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Biography

Early career

DeMatteis began as a music critic before getting his start in comic books at DC Comics in the late 1970s, when he contributed to the company's line of horror comics. He began writing for Marvel Comics in 1980 on the The Defenders, and had a lengthy run on Captain America, paired with penciler Mike Zeck. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... The Defenders was a comic book series about a loosely-organized team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Captain America is also the name of a song by Jimmy Buffet. ... In producing a comic book, the penciller (or penciler) draws the comic based on the script created by the writer. ... Mike Zeck in an American comic book illustrator. ...

1980s

In 1987, DeMatteis and Zeck re-teamed for the six-part "Kraven's Last Hunt" arc that ran throughout Marvel's then three Spider-Man titles. DeMatteis also wrote the graphic novel Moonshadow for Marvel's Epic line, illustrated by Jon J. Muth. He followed that with Blood: A Tale a hallucinatory vampire story drawn by Kent Williams, and the 1986 Dr. Strange graphic novel Into Shambhala. Kravens Last Hunt (also known as Fearful Symmetry) is an acclaimed story by J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck, featuring a battle between Kraven the Hunter and Spider-Man. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Sabre (1978), one of the first graphic novels. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... 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. ... Jon J. Muth is a comic artist. ... A cover for Flinch (Vertigo) by Kent Williams Kent Williams is an American painter, illustrator and comic book artist. ... Doctor Strange is a sorcerer, featured in Marvel Comics. ... In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Shambhala (also spelled Shambala or Shamballa) is a mystical kingdom hidden somewhere beyond the snowpeaks of the Himalayas. ...

Moving back to DC, DeMatteis succeeded Gerry Conway as writer of the superhero-team title Justice League of America. When that series was cancelled in the wake of the company-wide crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths, DeMatteis stayed through its relaunch as Justice League International, scripting over the plots of Keith Giffen. Gerard F. Gerry Conway (September 10, 1952 - ) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. ... The Justice League, sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short, is a fictional DC Universe superhero team. ... Chromosomal crossover in genetics is an exchange of material between two chromosomes. ... Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... Keith Iath Giffen (November 30, 1952 - ) is an American writer, artist and penciller of comic books. ...

JLI took such lesser-known DC characters as Martian Manhunter, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Mister Miracle, Captain Atom, and Power Girl and turned the then-current preoccupation with "grim 'n' gritty" superheroes on its head. The lighthearted series, whose genre came to be known as bwahaha^{[citation needed]}, emphasized the absurd aspects of people with strange powers, wearing colorful costumes, volunteering to fight evildoers. While the League had its serious side and often faced world-threatening villains, it also featured such characters as the lovably inept G'nort, the worst Green Lantern in the Corps; Mr. Nebula, the interplanetary decorator; the Injustice League, a bunch of bumbling losers; and a flock of homicidal penguins who had been hybridized with piranhas. now. ... Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional comic book superheroes. ... Booster Gold is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. ... Mister Miracle is a DC Comics superhero created by Jack Kirby, originally as part of The Fourth World series of titles. ... Captain Atom is a comic book superhero. ... Power Girl (real name Kara Zor-L, also known as Karen Starr) is a DC Comics superhero, making her first appeared in All Star Comics #58 (January/February 1976). ... A comic book genre which emphasizes the absurd aspects of people with strange powers wearing colorful costumes volunteering to fight evildoers. ... One popular concept of the villain, meant to mimic the purposely distinctive visage of villains from silent films of the early 20th century. ... Gnort is a DC Comics superhero, created by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis during their comedy Justice League period. ... For the DJ, see DJ Green Lantern. ... The Green Lantern Corps The Green Lantern Corps is a fictional, intergalactic police force of Green Lanterns that existed in the pages of DC Comics, chosen to patrol the vast reaches of the Universe, fighting evil wherever it could be found. ... Modern Genera Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus For extinct genera, see Systematics Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are an order of aquatic, flightless birds living exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Genera Catoprion Pristobrycon Pygocentrus Pygopristis Serrasalmus The piranhas or pirañas are a group of carnivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers. ...

1990s

DeMatteis stayed with JLI for five years, often scripting its spin-offs (such as a Mister Miracle solo title, or a European branch of the Justice League). Back at Marvel, DeMatteis again succeeded Conway, this time as writer of The Spectacular Spider-Man in 1991, taking the series in a grimmer, more psychologically oriented direction. In collaboration with regular artist Sal Buscema, DeMatteis's story arc The Child Within (#178-184) featured the return of the Harry Osborn Green Goblin. Spider-Man's battle with the Goblin continued in The Osborn Legacy in #189 and came to an end when Harry was killed in The Best Of Enemies! (#200). World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... The Spectacular Spider-Man is the name of several comic book and one magazine series starring Marvel Comics Spider-Man. ... Cover to Avengers Annual #17. ... Harry Osborn is a Marvel Comics character, both one-time friend and foe to Spider-Man. ... The Green Goblin is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, a supervillain considered one of Spider-Man’s greatest foes. ...

In the mid-1990s, DeMatteis took over from David Michelinie as writer of The Amazing Spider-Man for a run that included the apparent death of Peter Parker's Aunt May and the beginnings of the "Clone Saga" arc. DeMatteis as well worked on such characters as Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Man-Thing, and the Silver Surfer. David Michelinie is an American comic book writer. ... Cover to The Amazing Spider-Man #530. ... There are a number of famous people or characters named Peter Parker: Peter Benjamin Parker is the alter ego of the fictional character Spider-Man. ... May Reilly Parker, often known as Aunt May, is a supporting character in Marvel Comics Spider-Man series. ... Cover to Web of Spider-Man #117 (October 1994), which officially launched the 1990s Clone Saga. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Marvel universe. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics superhero. ... The Man-Thing is a fictional comic book creature created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, and featured in various Marvel Comics titles, the most prominent of which was written by Steve Gerber. ... The Silver Surfer is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

He continued to write for DC, contributing tales of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Doctor Fate (reinventing the character in a 1980s series penciled by Shawn McManus); redefining the Spectre, through the character of Hal Jordan, as a spirit of redemption rather than of vengeance; and in 2003, with Giffen, revived the Justice League International for the miniseries Formerly Known as the Justice League. The series won Giffen, DeMatteis and artist Kevin Maguire an Eisner Award. The team followed this with "I Can't Believe It's Not The Justice League" arc in JLA Classified and, at Marvel, a five-issue run of The Defenders. In 2006, DeMatteis and Giffen began work on two original superhero comedy series, Hero Squared and Planetary Brigade for Boom! Studios. Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... It has been suggested that Skills and abilities of Batman be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Wonder Woman (Earth-Two) be merged into this article or section. ... Doctor Fate is a DC Comics superhero and wizard, best known as a member of the Justice Society of America. ... The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and superhero who has appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Kevin Maguire is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on the Justice League series in the late 1980s for DC Comics. ... The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award is given for creative achievement in comic books. ... Hero Squared was a comic book mini-series published by Boom! Studios during 2005. ... Planetary Brigade is a series published by Boom! Studios. ...

DeMatteis wrote an autobiographical, digest-sized miniseries Brooklyn Dreams, published by DC's Paradox Press imprint. It was later collected in one volume under the Vertigo imprint. In 1996 he began work on the ongoing series Seekers into The Mystery which lasted 15 issues and told the story of Lucas Hart, a Hollywood writer on a journey of self-discovery and search for universal truths. For music albums named Autobiography, see Greek eauton = self, bios = life and graphein = write) is a form of biography, the writing of a life story. ... Brooklyn Dreams is the title of a mini-series, later collected into a trade paperback, published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. ... Paradox Press is a division of DC Comics. ... Vertigo logo Vertigo is an imprint of comic book and graphic novel publisher DC Comics. ...

21st century

DeMatteis later teamed with veteran artist Mike Ploog to create the CrossGen fantasy comic Abadazad (May 2004). The following year, Ploog and DeMatteis announced they were collaborating again on a five-issue miniseries, Stardust Kid, from the Image Comics imprint Desperado Publishing. The series moved to Boom! Studios in 2006. The Eisneresque Topaz: Splash panel, Werewolf by Night #13 (Jan. ... Cross Generation Entertainment, or CrossGen, was an American comic book publisher. ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... Abadazad started as an American comic book written by J.M.DeMatteis and drawn by Mike Ploog, with color by Nick Bell. ... Image Comics Logo Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ... Boom! Studios is a new independent comic book company. ...

The Disney corporation acquired Abadazad for its Hyperion Books for Children imprint. The first two books in the series — Abadazad: The Road to Inconceivable and Abadazad: The Dream Thief — were released June 2006. Hyperion announced^{[citation needed]} the third book in the planned 12-book series — Abadazad: The Puppet, The Professor and The Prophet — will be released February 2007. Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Hyperion Books is the publishing arm of theWalt Disney Company,inc it publishes both books for adults and children. ...

Other media

DeMatteis has also written for television, having scripted episodes of the 1980s incarnation of The Twilight Zone, as well as the syndicated series The Adventures of Superboy and Earth: Final Conflict, as well as for the animated series Justice League Unlimited. He has written unproduced screenplays for Twentieth Century Fox, Disney Feature Animation and producer/directors Chris Columbus and Dean Devlin. The Twilight Zones original opening The Twilight Zone was a television anthology series created (and often written) by its narrator and host Rod Serling. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast television programs to multiple television stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Superboy is the name of several fictional characters, DC Comics superheroes, most of them youthful incarnations of Superman. ... Earth: Final Conflict is a science fiction television series posthumously created by Gene Roddenberry. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Related articles FOX Television Network Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Entertainment Group List of Hollywood movie studios List of movies Variant of current 20th Century Fox logo External links 20th Century Fox Movies official site Twentieth Century Fox is also the punning title of a song by The Doors on their... Walt Disney Feature Animation (WDFA) is the animation studio that makes up a key element of The Walt Disney Company. ... Chris Columbus (born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. ... Dean Devlin is a former actor and current screenwriter and producer. ...

Also a musician, DeMatteis released one album in the late 1990s, How Many Lifetimes? Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ...

References

• Official Abadazad website
• NPR: All Things Considered (Sept. 2006): DeMatteis and Mike Ploog interview
• Comicsintheclassroom.net (Sept. 2006): DeMatteis interview
• Word Balloon Podcast (June 2006): DeMatteis interview
• Comic Book Resources (May 1, 2006): DeMatteis interview
• TheComicFanatic.com (Dec. 2004): DeMatteis interview
• PopImage (Oct. 2001: DeMatteis interview
• PopImage (Jan. 2001): DeMatteis interview

External links

• Live Fanboy Radio Interview
• Amazon.com: DeMatteis blog