Ben Raab

Ben Raab
Ben Raab
Born	Benjamin Raab; October 13, 1970 (age 53); New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Editor

Benjamin Raab (born October 13, 1970, in

editor

.

Early life

Raab is a native of

Lawrence High School. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Composition.^[1]

Career

Raab made his

X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine, X-Force and Generation X. During that time, Raab also joined New York University's Stan-hattan Project. Administered by his editorial colleague James Felder, the project sought out and trained potential comic book writers.^[2]

Written work by Raab includes stints on

Wildstorm imprint.^[6] Later work includes the four-issue series Living in Infamy for Ludovico Technique, co-written with Deric A. Hughes,^[7] and the 96-page graphic novel The Phantom: Legacy, a retelling of the character's origin. In 2009, Raab served as the editor for The Phantom: Ghost Who Walks series by Moonstone Books. In 2012, Raab and artist Pat Quinn began self-publishing their 8-issue^[8] series Cryptopia,^[9]^[10] previously released as a one-shot via Image.^[11]

Raab and his writing partner Deric A. Hughes were staff writers on Warehouse 13 writing their first episode "Duped" which aired August 25, 2009. They penned seven episodes over the 5 season run and eventually became the producers on the final season. In 2015, Raab and Hughes joined Beauty & the Beast as supervising producers penning four episodes of the show. Following the series conclusion, they contributed to the 2016–2017 season of The Flash writing the episode "King Shark", before joining Season 3 as co-executive producers and writers. The duo subsequently joined the writing team of the third season of Scream and acted as writers and producers for the final season of Arrow.

Bibliography

Marvel Comics

As editor

Assistant editor:

X-Men
vol. 2 #31–56 (1994–1996)

Uncanny X-Men #311–336 (1994–1996)

Wolverine vol. 2 #80–105 (1994–1996)

X-Force #33–58 (1994–1996)

Generation X #1–19 (1994–1996)

Weapon X #1–4 (1995)

The All-New Exiles vs. X-Men (one-shot, Ultraverse
, 1995)

The All-New Exiles
#3 (as "X-Pert", Ultraverse, 1995)

Reprint editor:

X-Men Archives
#1–4 (1995)

ISBN 0-7851-0157-8
)

As writer

The Avengers:
"A Bigger Man Than I..." (with
ISBN 1-3029-2649-7
)

"The Door: Synchronicity" (with
ISBN 1-3029-3233-0
)

"The Crossing" (script by Raab from a plot by Raab and
ISBN 0-7851-6203-8
)

"First Sign" (script by Raab from a plot by Raab and Terry Kavanagh, art by Mike Deodato, Jr., in #398–399, 1996) collected in The Avengers/Iron Man: First Sign (tpb, 344 pages, 2013,
ISBN 0-7851-8496-1
)

X-Men: Time Gliders #1–4 (with Mike Gustovich (#1), David Boller (#2), John Hebert (#3) and Roman Morales (#4), 1995)
Series of promotional giveaway minicomics included with
kids' meals at Hardee's
fast-food restaurants.

ISBN 0-7851-9269-7
)

The All-New Exiles
(Ultraverse):
"Out of the Frying Pan..." (dialogue assist; written by Terry Kavanagh, art by M. C. Wyman and Ken Lashley, in #1, 1995)

"Fresh Blood" (script by Raab from a plot by Terry Kavanagh, art by M. C. Wyman and Ken Lashley, in #2, 1995)

"Sixx of One..." (with M. C. Wyman, co-feature in #5, 1996)

Daredevil:
"Smoky Mirrors" (with
ISBN 1-3029-1879-6
)

"Weight of the World" (plot assist; written by
ISBN 0-7851-9297-2
)

Marvel 2099:
X-Nation 2099:
"Vertigo" (co-written by Raab and Tom Peyer, art by Humberto Ramos, Roberto Flores and Mike S. Miller, in #3, 1996)

"X-Nation's Final Hour" (script by Raab from a plot by Raab and Terry Kavanagh, art by Eric Battle, in #4–6, 1996)

Fantastic Four 2099 #6–8 (script by Raab from a plot by Raab and Terry Kavanagh, art by Pasqual Ferry, 1996)

Spider-Man 2099 #45–46 (script by Raab from a plot by Raab and Terry Kavanagh, art by Mike McKone, 1996)

2099: World of Tomorrow #1–8 (co-written by Raab and Joe Kelly, art by Pasqual Ferry, Jason Armstrong, David Brewer, Karl Moline
(#3–4) and Yancey Labat (#4), 1996–1997)

ISBN 1-3029-1983-0
)

What If...? vol. 2 (anthology):
"Arachnamorphosis" (with Ariel Olivetti, in #88, 1996)

"The Fantastic Farce" (with Mike S. Miller, in #89, 1996)

"The Traitor" (with Ariel Olivetti, in #-1, 1997)

Black Knight: Exodus: "The Bond" (with Jim Cheung
, one-shot, 1996)
Collected in Avengers/X-Men: Bloodties (hc, 216 pages, 2012,
ISBN 0-7851-6127-9
)

Collected in X-Men: The Rise of Apocalypse (tpb, 400 pages, 2016,
ISBN 1-3029-0069-2
)

ISBN 1-3029-1619-X
)

ISBN 1-3029-1226-7
)

Excalibur:
The Battle for Britain (tpb, 504 pages, 2022,
ISBN 1-3029-3446-5
) includes:
"Portrait of the Artist" (with Randy Green, Rob Haynes, Casey Jones and Aaron Lopresti, in #106, 1997)

"The Battle for Britain" (with Salvador Larroca, in #107–110, 1997)

"A True and Terrible Sacrifice" (with Rob Haynes and Casey Jones, in #-1, 1997)

"Broken Vows" (with Robert Stotz (#111) and Pete Woods, in #111–114, 1997)

"Missionaries" (with Mel Rubi, in #115, 1997)

Colossus: "A Most Dangerous Game" (with Bryan Hitch
, one-shot, 1997)

New Mutants: Truth or Death #1–3 (with Bernard Chang, 1997–1998)

"Sins of the Past" (with Mel Rubi, in #116–117, 1998)

"Preludes and Nightmares" (with Mel Rubi and Jim Calafiore (#119), in #118–120, 1998)

"The Search" (with Trevor Scott and Dale Eaglesham (#122), in #121–123, 1998)

"Tying the Knot" (with Dale Eaglesham, in #124–125, 1998)

Psylocke and Archangel: Crimson Dawn
#1–4 (with Salvador Larroca, 1997)

X-Men: The Trial of Gambit (tpb, 400 pages, 2016,
ISBN 1-3029-0070-6
) includes:
X-Men vol. 2 #62–64: "Games of Deceit and Death" (script by Raab from a plot by Scott Lobdell, art by Carlos Pacheco
, 1997)

Uncanny X-Men #345: "Moving On" (script by Raab from a plot by Scott Lobdell, art by Joe Madureira and Mel Rubi, 1997)

Star Trek: Voyager #6–8: "Relicquest" (with Jesus Redondo, 1997)

X-Men Unlimited (anthology):
"Primal" (with Mel Rubi, in #16, 1997)

"Unforgiven" (with Jim Calafiore, in #19, 1998)

"Lessons" (with
ISBN 1-3029-1376-X
)

Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu" (with Brian Hagen
, anthology, 1997–1998)

ISBN 0-7851-0599-9
)

Wolverine #½: "Resolutions" (with Joe Phillips, Wizard, 1997)

X-Men/Alpha Flight vol. 2 #1–2 (with John Cassaday
, 1998)
Collected in X-Men/Alpha Flight (hc, 280 pages, 2011,
ISBN 1-3029-0025-0
)

Collected in Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus (hc, 1,248 pages, 2017,
ISBN 1-3029-0405-1
)

ISBN 1-8465-3419-4
)

ISBN 1-3029-1325-5
)

ISBN 0-7851-2264-8
)

X-Men: The Hellfire Club #1–4 (with Charlie Adlard, 2000)

Excalibur vol. 2 #1–4 (with Pablo Raimondi, 2001)

DC Comics

Green Lantern:
Green Lantern 80-Page Giant #1: "Shepherd" (with Josh Hood, anthology, 1998)

DC First: Green Lantern/Green Lantern (with Jamal Igle and Pete Woods, one-shot, 2002)

Green Lantern Secret Files & Origins
#3: "Hard-Loving Heroes" (with Jamal Igle, co-feature, 2002)

Green Lantern vol. 3 #165–175 (with Rick Burchett, Chris McLoughlin (#170), Jim Fern, Jamal Igle (#174) and Andy Smith (#175), 2003–2004)

Batman 80-Page Giant #2: "The Lucky Break" (with Sal Buscema, anthology, 1999)

ISBN 1-4012-3693-6
) includes:
Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant #2: "Passenger 15B" (co-written by Raab and Geoff Johns, art by Justiniano, anthology, 2000)

Beast Boy #1–4 (co-written by Raab and Geoff Johns, art by Justiniano, 2000)

The Titans (co-written by Raab and Geoff Johns):
The Titans Annual: "The Way of the Warrior" (with Justiniano) and "Immortal Justice: The Legacy of Bushido" (with Rick Mays, 2000)

The Titans Secret Files & Origins #2 (co-features, 2000):
"Super Friends" (with Drew Johnson)

"Shifting Gears" (with Georges Jeanty)

"Who is Tara Markov?" (with Derec Aucoin)

ISBN 1-56389-748-2
) includes:
Sins of Youth: Aquaboy and Lagoon Man: "Turning Back the Tides of Time" (with Sunny Lee, one-shot, 2000)

Sins of Youth: Secret Files & Origins: "Crisis on Infantile Earths" (co-written by Raab and Geoff Johns, art by Carlo Barberi, co-feature, 2000)

Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000: "Teenage Super-Hero Dating Secrets" (with Adam Hughes
, co-feature, 2000)

Legend of the Hawkman #1–3 (with Michael Lark, 2000)

Wonder Woman vol. 2 #162–163: "God Complex" (with Derec Aucoin, 2000)

JLA: Shogun of Steel (with Justiniano, one-shot, Elseworlds, 2002)

Action Comics #791: "The Invitation" (with Derec Aucoin, 2002)

ISBN 1-56389-878-0
)

Green Arrow vol. 3 #23–25: "Black Circle: Urban Knights, Parts One, Three, Five" (with Charlie Adlard, 2003)

The Human Race #1–7: "Awakening" (with Justiniano, 2005)

Wildstorm

Evo and Bliss" (with Bryan Hitch (#1), Scott Williams (#2), Eric Canete (#3), Michael O'Hare (#4) and Richard Friend
(#6), anthology, 2000–2001)

Gen¹³:
Gen¹³ vol. 2 #57–59 (with Ed Benes, 2000–2001)

Gen¹³ Annual '00: "Devil's Night, Part One" (with Kaare Andrews, 2000)

Gen¹³: Medicine Song (with Brent Anderson, one-shot, 2001)

Wildstorm Annual '00: "Devil's Night, Part Four" (with Jeff Moy
, 2000)

Jezebelle #1–6: "A Small Corner of Hell" (with Steve Ellis, 2001)

Star Trek Special: "When the Stars Come A-Calling" (with John Lucas, anthology one-shot, 2001)

Other publishers

Egmont
):
"Simsons bojor" ("The Temple") (with Joan Boix, in vol. 50 #16, 1999)

"Domedagssekten" ("The Doomsday Sect") (with César Spadari, in vol. 50 #20, 1999)

"Ödets spjut" ("The Spear of Destiny") (with Joan Boix, in vol. 51 #5, 10, 23 and 26, 2000)

"I maffians våld" ("Revenge of the Mafia") (with Romano Felmang, in vol. 52 #16, 2001)

"Hjälten" ("The Hero") (with Dan Davis, in vol. 52 #17, 2001)

"Den osynlige Fantomen" ("The Invisible Phantom") (with Paul Ryan, in vol. 52 #25, 2001)

"Det första uppdraget" ("The First Assignment") (with Roy Mann, in vol. 54 #4, 2003)

"Trollkarlens lärling" ("The Apprentice") (with Heiner Bade, in vol. 54 #20, 2003)

Cryptopia (with Pat Quinn):
Image Introduces... Cryptopia (one-shot, Image, 2002)

Issues #2–3 (2012) were self-published digitally under the Wondermasons label.

Issues #4–5 (2020–2021) were self-published digitally via
Comixology
under the Wondermasons label.

The Phantom (Moonstone Books):
The Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks (tpb, 172 pages, 2003,
ISBN 1-9330-7609-7
) includes:
The Phantom: The Ghost Killer (with
ISBN 0-9710-1296-2
)

The Phantom: The Singh Web (with Fernando Blanco, graphic novel, 48 pages, 2002,
ISBN 0-9710-1297-0
)

The Phantom: The Hunt (with
ISBN 0-9721-6684-X
)

The Phantom vol. 5 (anthology):
The Phantom: Death in the Deep Woods (tpb, 120 pages, 2005,
ISBN 1-9330-7606-2
) collects:
"Stones of Blood" (with Pat Quinn, in #1–2, 2003–2004)

"Curse of the Phantom" (with Nick Derington, in #3–4, 2004)

"The Aviatrix" (with Pat Quinn, in #7–8, 2005)

"Nanamaru" (with Rick Burchett, in #11, 2006)

The Phantom: Legacy and the Law (tpb, 176 pages, 2009,
ISBN 1-9330-7661-5
) collects:
The Phantom: Legacy (with Pat Quinn, graphic novel, 96 pages, 2006,
ISBN 1-9330-7611-9
)

The Phantom: Law of the Jungle (as editor; written by
ISBN 1-9330-7612-7
)

The Phantom: Generations #1 (with Pat Quinn, anthology, 2009) collected in The Phantom: Generations (tpb, 376 pages, 2010,
ISBN 1-9330-7683-6
)

The Phantom: Ghost Who Walks #5–12 (as editor; written by Mike Bullock, drawn by Silvestre Szilagyi and Bob Pedroza (#7), 2009–2010)

Comiculture #1–2: "The Lost Tribe" (with Allen Gladfelter, anthology, Mad Science Media, 2002–2003)

Harris
, 2002)

Moonstone Monsters: Sea Creatures: "Croaked" (with Chris Burnham, anthology one-shot, Moonstone Books, 2003)

Vampi: Vicious Rampage #1–2 (with Kevin Lau, Anarchy Studios, 2005)

Living in Infamy #1–4 (co-written by Raab and Deric A. Hughes, art by Greg Kirkpatrick, Ludovico Technique, 2005–2006)

ISBN 1-9344-1314-3
)

ISBN 0-9818-6941-6
)

ISBN 1-6069-0272-5
)

Heavy Metal Media
, 2016)
ISBN 1-6314-0939-5
)

References

^ Shedden, Bryan (October 1, 2003). "Ben Raab". The Deep Woods. Archived from the original on April 29, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

^ "James Felder". NYU Tisch. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

^ Yarbrough, Beau (October 18, 2002). "GREEN ARROW/LANTERN SHUFFLE: DC EXCLUSIVE WINICK TO WRITE 'GREEN ARROW,' RAAB ON 'GREEN LANTERN'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 27, 2002.

^ Weiland, Jonah (December 17, 2004). "BEING HUMAN: RAAB TALKS DC COMICS' "THE HUMAN RACE"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 21, 2005.

^ Yarbrough, Beau (January 28, 2002). "THE SEVEN SUPER-SAMURAI: BEN RAAB ON 'JLA: SHOGUN OF STEEL'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 1, 2002.

^ Contino, Jennifer. "The Legend of Hawkman". Sequential Tart. Archived from the original on February 17, 2001.

^ Weiland, Jonah (December 16, 2004). "SMALL TOWN VILLAINS: BEN RAAB TALKS "LIVING IN INFAMY"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on December 24, 2004.

Blogspot. Archived
from the original on January 12, 2021.

^ Dilworth, Joseph (September 30, 2012). "Benjamin Raab & Pat Quinn's Cryptopia Is An Amazing Adventure". Pop Culture Zoo. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013.

^ Arrant, Chris (June 27, 2018). "Comics Professor By Day, Comics Creator By Night: PATRICK QUINN". Newsarama. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018.

^ Cryptopia Home

External links

Official website

Ben Raab at
IMDb

Ben Raab at the Grand Comics Database

Ben Raab at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

Preceded by
Tom DeFalco
Journey into Mystery writer
1997–1998 Succeeded by
Scott Lobdell

Preceded by
Warren Ellis
Excalibur writer
1997–1998, 2001 Succeeded by
Chris Claremont

Preceded by
Judd Winick
Green Lantern writer
2003–2004 Succeeded by
Ron Marz

Authority control databases
International

ISNI

VIAF

National

Spain

Catalonia

United States

Czech Republic

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ben_Raab&oldid=1216814214"

[1] Shedden, Bryan (October 1, 2003). "Ben Raab". The Deep Woods. Archived from the original on April 29, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[2] "James Felder". NYU Tisch. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[3] Yarbrough, Beau (October 18, 2002). "GREEN ARROW/LANTERN SHUFFLE: DC EXCLUSIVE WINICK TO WRITE 'GREEN ARROW,' RAAB ON 'GREEN LANTERN'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 27, 2002.

[4] Weiland, Jonah (December 17, 2004). "BEING HUMAN: RAAB TALKS DC COMICS' "THE HUMAN RACE"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 21, 2005.

[5] Yarbrough, Beau (January 28, 2002). "THE SEVEN SUPER-SAMURAI: BEN RAAB ON 'JLA: SHOGUN OF STEEL'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 1, 2002.

[6] Contino, Jennifer. "The Legend of Hawkman". Sequential Tart. Archived from the original on February 17, 2001.

[7] Weiland, Jonah (December 16, 2004). "SMALL TOWN VILLAINS: BEN RAAB TALKS "LIVING IN INFAMY"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on December 24, 2004.

[8] Blogspot. Archived
from the original on January 12, 2021.

[9] Dilworth, Joseph (September 30, 2012). "Benjamin Raab & Pat Quinn's Cryptopia Is An Amazing Adventure". Pop Culture Zoo. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013.

[10] Arrant, Chris (June 27, 2018). "Comics Professor By Day, Comics Creator By Night: PATRICK QUINN". Newsarama. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018.

[11] Cryptopia Home

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