Ann Nocenti
Ann Nocenti | |
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Born | January 17, 1957 |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Notable works | Longshot, Daredevil |
Awards | Inkpot Award (2018)[1] |
Ann "Annie" Nocenti (
Nocenti is noted for her outspoken political views, including but not limited to animal rights and alcoholism, which characterized her run on Daredevil.[3]
Early life
When Ann Nocenti was a child, her parents frowned upon comics, though there were some in her house, including Archie Comics, a Pogo anthology that Nocenti loved, and a Dick Tracy anthology whose grotesquely-rendered characters piqued Nocenti's curiosity, more so than the heroes.[4] Nocenti attended college at SUNY New Paltz,[5] during which she discovered the work of Robert Crumb.[4]
Career
Comics
After graduating from SUNY New Paltz,
She wrote an issue each of
Nocenti and artist
After collaborating with Adams on the
In addition to contributing occasional stories to such anthologies as Marvel Comics Presents and Marvel Fanfare, and writing a handful of Spider-Man fill-ins,[6] Nocenti also produced the graphic novel Someplace Strange in collaboration with artist John Bolton. She also wrote The Inhumans Graphic Novel in 1988, and the 1998 X-Men novel Prisoner X.
In Marvel Comics Presents #150 (1994), Nocenti introduced Jessie Drake, a teenaged mutant, who revealed in issue #151 that she was transgender, marking Marvel's first transgender mutant, and hero. After a 25-year absence, the character reappeared in Marvel's Voices: Pride #1, which Marvel published in June 2021 as part of Pride Month.[14][15]
For the
Nocenti was among the writers for Daredevil #500 published in August 2009.[16]
Nocenti wrote
Journalism and film
In the 1990s, Nocenti began to focus on
Nocenti's story "The Most Expensive Road Trip in the World" was collected in The Best American Travel Writing 2008, edited by Anthony Bourdain (Houghton Miifflin). She was an editor and writer for Stop Smiling, guest editing the "Gambling Issue". As editor of the screenwriting magazine Scenario,[24] Nocenti published the original versions of screenplays and interviewed directors and screenwriters.[citation needed]
Nocenti co-directed the
In 2009, Nocenti taught screenplay writing at the Ciné Institute in Haiti[24] and in 2012 wrote a series for HiLobrow about the country.[27]
Nocenti made a short documentary film with Wendy Johnson called Disarming Falcons in 2014 which premiered at DOCNYC.[28][29]
In 2016 she was one of the producers and writers on MAGIC CITY: The Art of the Street, for SC Exhibitions in
Cameos and homages
Nocenti appears on the photo cover of Spider-Woman #50, in costume as Tigra.[7][35]
Nocenti appears in The Avengers #215 (Jan. 1982) as a secretary at an advertising agency that Steve Rogers visits looking for work.
Nocenti, along with
Nocenti makes a cameo appearance in The Incredible Hulk #291 (January 1984). At the time Nocenti was assistant editor to Larry Hama on The Incredible Hulk and X-Men. She also appeared in a spoof comic strip in 1984's The Defenders #127.
Arthur Adams visually based the character Ricochet Rita in the Longshot limited series on Nocenti.[36]
In
Personal life
Nocenti lives in New York City.[5]
Bibliography
Marvel Comics
As editor
Assistant editor:
- On titles edited by Al Milgrom:
- The Defenders #104–122 (1982–1983)
- The Incredible Hulk #269–288 (1982–1983)
- Micronauts #39–51 (1982–1983)
- ROM #28–41 (1982–1983)[Note 1]
- Star Wars #58–61 (1982)[Note 2]
- Marvel Fanfare #3–14 (1982–1984)
- Doctor Strange vol. 2 #56–60, 62 (1982–1983)
- Fantastic Four #253–257 (1983)
- Marvel Two-in-One #98 (1983)
- The Thing#1 (1983)
- On titles edited by Carl Potts:
- Doctor Strange vol. 2 #61, 63 (1983–1984)
- The Defenders #123–130 (1983–1984)
- Fantastic Four #258 (1983)
- The Incredible Hulk #289–290 (1983)
- X-Men Classics #1–3 (1983–1984)
- Amazing High Adventure#1 (1984)
- On titles edited by Louise Jones:
- Uncanny X-Men #179–182 (1984)
- Marvel Fumetti Book#1 (1984)
- The New Mutants#16 (1984)
- Star Wars #84 (1984)
Series editor:
- The Thing#2–7 (1983–1984)
- The Incredible Hulk #291–294 (1984)
- Uncanny X-Men #183–232, Annual #8–11 (1984–1988)[Note 3]
- The New Mutants #17–66, Annual #1–4, Special Edition #1 (1984–1988)[Note 4]
- Star Wars #85–107 (1984–1986)[Note 5]
- Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1–6 (1984–1985)[Note 6]
- Starriors #1–4 (1984–1985)
- Nightcrawler#1–4 (1985–1986)
- Misty #1–6 (1985–1986)
- Heroes for Hope #1 (co-edited by Nocenti and Chris Claremont, 1985)
- X-Men/Alpha Flight #1–2 (co-edited by Nocenti and Dennis O'Neil, 1985–1986)
- ISBN 0-8713-5090-4)
- Firestar#1–4 (1986)
- Classic X-Men #1–23 (1986–1988)[Note 7]
- ISBN 0-8713-5171-4)
- Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1–4 (1987)
- Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #1 (1987)
- Comet Man #1–6 (1987)
- Fallen Angels #1–8 (1987)
- X-Men vs. the Avengers #1–4 (co-edited by Nocenti and Mark Gruenwald, 1987)
- Excalibur Special Edition #1, Excalibur #1 (1987–1988)
- Wolfpack#1 (1988)
Reprint editor:
- Doctor Strange Classics #1–4 (1984)
- ISBN 0-87135-277-X)
Consulting editor:
- ISBN 0-8713-5083-1)
As writer
- Bizarre Adventures #32: "The Streak" (with Greg LaRocque, anthology, 1982)
- Spider-Woman #47–50 (with Brian Postman, 1982–1983)
- The Defenders #127: "Dreams of Glory" (with Marie Severin, humorous two-page story for Assistant Editors' Month starring Nocenti herself, 1984)
- ISBN 0-7851-8534-8)
- Doctor Strange:
- Doctor Strange vol. 2 #64: "Art Rage" (with Tony Salmons, 1984)
- Nightmare #1–4: "A Killer of a Love Story" (with Joe Bennett, 1994–1995)
- Amazing High Adventure(anthology):
- "Gold" (with Tony Salmons, in #1, 1984)
- "My Heart Belongs to Betsy" (co-written by Nocenti and Eliot R. Brown, art by Gerry Talaoc, in #2, 1985)
- Star Wars #89: "I'll See You in the Throne Room!" (with Bret Blevins, 1984)
- Collected by ISBN 1-5958-2801-X)
- Collected by ISBN 0-7851-9346-4)
- Collected by
- X-Men:
- ISBN 0-7851-6273-9)
- Longshot:
- ISBN 0-7851-3091-8)
- Marvel Comics Presents #16: "Dreamwalk" (with Larry Dixon, anthology, 1989)
- ISBN 1-30294-629-3)
- X-Men Classic Omnibus (hc, 1,040 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-2058-8) include:
- (#44), co-features, 1988–1990)
- Marvel Fanfare #60: "The Mission" (with Dave Ross, anthology, 1992)
- Chiaroscuro" (with David Mazzucchelli, anthology, 1988)
- ISBN 0-7851-9525-4)
- ISBN 1-3029-2523-7)
- ISBN 0-7851-0194-2)
- ISBN 1-30295-168-8)
- Spider-Man:
- Web of Spider-Man:
- Annual #1: "Give Me a Hand, Future Max" (with Tony Salmons, 1985)
- Annual #2 (1986):
- "Wake Me Up I Gotta be Dreaming" (with Arthur Adams)
- "You're Lying, Peter Parker" (with Mike Mignola)
- Spider-Man: Life in the Mad Dog Ward (tpb, 144 pages, 2013. ISBN 0-7851-8503-8) collects:
- "Mad Dog Ward, Part One: What's the Matter with Mommy?" (with Cyndy Martin, in #33, 1987)
- "Mad Dog Ward, Part Two: Mad Dogs" (with Cyndy Martin, in The Amazing Spider-Man #295, 1987)
- "Mad Dog Ward, Part Three: I am... Spider!" (with Cyndy Martin, in The Spectacular Spider-Man #133, 1987)
- Spider-Man #29–31: "Return of the Mad Dog Ward" (with Chris Marrinan, 1992–1993)
- ISBN 0-7851-5468-X)
- ISBN 0-7851-8434-1)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #14 (co-written by Nocenti and D. Blaise from a plot by J. M. DeMatteis and Tom Lyle, art by Sal Buscema, 1994)
- Web of Spider-Man:
- Daredevil:
- John Romita, Jr.(#250–257, 259–263, 265–276, 278–282, Annual #5), Steve Ditko (#264), Mark Bagley (#283), Lee Weeks (#284–285, 287–288, 290–291), Greg Capullo(#286) and Kieron Dwyer (#289), 1986–1991) collected as:
- It Comes with the Claws (includes #236, 238–245, 247–251, tpb, 480 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-3029-4594-7)
- A Touch of Typhoid (collects #253–257 and 259–270, tpb, 463 pages, 2016, ISBN 0-7851-9688-9v
- Heart of Darkness (collects #271–282, tpb, 488 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0791-3)
- Last Rites (includes #283–291, tpb, 504 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-3029-2563-6)
- It Comes with the Claws (includes #236, 238–245, 247–251, tpb, 480 pages, 2022,
- Daredevil: Typhoid's Kiss (tpb, 416 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9326-X) collects:
- Marvel Comics Presents #109–116, 123–130, 150–151 (with Steve Lightle and Fred Harper (#151), anthology, 1992–1994)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #213–214 (with James W. Fry III, 1994)
- Typhoid #1–4 (with John Van Fleet, Marvel Edge, 1995–1996)
- Girl Comics #3: "Blindspot" (with Molly Crabapple, anthology, 2010)
- ISBN 1-3029-3238-1)
- ISBN 1-3029-0578-3)
- Daredevil: Black and White: "Game Room" (prose story with illustrations by David Aja, anthology one-shot, 2010)
- ISBN 1-30293-269-1)
- ISBN 1-3029-5005-3)
- ISBN 1-30292-611-X)
- Marvel Fanfare #30: "Real to Reel" (with Brent Anderson, anthology, 1987)
- Collected in Moon Knight Omnibus Volume 2 (hc, 960 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-302-93453-8)
- Collected in Moon Knight: Butcher's Moon (tpb, 464 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-302-94816-4)
- Collected in Moon Knight Omnibus Volume 2 (hc, 960 pages, 2022,
- ISBN 0-87135-435-7)
- ISBN 0-87135-439-X)
- Toxic Crusaders #7: "Girl Power" (with Marie Severin, 1992)
- Marvel Holiday Special 1993: "Harvey Teabiscuiet's Yule Log" (with Tom Grindberg, anthology one-shot, 1994)
- , 1996)
- ISBN 1-3029-1746-3)
- ISBN 1-3029-2137-1)
- Captain Marvel: Dark Tempest #1–5 (with Paolo Villanelli, 2023–2024)
DC Comics
- Vertigo:
- Kid Eternity vol. 3 #1–16 (with Sean Phillips, Sean Harrison Scoffield (#7) and Paul Peart (#15), 1993–1994)
- A short Kid Eternity story titled "He Who Falls" (art by Duncan Fegredo) was published in Vertigo Jam (anthology one-shot, 1993)
- Issues #1–9 and the short story from Vertigo Jam are collected as Kid Eternity Book One (tpb, 256 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-4012-6814-5)
- ISBN 1-4012-4393-2)
- Kid Eternity vol. 3 #1–16 (with Sean Phillips, Sean Harrison Scoffield (#7) and Paul Peart (#15), 1993–1994)
- Batman:
- ISBN 1-4012-1354-5)
- Batman/Poison Ivy: Cast Shadows (with John Van Fleet, one-shot, 2004)
- Batman and Catwoman: Trail of the Gun #1–2 (with Ethan Van Sciver, 2004)
- Catwoman vol. 3 (with Adriana Melo (#0), Rafa Sandoval, Aaron Lopresti (Annual) and Pat Olliffe, 2012–2014) collected as:
- ISBN 1-4012-4272-3)
- Includes the "Think it Through" short story (art by Emanuela Lupacchino) from Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine's Day Special (anthology, 2013)
- Gotham Underground (collects #19–24, 26 and Annual #1, tpb, 208 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4627-3)
- Includes Batman: The Dark Knight vol. 2 #23.4 (written by Nocenti, art by Georges Jeanty, 2013)
- Race of Thieves (collects #25, #27–34, tpb, 232 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-5063-7)
- ISBN 1-7795-0658-9)
- Green Arrow vol. 5 (with Harvey Tolibao, Steve Kurth (#10) and Freddie Williams II, 2012–2013) collected as:
- Triple Threat (collects #7–13, tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-3842-4)
- Harrow (includes #14–16, tpb, 144 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4405-X)
- Triple Threat (collects #7–13, tpb, 160 pages, 2013,
- Katana:
- Katana: Soultaker (tpb, 256 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4411-4) collects:
- (#9), 2013–2014)
- Dan Didio, art by ChrisCross, Fabrizio Fiorentino and Tom Derenick, 2013)
- ISBN 1-4012-5343-1)
- Katana: Soultaker (tpb, 256 pages, 2014,
- Klarion #1–6 (with Trevor McCarthy, Fabrizio Fiorentino (#4) and Szymon Kudranski(#4–6), 2014–2015)
Other publishers
- The Foot Soldiers (as editor; written by Jim Krueger, drawn by Phil Hester):
- Maximum Press, 1996)
- The Foot Soldiers vol. 2 #1–5 (with additional art by Steve Yeowell, Mike Parobeck, Michael Avon Oeming, Tony Salmons, Scott McDaniel, Ian Gibson and Steve Rude, Image, 1997–1998)
- Raw Periphery #1: "Jezebel's Virtue" (with James Romberger, an excerpt from the eponymous unreleased project intended for publication at Vertigo;[38][39] anthology, Slave Labor Graphics, 1997)
- Dark Horse:
- Strange Wink #3: "Old Man" (with John Bolton, anthology, 1998)
- Berger Books, 2018)
- Following lengthy delays after issue #2, the series was postponed indefinitely.[40]
- The story was eventually completed and released in its entirety as The Seeds (tpb, 128 pages, 2021, ISBN 1-5067-0588-X)
- ISBN 1-5067-1495-1)
- IDW Publishing:
- ISBN 1-6314-0329-X)
- True Blood vol. 2 (co-written by Nocenti and Michael McMillian, art by Michael Gaydos, Greg Scott (#6) and Beni Lobel (#7–9), 2012–2013) collected as:
- Where Were You? (includes #1–4, hc, 120 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-61377-424-9)
- Shake for Me (includes #6–9, hc, 128 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-61377-630-6)
- Where Were You? (includes #1–4, hc, 120 pages, 2013,
- ISBN 1-9398-8865-4)
- ISBN 0-9980-4423-7)
- ISBN 1-9422-7586-2)
Notes
- ^ Nocenti is listed as "editor" in the story credits of issues #33–41.
- ^ Louise Jones is listed as "editor" in the story credits of issue #58.
- ^ Issue #232 is co-edited by Nocenti and Bob Harras.
- ^ Annual #4 and issue #66 are co-edited by Nocenti and Bob Harras.
- ^ Louise Jones is listed as "editor" in the story credits of issue #89.
- ^ Issue #1 is co-edited by Nocenti and Louise Jones.
- ^ Issue #23 is co-edited by Nocenti and Bob Harras.
References
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
- ^ Mithra, Kuljit (October 1998). "Interview with Ann Nocenti". ManWithoutFear.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Keller, Katherine (November 2, 2007). "Writer, Creator, Journalist, and Uppity Woman: Ann Nocenti". Sequential Tart.
- ^ a b c Vandam, Malone (March 5, 2007). "Annie Nocenti on the World's Most Dangerous Hunting Expedition". New Paltz Journal. Archived from the original on June 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Ann Nocenti at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ a b c Johnson, Dan (August 2006). "Marvel's Dark Angel: Back Issue Gets Caught in Spider-Woman's Web". Back Issue!. No. 17. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 57–63.
- ^ "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated February 1984.
- ^ Ann Nocenti (editor) at the Grand Comics Database
- ISBN 978-0756641238.)
Ann Nocenti wanted to introduce a character who was a clean slate. One with no history, no past, and no prejudices. A man without a memory. With Arthur Adams and Whilce Portacio providing the art, Nocenti wrote the six-issue limited series Longshot.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Ringgenberg, Steve (August 1985). Marvel Age #29. p. 13–15.
- ^ DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 237: "Mary was first introduced in Daredevil #254 by Ann Nocenti and artist John Romita Jr."
- ^ DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 242
- ^ King, Samantha (June 25, 2021). "Marvel's First Confirmed Transgender Character Returns After 25 Years". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "MARVEL'S VOICES: PRIDE #1". Comic Book Roundup. June 2021. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Richards, Dave (June 22, 2009). "WWPhilly: Simons on Daredevil's New Direction". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013.
- ^ Doran, Michael (October 13, 2011). "NYCC 2011: Ann Nocenti To Take over Green Arrow in 2012". Newsarama. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013.
- ^ Campbell, Josie (October 13, 2011). "NYCC: Ann Nocenti Returns To Comics With Green Arrow". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012.
- ISBN 978-1465424563.)
Catwoman received a new origin in this flashback issue by writer Ann Nocenti and artist Adriana Melo.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Campbell, Josie (July 6, 2012). "Ann Nocenti Takes Over Catwoman with #0 Issue". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ Manning "2010s" in Dougall, p. 336: Katana #1 "This issue was written by Ann Nocenti and drawn by Alex Sanchez."
- ^ Campbell, Josie (November 15, 2012). "Ann Nocenti Hangs Up Green Arrow, Unsheathes Katana". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ a b Johnston, Rich (November 14, 2011). "Ann Nocenti On Occupy Wall Street". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012.
Nocenti spent her downtime from the industry over the past decade working in decidedly more political realms, including doing work for MoveOn.org and for The Nation.
- ^ a b c "Ciné Institute: Our Teacher — Annie Nocenti". Ciné Institute. n.d. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
Annie Nocenti is a filmmaker and screenwriter. She was the Editor of Scenario, the magazine of screenwriting art. She has most recently shot two documentaries in Pakistan, The Baluch about the Baluch insurgency and Disarming Falcons about the ancient art of falconry.
- ^ Nocenti, Annie (December 8, 2006). "Letter from Baluchistan: A Call to Resistance: The Khan of Kalat Gathers the Tribes". The Brooklyn Rail. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ "Creep". Glass Eye Pix. December 15, 2008. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013.
- ^ Nealon, Tom (January 17, 2012). "Annie Nocenti". Hilobrow.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013.
- ^ "SHORTS: MAN & BEAST". DOCNYC. IFC Center LLC. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Productions, Diva (2019-12-21). "Disarming Falcons". Vimeo. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Artists & Team". MAGIC CITY – The Art of the Street. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Marvel – Universe of Super Heroes". Marvel. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ Narcisse, Evan (2018-07-31). "One of Comics' Coolest Creators Returns Because 'It's So Hard to Do a Perfect Comic'". io9. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Fresh Series from Ann Nocenti and David Aja Blooms at Berger Books". Dark Horse Comics. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Exclusive: Ann Nocenti & Flavia Biondi Transport Readers to Ruby Falls". pastemagazine.com. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- CBR.com. Archivedfrom the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ISBN 978-1893905542.
The character, Rita...was based visually on the story's writer, Ann Nocenti.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (August 18, 2005). "Comics Should Be Good". Comics Should Be Good. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
Centino is an anagram of...you guessed it, Longshot's OTHER creator, Ann Nocenti.
- ^ Robinson, Walter. "david lives: a studio visit with james romberger". ArtNet.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2000.
- ^ Coyle, Dan. "INTERVIEW: ANN NOCENTI". PopImage. Archived from the original on December 25, 2001.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (March 19, 2019). "Orders for Ann Nocenti and David Aja's The Seeds #3 Cancelled, Will Return". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019.
External links
- Ann Nocenti at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Ann Nocenti at the Grand Comics Database
- Ann Nocenti at IMDb