Scott Allie

Scott Allie
Allie in May 2012
Area(s) Writer, Editor
Notable works
 Hellboy
Conan
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Serenity

Scott Allie is an American comics writer and editor, best known as an editor and executive at Dark Horse Comics from 1994 to 2017.

Early life

Allie grew up in Massachusetts.[1]

Career

Allie joined Dark Horse Comics as an editor in 1994. He was promoted to editor-in-chief in October 2012, and named executive senior editor in September 2015.[2][3]

As a writer, Allie wrote the four-issue miniseries The Devil's Footprints in 2003. In 2008, he started writing the miniseries Solomon Kane,[4] the first two story arcs of which were expansions of the Robert E. Howard stories "The Castle of the Devil" and "Death's Black Riders."[5] In 2012, he wrote stories for BPRD, on which he collaborated with Mike Mignola, and began writing stories for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9.[6]

In 2013, Allie became the lead writer of the ongoing series Abe Sapien with Mike Mignola.[7]

In September 2017, he announced that we would leave the company to continue his career in comics as a freelance editor and writer.[8] He wrote BPRD: The Devil You Know with Mike Mignola.[9]

Accolades

In 2012, Allie was named Editor Guest of Honor at the 2012 World Horror Convention.

Personal life

Allie lives in Portland, Oregon.[1]

In October 2015, Allie was accused of groping and biting one individual and engaging in other questionable behavior at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International convention in San Diego.[10] Allie subsequently issued a statement apologizing for unspecified behavior there and saying he was "completely embarrassed by my actions and how my behavior reflects on Dark Horse Comics."[11] Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson issued a statement saying he and Dark Horse took the reported incidents "very seriously" and that, "In this particular case, action was taken immediately".[12]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 "About". ScottAllie.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Scott Allie Promoted to Editor in Chief" (Press release). Dark Horse Comics. October 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dark Horse Announces New Editor in Chief" (Press release). Dark Horse Comics. September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ Brady, Matt (July 21, 2008). "Scott Allie - Bringing Solomon Kane to Comic Book Life". Newsarama.
  5. ↑ Weiland, Jonah (August 18, 2007). "Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane Returns at Dark Horse". Comic Book Resources
  6. ↑ "New Info and Images from Dark Horse Comics Senior Managing Editor Scott Allie". Dread Central. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  7. ↑ Salvatore, Brian; Harper, David (March 1, 2013). "Talkin' Abe Sapien with Scott Allie". Multiversity Comics.
  8. ↑ "'Hellboy' Editor Scott Allie Leaves Dark Horse Comics After More Than 20 Years". Hollywood Reporter. 29 September 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mike Mignola Shares 'B.P.R.D: The Devil You Know' Details and Pages (Exclusive) | Nerdist". Nerdist. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  10. ↑ Asselin, Janelle. "Enough is Enough: Dark Horse's Scott Allie's Assaulting Behavior". GraphicPolicy,com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ Melrose, Kevin (October 1, 2015). "Dark Horse Editor Scott Allie Apologizes Amid Accusations of Misconduct". CBR.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (October 1, 2015). "Dark Horse president Mike Richardson releases statement on harassment". The Beat. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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