Joe Kelly (comics writer)

DC Comics

• All-Star Comics 80-Page Giant: "P.O.V.: A Fable" (with Duncan Rouleau, anthology one-shot, 1999)
• Superman:
  • Butch Guice
    , anthology one-shot, 1999)
  • Action Comics:
    • Superman: The City of Tomorrow Volume 1 (tpb, 466 pages, 2019,
      ISBN 1-4012-9508-8
      ) includes:
      • "...Never-Ending Battle..." (with Germán García and Kano (#762), in #760–762, 1999–2000)
      • Superman Y2K: "The End" (with Butch Guice, one-shot, 2000)
      • "Y2K, Part Five: Sacrifice for Tomorrow" (with Germán García and Kano, in #763, 2000)
    • Metropolis Secret Files: "Metropolica" (with Pasqual Ferry, co-feature in one-shot, 2000)
    • Superman: The City of Tomorrow Volume 2 (tpb, 504 pages, 2020,
      ISBN 1-7795-0312-1
      ) includes:
      • "Quiet After the Storm" (with Kano, in #764–765, 2000)
      • "The Search for Lois: D.O.A." (with Cary Nord, in #766, 2000)
      • "Critical Condition, Part Four: Death's Door" (with Kano, in #767, 2000)
      • "O, Captain, My Captain!" (with Duncan Rouleau, in #768, 2000)
    • Superman: Emperor Joker (tpb, 256 pages, 2007,
      ISBN 1-4012-1193-3
      ) includes:
      • "Arkham, Part Two: Supermanamrepus" (with Kano, in #769, 2000)
      • Superman: Emperor Joker (co-written by Kelly and Jeph Loeb, art by various artists, one-shot, 2000)
      • "Emperor Joker, Part Four: He Who Laughs Last!" (with Kano, in #770, 2000)
    • Superman: President Lex (tpb, 240 pages, 2003,
      ISBN 1-56389-974-4
      ) includes:
      • "Kith & Kin" (with Kano, in #772–773, 2000–2001)
    • "Fireside Chat" (with Eric Canete, in #774, 2001)
    • Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Volume 1 (tpb, 192 pages, 2004,
      ISBN 1-4012-0339-6
      ) includes:
      • "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?" (with Doug Mahnke and Lee Bermejo, in #775, 2001)
    • Superman: Return to Krypton (tpb, 208 pages, 2004,
      ISBN 1-4012-0194-6
      ) includes:
      • "Return to Krypton, Part Four: Escape from Krypton" (with Kano, in #776, 2001)
      • "Return to Krypton II, Part Four: Dream's End" (with Pasqual Ferry, in #793, 2002)
    • "Kancer" (with Kano, in #777, 2001)
    • "King Takes Pawn" (with Duncan Rouleau, in #779, 2001)
    • ISBN 1-4012-1129-1
      ) includes:
      • "Our Worlds at War" (with Kano, in #780–782, 2001)
      • Superboy vol. 3 #91: "War Letters" (with Pasqual Ferry, 2001)
    • Our Worlds at War: Secret Files: "They Call Me Zed" (with Alberto Saichann, co-feature in one-shot, 2001)
    • "The Gift" (with Brandon Badeaux, in #783, 2001)
    • "Joker: Last Laugh — Whose Mind is It Anyways?" (with Duncan Rouleau, in #784, 2001)
    • "Demento" (with Duncan Rouleau, in #785, 2002)
    • "Red" (with Pasqual Ferry, in #786, 2002)
    • "Jikei Ketsuki: Mercy, Love and Blood" (with Pasqual Ferry, in #787–788, 2002)
    • "Man and Beast" (with Duncan Rouleau, in #789–790, 2002)
    • "Big City, Little Man" (with Pasqual Ferry, in #792, 2002)
    • Superman: Ending Battle (tpb, 192 pages, 2009,
      ISBN 1-4012-2259-5
      ) includes:
      • "Ending Battle" (with Duncan Rouleau, in #795–796, 2002)
    • "Superego" (with Renato Arlem, in #797, 2003)
    • "Lost Hearts, Part Four: Heartsong" (with Pasqual Ferry, in #798, 2003)
    • "The Cage" (with Carlos Meglia, in #799, 2003)
    • "A Hero's Journey" (with Pasqual Ferry, Duncan Rouleau and various artists, in #800, 2003)
    • "The Harvest" (with Tom Raney (#801), Tom Derenick (#802) and Pasqual Ferry, in #801–805, 2003)
    • "Hungry Ghost" (with Pasqual Ferry, in #806–808, 2003)
    • "The Creeping Death" (with Pasqual Ferry, in #809, 2004)
    • Superman: The Man of Steel — Believe (digest-sized tpb, 128 pages, 2013,
      ISBN 1-4012-4705-9
      ) includes:
      • "Walking Midnight" (with Pasqual Ferry, Kano, Duncan Rouleau, Dave Bullock and Renato Guedes, in #810, 2004)
  • Superboy vol. 3 #83–93 (with Pasqual Ferry, Paco Medina (#86–87) and Carlo Barberi (#89); issues #87–90 and 92–93 are co-written by Kelly and Eddie Berganza, 2001)
  • Adventures of Superman
    :
    • "Superman: The Dailies 2002 — The Most Bizarro Case of All — Part 8 of 8" (with Carlos Meglia, co-feature in #600, 2002)
    • "Lost Hearts, Part Two: Heartbroken" (with Dwayne Turner, in #611, 2003)
  • ISBN 1-4012-0236-5
    ) collects:
    • "Godfall, Parts 1 and 4" (co-written by Kelly and Michael Turner, art by Talent Caldwell, in Action Comics #812–813, 2004)
    • "Godfall, Parts 2 and 5" (co-written by Kelly and Michael Turner, art by Talent Caldwell, in
      Adventures of Superman
      #625–626, 2004)
    • "Godfall, Parts 3 and 6" (co-written by Kelly and Michael Turner, art by Talent Caldwell, in Superman vol. 2 #202–203, 2004)
  • ISBN 1-4012-0953-X
    ) collects:
    • "This is Your Life, Part 1" (with Ed Benes, Jerry Ordway, Howard Chaykin and Renato Guedes, in Superman vol. 2 #226, 2006)
    • "This is Your Life, Part 2" (with Ed Benes, Dan Jurgens, Ian Churchill, Phil Jimenez, Tom Derenick, Renato Guedes, Lee Bermejo and Doug Mahnke, in Action Comics #836, 2006)
    • "This is Your Life, Part 3" (with Ed Benes, Tom Derenick,
      Adventures of Superman
      #649, 2006)
  • Supergirl vol. 4 (with Ian Churchill, Ron Adrian (#8), Joe Benitez (#11), Alé Garza and Adam Archer (#18), 2006–2007) collected as:
    • Issue #7 is scripted by Kelly from a story by Greg Rucka; issue #16 is scripted by Kelly from a story by Mark Sable.
      • The Girl of Steel (includes #7–10, tpb, 304 pages, 2016,
        ISBN 1-4012-6093-4
        )
      • Breaking the Chain (collects #11 and 13–19, tpb, 272 pages, 2016,
        ISBN 1-4012-6467-0
        )
        • Includes the "All I Want for Christmas..." short story (art by Alé Garza) from DCU Infinite Holiday Special (one-shot, 2007)
  • Superman/Batman:
    • Volume 3 (tpb, 296 pages, 2016,
      ISBN 1-4012-6480-8
      ) includes:
      • Annual #1: "Stop Me If You've Heard This One..." (with Ed McGuinness,
        Sean Gordon Murphy
        and Carlo Barberi, 2006)
    • Volume 4 (tpb, 352 pages, 2016,
      ISBN 1-4012-6385-2
      ) includes:
      • Annual #2: "The Unexamined Life..." (with Scott Kolins, 2008)
    • Sorcerer Kings (hc, 160 pages, 2011,
      ISBN 1-4012-3446-1
      ) includes:
      • "Who Would Win?" (co-written by Kelly and his son Jack, art by Ed Benes, in #78, 2011)
• Steampunk (with Chris Bachalo, Cliffhanger, 2000–2002) collected as:
  • Manimatron (collects #1–5 and the Steampunk: Catechism prelude one-shot, tpb, 160 pages, 2001,
    ISBN 1-56389-762-8
    )
  • Drama Obscura (collects #6–12, tpb, 176 pages, 2003,
    ISBN 1-4012-0047-8
    )
• ISBN 1-4012-1216-6
  )
• ISBN 1-4012-1354-5
  )
• ISBN 1-4012-0365-5
  )
• ISBN 1-56389-878-0
  )
• Justice League of America
  :
  • JLA (with Doug Mahnke, Yvel Guichet, Lewis LaRosa (#76), Duncan Rouleau (#80–82) and ChrisCross (#83 and 90), 2002–2004) collected as:
    • The Deluxe Edition Volume 6 (collects #61–76, tpb, 432 pages, 2015,
      ISBN 1-4012-5136-6
      )
    • The Deluxe Edition Volume 7 (collects #78–90, tpb, 416 pages, 2015,
      ISBN 1-4012-5528-0
      )
  • Justice League Elite (with Doug Mahnke, 2004–2005) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (collects #1–4 and
      ISBN 1-4012-0481-3
      ) collects:
      • Includes JLA #100 that set up then-upcoming Justice League Elite spin-off series (written by Kelly, art by Doug Mahnke, 2004)
      • Includes the "Same Coin" short story (art by Doug Mahnke) from
        JLA Secret Files & Origins 2004
        (one-shot, 2004)
    • Volume 2 (collects #5–12, tpb, 192 pages, 2007,
      ISBN 1-4012-1556-4
      )
  • Top Cow
    , 2005)
• Enginehead #1–6 (of 8 — canceled before completion) (with Ted McKeever, 2004)
• ISBN 1-4012-0721-9
  )
• ISBN 1-4012-3889-0
  )
• DC Universe Holiday Special: "A Day without Sirens" (with Mick Bertilorenzi, anthology one-shot, 2009)
• ISBN 1-6321-5250-9
  )
• Wildstorm
  , 2010)

Image Comics

• Avalon Studios
  , 1999)
• Elephantmen:
  • "Captain Stoneheart and the Truth Fairy" (with Chris Bachalo, in #7, 2007) collected in Volume 1: Wounded Animals (hc, 168 pages, 2007,
    ISBN 1-58240-934-X
    )
    • This issue was reprinted in a separate volume with bonus material and a CD featuring a reading of the story as Captain Stoneheart and the Truth Fairy (hc, 80 pages, 2008,
      ISBN 1-5824-0865-3
      )
  • "Planet of the Ungulates" (with
    ISBN 1-6070-6177-5
    )
• ISBN 1-60706-172-4
  )
• Four Eyes:
  • Four Eyes #1–4 (with Max Fiumara, 2008–2010) collected as Volume 1: Forged in Flames (tpb, 96 pages, 2010,
    ISBN 1-60706-292-5
    )
  • Four Eyes: Hearts of Fire #1–4 (with Max Fiumara and
    ISBN 1-6321-5806-X
    )
• ISBN 1-6321-5100-6
  )
• ISBN 1-6070-6004-3
  )
• ISBN 1-58240-994-3
  )
• ISBN 1-6321-5938-4
  )
• ISBN 1-5343-1150-5
  )

Other publishers

• Occupational Hazards #2: "Lavalava and the Holes" (script by Rick Beckley from a story by Kelly, art by Vatche Mavlian, anthology, CD Comics, 2000)
• Active Images
  :
  • ISBN 0-9766761-2-5
    )
  • ISBN 0-9766-7618-4
    )
• Heroes (weekly webcomic published at NBC.com):
  • Heroes Volume 2 (hc, 240 pages,
    ISBN 1-4012-2229-3
    ) includes:
    • "It Takes a Village" (with Michael Gaydos, Staz Johnson and Tom Grummett, in #35–38, 2007)
    • "The Crossroads" (with Michael Gaydos, in #53, 2007)
• ISBN 1-6314-0939-5
  )
• Mega Man: Fully Charged #1–6 (as "creative consultant"; written by A. J. Marchisello and Marcus Rineheart, drawn by Stefano Simeone, Boom! Studios, 2020–2021)
• Claire's Hair (with Andie Desiderio, a digital picture book published via Panel Syndicate, 2021)^[9]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Senreich, Matthew (August 1997). "Creator Spotlight". Wizard. No. 72. p. 147.
2. ^ Joey Kelly on Justice League Elite Archived 2005-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Newsarama
3. ^ Joseph League Elite – Joey Kelly Talks JLE, Comic Book Resources
4. Active Images
   .
5. UGO
6. ^ A Boy & His Dragon: Kelly talks "Four Eyes", Comic Book Resources, June 26, 2008
7. ^ Joe Kelly: "I Kill Giants", Comic Book Resources, April 25, 2008
8. ^ Sullivan, Michael Patrick (October 3, 2008). "Says Who? Kelly talks 'Douglas Fredericks'". Comic Book Resources.
9. ^ Claire's Hair

References

• Joe Kelly at the Grand Comics Database
• Joe Kelly at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Joe Kelly at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

External links

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• Kelly's Man of Action Website
• Joey Kelly at
  IMDb
• The Trades: Joey Kelly – More Powerful Than a Steaming Locomotive
• Wizard Entertainment: 5 Questions with Joey Kelly

Preceded by Mark Waid	Deadpool writer 1996–1999	Succeeded by Christopher Priest
Preceded by Karl Kesel	Daredevil writer 1997–1998	Succeeded by Scott Lobdell
Preceded by Greg Rucka	Supergirl writer 2006–2007	Succeeded by Tony Bedard
Preceded by Scott Lobdell	X-Men (vol. 2) writer 1997–1999	Succeeded by Alan Davis