Zornow , anthology, 2007) collected in Gene Simmons' House of Horrors (tpb, 192 pages, 2008,
ISBN
1-6001-0209-3 )
Love is Love (untitled one-page prose story with an illustration by Paul Reinwand, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-6314-0939-5 )
The Toxic Avenger and Other Tromatic Tales : "I Heart Tromaville" (with Andy MacDonald, anthology graphic novel, 160 pages,
Devil's Due , 2007,
ISBN
1-9327-9690-8 )
The Way of Shadows: The Graphic Novel (adaptation of the novel by
Brent Weeks ; script by Brandon, art by Andy MacDonald, 224 pages,
Yen Press , 2014,
ISBN
0-3162-1298-9 )
Spitball: A CCAD Comics Anthology #1: "Labyrinth" (with
Alissa Sallah ,
Columbus College of Art and Design , 2015)
Frontlines: Requiem #1–4 (with
Gary Erskine ,
Jet City Comics , 2016) collected as Frontlines: Requiem (tpb, 112 pages, 2016,
ISBN
1-5039-3811-5 )
References
^
Biography page at Ivan Brandon's official site
^
a
b
c
d Allen, Chris.
"Breakdowns Extra -- Interview With "Terminator 3" Writer Ivan Brandon" .
Quick Stop Entertainment . Archived from
the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2010 .
^
a
b Brandon, Ivan (January 20, 2010).
"Wikipedia" . ivanbrandon.com. Archived from
the original on February 19, 2010.
^
a
b Sullivan, Michael Patrick (February 25, 2009).
"Ivan Brandon Conquers Image with "Viking" " .
Comic Book Resources . Retrieved May 5, 2009 .
^ Bell, Drew (January 21, 2009).
"Getting Into Viking with Ivan Brandon" .
Newsarama . Retrieved May 5, 2009 .
^ Brady, Matt (March 13, 2009).
"Getting Away from Electric City: Ivan Brandon on Escape" .
Newsarama . Retrieved March 14, 2009 .
^ Renaud, Jeffrey (March 13, 2009).
"Ivan Brandon Siphons Secrets in "Escape" " .
Comic Book Resources . Retrieved January 7, 2010 .
^
"DC Relaunch: Q&A with Men Of War's Ivan Brandon" . Ace Comics. June 20, 2011. Archived from
the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011 .
^ Manning, Shaun (June 29, 2011).
"Brandon Enlists "Men of War" " . Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 22, 2011 .
^
"IVAN BRANDON Talks MEN OF WAR @ NEW 52 NYC Premiere" . Newsarama. Retrieved September 22, 2011 .
^ Kushins, Josh (January 12, 2012).
"DC Comics in 2012-–-Introducing the "Second Wave" of DC Comics The New 52" . The Source . DC Comics. Archived from
the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012 .
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