Todd Dezago
Todd Dezago | |
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Todd Dezago at the 2008New York Comic Con | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Rhinebeck, New York,U.S. |
Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | Impulse The Perhapanauts The Sensational Spider-Man Tellos Young Justice |
Todd Dezago(/dəˈzeɪɡoʊ/;[1]born 1961) is an Americancomic bookwriter best known for his collaborations with artistMike WieringoonThe Sensational Spider-Manand their creator-owned fantasy seriesTellos.
Early life
[edit]Todd Dezago was raised inRhinebeck, New Yorkand studied to be an actor.[2]
Career
[edit]Dezago began his comics writing career onX-FactorforMarvel Comicsin 1994.[3]He first worked withpencillerMike WieringoonThe Sensational Spider-Man#8 (Sept. 1996).[4]They then worked together on thecreator-ownedfantasy seriesTellosin 1999.[5]The series, a coming-of-age adventure set in a magical,piraticalworld, ran 10 issues (May 1999–Nov. 2000). The last three issues were released byGorilla Comics,a short-livedImage Comicsimprint co-founded by Dezago and several other creators in 2000.[6][7]Following the demise of the series, Dezago wrote theTellos: Maiden Voyage#1 (March 2001)one-shot.
AtDC Comics,Dezago co-createdYoung Justicewith artistTodd Nauckin the 1998 one-shotYoung Justice: The Secret.[8][9]His otherYoung Justicework includes the 1998miniseriesJLA:World Without Grown-ups.[10]From 1999 to 2002, he wroteImpulse#50–89.[11]In 2005 he co-createdThe Perhapanautswith artistCraig Rousseau.[8]
Bibliography
[edit]Ardden Entertainment
[edit]- Casper and the Spectrals#1–3 (2009–2010)
CD Comics
[edit]- Occupational Hazards(among others) (2000)
Dark Horse Comics
[edit]- The Perhapanauts#1–4 (2005–2006)
- The Perhapanauts: Second Chances#1–4 (2006–2007)
DC Comics
[edit]- Batman: Gotham Knights#24 ( "Batman Black and White"backup story) (2002)
- The Flash 80-Page Giant#1 (1998)
- Impulse#50–54, 56–59, 62–89 (1999–2002)
- JLA 80-Page Giant#1 (1998)
- JLA: World Without Grown-Ups#1–2 (1998)
- Legends of the DC Universe#40–41 (2001)
- Sins of Youth: The Secret/Deadboy#1 (2000)
- Tangent Comics/The Flash#1 (1997)
- Tangent Comics/The Trials of the Flash#1 (1998)
- Teen Titansvol. 2 #50 (2007)
- Young Justice#22 (2000)
- Young Justice: TheSecret#1 (1998)
Dynamite Entertainment
[edit]- DF Premiere: Tellos Prologue#1 (1999)
- Dynamic Forces: Tellos Preview Book#1 (1999)
Image Comics
[edit]- Monster Pile-Up#1 (2008)
- The Perhapanautsvol. 2 #1–6 (2008–2009)
- The Perhapanauts Annual#1 (2008)
- The Perhapanauts: Danger Down Under#1–5 (2012–2013)
- Popgun#4 (2010)
- Section Zero#1 (Tellos backup story) (2000)
- Skullkickers#24 (2013)
- Tales of Tellos#1–3 (2004)
- Tellos#1–10 (1999–2000)
- Tellos Prelude#1 (1999)
- Tellos: The Joining#1 (1999)
- Tellos: The Last Heist#1 (2001)
- Tellos: Maiden Voyage#1 (2001)
- Tellos: Sons & Moons#1 (2002)
Marvel Comics
[edit]- The Amazing Spider-Man#404–405, 663 (1995, 2011)
- Bug#1 (1997)
- Cablevol. 2 #40–43 (1997)
- Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#83 (1995)
- Free Comic Book Day 2010: Iron Man/Nova(backup story) (2010)
- Generation X#11–12, 15–16 (with Scott Lobdell) (1996)
- Marvel Adventures Spider-Man#45–48 (2009)
- Marvel Adventures Super Heroes#10 (2009)
- Marvel Age: Spider-Man#7–11, 15, 17–18 (2004–2005)
- Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up#1–5 (2004–2005)
- Marvel Super Hero Squad OnlineGame: Hero Up#1 (2011)
- The Sensational Spider-Man#7–33, -1 (1996–1998)
- The Spectacular Scarlet Spider#1–2 (1995)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man#230–240 (1996)
- Spider-Man Family#7 (2008)
- Spider-Man Team-Up Special#1 (2005)
- Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Alpha#1 (1995)
- Spider-Man: The Clone Journal#1 (1995)
- Spider-Man: The Jackal Files#1 (1995)
- Strong GuyReborn#1 (1997)
- TheThing/She-Hulk:The Long Night#1 (2002)
- Web of Scarlet Spider#1–2 (1995)
- Web of Spider-Man#121–122, 126–129 (1995)
- What If...?#90 (1996)
- Wolverine#129–131 (1998)
- Wolverine: Killing Made Simple#1 (2008)
- X-Factor#103–111 (1994–1995)
- X-Force and Cable '95#1 (1995)
- X-Men#½ (1998)
- X-Men Unlimited#21 (1998)
Self-published
[edit]- The Mike Wieringo Tellos TributeVol.1–2 (2017)
- The Perhapanauts: Into Hollow EarthOGN (2016)
Sitcomics
[edit]- Startup Binge Book#3 (with Darin Henry) (2020)
References
[edit]- ^Todd Dezago at Heroes Con '08
- ^Freeman Davis, Louise (April 1999)."The Interview: Todd Dezago!".Fanzing.Archivedfrom the original on September 26, 2015.
- ^Burdette, C. Anthony (September 18, 2015)."Todd Dezago & The Art of Being Super".Times Union.Albany, New York.Archivedfrom the original on January 3, 2016.
- ^Cowsill, Alan; Gilbert, Laura, eds. (2012). "1990s".Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging.London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley.p. 228.ISBN978-0756692360.
It seemed that a whole host of bad guys were on a crime spree in this adventure, written by Todd Dezago and illustrated by the series' new regular artist Mike Wieringo.
- ^"Mike Wieringo".Lambiek Comiclopedia.2013.Archivedfrom the original on September 10, 2012.RetrievedDecember 29,2013.
- ^Contino, Jennifer M. (May 2000)."Tell Us AboutTellos".Sequentialtart.Archivedfrom the original on September 24, 2015.RetrievedApril 25,2011.
- ^Dean, Michael (June 8, 2001)."The Case of the Disappearing Gorilla: The Banana Trust Explains How Not to Start a Comics Line".The Comics Journal #234.Seattle, Washington:Fantagraphics Books.Archived fromthe originalon January 20, 2012.RetrievedMarch 4,2012.
- ^abSykora, Steven (June 14, 2008)."Todd Dezago Interview".Project Fanboy.Archivedfrom the original on December 12, 2015.
- ^Schuckman, Amanda (April 22, 2010)."Young Justice Joins the DCAU".Screen Rant.Archivedfrom the original on September 5, 2015.
Running for 55 issues,Young Justicewas created by Todd DeZago and Todd Nauck
- ^Manning, Matthew K.; Dougall, Alastair, eds. (2014). "1990s".Batman: A Visual History.London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley.p. 234.ISBN978-1465424563.
The Young Justice team...starred in a two-issue prestige series calledJLA: World Without Grown-upswritten by Dezago and illustrated by Mike McKone and Humberto Ramos.
- ^Todd Dezagoat theGrand Comics Database
Further reading
[edit]- First Class Comic Review#2, 2010 by Lily and Ellie Egleton.
External links
[edit]- Todd Dezagoat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Todd Dezagoat Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Todd Dezagoat the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators