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Encyclopedia > Devin Grayson

Devin Kallie Grayson is a comic book writer. She is best known for her runs on Gotham Knights (a Batman title created especially for her), The Titans, the Vertigo series, USER, and a controversial run on Nightwing. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Batman: Gotham Knights was one of several alternate titles for Batman: The Animated Series. ... Batman #1 Spring 1940 Art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. ... For the animated television series based on this comic book, see Teen Titans (animated series). ... Vertigo logo Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. ... Richard John Dick Grayson is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ...


In 2005, she wrote a creator-owned mini-series for DC's Wildstorm label entitled Matador with artist Brian Stelfreeze. She finished a five-year run on Nightwing in 2005. Her run on the series was controversial, especially after Grayson ran a storyline in which a female character sexually assaulted Nightwing, who then fell in love with his female rapist. WildStorm WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, is an American publisher of comic books. ... Brian Stelfreeze (birthdate and birthplace unknown) is an American comic book artist. ...


She is openly bisexual, and her work has also been frequently praised in the gay press. USER was nominated for a GLAAD award, and she has been interviewed in The Advocate and Curve Magazine. In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation or GLAAD is an organization intended to promote and ensure fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. ... The Advocate is a national LGBT biweekly news magazine. ... Curve is the best-selling lesbian magazine in the United States. ...


Her work was nominated for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1999 and 2000. Comics Buyers Guide (CBG) is the longest-running periodical reporting on the comic book industry. ...


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Gabbing With The Dynamic Devin Grayson! :: The Comic Fanatic.Com! :: Comic Book Reviews, News, Previews & Interviews ... (8446 words)
Devin Grayson: I don’t have to, but Gail is so much fun to talk to that I’ll use pretty much any excuse to shoot her an email.
Devin Grayson: I’ve always written, even as a very little girl, but it was so much a part of daily life for me (just journal keeping, and writing poems and short stories to amuse myself with) that it didn’t really occur to me as a vocation until college.
Devin Grayson: I always feel like this answer disappoints people, but honestly, no. I came into this industry specifically to work with Batman and the Bat-family of characters and although I’ve greatly enjoyed the other characters I’ve met along the way and look forward to meeting and befriending more, my focus is still pretty narrow.
Alvaro's ComicBoards.com (3503 words)
DEVIN GRAYSON: The first thing I always think when someone says “life” is “and bits of egg…” which is from an old Erasure song.
DEVIN GRAYSON: I really wish we could have this discussion after issue 100, because then I could see if you felt that any of your questions were answered in the normal course of the story, which is of course always the goal.
Devin has also provided some contact information for those dealing with sexual assault,domestic violence, and youth counselling/support groups for those who may be faced with these situations, these may be of help.
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