Valerie D'Orazio

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Valerie D'Orazio

Occasional Superheroine
Birth name Valerie D'Orazio
Born February 23 1974
Brooklyn, New York
Nationality American
Area(s) Assistant Editor, Blogger, Writer, Film maker
Pseudonym(s) Val, Occasional Superheroine, Kamikaze Girl, The Video Store Girl
Notable works Occasional Superheroine, Shadow Man, Magnus Robot Fighter, Justice League of America, Aquaman, The New Frontier, Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, Identity Crisis, The Tick, Hawkman, Rose and Thorn

Valerie D'Orazio (born 1974) is a former assistant editor of Acclaim and DC Comics. At Acclaim Comics she helped edit Shadowman and Magnus Robot Fighter and at DC Comics she assisted on such titles as Justice League of America and Identity Crisis.

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[edit] Career

After her 2 1/2 year stint with Acclaim Entertainment under the direction of editors such as Madeleine Robins, Evan Skolnick, and Fabian Nicieza, D'Orazio joined the DC Comics staff in 2000 as Coordinator in their Creative Services department. In March of 2002,[1] she was promoted to assistant editor for Editorial Art Director Mark Chiarello.

After leaving DC, D'Orazio began a career as a writer and blogger with a regualr feature at Silver Bullet Comics, entitled Kamikaze Girl. Shortly there after, she began her own blog, Occasional Superheroine.

In November 2006, she erased the former contents of her blog on comics and began posting a biographical story of her experiences as a female fan of the superhero genre and her work in the industry entitled Goodbye to Comics.[2] Her story includes many references to sexism in the American comic book industry as well as tales of struggles with her health.

D'Orazio's blog was widely commented on and discussed in publications and forums related to comic book criticism.[3][4][5] Following the controversy around her blog, D'Orazio has been asked to speak at various events about the role and position of women in the business of publishing comics. she continues to remark on events relating to comic book marketing and women's issues in her blog.

She is also developing a creator-owned title called Vamptopia, an "Anne Rice meets Quentin Tarantino meets Kurt Vonnegut Jr." story which she is looking to adapt into various multi-media. D'Orazio is also involved in film, and has had her piece "Fathom" displayed at the Invisible Film Series hosted by New Vision Cinema and the Millennium Film Workshop. In July 2007,[6] she was announced as the co-host and videocaster for New Rage Order for Comic-Con International.

In September 2007, D'Orazio was named national president of the Friends of Lulu organization.[7]

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Acclaim Comics

  • The Tick - A World Full of Pain(t), (assistant editor)
  • Darque Passages, (assistant editor)
  • Shadowman, (assistant editor)
  • Magus: Robot Fighter, (assistant editor)

[edit] DC Comics

  • Aquaman, 4th Series - Ongoing Series, #1-4 (assistant editor)
  • Catwoman: Selina's Big Score, (assistant editor)
  • Batman: Black and White, Volume II, (assistant editor)
  • The New Frontier - Limited Series, #1-6 (assistant editor)
  • Identity Crisis - Limited Series, (assistant editor)
  • JLA - Ongoing Series, #91-99 (assistant editor)
  • JLA: Scary Monsters - Limited Series, #1-6 (assistant editor)
  • JSA: All Stars - Limited Series, (assistant editor)
  • Justice League Elite - Limited Series, (assistant editor)
  • Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, (editor)
  • Rose and Thorn, (assistant editor)
  • Hawkman, (assistant editor)

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ DC HIRES ONLINE EDITOR, PROMOTES TWO FROM WITHIN. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
  2. ^ Goodbye to Comics. http://occasionalsuperheroine.blogspot.com Occasional Superheroine. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
  3. ^ Women in Comics. http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
  4. ^ Occasional Superheroine vs. DC Comics. http://www.tcj.com The Comics Journal Message Board. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
  5. ^ More Than Occasionally Super, Perhaps. http://blog.newsarama.com Newsarama. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
  6. ^ Sometimes the Biggest Fanboy is A Fangirl. http://www.newrageorder.com New Rage Order. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
  7. ^ Friends of Lulu (2008). Friends of Lulu's 2008 Board of Directors. Friends of Lulu. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.

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