Fred Van Lente

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Fred Van Lente (born February 14, 1972 in Tacoma, WA) is a Dutch-American writer, primarily of comic books and graphic novels.

1 Biography
2 Published works
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

He is the co-founder, along with artist Ryan Dunlavey, of Evil Twin Comics, which produces his and Dunlavey’s non-fiction comic books, the first and most famous of which is Action Philosophers.

Van Lente has been called "one of the most idiosyncratic and insightful new voices in comics."^[1]

[edit] Published works

This table lists only works in which Van Lente is the primary writer (or co-writer) of a published book with an ISBN. For a complete list of all the single-issue comics Van Lente has written or contributed to, see the link to Van Lente's web site below.

Title	Primary artist	Publisher	Pub. Year	ISBN
Scorpion: Poison Tomorrow	Leonard Kirk	Marvel Comics	2005	ISBN #978-0785117124
The Silencers: Black Kiss	Steve Ellis	Moonstone Books	2005	ISBN #978-1933076010
Action Philosophers Vol. 1	Ryan Dunlavey	Evil Twin Comics	2006	ISBN #978-0977832903
Action Philosophers Vol. 2	Ryan Dunlavey	Evil Twin Comics	2006	ISBN #978-0977832910
Action Philosophers Vol. 3	Ryan Dunlavey	Evil Twin Comics	2007	ISBN #978-0977832927
Cowboys & Aliens (with Andrew Foley)	Luciano Lima	Platinum Studios	2006	ISBN #978-1582407241
Watchdogs	Brian Churilla	Platinum Studios	2007	ISBN #978-1934220054
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 6: The Black Costume	Cory Hamscher	Marvel Comics	2007	ISBN #978-1934220054
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 6: Monsters & Mysteries	Clay Mann	Marvel Comics	2007	ISBN #978-0785123804
Marvel Adventures Iron Man Vol. 1: Heart of Steel	James Cordeiro	Marvel Comics	2007	ISBN #978-0785126447
The Incredible Hercules Vol. 1: Against the World (with Greg Pak)	Khoi Pham	Marvel Comics	2008	ISBN #978-0785133124

[edit] Awards

Van Lente's industry awards include Action Philosophers receiving a Xeric Grant in 2004; it was also nominated for an Ignatz Award in 2005 and 2006. The American Library Association named Action Philosophers a "Great Graphic Novel for Teens" in 2007. His "super crime" series The Silencers was named "Best Independent Super Hero Comic" by Broken Frontier in 2003.