| Joshua Hale Fialkov | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 19, 1979 Sacramento, CA |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
| Notable works | Echoes, Elk's Run, I, Vampire, Infected |
| [www.thefialkov.com Official website] | |
Joshua Hale Fialkov (b. August 19, 1979) is an American comic book writer who primarily works in the horror genre. He is best known for Echoes, Elk's Run, I, Vampire, and the 2008 film Infected. He has been nominated for multiple Harvey Awards.
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Fialkov was born in Sacramento, CA on 19 August 1979, but raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He attended college at Emerson in Boston, MA where he received a B.F.A. in writing and directing.[1] After working in film in Boston, he moved to Los Angeles in 2001.
In 2007, he was a winner in the first Pilot Season comics competition with Cyblade, and returned for the fifth season in 2011 with The Test.[2]
Outside the comics realm, in 2008, his success in comics led to his selection as lead writer and executive producer for the LG15: The Resistance web series, based on the lonelygirl15 franchise.
| Title | Publisher | Collaborators | Award nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk's Run[3] | Villard - March 27, 2007 | Noel Tuazon (artist) Scott Keating (colorist) | Best Writer, Best Artist, Best Letterer, Best Cover Artist, Best New Talent, Best Continuing or Limited Series, and Best Single Issue or Story (2006 Harvey Awards) |
| Tumor[4][5] | Archaia - Oct 7, 2009 | Noel Tuazon | Eisner Award |
| Echoes | Top Cow - Dec 2010 | Rahsan Ekedal | Best New Series (Harvey Award) |
| I, Vampire | DC Comics - Sep 2011-present | Andrea Sorrentino | |
| The Last of the Greats | Image Comics - October 2011–present | ||
| Doctor Who[6] | IDW Publishing - Jan-Apr 2012 | Matthew Dow Smith |