Zeb Wells
Zeb Wells | |
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San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2023 | |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | SuperMansion, Robot Chicken, New Mutants Vol. 3, Venom: Dark Origin |
Spouse(s) | [1] |
Zeb Wells is an American
Career
Wells is an Emmy and Annie Award-winning writer
Wells has written numerous titles like
He wrote twenty of the first twenty-one issues of the third volume of New Mutants, a series he launched with artist Diogenes Neves, including the crossover with Necrosha.[7] Being published in parallel with that series was Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Anti-Venom – New Ways To Live.[8]
Wells launched the series
In 2015 Wells co-created the stop-motion animated comedy television series SuperMansion and directed the first season.
In 2021, Wells was announced as one of the writers for the
Personal life
Wells was married to Saturday Night Live cast member Heidi Gardner from 2010 to 2023.[15][16]
Bibliography
Marvel Comics
- Spider-Man:
- Spider-Man's Tangled Web:
- Volume 3 (tpb, 160 pages, 2002, ISBN 0-7851-0951-X) includes:
- "I was a Teenage Frog-Man" (with Duncan Fegredo, in #12, 2002)
- Volume 4 (tpb, 176 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1064-X) includes:
- "Behind the Mustache" (with Dean Haspiel, in #20, 2003)
- Volume 3 (tpb, 160 pages, 2002,
- Peter Parker: Spider-Man:
- Spider-Man's Tangled Web Volume 4 (tpb, 176 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1064-X) includes:
- "Fifteen Minutes of Shame" (with Jim Mahfood, in #42–43, 2002)
- Senseless Violence (tpb, 160 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-1171-9) collects:
- "Just Another Manic Monday" (with Francisco Herrera, in #51–52, 2003)
- "Rules of the Game" (with Michael O'Hare and Khary Randolph, in #53–55, 2003)
- "Reborn" (with Sam Kieth, in #56–57, 2003)
- Spider-Man's Tangled Web Volume 4 (tpb, 176 pages, 2003,
- ISBN 0-7851-1532-3)
- ISBN 0-7851-2005-X)
- ISBN 0-7851-3212-0)
- The Amazing Spider-Man:
- Brand New Day, Volume 1 (hc, 200 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2845-X) includes:
- "Harry and the Hollisters" (with Mike Deodato Jr., in #546, 2008)
- "Harry and the Hollisters" (with
- Brand New Day, Volume 2 (hc, 168 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2846-8) includes:
- "Sometimes It Snows in April" (with Chris Bachalo, in #555–557, 2008)
- Kraven's First Hunt (hc, 112 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3243-0) includes:
- "Birthday Boy" (with Patrick Olliffe, in Extra! #1, 2008)
- "Birthday Boy" (with
- Crime and Punisher (hc, 136 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3417-4) includes:
- "Old Huntin' Buddies" (with Paolo Rivera, in #577, 2009)
- Election Day (hc, 184 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3419-0) includes:
- "Spidey Meets the President!" (with Todd Nauck, in #583, 2009)
- 24/7 (hc, 176 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3420-4) includes:
- "Birthday Boy" (with Paolo Rivera, in Extra! #2, 2009)
- Died in Your Arms Tonight (hc, 192 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4485-4) includes:
- "Fight at the Museum" (with Derec Donovan, in #600, 2009)
- The Gauntlet, Volume 5: Lizard (hc, 128 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4616-4) collects:
- "Shed Prelude" (with Xurxo G. Penalta, in Web of Spider-Man #6, 2010)
- "Shed" (with Chris Bachalo and Emma Rios, in #629–633, 2010)
- Origin of the Species (hc, 232 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4622-9) includes:
- "Honor Thy Father..." (with Mike del Mundo, in #647, 2010)
- Brand New Day, Volume 1 (hc, 200 pages, 2008,
- ISBN 0-7851-2748-8)
- ISBN 0-7851-4161-8)
- Carnage:
- Carnage #1–5 (with ISBN 0-7851-5113-3)
- Carnage U.S.A. #1–5 (with Clayton Crain, 2012) collected as C U.S.A. (hc, 120 pages, 2012, ISBN 0-7851-6073-6)
- Carnage #1–5 (with
- ISBN 0-7851-5778-6)
- Spider-Man's Tangled Web:
- ISBN 0-7851-1661-3)
- ISBN 0-7851-1776-8)
- ISBN 0-7851-2090-4)
- Doc Samson #4–5: "Living Totem" (with Frank Espinosa, co-feature, 2006)
- ISBN 0-7851-2317-2)
- ISBN 0-7851-2209-5)
- Heroes for Hire (with Al Rio, Clay Mann and others, 2007–2008) collected as:
- Ahead of the Curve (includes #8–10, tpb, 120 pages, 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2363-6)
- World War Hulk (collects #11–15, tpb, 120 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2800-X)
- Ahead of the Curve (includes #8–10, tpb, 120 pages, 2007,
- ISBN 0-7851-2534-5)
- Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?: "Marvel Boy: Master of the Cube" (with Steve Kurth, one-shot, 2008)
- Elektra:
- ISBN 0-7851-3843-9)
- ISBN 0-7851-4888-4)
- X-Men:
- New Mutants vol. 3 (with Diogenes Neves, Paul Davidson and Leonard Kirk, 2009–2011) collected as:
- Return of the Legion (collects #1–5, hc, 144 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4064-6)
- Necrosha (includes #6–10, hc, 160 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4065-4)
- Second Coming (includes #12–14 and ISBN 0-7851-5705-0)
- Fall of the New Mutants (collects #15–21, hc, 168 pages, 2011, ISBN 0-7851-4584-2)
- Return of the Legion (collects #1–5, hc, 144 pages, 2009,
- ISBN 0-7851-4675-X)
- Hellions (with Stephen Segovia, 2020–2021)
- Vol. 1 (collects #1-4, tpb, 128 pages, 2020, ISBN 130292558X)
- Vol. 2 (collects #7-12, tpb, 160 pages, 2021, ISBN 1302925598)
- Vol. 3 (collects #13-18, tpb, 176 pages, 2022, ISBN 1302930184)
- Hellions By Zeb Wells (collects #1-18, hc, 512 pages, 2022, ISBN 1302933728)
- New Mutants vol. 3 (with Diogenes Neves, Paul Davidson and Leonard Kirk, 2009–2011) collected as:
- Ant-Man vol. 2 #1-5 (with Dylan Burnett, 2020) collected as Ant-Man: Worldhive (tpb, 2020)
Virgin Comics
- Snake Woman:
- Snake Woman (with Shekhar Kapur, Michael Gaydos, Dean Ruben Hyrapiet and Vivek Shinde, 2006–2007) collected as:
- A Snake in the Grass (collects #1–5, tpb, 144 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-934413-01-1)
- The Faithful (collects #6–10, tpb, 144 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-934413-07-0)
- A Snake in the Grass (collects #1–5, tpb, 144 pages, 2007,
- Snake Woman: Tale of the Snake Charmer #1–6 (with Vivek Shinde, 2007) collected as SW: TotSC (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-934413-20-8)
- Snake Woman: Curse of the 68 #1–4 (with Pradip Ingale, Manu P. K. and M Subramanian, 2008)
- Snake Woman (with Shekhar Kapur, Michael Gaydos, Dean Ruben Hyrapiet and Vivek Shinde, 2006–2007) collected as:
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | Dengar / Imperial Officer / Youngling (voice) | |
2009–2016 | Robot Chicken | Various voices | 12 Episodes |
2009 | Titan Maximum | Marine #3 / Tank Commander / Cadet #6 (voice) | 2 Episodes |
2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Dengar (voice) | |
2012 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special | Sinestro / Swamp Thing (voice) | |
2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise | Sinestro / Swamp Thing / Captain Cold (voice) | |
2015–2019 | SuperMansion | Robobot / Jewbot / Groaner / Newscaster Robobot / Deathbots (voice) |
25 Episodes |
2015 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | Green Arrow / Swamp Thing (voice) | |
2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Writer | Episode: "The Retreat" |
2023 | The Marvels | Uncredited Co-writer | |
2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Co-writer | |
TBA | Marvel Zombies | Head writer | |
Unaired | Star Wars Detours | Dengar (voice) |
References
- ^ https://www.lizmoody.com/thelizmoodypodcast-heidi-gardner/
- ^ Debruge, Peter (January 30, 2009). "Kung Fu Panda Rules At Annie Awards". Variety. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Evans, Sam (October 11, 2002). "Zeb Wells: Tangled Web". Comics Bulletin. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- Marvel.com. March 20, 2006.
- ^ Ekstrom, Steve (June 20, 2008). "Behind the Symbiote: Zeb Wells on Venom: Dark Origins". Newsarama. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
- ^ Ekstrom, Steve (February 18, 2009). "Zeb Wells on Dark Reign: Elektra". Newsarama. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- ^ Richards, Dave (July 24, 2009). "CCI: Kyle, Yost, Carey, and Wells Talk "Necrosha"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (December 8, 2009). "WEEKLY WEBBING with WELLS: Anti-Venom, Punisher, Lizard". Newsarama. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
- ^ Manning, Shaun (June 13, 2011). "Zeb Wells and Joe Mad Talk "Avenging Spider-Man"". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ Marvel (June 24, 2021). "New Team of Writers Take Spider-Man Beyond Your Wildest Expectations in 'Amazing Spider-Man' #75". Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel (January 13, 2022). "Zeb Wells And John Romita Jr. Launch A New Volume Of Amazing Spider-Man". Marvel Comics.
- ^ Schreur, Brandon (2023-04-19). "Marvel Writer Zeb Wells Claims Upcoming 'Amazing Spider-Man' Reveal Is So Controversial That Editorial Warned "Not To Do Any Comic Conventions After This Issue Comes Out"". CBR. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- GamesRadar. Archivedfrom the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Cutler, Andrew (2023-07-25). "Zeb Wells' Amazing Spider-Man Run Takes One Swing Forward, Two Swings Back". CBR. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "In Conversation with Heidi Gardner".
- ^ https://www.lizmoody.com/thelizmoodypodcast-heidi-gardner/
External links
- Zeb Wells at the Grand Comics Database
- Zeb Wells at IMDb
- Zeb Wells at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)