Rick Remender
Rick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Portland, Oregon. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Punisher series, as well as Fear Agent, Uncanny X-Force, and Venom.
Career
While in the early stages of his comic book career, Remender worked in animation on such films as The Iron Giant, Anastasia, Titan A.E. and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. He penciled the final mock comic book cover in the opening sequence of Ultraviolet and taught animation and comic art part time at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
He has illustrated album covers and promo art for punk/metal bands such as NOFX, 3 Inches of Blood, Pitch Black, Lagwagon and No Use for a Name.
Remender illustrated the comic book adaptation of the movie Man With the Screaming Brain, which was published in 2005 by Dark Horse Comics and year later he drew the series The Last Christmas, which was written by Brian Posehn with Gerry Dugan and inked by Hilary Barta.
On January 8, 2007 it was announced on his column Against The Grain that he would be teaming up with French artist Paul Renaud for a Red Sonja one-shot published by Dynamite Entertainment titled "Vacant Shell".[1] He is also working on the horror line Crawl Space with Kieron Dwyer, which will include stories like XXXombies.[2] He had previously worked with Dwyer on Sea of Red[3] and Night Mary.[4]
Remender was working on the Dark Horse Comics series The End League,[5] as well as launching a giant robot series Gigantic,[6][7] he will also be relaunching Fear Agent[8] and starting a new series at Image Comics called Sorrow.[9]
He became co-author of Punisher War Journal with Matt Fraction from issue #19 to 25 and then was the main writer on the new and eighth Punisher series. IDW Publishing also released a "master edition" of Black Heart Billy.[10] In April 2009, Remender signed an exclusive writing contract with Marvel Comics[11] but was still able to release the series The Last Days of American Crime through Radical Comics.[12][13] In late 2010 he launched the new title Uncanny X-Force.[14][15]
He served as a writer on Electronic Art's game Dead Space and was the lead writer for Epic Games' Bulletstorm, which was released on February 22nd, 2011.
Bibliography
SLG Publishing
Titles published by Slave Labor Graphics include:
- Captain Dingleberry #1-6 (with Harper Jaten, 1999) collected as Captain Dingleberry: Unplugged (tpb, 144 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-9431-5117-1)
- Murder Can Be Fun #12: "The Ride of Your Life!" (writer and artist, 1999)
- Black Heart Billy #1-2 (with Kieron Dwyer, 2000) collected as Black Heart Billy (tpb, 96 pages, AiT/Planet Lar, 2002, ISBN 1-9320-5102-3)
Image Comics
Titles published by Image include:
- Sea of Red (with Kieron Dwyer, Salgood Sam, Paul Harmon and Francesco Francavilla, 2005-2006) collected as:
- No Grave but the Sea (collects #1-4, tpb, 104 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-5824-0537-9)
- No Quarter (collects #5-8, tpb, 104 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-5824-0541-7)
- The Deadlights (collects #9-13, tpb, 120 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-5824-0666-9)
- Strange Girl (with Eric Nguyen, Harper Jaten, Jerome Opeña, Nick Stakal, Micah Farritor and Peter Bergting, 2005-2008) collected as:
- Girl Afraid (collects #1-4, tpb, 104 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-5824-0543-3)
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (collects #5-9, tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-5824-0642-1)
- Paint a Vulgar Picture (collects #10-15, tpb, 142 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-5824-0687-1)
- Golden Lights (collects #16-18, tpb, 96 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-5824-0877-7)
- Fear Agent (with Tony Moore and Jerome Opeña, 2005-2007) collected as:
- Re-Ignition (collects #1-4, tpb, 96 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-5824-0618-9; tpb, 112 pages, Dark Horse, 2007, ISBN 1-5930-7764-5)
- My War (collects #5-10, tpb, 136 pages, Dark Horse, 2007, ISBN 1-5930-7766-1)
- Tales of the Fear Agent (tpb, 136 pages, Dark Horse, 2008, ISBN 1-5930-7959-1) includes:
- "Along Come a Spider" (with Francesco Francavilla, in #11, 2007)
- 24Seven vol.1: "I Love Living in the City" (with Paul Azaceta, graphic novel, tpb, 224 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-5824-0636-7)
- Put the Book Back on the Shelf: "Nice Day for a Sulk" (with John Heebink, graphic novel, 144 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-5824-0600-6)
- Doll and Creature #1-4 (with John Heebink, 2006) collected as Doll and Creature: Everything Turns Gray (tpb, 104 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-5824-0655-3)
- The Last Christmas #1-5 (with Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan, 2006) collected as The Last Christmas (tpb, 176 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-5824-0676-6)
- Sorrow #1-4 (with Seth Peck and Francesco Francavilla, 2007-2008) collected as Sorrow (tpb, 96 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-5824-0875-0)
- XXXombies #1-4 (with Tony Moore and Kieron Dwyer, 2007) collected as Crawl Space: XXXombies (tpb, 96 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-5824-0913-7)
- Popgun vol.1: "The Death of the Midnight Sky" (with Josh Hoye, graphic novel, 455 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-5824-0824-6)
- Frank Frazetta's Creatures (with Peter Bergting, one-shot, 2008) collected in The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta vol.1 (hc, 176 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-6070-6009-4; tpb, 2009, ISBN 1-6070-6138-4)
Dark Horse Comics
Titles published by Dark Horse include:
- Man with the Screaming Brain #1-4 (with Bruce Campbell and David M. Goodman, 2005) collected as MWTSB (tpb, 104 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-5930-7397-6)
- Fear Agent (with Tony Moore, Jerome Opeña, Kieron Dwyer and Mike Hawthorne, 2007-2011) collected as:
- The Last Goodbye (collects Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye #1-4, tpb, 104 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-5930-7929-X)
- Tales of the Fear Agent (tpb, 136 pages, Dark Horse, 2008, ISBN 1-5930-7766-1) includes:
- Hatchet Job (collects #17-21, tpb, 128 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-5930-7974-5)
- I Against I (collects #22-27, tpb, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-5958-2249-6)
- Out of Step (collects #28-32, tpb, 128 pages, 2012, ISBN X-XXXX-XXXX-X)
- The End League #1-9 (with Mat Broome and Eric Canete, 2008-2009) collected as:
- Ballad of Big Nothing (collects #1-4, tpb, 104 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-5958-2195-3)
- Weathered Statues (collects #5-9, tpb, 152 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-5958-2517-7)
- Gigantic #1-5 (with Eric Nguyen, 2008-2010) collected as Gigantic (tpb, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-5958-2326-3)
Marvel Comics
Titles published by Marvel include:
- What If? featuring Age of Apocalypse: "What If Legion Had Killed Xavier and Magneto?" (with Dave Wilkins, one-shot, 2008)
- Punisher:
- Punisher War Journal v2 (with Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin, 2008-2009) collected as:
- Jigsaw (collects #19-23, hc, 144 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3022-5; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2964-2)
- Secret Invasion (includes #24-25, hc, 120 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3148-5; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3170-1)
- Punisher v8 (with Jerome Opeña, Tan Eng Huat and Jason Pearson, 2009-2010) collected as:
- Dark Reign (collects #1-5, hc, 136 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3997-4; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4069-7)
- Dead End (includes #6-10 & Annual #1, hc, 168 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4278-9; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4162-6)
- Franken-Castle (hc, 344 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4754-3; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4420-X) includes:
- Dark Reign: The List - Punisher: "A Good Lie" (with John Romita, Jr., one-shot, 2009)
- "Franken-Castle" (with Tony Moore, Mike Hawthorne, Dan Brereton and Roland Boschi, in #11-16, 2010)
- Franken-Castle #17-21 (with Roland Boschi, Jefte Palo, Tony Moore, Paco Diaz and Daniel Brereton, 2010)
- Punisher: In the Blood #1-5 (with Roland Boschi, 2011) collected as Punisher: In the Blood (tpb, 120 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5181-8)
- Wolverine: Dangerous Games: "Purity" (with Jerome Opeña, one-shot, 2008) collected in Wolverine: Dangerous Games (hc, 144 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3471-9; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3472-7)
- Dark Reign: The Cabal: "The Hood: Family Trust" (with Max Fiumara, one-shot, 2009)
- Thunderbolts #137 (with Mahmud A. Asrar, 2009) collected in Widowmaker (hc, 136 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4006-9; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4091-3)
- Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #1-5 (with Jefte Palo, 2009-2010) collected as DV:AOTS (tpb, 208 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4409-9)
- Age of Heroes #1: "Doctor Voodoo: A Date with the Doctor" (with Chris Samnee, 2010)
- Deadpool #1000: "Appetite for Destruction" (with Jerome Opeña, 2010)
- 1 Month 2 Live #1, 5 (with Andrea Mutti and Jamie McKelvie, 2010) collected in 1 Month 2 Live (hc, 128 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4903-1; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4904-X)
- Uncanny X-Force (with Jerome Opeña, Esad Ribic, Rafael Albuquerque, 2010-...) collected as:
- The Apocalypse Solution (collects #1-4, hc, 120 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4854-X; tpb, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4855-8)
- Deathlok Nation (collects #5-7, hc, 112 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4856-6)
- The Dark Angel Saga vol.1 (collects #8-13, hc, 120 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4660-1)
- The Dark Angel Saga vol.2 (collects #14-18, hc, 120 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5887-1)
- Venom/Deadpool: What If?: "What If Venom Posessed Deadpool?" (with Shawn Moll, one-shot, 2011)
- Venom (with Tony Moore and Tom Fowler, 2011-...) collected as:
- Volume 1 (collects #1-5, hc, 120 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5811-1; tpb, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-5677-1)
- Secret Avengers #22-ongoing (with Gabriel Hardman, 2011-...)
Other publishers
Titles published by various American publishers include:
- Kieron Dwyer's LCD #0-3 (writer and artist, FogelComix, 1999-2002)
- More Fund Comics: "Black Heart Billy: Anti-Fashion" (with Kieron Dwyer, graphic novel, tpb, 144 pages, Sky Dog Press, 2003, ISBN 0-9721-8312-4)
- Tales of the TMNT: The Collected Books vol.4 (tpb, 144 pages, Mirage, 2007, ISBN 0-9787-0296-4) includes:
- Night Mary #1-5 (with Kieron Dwyer, IDW, 2005) collected as Night Mary (tpb, 120 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-9332-3927-1)
- Dynamite Entertainment:
- DC:
- The All-New Atom #21-25: "Inside Out" (with Pat Olliffe, 2008) collected in The All-New Atom: Small Wonder (tpb, 192 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1996-9)
- Booster Gold #13-14: "Stars in Your Eyes" (with Pat Olliffe, 2008-2009)
- The Corps! #0 (with Michael Penick, Devil's Due, 2008)
- The Last Days of American Crime #1-3 (with Greg Tocchini, Radical, 2009-2010) collected as TLDOAC vol.1 (tpb, 162 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-9354-1706-1)
Notes
- ^ There's Just Something About Sonja: Remender Talks "Vacant Shell", Comic Book Resources, January 26, 2007
- ^ ZOMBIE PORN: Remender has "XXXombies" in his "Crawl Space", Comic Book Resources, September 28, 2007
- ^ High Sea Adventure: Remender & Dwyer Exclusively Talk Images's "Sea of Red", Comic Book Resources, December 13, 2004
- ^ Dwyer & Remender Explore Your Nightmares In "Night Mary", Comic Book Resources, April 22, 2005
- ^ Remender & Canete On "The End League", Comic Book Resources, October 6, 2008
- ^ The Ultimate Gladiator: Remender talks "Gigantic", Comic Book Resources, June 9, 2008
- ^ Getting 'Gigantic' With Rick Remender, Newsarama, October 30, 2008
- ^ Remender's Fear Agent: Open Wound as Lead Character, Comics Bulletin, November 4, 2007
- ^ Rick Remender: Where Fear Meets Sorrow, Comics Bulletin, July 31, 2007
- ^ Rick Remender: The Secret Origin of Black Heart Billy, Newsarama, October 2, 2008
- ^ Remender Signs Exclusive, Marvel.com, April 5, 2009
- ^ Manning, Shaun (August 20, 2009). "Remender's "Last Days of American Crime"". Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22621. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (October 28, 2009). "You Will Be Brainwashed Into Compliance in "LAST DAYS"". Newsarama. http://www.newsarama.com/comics/091028-Last-Days-Of-American-Crime.html. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- ^ Richards, Dave (April 18, 2010). "C2E2: Remender Unleashes "New X-Force"". Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25821.
- ^ Manning, Shaun (September 9, 2010). "Marvel's Next Big Thing "Uncanny X-Force" Call". Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28242.
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