Len Wein (1948–2017)
Autore di Before Watchmen: Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair
Sull'Autore
Leonard Norman Wein was born in New York on June 12, 1948. He received an art degree from Farmingdale State College. He would become a prolific comic book writer. He and Marv Wolfman sold their first work to DC Comics in 1968. Wein wrote for Batman, the Flash, Superman, the Justice League of mostra altro America, and numerous other comics series. He and Bernie Wrightson created Swamp Thing, who first appeared in 1971. In 1975, Wein and David Cockrum created new characters for the relaunch of Marvel Comics' X-Men including Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Wolverine, who first appeared in an Incredible Hulk story Wein wrote. Wein was an editor for Marvel, DC and Disney Comics. In 1986, he was editor on the Watchmen series by Alan Moore. He had writing credits on numerous television shows, many of them based on characters he had helped create. He died on September 10, 2017 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Photo (cropped) by Alan Light 1982. SDCC.
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Opere di Len Wein
The Unauthorized X-Men: SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice, and Adamantium (Smart Pop series) (2006) — A cura di — 33 copie
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 184: The Defenders Volume 3 [The Defenders #17-21 + Giant-Size Defenders #2-4 + Marvel… (2012) 16 copie
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 205: The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 16 [#156-168 + Annual #10] (2014) 14 copie
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 226: The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 17 [#169-180 + Annual #11 + Nova #12 + Marvel Treasury… (2015) 14 copie
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 230: The Mighty Thor Volume 15 [#242-254 + Annual #5 + Marvel Spotlight #30] (2016) 12 copie
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 155: The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 13 [#121-131] (2011) — Autore — 12 copie
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 266: The Invincible Iron Man Volume 11 [#82-94 + Annual #3-4] (2018) 10 copie
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 259: Marvel Team-Up Volume 3 [#23-30 + Giant-Size Spider-Man #1-3] (2018) 10 copie
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 251: The Mighty Thor Volume 16 [#256-266 + Annual #6 + Marvel Preview #10] (2017) 9 copie
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 267: The Mighty Thor Volume 17 [#267-278 + Marvel Preview #10] (2018) 8 copie
Best of DC #3: Super Friends 5 copie
Batman: Nevermore 4 copie
Best of DC #9: Batman 4 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 256 3 copie
Journey into Mystery, Vol. 2 # 11 — A cura di — 3 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 246 3 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 242 3 copie
Strange Tales (1951-1968) #173 3 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 253 3 copie
Werewolf by Night [1972] #8 — Autore — 2 copie
Chamber of Darkness #6 2 copie
Fantastic Four [1961] #194 2 copie
Kull the Conqueror # 8 — Autore — 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 213 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 264 2 copie
The Phantom Stranger (1969) #16 2 copie
Werewolf by Night [1972] #6 — Autore — 2 copie
Detective Comics # 408 2 copie
The Phantom Stranger (1969) #15 2 copie
Chamber of Chills #22 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 271 2 copie
Batman Vol. 1 #327 2 copie
Batman Vol. 1 #326 2 copie
Strange Tales (1951-1968) #170 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 267 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 255 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 243 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 244 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 245 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 250 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 251 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 257 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 258 2 copie
Thor, Vol. 1, # 259 2 copie
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #188 2 copie
Adventure Comics # 486 2 copie
Batman Vol. 1 #323 2 copie
Batman Vol. 1 #319 2 copie
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #197 2 copie
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #216 2 copie
Mister Miracle (1989-1991) #13 2 copie
The Phantom Stranger (1969) #19 — Autore — 2 copie
Batman Vol. 1 #255 2 copie
Batman Vol. 1 #310 2 copie
Mister Miracle (1989-1991) #11 2 copie
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #182 1 copia
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #179 1 copia
The Bravados No. 1 1 copia
The Sundance Kid No. 3 1 copia
Star Trek: Sceptre of the Sun 1 copia
Star Trek #13: Dark Traveler 1 copia
Wild Western Action No. 1 1 copia
Batman Monthly #10 1 copia
Matter Of Principle 1 copia
Fantastic Four [1961] #193 1 copia
Star Trek: The Legacy of Lazarus 1 copia
Vampirella: Demons In The Fog! 1 copia
Batman Swamp Thing 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #220 1 copia
2099 Unlimited #10 1 copia
Gunfire #0 October 1994 1 copia
Gunfire #1 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #183 1 copia
Danger Trail 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #184 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #190 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #195 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #199 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #201 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #209 1 copia
Vampirella: Blood Wager 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #210 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #213 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #215 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #214 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #217 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #219 1 copia
Adventure Comics # 478 1 copia
Superman [1939] #336 1 copia
Batman: A Word to the Wise 1 copia
Batman Vol. 1 #315 1 copia
Thor Annual # 6 1 copia
Star*Reach #5 1 copia
A Thing Of Beauty! 1 copia
Gunfire #1 1 copia
Gunfire #2 1 copia
Gunfire #4 1 copia
Batman Vol. 1 #322 1 copia
Batman Vol. 1 #321 1 copia
Gunfire #3 1 copia
Batman Vol. 1 #318 1 copia
Batman Vol. 1 #317 1 copia
Batman Vol. 1 #313 1 copia
HUMAN TARGET #2 (OF 6) 1 copia
Batman Vol. 1 #307 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #185 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #187 1 copia
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #204 — Autore — 1 copia
Fantastic Four [1961] #187 — Autore — 1 copia
Giant-Size Creatures [1974] #1 — Autore — 1 copia
HUMAN TARGET #4 (OF 6) 1 copia
Marvel Tales [1964] #136 1 copia
Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman 30 1 copia
Batman # 309 (Ref1383455155) 1 copia
Wolverine Omnibus Vol. 1 1 copia
Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman 26 1 copia
Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman 27 1 copia
Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman 28 1 copia
Werewolf by Night [1972] #7 — Autore — 1 copia
Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman 29 1 copia
Die Spinne 006 (Condor Verlag) 1 copia
HUMAN TARGET #5 (OF 6) 1 copia
Die Spinne 009 (Condor Verlag) 1 copia
Die Spinne 019 (Condor Verlag) 1 copia
Die Spinne 024 (Condor Verlag) 1 copia
Die Spinne 027 (Condor Verlag) 1 copia
Spider-man 25 de vuurman 1 copia
DC Universe Legacies #1 1 copia
HUMAN TARGET #6 (OF 6) 1 copia
Werewolf by Night [1972] #5 — Autore — 1 copia
Aquaman Album No. 2 1 copia
Superman [1939] #370 1 copia
HUMAN TARGET #3 (OF 6) 1 copia
Detective Comics # 514 1 copia
The Phantom Stranger (1969) #22 1 copia
The Phantom Stranger (1969) #20 1 copia
Batman Pocketbook 10 1 copia
House of Mystery # 300 1 copia
Wonder Woman, Vol. 2 #9 1 copia
Superman [1939] #371 1 copia
DC Universe Legacies 08 1 copia
Journey into Mystery, Vol. 2 # 14 — A cura di — 1 copia
Journey into Mystery, Vol. 2 # 13 — A cura di — 1 copia
Journey into Mystery, Vol. 2 # 9 — A cura di — 1 copia
Chamber of Chills #24 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 270 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 269 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 268 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 266 1 copia
Star Trek #3 (De hinderlaag der kinderjaren x De nalatenschap van Lazarus) Gold Key Star Trek Comics 1 copia
Wonder Woman, Vol. 2 #10 1 copia
El increíble Hulk, vol. 3 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 263 1 copia
Mister Miracle (1989-1991) #10 1 copia
Superman [1939] #339 1 copia
Superman [1939] #340 1 copia
Superman [1939] #342 1 copia
Marvel Feature, Vol. 1 #11 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 265 1 copia
Mister Miracle (1989-1991) #12 1 copia
Fantastic Four [1961] #186 1 copia
Wonder Woman, Vol. 2 #13 1 copia
Point of View 1 copia
De Bijenkorf 1 copia
Batman álbum (3) 1 copia
Green Lantern [1960] #178 1 copia
Green Lantern [1960] #176 1 copia
HUMAN TARGET #1 (OF 6) 1 copia
Green Lantern [1960] #175 1 copia
The Defenders, Vol. 1, No. 18 1 copia
Detective Comics # 446 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 248 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 249 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 262 1 copia
Superman [1939] #337 1 copia
Justice League of America [1960] #108 — Autore — 1 copia
Justice League of America [1960] #107 — Autore — 1 copia
Iron Man Vol. 1 #82 1 copia
Os Defensores (1976) #5 1 copia
Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4 1 copia
Swamp Thing (2016-) #6 1 copia
Swamp Thing (2016-) #5 1 copia
Iron Man Vol. 1 #84 1 copia
Doctor Who Special 2012 1 copia
Brother Voodoo: End Of A Legend! 1 copia
Fantastic Four [1961] #185 1 copia
Marvel Premiere #56 (Dominic Fortune) — Autore — 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 261 1 copia
Thor, Vol. 1, # 260 1 copia
Blue Beetle #6 - Face-Off! 1 copia
Blue Beetle #8 - Henchman! 1 copia
Grüne Laterne Klassik 2 1 copia
Marvel Tales [1964] #216 1 copia
The Flash [1959] #215 1 copia
Ruimteschip Enterprise 1 copia
DC Comics Presents (1978-1986) #67 — Autore — 1 copia
Liga da Justiça Anual 1 copia
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Best of DC #11: Year's Best Comics Stories — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Best of DC #5: Year's Best Comics Stories — Collaboratore — 4 copie
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #9: Secret Origins of Super-Heroes — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Showcase 93 # 1 — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Adventure Comics #418, April 1972 — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, Vol. 2 Special #1 (Amethyst Special #1) (1986) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1948-06-12
- Data di morte
- 2017-09-10
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- New York City, New York, USA
- Attività lavorative
- comic book writer
editor - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1988)
Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame (2008)
Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic) in 1972, for Swamp Thing (Dramatic)
Comics Buyers Guide Award as Best Editor (1982)
Nominated for the Bram Stoker Award (1999) - Breve biografia
- Co-creator of the Swamp Thing with Bernie Wrightson.
Utenti
Discussioni
R. I. P. Len Wein in Comics (Settembre 2017)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 558
- Opere correlate
- 56
- Utenti
- 3,388
- Popolarità
- #7,527
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 76
- ISBN
- 217
- Lingue
- 10
- Preferito da
- 2
First, Book of Thoth - this is origin story of one of the Conan's greatest antagonists, wizard Toth-Amon of Stygia. We follow him from his early days of youth in a problematic family with abusing father and [for all means and purposes] no-mother. Only person he has any love towards is his sister. Living in extreme poverty and forced by his father to beg and rob passer-byes in the street he is more than willing to grab first opportunity to achieve fame and fortune even if it means killing his friend and then orchestrating complete mayhem in Stygia to dark monstrous creature from the aeons past - Set. During this process Toth-Amon will slowly lose all of his humanity and soon turn his back to all people he loved. But his eternal hunger for power will be even too much for him and it will take rather unlikely allies to save his skin.
Story-wise this was excellent story, with powers of light and darking fighting through their avatars on Earth, population that gets pushed toward darkness thanks to thoth-Amon's actions used to push Stygians more and more to the brink until finally they can do nothing else but turn towards the cosmic darkness for safety.
Art is .... lets say not my cup of tea. This type of art is something Mignola is very good at and he makes it look very easy but believe me drawing characters on a high abstract level using only geometrical shapes and shade is very very complex thing and here it just did not work for me. While covers and some wide-shots truly look awesome rest of story did not click with me.
On the other hand second story - Mask of Acheron - had very decent art but story was ..... man. I might be wrong but this one seems o be comic adaptation of last Conan movie. Last I remember i did enjoy that movie but this story seems to be missing some of the pages. I dont know if it was rushed or actually missing story parts but it just jumps from one point to another without any explanation whatsoever. Weird.....
So as a whole mixed bag. But for me even with these .... issues? .... it was an enjoyable ride, especially the Book of Toth.
If you are fan of Conan give this one a shot but it might be good for you to first check art on the Net to see if it will sit well with you. Because lets not forget, comics are primarily bought for visual art.… (altro)