Joe Keatinge

Joe Keatinge is an award winning American comic book editor and writer, best known as the co-editor of Popgun with Mark Andrew Smith. He is also a first cousin of Mayhaw Hoons, ex-bassist of Portland, OR indie rock band The Shaky Hands.

Biography

Joe Keatinge was born in Santa Monica, CA on June 11, 1982. After attending school in Portland, OR, he left for San Francisco, CA to pursue a career in comics, eventually working with Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen, leading to his hiring at Image Comics shortly after Larsen became Publisher.

Keatinge's career at Image spanned various positions including PR & Marketing as well as Sales & Licensing. In addition, he's contributed to anthology titles such as Negative Burn with artist Evan Bryce and The Next Issue Project#1: Fantastic Comics #24 with artists Mike & Laura Allred. He's most well known for his work on the Eisner and Harvey award-winning anthology, PopGun, with co-editor Mark Andrew Smith.

Bibliography

All of Keatinge's works so far have been published by Image:

As a writer

• Ant #8: "Moving On: Part Four" (with Mario Gully, 2006)
• Negative Burn #6: "Me, Myself, and Time" (with Evan Bryce, 2006)
• Next Issue Project:
  • Fantastic Comics #24: "Stardust the Super Wizard" (with Mike Allred, in #1, 2008)
  • Silver Streak Comics #24: "Kelly the Cop" (script and art, in #2, 2009)
  • Crack Comics #63: "Slap Happy Pappy" (script and art, in #3, 2011)
• Savage Dragon #171: "Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies: Finale" (with Erik Larsen, Simon Fraser, Tim Hamilton, George O'Connor, Mike Cavallaro and Joe Infurnari, 2011) collected in Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies (tpb, 128 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-6070-6402-2)
• Glory #23-ongoing (with Ross Campbell, Extreme Studios, 2012-...)
• Hell Yeah #1-ongoing (with Andre Szymanowicz, 2012-...)

As an editor

• Popgun (anthology, 2007-2010):
  • Volume One (with Mark Andrew Smith, 450 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-5824-0824-6)
  • Volume Two (with Mark Andrew Smith, 472 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-5824-0920-X)
  • Volume Three (Executive Editor, edited by Mark Andrew Smith and DJ Kirkbride, 472 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-5824-0974-9)
  • Volume Four (Executive Editor, edited by DJ Kirkbride, Adam P. Knave and Anthony Wu, 512 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6070-6188-0)
• One Model Nation (with co-editor Mike Allred, written by C. Allbritton Taylor, illustrated by Jim Rugg, graphic novel, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-6070-6157-0)
• 50 Girls 50 #1-4 (written by Frank Cho and Doug Murray, illustrated by Axel Medellin Machain, 2011)

References

External links

• PopGun Wins The Harvey Award for Best Anthology. Publishers Weekly, September 28, 2008
• SDCC 08: Are Comics Dying?, Newsarama, August 8, 2008
• Harvey Awards, HARVEY AWARDS NOMINATION: "Best Anthology: Popgun Volume One", Harvey Awards, June 8, 2008
• Geek Love: Growing Interest In Comics Expands Music Crossover, Billboard Magazine, May 24, 2008
• Baker's Dozen, On Editing The PopGun Anthology, Baker's Dozen, January 3, 2008
• Newsarama Talks To Allred on Reviving Stardust with Joe Keatinge, Newsarama, November 15, 2007