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American writer
Devin Kalile Grayson is an American writer of
comic books and novels. Titles that she has written include
Catwoman ,
Gotham Knights ,
The Titans , the
Vertigo series USER , and
Nightwing .
[1]
Early life
Grayson was born in
New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Northern
California . Her early ambition was to be an actress; she studied at the
Berkeley Shakespeare Festival and attended the
San Francisco School of the Arts , but while in
community college she decided to become a writer instead, and subsequently transferred to
Bard College in upstate New York.
[2]
Her interest in comics was first kindled when she happened to see an episode of
Batman: The Animated Series on
television .[
citation needed ]
Career
Grayson's first comic book script to see print was "Like Riding a Bike", a 10-page short that appeared in the
Batman Chronicles in 1997.
[3] Other work for
DC Comics and
Marvel Comics soon followed.
Personal life
Grayson is openly
bisexual .
[2]
[4] She has insulin-dependent
Type I Diabetes , lives with Cody, an
assistance dog trained to alert her to severe drops in her blood glucose levels, and volunteers for Early Alert Canines.
[2]
[5] She has also experienced
chronic depression .
[2]
Awards and nominations
1999:
2000 (nominated) Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Writer
[8]
2001 (nominated)
GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book (for User )
[2]
Bibliography
Ahoy Comics
Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Blood #2 - writer of 'A Tipple of Amontillado' feature (2020)
Dark Horse Comics
Rewild Graphic Novel (2022)
DC Comics
Batman Plus Arsenal #1 (1997)
Batman Secret Files and Origins #1 (1997)
The Batman Chronicles #7, 9, 12, 18, 20 (1997, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Arsenal #1–4 (1998)
Catwoman #54–71, 1000000, Annual #4 (1998–1999)
Batman Annual #22 (1998)
Superman Adventures #18 (1998)
Nightwing/Huntress #1–4 (1998)
Batman 80 Page Giant #1 (1998)
Batman Villains: Secret Files & Origins #1 (1998)
JLA/Titans #1–#3 (1998–1999)
DCU Holiday Bash II, III (1998, 1999)
The Titans Secret Files #1 (1999)
The Titans #1–20 (#14 co-written with
Brian K. Vaughan ; #13, 17–20 co-written with
Jay Faerber ) (1999–2000)
Detective Comics #731, 741 (1999, 2000)
Batman #564 (1999)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116, 126, 177–178 (1999, 2000, 2004)
Shadow of the Bat #84, 92, 94 (1999, 1999, 2000)
JLA #32 (co-written with
Mark Waid ) (1999)
Nightwing Secret Files #1 (1999)
Relative Heroes #1–6 (2000)
Batman: Gotham City Secret Files #1 (2000)
Batman: Gotham Knights #1–11, 14–18, 20–32 (2000–2002)
Nightwing #53, 71–100, 107–117, Annual #1 (2001, 2002–2006)
Batman/Joker: Switch (2003)
Year One: Batman/Ra's Al Ghul #1–2 (2005)
Robin 80th Anniversary #1 - writer of Nightwing & The Titans feature (2020)
Green Arrow 80th Anniversary #1 - writer of Arsenal feature (2021)
Strange Love Adventures #1 - writer of Alfred feature (2022)
DC Pride 2022 - writer of Jon Kent feature (2022)
DC Comics/Vertigo
Flinch #7 - writer of Parade feature (1999)
User #1–3 (2001)
DC Comics/Wildstorm
Everquest: Transformation (2002)
Matador #1–6 (2005–2006)
Dynamite Comics
Legends of Red Sonja #1 - writer of La Sonja Rossa feature (2013)
Vampirella; Feary Tales #1 - writer of Bluebeard's Blood feature (2014)
IDW
Womanthology: Heroic - writer of Mook & Me feature (2012)
Womanthology: Space #4 - writer of The Smell of Sunshine (2013)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dimension X #5 (2017)
Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Hera #1 (2018)
Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary: Answer the Call #1 (2019)
GLOW Summer Special #1 (2019)
Marvel Comics
Black Widow Vol. 1 #1–3 (1999)
Black Widow: Break Down #1–3 (co-written with
Greg Rucka , 2001)
Ghost Rider: The Hammer Lane #1–6 (Marvel Knight Imprint, 2001)
X-Men: Evolution #1–8 (2001–2002)
Girl Comics #1 - writer of
X-Men feature (2010)
Power Pack #63 (2017)
Marvel Rising #0, Alpha #1, Omega #1 (2018)
Ms. Marvel #38 - writer of Zoe feature (2019)
War of the Realms: War Scrolls #2 - writer of
Doctor Strange feature (2019)
Widowmakers: Red Guardian and Yelena Belova #1 (2020)
Novels
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (Published by Aspect, 2003)
Smallville: City (Published by Aspect, 2004)
DC Universe: Inheritance (Published by Warner Books, 2006)
Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams (Published by Marvel Comics, 2016)
References
^ John, Tracey (December 9, 2009).
"Q&A: Comic Writer Devin Grayson on Writing for New MMO" .
Time . Archived October 16, 2011.
^
a
b
c
d
e Furey, Emmett (July 16, 2007).
"Homosexuality in Comics - Part I" .
Comic Book Resources . Archived December 21, 2008.
^
"About"
Archived 2015-04-04 at the
Wayback Machine . Devin Grayson Central. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^ Russell, Lissau (June 19, 2001).
"Batwoman: Bisexual comics writer Devin Grayson (Batman , Ghost Rider ) breaks through the comic book glass ceiling by fleshing out the human side of superheroes" .
The Advocate . pp. 90 - 92. Archived at
Google Books . Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^ Kolodjeski, Laura (July 5, 2012).
"Author Devin Grayson Shares Two of Her Passions: Comics and Cody" . Discuss Diabetes .
Sanofi . Archived from
the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2015 .
^
"Lulu Award" . Comic Book Awards Almanac.
Archived from the original on January 26, 2013.
^
"17th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (1999)" . Comic Book Awards Almanac, Hahn Library. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
^
"18th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2000)" . Comic Book Awards Almanac, Hahn Library. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
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