Cullen Bunn

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Cullen Bunn is an American comics writer, novelist, and short story writer,[1] best known for his work on comic books such as Uncanny X-Men, X-Men: Blue, Magneto and various Deadpool miniseries for Marvel Comics, and his creator-owned series The Damned and The Sixth Gun for Oni Press and Harrow County for Dark Horse Comics, as well as his middle reader horror novel Crooked Hills, and his short story work collection Creeping Stones & Other Stories.

As of 2018, Bunn writes X-Men: Blue and Venomized for Marvel, PumpkinHead for Dynamite, Subspecies for Action Lab, Shadow Roads for Oni Press, Regression for Image, Unholy Grail, Brothers Dracul and Dark Ark for Aftershock Comics, and Harrow County for Dark Horse.

Early life

Cullen Bunn grew up in rural North Carolina.[1] He lived there until he was 19, when his parents moved to Thayer, Missouri to run a cattle farm. After a couple years, his parents moved back to North Carolina, but Bunn remained in Missouri. He attended Missouri State University.[2]\

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 ran from May 2010 to June 2016.[citation needed]

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,[3][4][5][6] and later wrote two issues of The Fearless, a spinoff published after the conclusion of "Fear Itself" that also received positive reviews.[7] In November of that year, Lion Forge Comics published Bunn's digital comic, Night Trap.[8]

In 2013 Bunn wrote

Deadpool Kills Deadpool for Marvel, which received positive reviews.[9][10]

In December 2013, Marvel announced the then-new ongoing Magneto, a series following the solo adventures of Magneto and penned by Bunn, with art by Gabriel Hernández Walta.[11] The series debuted in March 2014 and ran for 21 issues, ending in August 2015.[12]

Bunn's Harrow County, an ongoing creator-owned horror series with art by Tyler Crook, published by Dark Horse Comics, was announced in San Diego Comic-Con 2014.[13] The first issue debuted in May 2015 and sold out a distributor level, with a second printing commissioned by Dark Horse.[14]

In September 2014, Bunn's six-issue limited series Wolf Moon, with art by Jeremy Haun and covers by Jae Lee, was announced as the newest miniseries from Vertigo.[15] The series, which sought to re-imagine the werewolf mythos, was released in December 2014.[16]

After Brian Wood, Bunn was announced as the new writer of Moon Knight for Marvel, teaming up with artist Ron Ackins for a five-issue run beginning with issue #13 in March 2015.[17][18]

A new creator-owned limited series from Bunn and Terrible Lizard artist Drew Moss, titled Blood Feud, was announced by Oni Press in March 2015, with the first issue debuting in October of that same year and the last issue being released in February 2016 .[19][20]

For DC Comics' company-wide storyline "Divergence", which followed "Convergence", Bunn was announced as the writer of Aquaman, with art by Trevor McCarthy, and Green Lantern: The Lost Army, with art by Jesús Saiz, launching in June, as well as continuing his work on Lobo and Sinestro.[21][22] In September 2015, DC announced the cancellation of both Lobo, ending the series with issue 13, and Green Lantern: The Lost Army, after six issues.[23][24] Bunn left Aquaman after eight issues, citing negative fan reaction as the deciding factor.[25] He was replaced by writer Dan Abnett, who took over the series with issue 49 in February 2016.[26] Bunn announced on his Tumblr account that Sinestro would end after issue 23, and that he would not be writing for DC after the company's Rebirth event for the foreseeable future.[27][28]

In New York Comic-Con 2015, IDW Publishing announced Bunn along with artist David Baldeon as the creative team behind Micronauts, a new ongoing series launching in April 2016 that would follow the team from the classic Marvel series from the '80s.[29][30]

Marvel Comics announced Bunn as the writer of the new Uncanny X-Men series relaunching as part of their All-New All-Different publishing initiative, with art by Greg Land.[31] Along with wrestler CM Punk, Bunn is also the co-writer of Drax, with art by Scott Hepburn, also for Marvel.[32]

Harrow County, written by Bunn with art by Tyler Crook, was optioned by SyFy in December 2015 for development as a television series, with Becky Kirsch attached to write the adaptation.[33]

Dark Horse Comics announced Death Follows, a print collection of Bunn's and A. C. Zamudio's Monkey Brain limited series The Remains.[34] The collection, featuring the original short story written by Bunn that inspired the series, was published in May 2016.[35]

Bunn's and Vannesa R. Del Rey's limited series The Empty Man was optioned by 20th Century Fox in February 2016.[36] David Prior was attached to write and direct the film adaptation of the Boom! Studios comic.[37] It was released in 2020.

During the ComicsPRO 2016 annual meeting, Dark Horse Comics announced a new Conan comic book series titled Conan the Slayer, written by Bunn and illustrated by Sergio Dávila, launching in July 2016.[38][39]

Civil War 2: X-Men, a four-issue limited series written by Bunn that ties into the Marvel event Civil War 2, was announced during the In-Store Convention Kick-Off 2016. Featuring art by Andrea Broccardo, the series would pit the teams behind Uncanny X-Men and Extraordinary X-Men against each other after a mutant takes action against the Inhumans.[40][41]

In 2017 and 2018, Cullen published several books with Aftershock comics, including Unholy Grail with art by Mirko Colak.[42] Dark Ark, with art by Juan Doe [43] Brothers Dracul, teaming up again with Mirko Colak,[44] and Witch Hammer with art by Dalibor Talajic.[45]

Personal life

While in college Bunn had lived in the Springfield, Missouri area.[2] As of July 2015, he was living in Valley Park, Missouri.[46] By December 2018 he was described in an interview with 417 Magazine as having returned to live in Springfield.[2] He and his wife Cindy have a son.[1]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2011 Ghastly Awards[47] Best Writer The Sixth Gun Nominated
Broken Frontier Awards[48] Best Writer – Independent The Sixth Gun Won
2012 Bram Stoker Award[49] Best Graphic Novel The Sixth Gun Volume 3 Nominated
Eisner Award[50]
 Best Writer The Sixth Gun Nominated
2014 GLADD Award[51] Outstanding Comic Book Fearless Defenders Nominated
2016 Ghastly Award[52] Best Writer Harrow County, The Sixth Gun, Blood Feud, Death Follows Won
Best Ongoing Title Harrow County Won
Bram Stoker Award[53] Best Graphic Novel Blood Feud Nominated
Eisner Award[54] Best New Series Harrow County Nominated

Bibliography

Oni Press

Marvel Comics

DC Comics

Dynamite Entertainment

IDW Publishing

Dark Horse Comics

Image Comics

Other publishers

References

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  2. ^ a b c Houghton, Jeff (December 2018). "7 QUESTIONS WITH COMIC BOOK WRITER CULLEN BUNN". 417 magazine. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Fear Itself: Black Widow" Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  4. ^ Thompson, Kelly (July 2, 2011). "Review of Fear Itself: The Black Widow #1". Comic Book Resources.
  5. ^ Tate, Ray (July 1, 2011). "Fear Itself: Black Widow #1" Archived 2011-07-05 at the Wayback Machine. Comics Bulletin.
  6. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (June 29, 2011). "Fear Itself: Black Widow #1 Review". IGN.
  7. ^ "Fear Itself: The Fearless" Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  8. ^ Armitage, Hugh (November 1, 2013). "Cullen Bunn tackles 'Night Trap' for Lion Forge Comics". Digital Spy.
  9. ^ "Deadpool Kills Deadpool" Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  10. ^ Eddieman, Robert (November 4, 2013). "Review – Deadpool Kills Deadpool" Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, PanelsOnPages.com; accessed April 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "Bunn takes a walk on the dark side with 'Magneto' series". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  12. ^ "X-POSITION: Bunn Enters the "Last Days" of "Magneto"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  13. ^ "SDCC EXCLUSIVE: Bunn Takes a Backwoods Horror Journey to "Harrow County"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  14. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: "Harrow County" #1 Sells Out, Gets Bloody Second Print Cover". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  15. ^ "Cullen Bunn Reimagines The Werewolf in New Vertigo Series "Wolf Moon" - Bloody Disgusting!". Bloody Disgusting!. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  16. ^ "Bunn Howls About His New Vertigo Series "Wolf Moon"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  17. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Bunn Guides "Moon Knight" Down Marvel's Mean, Supernatural Streets". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  18. ^ "The Next Phase of Moon Knight". marvel.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  19. ^ "Cullen Bunn Re-Teams With Oni Artists For Southern Horror Comedy "Blood Feud"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  20. ^ "BLOOD FEUD #5 (OF 5)". www.previewsworld.com. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  21. ^ "All-New DC? Publisher Unveils Surprising New Line-Up Post-Convergence (And No Reboot!)". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  22. ^ "Busy Bunn: GREEN LANTERN: THE LOST ARMY, AQUAMAN & SINESTRO Writer Juggles 4 DC Titles". Newsarama. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  23. ^ "Five DC Titles Set to End, Including "Justice League United" and "Lobo"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  24. ^ "UPDATED: BATMAN '66 and SENSATION COMICS Also Ending, GL: LOST ARMY A Miniseries". Newsarama. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  25. ^ "CULLEN BUNN Leaves AQUAMAN Over Negative Fan Reaction". Newsarama. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  26. ^ "New Creative Teams for AQUAMAN, NEW SUICIDE SQUAD & TEEN TITANS". Newsarama. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  27. ^ "Mr. Bunn, are you no longer with DC post Rebirth..." cullenbunn.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  28. ^ "I was wondering: I know you probably can't say..." cullenbunn.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  29. ^ "NYCC: IDW Announces "Rom," "Micronauts" Creative Teams". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  30. ^ Whitbrook, James (19 January 2016). "A First Look At Micronauts' Return to Comics". io9.gizmodo.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  31. ^ "Magneto Forms an Unlikely Band of Allies in Bunn's "Uncanny X-Men"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  32. ^ "Axel-In-Charge: Dragging "Angela" to Hel, Entering X-Men's "Extraordinary" Era". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  33. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (3 December 2015). "Syfy Developing 'Harrow County' Drama Based On Dark Horse Comic". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  34. ^ "Cullen Bunn Discovers Remains In Death Follows :: Blog :: Dark Horse Comics". www.darkhorse.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  35. ^ Schleicher, Stephen (11 December 2015). "[Solicitations] Dark Horse announces Death Follows from Cullen Bunn". Major Spoilers. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  36. ^ "Fox Options Bunn & Del Rey's "The Empty Man"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  37. ^ Hipes, Patrick (9 February 2016). "Fox Options Boom! Graphic Novel 'The Empty Man', Gets David Prior To Fill It". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  38. ^ "Dark Horse Announces New "Conan" Series, Simone's Creator-Owned "Wonderfall"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  39. ^ "CULLEN BUNN Takes On CONAN THE SLAYER". Newsarama. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  40. ^ Porter, Matt (7 March 2016). "The X-Men Enter Civil War 2 with Tie-In Comic". IGN. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  41. ^ "Mutant Faces Inhuman in Civil War II: X-Men". Marvel Comics. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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  49. ^ admin (2013-02-23). "The 2012 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot". Horror Writers Association Blog. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
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  54. ^ "2016 EISNER AWARD Nominations". Newsarama. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  55. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 7, 2019). "Netflix Wins Horror Package 'The Unsound' From 'Shazam!' Helmer David F. Sandberg, BOOM! Studios & Skylar James". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
Preceded by Wolverine writer
2012–2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Moon Knight writer
2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Van Jensen
(2013–2014 with Robert Venditti)
 Green Lantern Corps writer
2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Aquaman writer
2015–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Uncanny X-Men writer
2016–2017 		Succeeded by

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