Roger Stern
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Roger Stern (born September 17, 1950) is an American comic book author and novelist.
In the early 1970s, he and Bob Layton published the fanzine CPL (Contemporary Pictorial Literature), one of the first platforms for the work of John Byrne. Stern broke into the industry in 1975 as part of the Marvel Comics "third wave" of creators, which included artists Byrne and Frank Miller, and writers Jo Duffy, Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio.
Stern worked briefly as an editor (notably on The Uncanny X-Men), but is better known for a brief run with John Byrne on Captain America and for his lengthy stints on The Amazing Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and The Avengers.
In 1982, he co-created Marvel's second Captain Marvel and the Hobgoblin, both with artist John Romita Jr.. In 1984, Stern co-created the Avengers spin-off West Coast Avengers, with artist Bob Hall.
In 1987, after a dispute with editor Mark Gruenwald over upcoming storylines, Stern was fired from The Avengers. He began freelancing for DC Comics, where he was one of the core Superman writers for almost a decade, during which he helped to devise the "Death of Superman" storyline that revived interest in the character in the mid-1990s.
Stern also wrote a relaunched Atom series and co-created the 1980s Starman series starring the Will Payton version of the character, with artist Tom Lyle for DC.
In 1996, Stern returned to Marvel to write the miniseries Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives. Over the next four years, he wrote the short-lived Marvel Universe series, as well as such miniseries as Avengers Two, Avengers Infinity, and Spider-Man: Revenge of the Green Goblin. Stern also collaborated with Avengers writer Kurt Busiek on Iron Man and the miniseries Avengers Forever, and with Byrne on Marvel: The Lost Generation.
Stern has also written a number of graphic novels, including Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment; Superman for Earth; The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman; and Superman: A Nation Divided.
Since 2001, most of his comics work has been for European publishers Egmont (writing The Phantom) and Panini UK. However, in 2006 Dynamite Entertainment announced a new Darkman mini-series, Darkman vs. Army of Darkness, written by Stern and Kurt Busiek.
In addition to his comics work, Stern has written three novels: The Death and Life of Superman (Bantam Books, 1993), Smallville: Strange Visitors (Warner Books, 2002), and Superman: The Never-Ending Battle (Pocket Books, 2005). The Death and Life of Superman was a New York Times bestseller in hardcover and was released as a mass market paperback in 1994; a new trade paperback edition was released by Barnes & Noble Books in 2004.
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[edit] Selected bibliography
[edit] DC
- Atom, Power of the #1-11, 14-15
- Doomsday Annual #1
- Legion of Super-Heroes #91, 100, 105
- Legionnaires #35-53, 55-74, 76-77
- Legionnaires Annual #3
- Secret Origins #29
- Showcase ’95 #4-5
- Starman #1-28
- Supergirl (1994) #1-4
- Supergirl and Team Luthor #1
- Superman #23-28, 30-34
- Superman Annual #2, 7
- Superman, Action Comics #600-642, 644-657, 659-665, 667-693, 696-700, 737
- Superman, Action Comics Annual #2-3
- Superman, Adventures of #453-454, 457, 462, 500
- Superman, Man of Steel, The #1, 57
- Superman, Man of Tomorrow #1-10
- Superman: For Earth
- Superman: Legacy of Superman, The #1
- Superman: Nation Divided, A
- Superman: Newstime Magazine
- Superman: Secret Files #1
- Superman: Secret Files, Villains #1
- Superman: Sunday Classics 1939-1943, The
- Superman: Wedding Album, The #1
- Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear #1
- Who’s Who in the DC Universe #3-7, 10-14, 16
- Who’s Who in the DC Universe Update 1993 #1-2
[edit] Marvel
- Avengers # 1 ½
- Avengers (Vol. 1) #189-191, 201, 227-279, 281-288
- Avengers (Vol. 3) #51 (letter)
- Avengers Annual #13-14
- Avengers, West Coast (Vol. 1) #1-4
- Avengers: Forever #3-12
- Avengers: Infinity #1-4
- Avengers: Solo Avengers #2-4
- Avengers: Two: Wonder Man and Beast #1-3
- Avengers: Ultron Imperative, The
- Avengers-X-Men: X-Men vs. Avengers #1-4
- Captain America (Vol. 1) #230, 247-255
- Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #6-7
- Dr. Strange (Vol. 2) #27-30, 32-33, 35-37, 46-62, 65-73, 75
- Dr. Strange: Classics #2
- Dr. Strange-Dr. Doom: Triumph and Torment
- Epic Illustrated #20
- Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) #183, 294-295, 297-302
- FOOM #7, 14, 21-22
- Ghost Rider (Vol. 1) #68-70, 72-73
- Hulk (Rampaging) #23
- Hulk, Incredible (Vol. 2) #218-221, 223-229, 231-243
- Hulk, Incredible Annual #7-8
- Iron Man (Vol. 1) #129
- Iron Man (Vol. 3) #14-25
- Iron Man Annual #4
- Iron Man-Captain America: Annual ‘98
- Marvel Age #3, 33
- Marvel Age Annual #3-4
- Marvel Fanfare (Vol. 1) #6, 12, 18, 57
- Marvel No-Prize Book, The #1 (Research)
- Marvel Premiere #50
- Marvel Presents #8, 10-12
- Marvel Preview #20-21, 23
- Marvel Super-Heroes #103-104
- Marvel Team-Up Annual #3
- Marvel Treasury Edition #13
- Marvel Universe #1-7
- Marvel: Lost Generation, The #1-12 (12-1)
- Power Pachyderms #1
- Shadows and Light (Vol. 2) #3
- Speedball #1-8
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Vol. 2) #11
- Spider-Man, Amazing (Vol. 1) #206, 224-227, 229-252
- Spider-Man, Amazing Annual #15-17, 22
- Spider-Man, Amazing Annual ‘97
- Spider-Man, Spectacular (Vol. 1) #43, 45-52, 54-61, 85, 259-261
- Spider-Man, Spectacular Annual #3
- Spider-Man, Web of Annual #3
- Spider-Man: Dead Man’s Hand
- Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives #1-3
- Spider-Man: Revenge of the Green Goblin #1-3
- Spider-Man: Team-Up #2
- Spider-Man: Untold Tales of Spider-Man # –1
- Spider-Man: Untold Tales of Spider-Man #25
- Spider-Man: Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Strange Encounter
- Thor, Mighty (Vol. 1) #394-397
- Thor, Mighty Annual #6
- Thunderbolts #7-9
- What If? (Vol. 1) #26, 31, 34-35
[edit] DC/Marvel
- Superboy-Spider-Man: Spider-Boy Team-Up (Amalgam) #1
- Superman-Hulk: Incredible Hulk vs. Superman
[edit] Other
- 9-11 #1
- Charlton Bullseye #1-2, 4-5
- Contemporary Pictorial Literature (CPL) #9/10 (Double), 11-12
- Crazy #63, 65 (incorrectly marked as]] #66 on cover)
- Don Rosa’s Comics and Stories #1
- Fantaco Chronicles #5
- Images of Omaha #2
- Magnus Robot Fighter #15-17
- The Phantom (Egmont) #13/2004 (#1334) – published as “Fantomen” in Sweden, “Fantomet” in Norway, and “Mustanaamio” in Finland
- Rog 2000, The Complete
- Spirit #30
- Stray Bullets #2A
- Writer’s Block 2003 #1
[edit] External links
- Stern Talk - his unofficial message board and web site
- Roger Stern interview
- Marvelmasterworks.com Roger Stern Interview by George Khoury
| Preceded by: Len Wein |
Incredible Hulk writer 1978–1980 |
Succeeded by: Steven Grant |
| Preceded by: Roger McKenzie |
Captain America writer 1980–1981 (with John Byrne in early 1980) |
Succeeded by: J.M. DeMatteis |
| Preceded by: Denny O'Neil |
Amazing Spider-Man writer 1982–1984 |
Succeeded by: Tom DeFalco |
| Preceded by: Steven Grant |
Avengers writer 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by: Ralph Macchio |
| Preceded by: John Byrne |
Fantastic Four writer 1986–1987 |
Succeeded by: Steve Englehart |
| Preceded by: Kurt Busiek |
Iron Man writer 1998–2000 (with Kurt Busiek) |
Succeeded by: Joe Quesada |
