| Scott Lobdell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | X-Men Generation X |
| http://www.myspace.com/manifesteternity | |
Scott Lobdell (born 1963) is an American comic book writer.
He never read comics until he was 17 years old, while lying in bed after lung surgery. Later, he went to college to study Psychology, but after two years he quit. Then started writing. While in college, he was working in the college newspaper and could interview various people he wanted to. This included Marvel Editor Al Milgrom. He then started submitting various storys to Marvel, but gots loads of rejections from various editors including Tom DeFalco. Later, Tom started editting Marvel Comics Presents (a bi-weekly book) needing a lot of writers, pencillers and inkers. He submitted a story about an character's from Contest of Champions. These did not involved Tom arranging with other editors. So Tom gave him a chance.[1]
He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically Uncanny X-Men, the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, Generation X. Generation X focused on a number of young mutant students who attempted to become superheroes in their own right at a separate school with the guidance of veteran X-related characters Banshee and Emma Frost.
Lobdell also had writing stints on Marvel's Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He wrote the script to Stan Lee's Mosaic and an upcoming film from POW Entertainment featuring Ringo Starr. He also participated in the Marvel Comics and Image Comics (from Jim Lee's WildStorm) crossover mini-series WildC.A.T.s/X-Men.
As of August 2008, Lobdell is the regular writer for Galaxy Quest, a series published by IDW Publishing, with art by Ilias Kyriazis, centred on the eve of the re-launch of the Galaxy Quest series, now titled Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues.
To date, he has written the majority of the The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel series by Papercutz.
Lobdell has also performed as a stand up comedian[2]
Lobdell is referenced in X-Men: The Animated Series episode #46, "One Man's Worth", where he poses as a human used to fuel Trevor Fitzroy's mutant power to travel through time. The scene shows Master Mold saying "Lobdell, I have a job for you" he is then grabbed by Fitzroy who absorbs his life energy and creates a time portal.
Lobdell created Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie with art from Mark Badger it was released in December 2009 on iPhone.[3]
In 2011, it was announced that Lobdell would be writing Red Hood and the Outlaws, a new title for DC Comics (for the New 52 range) starring Jason Todd, Arsenal and Starfire,[4] , a new Teen Titans comic starring Red Robin, Superboy, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash and three new characters.[5]
On July 19, 2011 Lobdell announced a creator-owned book called "Awesome" that he was working on in conjunction with Ilias Kyriazis. [6] It was soon pointed out that the premise, which involves cosplayers at San Diego Comic-con gaining the powers of the fictional characters they're dressed as, shared many similarities with a two-issue arc in the Angel: After the Fall series by IDW Publishing released two years earlier. [7] Lobdell was present at a IDW San Diego Comic-con panel in 2009 where the aforementioned Angel story, titled "Boys and their Toys," was first announced. Both Lobdell and that book's writer, Brian Lynch, were speakers on the panel. [8]
His work has won him a good deal of recognition in the comic books industry, including a nomination for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for "Favorite Writer" in 1997.[9]
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