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Sterling Gates

Sterling Gates(born March 1, 1981) is an Americancomic bookandtelevision writer.

Sterling Gates
Gates signingFlashpoint: Kid Flash Lost#1
atMidtown Comicsin Manhattan
Born(1981-03-01)March 1, 1981(age 43)
Tulsa, Oklahoma,U.S.
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Supergirl
The Flash

Early life

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Gates, whose father owned aused book storewith a large selection of comics,[1]became a comic book fan at a young age, describing himself as "theDCkid "while dubbing his brother Alex" theMarvelkid ".[2]During his teenage years, Gates drifted towards the music scene, but rediscovered comics in the late 90s when his family had to inventorize the father's store before its closure.[3][4]While attendingUniversity of Oklahoma,Gates wrote, drew and self-published short autobiographical slice-of-life comics and worked part-time at his then-local comic book store,Speeding Bullet Comics.After graduating with a degree in Fine Arts and a specialization in film and television production, he moved toLos Angeles.[1]

Career

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In 2006, while attendingWonderConinSan Francisco,Gates became acquainted with the comic book writerGeoff Johns.[5]Upon learning that Gates just recently moved to Los Angeles and had aspirations to work in television and film, Johns recommended him for an interview with the writing staff ofBlade: The Series,where he was eventually hired as aproduction assistant.[1]After the series was cancelled, Johns offered Gates the position of his personal assistant, which Gates would later compare to a "writing apprenticeship".[6]Despite planning to be a television writer, he created a few short scripts inspired by then-upcomingGreen Lanternstoryline "Sinestro Corps War"and gave them to Johns, who in turn passed them on to the editorEddie Berganza.[1]Soon after, Gates made his debut as a comic book writer with a back-up story inTales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime,illustrated by veteran artistJerry Ordway.[5]

After writing a few more short stories centered around the Green Lantern mythos, Gates followed Johns to theSuperman family of books,taking over theSupergirltitle.[7][8]Gates' run on the series began as a tie-in to the inter-title crossover storyline "New Krypton",spearheaded by Johns (as the writer ofAction Comics) andJames Robinson(as the writer of theSupermanongoing title).[9][10]When Johns stepped away fromAction Comicsand "New Krypton" to focus on other projects, Gates joined Robinson to co-write two limited series that would act as the culmination of the crossover storyline:Superman: Last Stand of New KryptonandSuperman: War of the Supermen.[11][12][13]Gates' run onSupergirlended shortly thereafter.[14][15]

In 2010, after DC Comics offered the artistRob Liefeldto draw a new volume of theHawk and Doveseries with a writer of his choice, Liefeld hand-picked Gates due to his work onSupergirlandWar of the Supermen.[16]The title, which was supposed to follow up on the plot threads from the "Brightest Day"crossover storyline, became a part of"The New 52"company-wide relaunch instead.[17]Gates left the series after five issues while Liefeld took over both writing and drawing duties for the remainder of the run.[18]Other projects of the period include aKid Flash-centered tie-in to the "Flashpoint"crossover storyline[19][4]and aCaptain Victoryseries forDynamitecreated as part of the "Kirby: Genesis"initiative.[20][21]

In 2012, Gates was asked to help in developing a film script byMatthew Price,his former employer and owner of Speeding Bullet Comics.[22]The result, a coming-of-age story described as a "superhero movie by way ofJohn Hughes",premiered on the festival circuit two years later under the titleThe Posthuman Project.[23][24]In 2013, Geoff Johns offered Gates to take over the writing duties of the recently-launched ongoing seriesJustice League of America's Vibeas both Johns and his co-writerAndrew Kreisberghad to leave the title due to their increased workloads.[25][26]In addition toVibe,Gates ventured into the largerDC Universewith a number of one-off issues and a mini-series tying into the company-wide crossover storyline "Forever Evil".[27][28]

In 2016, returned to the character ofSupergirlwith adigital-firstseries set in the world of theeponymous television series.[29][30]Soon after, Gates was contacted by Andrew Kreisberg, one of the executive producers of the television series, who offered to write an episode for the show.[31]In 2017, Gates joined the writers room of another Kreisberg-produced superhero seriesThe Flash,[32]before becoming the story editor for the show's fifth season and executive story editor for seasons six onwards. In addition to his work on live action series, Gates has also contributed scripts to the animated seriesSuper DinosaurandSpider-Man.

Bibliography

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DC Comics

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Other publishers

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References

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  1. ^abcdRogers, Vaneta (October 24, 2007)."WHO IS STERLING GATES? MEETING THE NEW DC WRITER".Newsarama.Archived fromthe originalon October 26, 2007.
  2. ^Davidson, Joey (July 29, 2009)."An Interview with DC's Sterling Gates".CinCity2000.Archived fromthe originalon August 1, 2009.
  3. ^Gleason, Matt (September 18, 2009)."Animating forces".Tulsa World.Archived fromthe originalon October 11, 2012.
  4. ^abPhegley, Kiel (June 22, 2011)."Gates Gets" Lost "With Kid Flash".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon July 3, 2011.
  5. ^abRenaud, Jeffrey (October 24, 2007).""FEAR IS A BABY'S CRY!" GATES TALKS "SINESTRO CORPS WAR"".Comic Book Resources. Archived fromthe originalon October 25, 2007.
  6. ^Campbell, Josie (May 28, 2013)."Jeph Loeb And Sterling Gates On First Meetings," Green Lantern "& Geoff Johns".Comic Book Resources. Archived fromthe originalon September 6, 2015.
  7. ^Rogers, Vaneta (June 27, 2008)."WWC: Gates and Igle Join DC's Supergirl".Newsarama. Archived fromthe originalon August 21, 2008.
  8. ^Mahadeo, Kevin (June 24, 2010)."Gates Plots New Course for" Supergirl "".Comic Book Resources. Archived fromthe originalon November 2, 2011.
  9. ^Renaud, Jeffrey (October 1, 2008)."Open the Gates for" Supergirl "".Comic Book Resources. Archived fromthe originalon October 2, 2008.
  10. ^Goguen, Rachelle (April 2, 2009)."Wednesday Interview: Sterling Gates".Living Between Wednesdays.Archived fromthe originalon June 11, 2010.
  11. ^Renaud, Jeffrey (March 10, 2010)."Hold the Fortress Part 1: Robinson & Gates on" Last Stand of New Krypton "".Comic Book Resources. Archived fromthe originalon March 14, 2010.
  12. ^Renaud, Jeffrey (March 11, 2010)."Hold the Fortress Part II: Robinson and Gates on" War of the Supermen "".Comic Book Resources. Archived fromthe originalon March 13, 2010.
  13. ^Rogers, Vaneta (March 23, 2010)."Writers Gates & Robinson Wage the WAR OF THE SUPERMEN".Newsarama.Archived fromthe originalon March 26, 2010.
  14. ^"Interview With Sterling Gates And Jamal Igle, Part One".Supergirl Comic Box Commentary.January 26, 2011.Archivedfrom the original on September 14, 2019.
  15. ^"Interview With Sterling Gates And Jamal Igle, Part Two".Supergirl Comic Box Commentary. January 27, 2011.Archivedfrom the original on November 1, 2017.
  16. ^Rogers, Vaneta (July 7, 2011)."STERLING GATES Expands HAWK & DOVE Mythology for the DCnU".Newsarama. Archived fromthe originalon July 10, 2011.
  17. ^Esposito, Joey (September 9, 2011)."The New 52 Interviews: Hawk and Dove".IGN.Archived fromthe originalon December 5, 2011.
  18. ^Rogers, Vaneta (December 16, 2011)."Exit Interview: STERLING GATES Explains NEW 52 Departure".Newsarama. Archived fromthe originalon January 7, 2012.
  19. ^Rogers, Vaneta (May 6, 2011)."FLASPOINT Presentation: Sterling Gates & the KID FLASH Fix?".Newsarama. Archived fromthe originalon May 9, 2011.
  20. ^Siegel, Lucas (August 26, 2011)."Sterling Gates Gets Macho With KIRBY'S CAPTAIN VICTORY".Newsarama. Archived fromthe originalon April 24, 2013.
  21. ^Patey, Robert (December 6, 2011)."AICN COMICS Q&@: Optimous Douche talks with Dynamite's CAPTAIN VICTORY Writer Sterling Gates!".Ain't It Cool News.Archivedfrom the original on February 6, 2012.
  22. ^Lealos, Shawn (July 11, 2013)."Renegade Interview: Comic Book Creator Sterling Gates".Renegade Cinema.Archivedfrom the original on July 18, 2013.
  23. ^Rogers, Vaneta (July 21, 2014)."JOHN HUGHES Meets SUPERHEROES In Sterling Gates' THE POSTHUMAN PROJECT".Newsarama. Archived fromthe originalon July 24, 2014.
  24. ^Means-Shannon, Hannah (May 1, 2015)."Sterling Gates Talks Indie Superhero Film The Posthuman Project, Plus Exclusive Clip".Bleeding Cool.Archivedfrom the original on May 2, 2015.
  25. ^Rogers, Vaneta (April 10, 2013)."STERLING GATES Gets the DC VIBE".Newsarama. Archived fromthe originalon November 15, 2014.
  26. ^Phegley, Kiel (May 17, 2013)."Sterling Gates On" Vibe's "Suicide Squad Run".Comic Book Resources. Archived fromthe originalon November 9, 2013.
  27. ^Truitt, Brian (September 23, 2013)."Gates tackles Black Adam, Steve Trevor in 'Evil' era".USA Today.Archivedfrom the original on September 25, 2013.
  28. ^Ching, Albert (September 24, 2013)."Sterling Gates Takes Over" Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S "From Matt Kindt".Comic Book Resources. Archived fromthe originalon September 25, 2013.
  29. ^Sands, Rich (January 22, 2016)."Supergirl's Universe Expands With New Comic Book Adventures".TV Insider.Archivedfrom the original on January 24, 2016.
  30. ^Abrams, Natalie (May 9, 2016)."First Look: Supergirl TV series comes to life in comics".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on May 12, 2016.
  31. ^Price, Matthew (February 17, 2017)."Oklahoma native writes for TV's 'Supergirl'".NewsOK.Archived fromthe originalon February 19, 2017.
  32. ^Anderson, Jenna (September 5, 2017)."Sterling Gates Joins The Flash's Season 4 Writing Staff".ComicBook.com.Archivedfrom the original on June 20, 2021.
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