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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.Template:R
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.[1]
Her interest in comics was first kindled when she happened to see an episode of Batman: The Animated Series on television.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.[2] Other work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics soon followed.
Personal life
Grayson is openly bisexual.[1][3] 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.[1][4] She has also experienced chronic depression.[1]
Awards and nominations
- 1999:
- Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent (Friends of Lulu)[5]
- (nominated) Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Writer[6]
- 2000 (nominated) Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Writer[7]
- 2001 (nominated) GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book (for User)[1]
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
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- ↑ "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.