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Fred Van Lente (born February 14, 1972 in Tacoma, WA) is an American writer, primarily of comic books and graphic novels.

Career



Van Lente is the co-founder, along with artist Ryan Dunlavey, of Evil Twin Comics, which produces his and Dunlavey’s non-fiction comic books, the first and most famous of which is Action Philosophers.

Recent work includes becoming the ongoing co-author of Incredible Hercules with Greg Pak, as well as writing Marvel Zombies 3 and Marvel Zombies 4. with Kev Walker and X-Men Noir with Dennis Calero. Upcoming work includes two one-shots as part of Marvel Zombies Return. He also wrote the first issue of Deadpool Team-Up (number #899 as it was counting backwards from the #900 special).

Van Lente created a new Power Man, Victor Alvarez, who first appeared in the Shadowland: Power Man mini-series, then in a new Power Man and Iron Fist series, also by Van Lente.

Van Lente has been called "one of the most idiosyncratic and insightful new voices in comics."

Bibliography



  • "Tranquility in The Big Date" (with Steve Ellis, in Negative Burn #40, Caliber Comics, 1996)
  • The Silencers: Black Kiss (with Steve Ellis, 2-issue mini-series, Moonstone Books, 2003, tpb, 2005, ISBN 978-1-933076-01-0)
  • Action Philosophers (with Ryan Dunlavey, Evil Twin Comics, April 2005 â€" July 2007) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (2006, ISBN 978-0-9778329-0-3)
    • Volume 2 (2006, ISBN 978-0-9778329-1-0)
    • Volume 3 (2007, ISBN 978-0-9778329-2-7)
  • Scorpion: Poison Tomorrow (with Leonard Kirk, in Amazing Fantasy #7â€"12, Marvel Comics, Juneâ€"November 2005, tpb, 2005, ISBN 978-0-7851-1712-4)
  • Cowboys & Aliens (with co-author Andrew Foley and art by Luciano Lima, graphic novel, Platinum Studios, 2006, ISBN#978-1582407241)
  • Watchdogs (with Brian Churilla, Platinum Studios, 2007, ISBN 978-1-934220-05-4)
  • The Weapon (with Scott Koblish, 4-issue mini-series, Platinum Studios, Juneâ€"September 2007)
  • Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #21â€"24, 33â€"36 (with Cory Hamscher, Marvel Comics, 2007, 2008) collected as:
    • Volume 6: The Black Costume (collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #21â€"24, 2007, ISBN 978-1-934220-05-4)
    • Volume 9: Fiercest Foes (collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #33-36, May 2008)
  • Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 6: Monsters & Mysteries (with Clay Mann, Marvel Comics, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7851-2380-4)
  • Marvel Adventures Iron Man Volume 1: Heart of Steel (with James Cordeiro, Marvel Comics, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7851-2644-7)
  • The Incredible Hercules #112â€"141 (with co-author Greg Pak and art by Khoi Pham, Rafa Sandoval, and others, Marvel Comics, 2008â€"2010) collected as:
    • Against The World (collects Incredible Hulk #112 and Incredible Hercules #113â€"115 and "Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide", 136 pages, hardcover, July 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3312-7, softcover, October 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2533-7)
    • Secret Invasion (collects Incredible Hercules #116â€"120, hardcover, November 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3333-X, softcover, March 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2829-8)
    • Love and War (collects Incredible Hercules #121â€"125, 128 pages, hardcover, March 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3334-8, softcover, June 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3246-5)
    • Dark Reign (collects Incredible Hercules #126â€"131, 160 pages, hardcover, October 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3830-7)
  • Hercules: Fall of an Avenger #1â€"2 (with co-author Greg Pak and art by Ariel Olivetti, Marvel Comics, Marchâ€"April 2010)
  • Marvel Zombies 3 (with Kev Walker, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, December 2008 - March 2009, TPB, 104 pages, hardcover, May 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3635-5, softcover, December 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3526-X)
  • X-Men Noir (with Dennis Calero, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, Februaryâ€"May 2009)
  • Marvel Zombies 4 (with Kev Walker, 4-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, June 2009 - ongoing, hardcover, November 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3917-6)
  • Marvel Zombies Return (Marvel Comics):
  • Marvel Zombies Return: Spider-Man (with artist Nick Dragotta, one-shot, 2009)
  • Marvel Zombies Return: Avengers (with artist Wellington Alves, one-shot, 2009)
  • Silent But Deadly( with Dalibor Talajic, in Deadpool #900, Marvel Comics, December 2009)
  • Deadpool Team-Up #899 (with Dalibor Talajic, ongoing series, Marvel Comics, January 2010)
  • Heroic Age: Prince of Power #1-4 (with Greg Pak, and art by Reilly Brown, Marvel Comics Julyâ€"October 2010)
  • Odd Is On Our Side (with Dean Koontz, and art by Queenie Chan, Del Rey Books, October 2010)
  • Shadowland: Power Man (with Mahmud Asrar, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, October 2010 - January 2011)
  • Power Man and Iron Fist (with Wellinton Alves, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, Aprilâ€"July 2011)
  • "The Chosen" (with Alessandro Vitti, in Fear Itself: The Home Front #5-7, Marvel Comics, Octoberâ€"December 2011)
  • Archer & Armstrong #1-ongoing, Valiant Comics, May 2012-Ongoing

Awards



Van Lente's industry awards include Action Philosophers receiving a Xeric Grant in 2004; it was also nominated for an Ignatz Award in 2005 and 2006. The American Library Association named Action Philosophers a "Great Graphic Novel for Teens" in 2007. His "super crime" series The Silencers was named "Best Independent Super Hero Comic" by Broken Frontier in 2003.

Notes



References



  • Fred Van Lente at the Grand Comics Database

External links



  • Official website
  • Fred Van Lente at the Comic Book DB
  • The Weapon for free at Drunk Duck
  • Watchdogs for free at Drunk Duck

Interviews

  • Career-spanning interview at The Comic Book Gazatte
  • Interview with Fred and Ryan Dunlavey at comiXology
  • The Outhouse Interview: Fred Van Lente, The Outhouse, December 21, 2009
  • First Class Comic Review #1 â€" July 2010 (firstclasscomicreview.moonfruit.com)


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