Ben Raab

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Benjamin "Ben" Raab is a comic book writer and editor. He has written stories for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, WildStorm, Malibu Comics, Harris Publications and Ludovico Technique LLC.

Ben is a native of Cedarhurst, NY, and attended Lawrence High School. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1992 with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature and Composition. While an assistant editor at Marvel he joined New York University´s Stan-hattan Project. Administered by Raab's then Marvel editorial colleague James Felder, the project sought out and trained potential comic book writers. Other graduates of the program include Joe Kelly and Brian K. Vaughan.

Writing work by Raab includes stints writing The Phantom (both for Moonstone Books and Scandinavian publisher Egmont), Excalibur (vol. 1 and 2), New Mutants: Truth or Death, Union Jack and X-Men/Alpha Flight (vol. 2). He also had a run on Green Lantern and The Human Race for DC Comics, as well as the miniseries, Legend of The Hawkman. For Ludovico Technique he wrote Living in Infamy.

In 2006, Ben was given the chance to re-tell the origin of The Phantom, in a 96-page graphic novel called "Legacy". According to Raab, this was his most ambitious project so far.

[edit] Selected works

• The New Mutants: Truth or Death limited series #1-3
• Fantastic Four 2099 #6-8

[edit] External links

• Ben Raab official web site
• Interview with Raab at Deepwoods.org
• Ben Raab on Marvel.com
• Small town villians: Ben Raab talks Living in Infamy

Preceded by Warren Ellis	Excalibur writer 1997–1998	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Judd Winick	Green Lantern writer 2003–2004	Succeeded by Ron Marz
Preceded by Brian K. Vaughan	Wonder Woman writer 2000–2000	Succeeded by Phil Jimenez