Nick Spencer

Nick Spencer
Spencer at a signing at Midtown Comics in Manhattan
Area(s) Writer
Notable works
 Morning Glories
Thief of Thieves
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
Iron Man 2.0
Secret Avengers
Superior Foes of Spider-Man

Nick Spencer is a comic book writer known for his creator-owned titles at Image Comics, including Morning Glories, Thief of Thieves, Bedlam, The Fix; for his work on such DC Comics books as Action Comics, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and for his Marvel Comics on the series Secret Avengers, Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Avengers World, Ant-Man.

Career

While in college, Spencer wrote three pitches to Marvel Comics soon after the Marvel Knights imprint launched in 1998. According to Spencer, "Joe [Quesada] didn’t like the first two but the third one was a Black Cat pitch that was a Jackie Brown kind of Tarantino-esque thing. He said he liked that one but they weren’t going to do anything with anybody new at the time." After another pitch was rejected, this time by Oni Press, Spencer went on to work in politics. He twice ran for the Cincinnati City Council as a candidate of the progressive Charter Party. Spencer also worked for a Democratic politician.[1] He later moved to New York City and successfully pitched Existence 2.0 to Jim Valentino of Image Comics. The first issue was released in July 2009.[2] A second miniseries, Existence 3.0, followed in November.[3] In 2010, Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to Existence 2.0, and a film was in development through Platinum Dunes with Miles Millar and Alfred Gough to adapt and executive produce.[4] Spencer also wrote Forgetless and Shuddertown at Image.[5] An A.V. Club review of Shuddertown stated that Spencer "has become one of the finest practitioners" of crime noir in comics.[6]

Spencer's first ongoing series, Morning Glories, was released in August 2010.[5] He has written a seven-part Jimmy Olsen co-feature for DC Comics beginning in September 2010's Action Comics #893 which will conclude in a one-shot[7] to be released March 30, 2011 and is writing the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents monthly debuting in November 2010.[5] He was scheduled to take over as the writer of Supergirl in January 2011 with issue #60,[8] but DC announced soon after that he will only be co-scripting one issue.[9] Spencer is writing Iron Man 2.0, a new War Machine ongoing for Marvel Comics which debuted in February 2011.[10] Spencer will also be taking over writing duties on Secret Avengers from Ed Brubaker as of #13.[11] It was announced at the Emerald City Comic Con that Spencer has signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, although he will be allowed to continue writing his existing titles at both DC and Image.[12]

Spencer is one of three writers that worked on "Ultimate Comics Universe Reborn", a relaunch of Marvel Comics' Ultimate Marvel line, along with Jonathan Hickman and Brian Michael Bendis. Spencer wrote Ultimate Comics X-Men.[13]

In March 2018, it was announced that Spencer would be writing the main bi-monthly Spider-Man series beginning with a new #1, replacing long-time writer Dan Slott, as part of the Fresh Start relaunch that July.[14]

Bibliography

Image Comics

  • Existence 2.0/3.0 #1–3, #1–4 (with Joe Eisma, 2009–2010) collected as Existence 2.0/3.0 (tpb, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6070-6299-2)
  • Forgetless #1–5 (with Scott Forbes, Jorge Coelho and Marley Zarcone, 2009–2010) collected as Forgetless (tpb, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6070-6361-1)
  • Shuddertown #1–4 (with Adam Geen, 2010) collected as Shuddertown (hc, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6070-6943-1)
  • Fractured Fables: Cinderella (with Rodin Esquejo, 2010) collected in Fractured Fables (hc, 160 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6070-6269-0; tpb, 2012, ISBN 1-6070-6496-0)
  • Morning Glories (with Joe Eisma, 2010–present) collected as:
    • For a Better Future (collects #1–6, tpb, 192 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-307-7)
    • All Will Be Free (collects #7–12, tpb, 168 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-407-3)
    • P.E. (collects #13–19, tpb, 240 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-60706-558-4)
    • Truants (collects #20–25, tpb, 216 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-60706-727-7)
    • Tests (collects #26–29, tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-60706-774-9)
    • Demerits (collects #30–34, tpb, 144 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-60706-774-9)
    • Honors (collects #35–38, tpb, 124 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-6070-6943-1)
    • Rivals (collects #39–42, tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63215-140-5)
    • Assembly (collects #43–46, tpb, 104 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63215-560-5)
    • Expulsion (collects #47–50, tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-63215-732-2)
  • Infinite Vacation #1–5 (with Christian Ward, 2011–2013) collected as Infinite Vacation (hc, 191 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-6070-6721-8)
  • Thief of Thieves (with Robert Kirkman and Shawn Martinbrough, 2012) collected as:
    • I Quit (collects #1–7, 152 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-6070-6592-4)
  • Bedlam (with Riley Rossmo and Ryan Browne, 2012–present) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (collects #1–6, tpb, 184 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-6070-6735-8)
    • Volume 2 (collects #7–11, tpb, 120 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-6070-6846-X)
  • The Fix (with Steve Lieber, April 2016–present)
    • Where Beagles Dare (collects #1–4, tpb, 2016, ISBN 1-6321-5912-0)
    • Laws, Paws, and Flaws (collects #5–8, tpb, 2017, ISBN 1-5343-0048-1)
    • Deal of Fortune (collects #9-12, tpb, 2018)

DC Comics

  • Superman
    • Action Comics #893–896: "Jimmy Olsen" (with RB Silva, 2010) collected as Jimmy Olsen (one-shot, 71 pages, 2011)
    • Supergirl #60 (with James Peaty and Bernard Chang, 2011) collected in Volume 10: Good Looking Corpse (tpb, 176 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3252-3)
  • T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (with CAFU, Howard Porter, Adriana Melo, Livesay, Norman Lee, Howard Chaykin and George Pérez, 2010–2012) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (collects v1 #1–10, tpb, 160 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3254-X)
    • Volume 2 (collects v2 #1–6)

Marvel Comics

  • Iron Man 2.0 #1–12 (February 2011 – December 2011)
    • Palmer Addley is Dead (tpb, 176 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4749-7) collects:
    • Asymmetry (tpb, 128 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-4751-9) collects:
      • "Untitled" (with Kano, in #7.1, 2011)
      • The Palmer Addley Infection" (with Joshua Hale Fialkov, Will Pfeifer, Ariel Olivetti, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Mirco Pierfederici, Neil Edwards and Jesus Aburtov, in #8–12, 2011)
  • Avengers
    • Secret Avengers vol. 1 #12.1–15 (April 2011 – July 2011)
      • Fear Itself (tpb, 120 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5178-8) collects:
        • "Untitled" (with Scott Eaton, in #12.1, 2011)
        • "Fear Itself" (with Scot Eaton, in #13–15, 2011)
    • Secret Avengers vol. 2 #1–16 (February 2013 – February 2014)
      • Volume 1: Reverie (tpb, 120 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-7851-6688-2) collects:
        • "NYSE" (with Luke Ross, in Marvel NOW! Point One, 2012)
        • "Budapest" (with Luke Ross, in #1, 2013)
        • "Bagalia" (with Luke Ross, in #2, 2013)
        • "Arlington" (with Luke Ross, in #3, 2013)
        • "Tehran" (with Luke Ross, in #4, 2013)
        • "Barbuda" (with Luke Ross, in #5, 2013)
      • Volume 2: Iliad (tpb, 136 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-6689-0) collects:
        • "Iliad" (with Butch Guice, Steve Epting and Brian Thies, in #6–7, 2013)
        • "The Cathedral" (with Luke Ross, in #8, 2013)
        • "Lexington" (with Butch Guice, in #9, 2013)
        • "Infinity" (written by Ed Brisson and drawn by Luke Ross, in #10–11, 2013)
      • Volume 3: How to MA.I.M. a Mockingbird (tpb, 112 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8482-1) collects:
        • "How to MA.I.M. a Mockingbird" (with Ales Kot, Butch Guice and Luke Ross, in #12–16, 2013–2014)
    • Avengers vol. 5 #12–17 (May 2013 – August 2013)
      • Volume 3: Prelude to Infinity (hc, 152 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-7851-6825-7)
        • "Evolve" (with Jonathan Hickman and Mike Deodato, in #12, 2013)
        • "Strong" (with Jonathan Hickman and Mike Deodato, in #13, 2013)
        • "The Signal" (with Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli, in #14, 2013)
        • "Sent and Received" (with Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli, in #15, 2013)
        • "To The End" (with Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli, in #16, 2013)
        • "... To the Light" (with Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli, Marco Rudy and Marco Checchetto, in #17, 2013)
    • Avengers World #1–16 (with Jonathan Hickman, Stefano Caselli, Marco Checchetto, Raffaele Ienco and Frank Barbiere, January 2014 – December 2014)
      • Volume 1: A.I.M.PIRE (collects #1–5, tpb, 120 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8981-5)
      • Volume 2: Ascension (collects #6–9, tpb, 120 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-9094-5)
      • Volume 3: Next World (collects #10–16, tpb, 160 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9251-4)
  • Ultimate Comics: Fallout #2–6 (with Lee Garbett, Eric Nguyen, Clayton Crain and Luke Ross, 2011) collected as Ultimate Comics: Fallout (hc, 136 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5912-6; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5913-4)
  • Ultimate Comics: X-Men #1–12 (with Paco Medina and Carlo Barberi, 2011–2012)
    • Volume 1 (collects #1–6, tpb, 136 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-4102-2)
    • Volume 2 (collects #7–12, tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ISBN 0-7851-6134-1)
  • Spider-Man
    • The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5 #1– (with Ryan Ottley, 2018-) collected in The Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Vol. 1 (tpb, 152 pages, 2018, ISBN 978-1302912314)
    • Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #1–3 (with Emma Rios, 2011) collected in Spider-Man: Spider-Island Companion (tpb, 360 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6229-1)
    • Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1–17 (with Steve Lieber, Rich Ellis and other artists, July 2013 – November 2014)
      • Getting the Band Back Together (collects #1–6, tpb, 136 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8494-5)
      • The Crime of the Century (collects #7–12, tpb, 112 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-8495-3)
      • Game Over (collects #13–17, tpb, 136 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9170-4)
  • Ant-Man
    • Ant-Man #1–5 (January 2015 – May 2015)
      • Volume 1: Second-Chance Man (tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9387-1) collects:
        • "Second-Chance Man" (with Ramón Rosanas, in #1–5, 2015)
    • Astonishing Ant-Man #1–13 (with Ramón Rosanas, October 2015 – October 2016)
      • Volume 1: Everybody Loves Team-Ups (tpb, 144 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9948-9) collects:
        • "Ant-Man Annual" #1 (with Ramón Rosanas and Brent Schoonover, July 2015)
        • "Ant-Man: Last Days" (with Ramón Rosanas, August 2015)
        • #1–4 (with Ramón Rosanas, 2015–2016)
      • Volume 2: Small-Time Criminal #5–9 (with Ramón Rosanas, Annapaola Martello and Brent Schoonover, tpb, 112 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9949-7)
      • Volume 3: The Trial of Ant-Man #10–13 (with Ramón Rosanas and Brent Schoonover, tpb, 120 pages, 2017, ISBN 0-7851-9952-7)
  • Captain America
    • Captain America: Sam Wilson #1–24 (October 2015 – July 2017)
      • Volume 1: Not My Captain America #1–6 (with Daniel Acuña, Mike Choi, Paul Renaud and Joe Bennett, tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9640-4)
      • Avengers: Standoff! (hc, 416 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-3029-0147-8) collects:
        • "Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill" (with Mark Bagley, 2016)
        • "Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill Alpha" (with Jesús Saiz, 2016)
        • #7–8 (with Daniel Acuña, Ángel Unzueta and Paul Renaud, 2016)
        • "Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill Omega" (with Daniel Acuña and Ángel Unzueta, 2016)
      • Volume 3: Civil War II #9–13 (with Ángel Unzueta and Daniel Acuña, tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0319-5)
      • Volume 4: #TakeBackTheShield #14–18 (with Paul Renaud, Ángel Unzueta, Szymon Kudranski and Daniel Acuña, tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0329-2)
      • Volume 5: End of the Line #19–21 (with Ángel Unzueta, Paul Renaud and Daniel Acuña, tpb, 112 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0614-3)
      • Captain America: Secret Empire #22–24 (Sean Izaakse, Joe Bennett and Donny Cates, tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0849-9)
    • Captain America: Steve Rogers #1–19 (May 2016 – July 2017)
      • Volume 1: Hail Hydra #1–6 (with Jesús Saiz and Javier Pina, tpb, 168 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-3029-0112-5)
      • Volume 2: The Trial of Maria Hill #7–11 (with Jesús Saiz, Javier Pina, Andrés Guinaldo, Ro Stein and Kevin Libranda, tpb, 120 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0113-3)
      • Volume 3: Empire Building #12–16 (with Javier Pina, Andrés Guinaldo, Ro Stein, Jesús Saiz, Kevin Libranda, Yıldıray Çınar and Jon Malin, tpb, 152 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0616-X)
      • Captain America: Secret Empire #22–24 (Andrés Guinaldo, Ramón Bachs, Javier Pina and Donny Cates, tpb, 136 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0849-9)
    • Captain America vol. 8 #25 (with Jesús Saiz and Paul Renaud, August 2017)
    • Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1 (with Paul Renaud, September 2017) collected in Generations (hc, 328 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0847-2)
  • Civil War II: The Oath #1 (January 2017) collected in Volume 2: The Trial of Maria Hill, tpb, 120 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0113-3)
  • Secret Empire #0–10, Omega (with Daniel Acuña, Rod Reis, Andrea Sorrentino, Steven McNiven, Leinil Francis Yu, Joshua Cassara, Sean Izaakse, Joe Bennett, David Marquez, Ron Lim and Paco Medina, April–September 2017, hc, 432 pages, 2017, ISBN 0-7851-9452-5)
  • Not Brand Echh vol. 1 #14 (with Scott Koblish, November 2017)
  • Doctor Strange: Damnation #1-... (with Donny Cates, Rod Reis, February 2018–...)

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Rich Johnston (2010-10-13). "Nick Spencer – Politics, Business… Oh, And Comics Too". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  2. ↑ Callan, Jonathan (2009-06-15). "Image's New "Existence"". CBR.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  3. ↑ Wigler, Josh (2009-10-29). "Nick Spencer's 'Existence 3.0'". CBR.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  4. ↑ Nemiroff, Perri (2010-03-16). "Paramount To Adapt The Comic Existence 2.0". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  5. 1 2 3 Ching, Albert (2010-08-03). "Nick Spencer Takes Readers to School with 'Morning Glories'". Newsarama. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  6. ↑ Handlen, Zack; Heller, Jason; Murray, Noel; Phipps, Keith; Pierce, Leonard; Robinson, Tasha (2010-03-26). "Comics Panel". The A.V. Club (The Onion). Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  7. ↑ Melrose, Kevin (2010-10-09). "NYCC '10 | DiDio addresses fate of Jimmy Olsen, other DC co-features". CBR.com. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  8. ↑ DCE Editorial (2010-10-08). "NYCC 2010: Meet your new SUPERGIRL creative team | DC Comics". DC Comics. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  9. ↑ DCE Editorial (2010-12-15). "A few teases for the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents fans | DC Comics". DC Comics. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  10. ↑ "War Machine Gets an IRON MAN 2.0 Upgrade From Nick Spencer". Newsarama.com. 2010-10-20. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  11. ↑ Archived August 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ "Kaare Andrews Covers Marvel's Ultimate Relaunch". CBR.com. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  14. ↑ "Amazing Spider-Man Being Relaunched By Spencer & Ottley". CBR.com. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.

Sources

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  • Arrant, Chris (2009-12-29). "Creator Nick Spencer Hopes You Remember Image's Forgetless". Newsarama. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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Preceded by
Ed Brubaker		 Secret Avengers writer
2011		 Succeeded by
Warren Ellis
Preceded by
Rick Remender
(Volume 1)		 Secret Avengers writer
2013–2014
(with Ales Kot 2013–2014)		 Succeeded by
Ales Kot
(Volume 3)
Preceded by
Rick Remender		 Captain America writer
2015–2017		 Succeeded by
Mark Waid
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