Carl Potts (born Oakland, California) is an American comic-book writer and editor best known for creating the series Alien Legion for the Marvel Comics imprint Epic Comics. Oakland is the name of several places in the United States of America: Oakland, Alabama Oakland, California (The best-known city with this name) Oakland, Florida Oakland, Maine Oakland, Maryland Oakland, Michigan Oakland, Nebraska Oakland, New Jersey Oakland, Oregon Oakland, Pennsylvania Oakland, Rhode Island Oakland, Tennessee Oakland, Wisconsin Oakland Township... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles [[List of Governors of California|Governor]] Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the sequential art in the form of a narrative. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... do i even know who you are??? // Headline text Bold textAn Editor is a person who prepares text—typically language, but also images and sounds—for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ... Alien Legion was an early Epic Comics title, concerning the members of a military unit called Force Nomad, comprised of the dreggs of the universe, akin to a romanticized and satirical version of the French Foreign Legion. ... Marvel Comics NYSE: MVL, (AKA Marvel Entertainment Group, Marvel Characters, Inc. ... Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s. ...

Raised in Oakland and San Diego, Calif., as well as in Hawaii, Potts received an AA degree in commercial art from Chabot College in Hayward, Calif. After contributing to such underground comics as the anthology Venture, Potts, circa 1975, drew backgrounds and some secondary figures for a late fill-in issue of DC Comics Richard Dragon: Kung Fu Fighter, being drawn by Bay Area comics artists Jim Starlin and Alan Weiss. Relocating to New York City, he freelanced briefly until joining Neal Adams' commercial-art company and comic-book packager Continuity Studios. "Continuity was gearing up to produce black-and-white magazines based on several TV series: The Six Million Dollar Man, Space: 1999 and Emergency!. I got involved with storyboard and comp art for ad agencies. I ended up doing ad agency art and finished-illustration for several years before joining Marvel's staff." [1] Commercial art refers to art that is made for the purposes of commerce. ... The term underground comics or comix describes the self-published or small press comic books that sprang up in the US in the late 1960s. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter, is a DC Comics comic book. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... James P. Jim Starlin (October 9, 1949 - ) is a veteran comic book writer and artist, who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and others since the early 1970s. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Cover to Green Lantern #76, April 1970. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... Opening scene from The Six Million Dollar Man The Six Million Dollar Man was an American television series about a cyborg working for a U.S. secret service called OSI. The show was based on the book Cyborg from Martin Caidin, and aired on the ABC network from 1973 to... Left to right: Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell and Martin Landau from Space:1999s second season. ... Emergency! is an American television series which ran from January 1972 to 1977. ...

At Marvel as an editor, Potts concentrated on writing while still doing occasional art. In 1983, he and co-creators Alan Zelenetz and Frank Cirocco developed the concept of "the French Foreign Legion in space" and launched the first first of several Alien Legion miniseries and one-shots. Collaborators included writers Chuck Dixon and Larry Stroman and artists Terry Austin, Whilce Portacio and Scott Hanna, among others. In 1989, Potts was named an executive editor in charge of the Epic imprint, and in 1994, editor-in-ehief of the "General Entertainment" and "Epic" divisions. The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Légionnaires in dress uniform. ... Chuck Dixon - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Terry Austin is an American comic book artist, working primarily as an inker. ... Whilce Portacio is an American comic book artist originally from the Philippines. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

After 13 years at Marvel, Potts left to become a videogame consultant and developer, working with Gary Winnick and Cirocco's Lightsource studios as well as with the games company VR1 and others.

External Links

• Lambiek Comiclopedia: Carl Potts
• PopImage, May 2000: Carol Potts interview
• Alien Legion official site
• Comics2Film: Creator Chat — Carl Potts