Joe Pruett
Joe Pruett in 2009
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Editor, Publisher, Letterer
Notable works
Negative Burn
Kilroy Is Here

Joe Pruett (January 8, 1966)[1] is an American comic book writer, editor, and publisher.

Biography

Pruett broke into the industry during the year of 1989 as Bob Burden's assistant on Flaming Carrot Comics, where he inked backgrounds, assisted on lettering, and transcribed scripts. He worked with Burden from issues #23-29.

In 1992 Joe joined Gary Reed's Caliber Comics where he served through 1998 as a writer, an editor, and a creative director. While at Caliber, Joe's anthology title, Negative Burn, was nominated for numerous Harvey[2][3][4][5] and Eisner awards.[6][7]

In 1998 he left Caliber to become a freelance writer and became a regular contributor to Marvel's X-Men books. In particular he wrote Cable during the storylines "Apocalypse: The Twelve" and "Ages of Apocalypse".

Pruett formed Desperado Publishing in the summer of 2004 and brought back the second series of Negative Burn.[8] He is launching a third series of yearly anthology books in 2010.[9]

In 2015, Pruett co-founded the creator-owned publisher AfterShock Comics with Marvel Comics veteran Mike Marts.[10]

Bibliography

Writer

Comics he has written include:

Editor

Comics (and comics-related books) he has edited include:

Awards

Awards he has won or been nominated for include:

Notes

  1. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
  2. ^ a b 1994 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners, the Comic Book Awards Almanac
  3. ^ a b 1995 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners, the Comic Book Awards Almanac
  4. ^ a b 1996 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners, the Comic Book Awards Almanac
  5. ^ a b 1997 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners, the Comic Book Awards Almanac
  6. ^ a b c 1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners, the Comic Book Awards Almanac
  7. ^ a b 1999 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners, the Comic Book Awards Almanac
  8. ^ Kean, Benjamin Ong Pang (August 8, 2007). "Joe Pruett on Relaunching Desperado Publishing". Newsarama. Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  9. ^ Manning, Shaun (May 11, 2010). "Joe Pruett and the Return of "Negative Burn"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  10. ^ Johnston, Rich. "Mike Marts And Joe Pruett Head Up New Comics Publisher, Aftershock Comics". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  11. ^ 1995 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners, the Comic Book Awards Almanac
  12. ^ 2007 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners, the Comic Book Awards Almanac

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Interviews

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Preceded byRob Liefeld Wolverine writer 2000 Succeeded byFrank Tieri
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