Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:BLP sources Template:Infobox comics creator Craig Paul Kyle (born November 3, 1971) is an American writer for Marvel Comics. He is best known for his creation of the character X-23. He has also produced several of Marvel's direct-to-DVD animated films and worked on several aspects of the Thor film series.
Life and career
Kyle was born in Houston, Texas. He is a frequent collaborator with Christopher Yost, and they are perhaps best known for the creation of mutant character X-23, teenage female clone of Wolverine. In 2003, Kyle and Yost co-wrote the episodes of X-Men: Evolution that introduced X-23 to the X-Men: Evolution universe. Marvel executives were impressed with X-23's reception on TV, and subsequently asked Yost and Kyle to adapt the character into comics, first by writing the character into a six issue eponymous mini-series, and then by taking over writing chores (as of issue #20) on the New X-Men (formerly New X-Men: Academy X) title, bringing X-23 in as a regular character. The success of X-23's first miniseries (X-23: Innocence Lost) prompted Marvel to order a second six-issue miniseries with Kyle and Yost at the helm, titled X-23: Target X.
Kyle and Yost concluded their stint on the New X-Men title after the events of "X-Men: Messiah Complex" when the title turned into Young X-Men. Chris Yost and Kyle co-wrote the revamped X-Force with Clayton Crain on pencils; the cast featured Wolverine, Warpath, Wolfsbane, and X-23 as black ops agents on assassination missions per the orders of Cyclops. The series ended in 2010 and was replaced by Uncanny X-Force, written by Rick Remender.
Filmography
Film
Theatrical
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | |||
| 2011 | Thor | Template:No | Template:Yes | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Template:No | Template:Yes | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Template:Yes | Template:No | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; writer with Christopher Yost and Eric Pearson |
Direct-to-video
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | |||
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers:The Movie | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Released as part of the Marvel Animated Features collection |
| Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | ||
| 2007 | The Invincible Iron Man | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | |
| Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | ||
| 2008 | Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | |
| 2009 | Hulk vs Thor | Template:Yes | Template:No | |
| Hulk vs Wolverine | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | ||
| 2010 | Planet Hulk | Template:No | Template:Yes | |
| 2011 | Thor: Tales of Asgard | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | |
Television
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | |||
| 2000–2003 | X-Men: Evolution | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | 8 episodes |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Template:No | Template:Yes | |
| 2006 | Fantastic Four | Template:No | Template:Yes | |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | Template:Yes | Template:No | |
| 2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | |
| 2021 | Pacific Rim: The Black | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Web series Showrunner, alongside Greg Johnson |