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Robert Venditti

Robert Vendittiis an Americancomic book writer,known for his work on theTop Shelf ProductionstitleThe Surrogates,which was adapted to a major motion picture starringBruce Willisdirected by Jonathan Mostow forDisney.,[1]and for theValiant ComicstitleX-O Manowar.He is also known for his work onDC Comicstitles such asThe Flash,Green Lantern,Justice League,andHawkman.He has also adapted thePercy Jackson & the OlympiansandThe Heroes of Olympusbook series byRick Riordaninto graphic novels.

Robert Venditti
Venditti at a signing forX-O Manowarvol. 3 #1 atMidtown Comicsin Manhattan
BornHollywood, Florida,U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
The Surrogates
The Homeland Directive
Green Lantern
The Flash
X-O Manowar
Justice League
Hawkman
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Early life

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Robert Venditti was born and raised inHollywood, Florida,andPembroke Pines, Florida.Though he says he always wanted to be a prose writer, he rarely read comics as a child, but would peruse the comics at the barber shop.[2]

He later moved toGainesvilleto attend theUniversity of Floridawhere he received aB.A.inPolitical Scienceand English. After college he worked as a clerk at a law firm in southern Florida with aspirations to practice law, but found that work not to his liking. After subsequently worked pumping gas on a fuel truck, he moved to thePort St. John/Titusvillearea inBrevard Countyto which his parents had moved, where he attended theUniversity of Central Florida,working at aBorders Booksstore inWinter Park,while earning his M.A. inCreative Writing.In about 2000, while working at Borders, a coworker recommended comics books as reading material to him. Though the skeptical Venditti initially thought of comics as solely for children, his reading ofKurt Busiek'sAstro Cityimpressed him enough to decide to change his career aspirations from prose to comics.[2]

Career

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In 2002 Venditti attended a convention and metChris StarosfromTop Shelf Productions,and was added to Staros' email list. That April, Staros subsequently sent out a mass email announcing that Top Shelf's distributor was going bankrupt, and asking recipients of the email to place orders to aid the distributor. Venditti contacted Staros to offer help, and ending up doing warehouse work for him. Venditti began working onThe Surrogatesin July 2002, and after finishing the script that December, he gave it to Staros, who decided to publish it through Top Shelf, despite the fact that it was not typical of the material they usually published. The first issue of the five-issue miniseries was published in July 2005,[2]and the fifth in March 2006. The prequelSurrogates: Flesh & Bone,was released in September 2009,[3]the same month as the release of thefeature film adaptationof the first miniseries, starringBruce Willis.

In May 2012 Venditti began writing theX-O Manowarseries forValiant Entertainment.[4]Venditti began his first work forDC Comicswhen he took over fromPaul CornellonDemon Knightsbeginning with issue #16, and took overGreen LanternandGreen Lantern Corpsin June 2013.[5][6]

Personal life

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As of 2008, Venditti lives inAtlanta, Georgia.[2]

Bibliography

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Top Shelf Productions

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  • The Surrogates#1-5 (limited series, July 2005-April 2006)
    • The Surrogates(tpb, 208 pages, 2006,ISBN1-891830-87-2) collects:
      • "Chapter One: Field Test" (with Brett Weldele, in #1, 2005)
      • "Chapter Two: Life Unfiltered" (with Brett Weldele, in #2, 2005)
      • "Chapter Three: Revelations" (with Brett Weldele, in #3, 2005)
      • "Chapter Four: Biologics" (with Brett Weldele, in #4, 2006)
      • "Chapter Five: Pulse" (with Brett Weldele, in #5, 2006)
  • The Surrogates: Flesh and Bone(graphic novel, with Brett Weldele, tpb, 144 pages, July 2009,ISBN1-603090-18-5)
  • The Homeland Directive(graphic novel withMike Huddleston,June 2011, tpb, 144 pages,ISBN1-603090-24-X)
  • The Surrogates: Case Files#1-2 (with Brett Weldele, July–September 2012)

Valiant Entertainment

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  • 4001 A.D.: X-O Manowar#1 (2016)
  • Armor Hunters#1-4 (2014)
  • Armor Hunters: Aftermath#1 (2014)
  • Book of Death#1-4 (2015)
  • Book of Death: The Fall of X-O Manowar#1 (2015)
  • Eternal Warrior:Awakening#1 (2017)
  • Wrath of the Eternal Warrior#1-14 (2015-2016)
  • X-O Manowarvol. 3 #0-50,Annual 2016(2012-2016)
  • X-O Manowar: Commander Trill#0 (2015)
  • X-O Manowar: Valiant 25th Anniversary Special#1 (2015)

DC Comics

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Other publishers

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References

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  1. ^Fleming, Michael (November 18, 2007)."Bruce Willis to star in 'Surrogates'".Variety.
  2. ^abcdPiccione, Sebastian (November 24, 2008)."Robert Venditti: Writer/Creator of The Surrogates".Fanboy Buzz.
  3. ^The Surrogates Volume 2: Flesh & Bone.Amazon.Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  4. ^Sunu, Steve (January 17, 2012)."EXCLUSIVE: Venditti & Nord Relaunch" X-O Manowar "".Comic Book Resources.
  5. ^Renaud, Jeffrey (October 30, 2012)."Venditti Goes Medieval on 'Demon Knights'".Comic Book Resources.
  6. ^Phegley, Kiel (November 30, 2012)."Robert Venditti Redrafts" Hellblazer "As 'Constantine'".Comic Book Resources.
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