Rick Remender

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Rick Remender
Remender at a convention on April 27, 2013
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Artist
Notable works
Fear Agent
Uncanny X-Force
Uncanny Avengers
Captain America
Black Science
Low
Deadly Class
Tokyo Ghost
http://www.rickremender.com

Rick Remender (born February 6, 1973) is an

Los Angeles, California
. As a comic book creator, he is best known for his work on
Dead Space and Epic Games' Bulletstorm
.

In 2019, Sony Pictures Television adapted Deadly Class into a television series of the same name, for which Remender served as a showrunner and lead writer.

Career

Remender started out in animation, working on such films as

AiT/PlanetLar in 2002 to coincide with the release of Remender's first solo writing work, the graphic novel Doll and Creature.[4]

Remender continued working in animation, co-creating and directing the

Crawl Space,[11] an anthology series for various works by Remender and his long-time collaborator Kieron Dwyer that was discontinued after its initial storyline XXXombies.[12]

In 2007, Remender moved Fear Agent to

Falcon and the Winter Soldier
.

Remender served as a writer on the

Seven to Eternity with Jerome Opeña and Death or Glory with Bengal. In 2017, Remender launched his own imprint at Image, titled Giant Generator, as well as a production company of the same name.[23]

In addition to his work in comics and video games, Remender served as the showrunner on the Sony Pictures Television adaptation of his series Deadly Class which aired on Syfy, but was canceled after one season.

In 2019, The Last Days of American Crime was adapted into a feature film for Netflix. It is one of the rare movies to receive a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In September 2023, it was announced that Remender, though his Giant Generator production company, had signed a three-year exclusivity deal with Image Comics.[24] In October 2023, it was announced that Giant Generator had signed exclusivity deals with 12 high profile artists including Daniel Acuña, André Lima Araújo, Paul Azaceta, Bengal, Roland Boschi, Max Fiumara, Mike Hawthorne, J. G. Jones, Francesco Mobili, Brett Parson, and Yanick Paquette. It was also announced that the imprint would be working on 3 new titles set to release in 2024 including Grommets by Remender, Brian Posehn, and Brett Parson, Napalm Lullaby by Rick Remender and Bengal, and Dust to Dust by JG Jones and Phil Bram.[25]

In November 2023, the first issue of Holy Roller, a comic written by Remeder, Joe Trohman, Andy Samberg, and illustrated by Roland Boschi, was released and published by Image Comics. Holy Roller about a pro bowler who is forced to quit his dream job and return to his hometown, which he soon discovers has been overrun by Neo-Nazis, leading him to become a trick bowling ball-wielding Jewish superhero.[26][27]

Personal life

Remender resides in Los Angeles[28] with his wife and two children.[29]

Bibliography

Early work

As inker

On Kieron Dwyer:

On Mike Hawthorne:

As penciller

Image Comics

Marvel Comics

Other publishers

References

  1. ^ a b Rick Remender. Kees Kousemaker's Lambiek Comiclopedia.
  2. ^ Pepose, David (January 14, 2011). "Writer's Workshop #9: Rick Remender, DINGLEBERRY To VENOM". Newsarama. Archived from the original on January 19, 2011.
  3. ^ Remender, Rick (October 2, 2008). "Rick Remender: The Secret Origin of Black Heart Billy". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008.
  4. CBR.com. Archived from the original
    on September 12, 2002.
  5. CBR.com. Archived from the original
    on December 30, 2004.
  6. CBR.com. Archived from the original
    on May 11, 2005.
  7. ^ Richards, Ron (December 12, 2012). "The Oral History of Fear Agent – Part 1". iFanboy. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012.
  8. ^ Richards, Ron (December 13, 2012). "The Oral History of Fear Agent – Part 2". iFanboy. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012.
  9. ^ Richards, Ron (December 14, 2012). "The Oral History of Fear Agent – Part 3". iFanboy. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012.
  10. Silver Bullet Comic Books. Archived from the original
    on August 10, 2007.
  11. CBR.com. Archived from the original
    on October 11, 2007.
  12. ^ Remender, Rick (March 11, 2008). "ARMY of FRANKENSTEIN". RickRemender.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2008.
  13. ^ O'Shea, Tim (November 4, 2007). "Remender's Fear Agent: Open Wound as Lead Character". Silver Bullet Comic Books. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007.
  14. CBR.com. Archived from the original
    on October 7, 2008.
  15. CBR.com. Archived from the original
    on October 4, 2008.
  16. ^ Arrant, Chris (October 30, 2008). "Getting 'Gigantic' With Rick Remender". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008.
  17. Marvel.com. Archived from the original
    on April 9, 2009.
  18. CBR.com. Archived from the original
    on August 21, 2009.
  19. ^ Arrant, Chris (October 28, 2009). "You Will Be Brainwashed Into Compliance in 'LAST DAYS'". Newsarama. Archived from the original on October 31, 2009.
  20. CBR.com. Archived from the original
    on April 20, 2010.
  21. CBR.com. Archived from the original
    on September 11, 2010.
  22. ^ Rubin, Peter (February 10, 2011). "Interview: "Bulletstorm" Writer Rick Remender On Cartoon Violence And Creative Swearing". Complex. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011.
  23. CBR.com. Archived
    from the original on March 7, 2017.
  24. ^ "Bestselling Writer & Longtime Creator-Owned Champion Rick Remender Inks Exclusive Deal With Image Comics". Image Comics. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  25. ^ Brooke, David (October 14, 2023). "Rick Remender's Giant Generator inks exclusive deals with top comics artists". AIPT. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  26. ^ Anderson, Jenna (July 21, 2023). "Image Announces The Holy Roller From Andy Samberg, Rick Remender, and Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman". CBR.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  27. ^ "The Holy Roller #1". League of Comic Geeks. November 2023. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  28. ^ Remender, Rick. "Bio". rickremender.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  29. ^ Brenner, Julia (May 6, 2016). "Danni Remender's Home". Domino. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020.
  30. CBR.com. Archived from the original
    on September 5, 2008.
  31. ^ Sims, Chris (June 28, 2016). "Bizarro Back Issues: 'The Corps!' And The Comic That Never Was". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016.
  32. ^ Arrant, Chris (June 20, 2008). "Heroes Con: Remender, Blevins and Monsters at IDW". Newsarama. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008.
  33. ^ Ramone, Darkseid (April 7, 2013). "Legion of the Supernatural". Fanthoman. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016.
  34. ^ Allstetter, Rob (July 30, 2008). "IDW PUBLISHING FOR OCTOBER". Comics Continuum. Archived from the original on August 5, 2008.
  35. ^ Allstetter, Rob (August 23, 2008). "IDW PUBLISHING FOR NOVEMBER". Comics Continuum. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008.
  36. ^ Allstetter, Rob (September 15, 2008). "IDW PUBLISHING FOR DECEMBER". Comics Continuum. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008.

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Preceded by The Punisher writer
2009–2010
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Preceded by X-Force writer
2010–2013
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Preceded by Venom writer
2011–2012
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Preceded by Secret Avengers writer
2012–2013
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Preceded by Captain America writer
2012–2015
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Nick Spencer
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Uncanny Avengers writer
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