Cullen Bunn

Cullen Bunn
Area(s) Writer
Notable works
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
The Damned
The Sixth Gun
Spouse(s) Cindy Bunn
Children Jackson Bunn

Cullen Bunn is an American writer of comic books and short stories, as well as a novelist, known for his work on comic books such as Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe for Marvel Comics, and The Damned and The Sixth Gun for Oni Press. His novel work includes the middle reader horror series Crooked Hills and his short story work includes the anthology collection Creeping Stones & Other Stories.

Early life

Cullen Bunn grew up in rural North Carolina.[1]

Career

Bunn's noir/horror comic, and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt, The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The sequel, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008.

In 2010 Oni Press premiered Bunn's series, The Sixth Gun, which continues to the present day.

In 2011, Oni Press published Bunn's original hardcover graphic novel, The Tooth. That same year, Earwig Press/Evileye Books published Bunn's middle reader horror prose series Crooked Hills. He also was one of the writers in Marvel Comics' crossover storyline that year, "Fear Itself". He wrote the tie-in book Fear Itself: The Black Widow, which received mostly positive reviews,[2][3][4][5] and later wrote two issues of The Fearless, a spinoff published after the conclusion of "Fear Itself" that also received positive reviews.[6] In November of that year, Lion Forge Comics published Bunn's digital comic, Night Trap.[7]

In 2013 Bunn wrote Deadpool Kills Deadpool for Marvel, which received positive reviews.[8][9]

Awards and nominations

In 2011 Bunn was nominated for a Ghastly Awards, and won Broken Frontier's Best Writer Independent Award. In 2012 he was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award and an Eisner Award.

Personal life

Bunn lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson.[1]

Bibliography

Oni Press

Marvel

DC

Dynamite Entertainment

IDW Publishing

Other publishers

References

  1. 1 2 "Cullen Bunn". Oni Press. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. "Fear Itself: Black Widow". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. Thompson, Kelly (July 2, 2011). "Review of Fear Itself: The Black Widow #1". Comic Book Resources.
  4. Tate, Ray (July 1, 2011). "Fear Itself: Black Widow #1". Comics Bulletin.
  5. Schedeen, Jesse (June 29, 2011). "Fear Itself: Black Widow #1 Review". IGN.
  6. "Fear Itself: The Fearless". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  7. Armitage, Hugh (November 1, 2013). "Cullen Bunn tackles 'Night Trap' for Lion Forge Comics". Digital Spy.
  8. "Deadpool Kills Deadpool". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  9. Eddieman, Robert (November 4, 2013). "Review – Deadpool Kills Deadpool". PanelsOnPages.com
Preceded by
Jason Aaron
Wolverine writer
2012
Succeeded by
Ivan Brandon
Preceded by
Jeph Loeb
Wolverine writer
2012
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Paul Cornell
Preceded by
Brian Wood
Moon Knight writer
2015
Succeeded by
Jeff Lemire
Preceded by
Jeff Parker
Aquaman writer
2015-2016
Succeeded by
Dan Abnett
Preceded by
Brian Michael Bendis
The Uncanny X-Men writer
2015-present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

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