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Matt Fraction

Matt Fritchman[2][3](born December 1, 1975),[2]better known by thepen nameMatt Fraction,is anEisner Award-winning Americancomic book writer,known for his work as the writer ofThe Invincible Iron Man,FF,The Immortal Iron Fist,Uncanny X-Men,andHawkeyeforMarvel Comics;CasanovaandSex CriminalsforImage Comics;andSuperman's Pal Jimmy OlsenforDC Comics.

Matt Fraction
Fraction at theMidtown Comicsbooth at the
2011New York Comic Con
BornMatt Fritchman
(1975-12-01)December 1, 1975(age 48)
Chicago Heights, Illinois,U.S.
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Hawkeye
Sex Criminals
The Invincible Iron Man
The Immortal Iron Fist
Casanova
Uncanny X-Men
FF
Awards"Favourite Newcomer Writer"Eagle Award(2007)
"Best New Series"Eisner Award(2009)
Inkpot Award(2016)[1]
Spouse(s)Kelly Sue DeConnick
http:// mattfraction

Early life

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Matt Fraction was born December 1, 1975, inChicago Heights, Illinois.[2]As a child, he developed an affinity for telling stories, and he enjoyed reading comic books and strips. The first comic he remembers buying wasBatman#316 (Oct. 1979), and he liked newspaper comicsPeanutsandDoonesbury.He became a regular weekly comic-book reader around the time that the 1985–86DC Comicsstoryline "Crisis on Infinite Earths"ended, but he found that storyline bizarre and impenetrable and gravitated towardMarvel Comicsinstead.Spider-Manbecame his favorite character, and he read other Marvel publications such asStar WarsandG.I. Joe.[3]

In the late 1990s Fraction worked as an employee at theCharlotte, North Carolina-based comics retailerHeroes Aren't Hard to Find,[4][5]and participated in theWarren Ellis Forumunder the username "Matt Fraction".[6]

Career

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Fraction started in the comics industry by working for smaller publishers includingAiT/Planet LarandIDW Publishing,many of which employed people that he had met on the Warren Ellis Forum; as such, he continued using the "Fraction" name as it was the one under which he had built a reputation.[6]He became known early in his career for his creator-owned work onThe Five Fists of ScienceandCasanova,before taking on a number of assignments forMarvel Comics.

Fraction wrote two columns forComic Book Resources:"Poplife"[7]and "The Basement Tapes",[8]the latter withJoe Casey.

Fraction teamed withEd Brubakerfor a run on Marvel'sThe Immortal Iron Fist.[9]The pair re-teamed onUncanny X-Menfor a short time, after which Fraction wrote the series solo until leaving it in 2011.[10][11][12]

He wroteThe MightyThorandThe Invincible Iron Man,the latter of which led to his consulting work on the set of the filmIron Man 2and writing theIron Man 2video game that tied into that film sequel.[13][14]

In 2011, Fraction wrote theFear Itselflimited series,which was the central part of the crossover storyline of the same name.[15][16]In December 2011, he revived the seriesThe Defenderswith artistTerry Dodson[17]and, in August 2012, he started a newHawkeyeseries withDavid Aja.[18]

As part ofMarvel NOW!,Fantastic Fourwas relaunched in November 2012 with the creative team of Fraction and artistMark Bagley.Its spinoff seriesFFwas produced by Fraction and artistMike Allred.[19][20]Fraction left both series due to other work commitments.[21]

In February 2013, he was named onIGN's list of "The Best Tweeters in Comics", which described him as "the premier comicsTwitterpersonality. "[22]

In 2013, Fraction andChip Zdarskyco-created theSex Criminalsseries forImage Comics.He and illustrator Christian Ward created theODY-Cseries in 2014, a science-fiction retelling of theOdysseywith the characters' genders changed to female.[citation needed]

In 2015, Fraction andFabio Moonreturned toCasanovawith a new eight-issue mini-series,Acedia.The series featured backup stories written byMichael Chabonwith art byCasanovaco-creatorGabriel Bá.Also in 2015, Fraction andKelly Sue DeConnick's company, Milkfed Criminal Masterminds, signed a two-year deal withUniversal Televisionto adapt some of their comic books, as well as original TV series concepts. They also planned to use Milkfed Criminal Masterminds as a TV launchpad for other comic creators' properties.[23][needs update]

In 2018, Milkfed Criminal Masterminds signed another two-year overall deal, this time withLegendary TVto adapt several of their creator-owned comics, as well as produce exclusive, original projects developed by the duo for television across traditional and non-traditional platforms.[24][needs update]

In 2019, Fraction andElsa Charretierco-created the graphic novella crime series,November,forImage Comics.[25]Meanwhile, Fraction wrote his first series forDC Comics,the twelve-issue seriesSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsenwhich was drawn bySteve Lieber.

In 2020,Sex Criminalsconcluded with issue #69, volumes 2 and 3 ofNovemberwere released, andAdventureman,the long-anticipated series from Fraction andTerry Dodsonand Rachel Dodson began releasing fromImage Comics,and his and Lieber's run onSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsenconcluded, with a collected trade paperback entitledWho Killed Jimmy Olsen?being released in October.

Fraction served as a consultant for theHawkeyetelevision miniseries, which was heavily inspired by his 2012 comic run. He also planned to make acameo appearanceas a member of theTracksuit Mafia,but was unable to commit to this, due to complications stemming from theCOVID-19 pandemic.[26][27]

Since 2022, Fraction has been working on theApple TV+showMonarch: Legacy of Monsters,on which he is a co-creator withChris Black.[28]The series debuted in November 2023 and Fraction wrote episode 9, "Axis Mundi".

Personal life

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Fraction is married toKelly Sue DeConnick,a comic book writer and adapter ofmangainto English,[3][29]whom he met when they were both participants on the Warren Ellis Forum.[6]They have two children, Henry and Tallulah.[30]

Awards

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Nominations

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  • 2008 Eisner Award
  • 2013 Harvey Award
    • Best Writer forHawkeye[39]
    • Best New Series forHawkeye(shared with David Aja and others)[39]
    • Best Continuing or Limited Series forHawkeye(shared with David Aja and others)[39]
    • Best Single Issue or Story forHawkeye#1, "Lucky" (shared with David Aja and others)[39]
  • 2013 Eisner Award
    • Best Continuing Series forHawkeye(shared with David Aja and others)[40]
    • Best Writer forHawkeyeandCasanova: Avarita[40]
  • 2014 Harvey Award
    • Best Writer forHawkeye[41]
    • Best Continuing or Limited Series forHawkeye(shared with David Aja and others)[41]
  • 2014 Eisner Award
    • Best Continuing Series forHawkeye(shared with David Aja)[36]
    • Best Continuing Series forSex Criminals(shared with Chip Zdarsky)[36]
    • Best Writer forSex Criminals,Hawkeye,Fantastic Four,andFF[36]
  • 2014AngoulêmeSélection Officielle forHawkeye, Vol 1(shared with David Aja)[42]

Bibliography

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Early work

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  • Double Take#6–8: "Rex Mantooth" (withAndy Kuhn,anthology,Funk-O-Tron,2001–2002) collected asThe Annotated Mantooth!(tpb, 96 pages,AiT/Planet Lar,2002,ISBN1-932051-05-8)
  • Last of the Independents(withKieron Dwyer,graphic novel,sc, 104 pages, AiT/Planet Lar, 2003,ISBN1-932051-14-7;hc, 112 pages,Image,2020,ISBN1-5343-1592-6)
  • IDW Publishing:

Image Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Other publishers

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Other work

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Fraction served as a consulting producer for theDisney+seriesHawkeye,which is heavily influenced by his stint writing for theHawkeyecomic.[26]Fraction also serves as the co-creator, writer, and executive producer ofMonarch: Legacy of MonstersalongsideChris Black.[47]

References

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