Michael Avon Oeming

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Michael Avon Oeming
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Penciller, Inker
Notable works	Powers The Mice Templar The Cross Bronx Thor
https://michaelavonoeming.com/

Michael Avon Oeming is an

Career

Oeming is a fan of ancient

His 1998 comic book Bulletproof Monk was made into a film of the same name.

The previous mentioned collaborations are The Mice Templar from Image Comics, which he draws and co-authors with Bryan J.L. Glass,^[1] and Powers from Icon Comics which he draws, and sometimes co-authors, with Brian Bendis. His creator-owned projects include Rapture, on which he collaborated with his wife, Taki Soma,^[2] and The Victories, both for Dark Horse Comics.

As of 2010, he was employed as a staff member of Valve, working on Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2 and Portal 2 webcomics.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Oeming has a son, Ethan and currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, fellow writer/artist Taki Soma.^[3]

Bibliography

Writing

• Bastard Samurai (script and inks, with co-author Miles Gunter and pencils by Kelsey Shannon, 3-issue mini-series, Image Comics, April–August 2002)
• ISBN 0-7851-1599-4
  )
• Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill (with co-author Daniel Berman and art by Andrea Di Vito, Marvel Comics, 6-issue limited series, January–June, 2005)
• Thor: Blood Oath (with art by Scott Kolins, 6-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, September–December 2005)
• ISBN 978-0-7851-1991-3
  )
• Chaos War: Ares (with pencils by Stephen Segovia and Carlos Rodriguez, one-shot, Marvel Comics, December 2010)
• Omega Flight (with pencils by Scott Kolins, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, June–October 2007)
• Highlander (with co-author Brandon Jerwa and art by Lee Moder, 4-issue mini-series, Dynamite Entertainment, July 2006 – February 2007)
• Wings of Anansi
• Blood River (co-writer with Daniel Berman)
• Quixote : A modern-day retelling of Don Quixote (co-writer with Bryan Glass)
• Red Sonja
• Six (co-written with Daniel Berman)
• Spider-Man/Red Sonja (with pencils by Mel Rubi, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, August–December 2007)
• Parliament of Justice
• God Complex (co-written with Daniel Berman with art by John Broglia, 6-issue limited series, December 2009 – May 2010)
• Assassin's Creed Mirage: A Soar of Eagles (pencils by Mirko Colak and art by Lauren Affe, mini-series, Dark Horse Comics, July 2024)

Art

• Andrew Helfer
  , DC Comics, August–December 1994)
• Atomic Robo, Image Comics
• Bastard Samurai, Image Comics
• Bluntman and Chronic, Image Comics
• B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice, Dark Horse Comics
• Bulletproof Monk (pencils, with writer Brett Lewis, Image Comics, 1998–1999,
  ISBN 1-58240-244-2
  )
• Powers (with Brian Michael Bendis, Icon Comics, 2000–present)
• Avengers, Marvel Comics (inking)
• Daredevil, Marvel Comics (inking)
• Judge Dredd: "Straight Eye for the Crooked Guy" (with Robbie Morrison, in 2000 AD Prog 2006, December 2005)
• Parliament of Justice
• Six
• The Foot Soldiers
• What If... Thor, Marvel Comics
• The Mice Templar
• Catwoman, DC Comics
• The Team Fortress 2 web comics,^[4] up until the release of Loose Canon,^[5][6] when he was moved to the Left 4 Dead team.
• The Sacrifice, a webcomic based on Left 4 Dead^[7]
• ISBN 978-0-7851-5326-9
  )
• Lab Rat, based on Portal and leading up to Portal 2
• Young Aninmal
  , October 2016-September 2017
• Cave Carson Has an Interstellar Eye, DC Comics/Young Animal, March 2018 – present
• Blue Book, Dark Horse Comics, 2023

Writing and art

• The Cross Bronx (co-author Ivan Brandon, 4-issue mini-series, Image Comics, September–December 2006)
• Dick Tracy: Forever, IDW
• Hammer of the Gods (co-author Mark Wheatley, 5-issue limited series, Insight Studios Group, February–November 2001)
• Ship of Fools (co-author
  Bryan J.L. Glass
  , Caliber Comics)
• Space Sluts (pornographic parody of Star Wars)
• Victories

Awards

• 2001
  Eisner Award for Best New Series (for Powers)^[8]

Nominations

• 2001 Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team (for Powers)^[8]
• 2006
  Eagle Award
  for Best Comics Writer/Artist

Notes

1. ^ The M I C E T E M P L A R//Oeming-Glass Archived 9 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. Fanboy Buzz
   .
3. Time Out Chicago
   .
4. ^ Avon Oeming, Michael. "Mac Update comic". Valve. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
5. ^ Avon Oeming, Michael. "Loose Canon". Valve. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
6. ^ "Loose Canon". Valve. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
7. ^ Avon Oeming, Michael. "The Sacrifice". Valve. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
8. ^ ^{a b} "2001 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved 19 October 2012.]

References

• Michael Avon Oeming at the Grand Comics Database
• Michael Avon Oeming at 2000 AD online

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Avon Oeming.

• Official website
• Michael Avon Oeming at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

Interviews

• April 2006 Interview with the Outhouse
• September 2006 interview about his Omega Flight work, Newsarama
• Marvel Gazette Interview
• Interview about The Rapture at
  Things From Another World

Preceded by Dan Jurgens

Thor writer 2004 (with Daniel Berman)

Succeeded by J. Michael Straczynski