Christy Marx

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Christy Marx
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Marx at the 2015 Game Developers Conference
OccupationScreenwriter
NationalityAmerican
Years active1978–present
Notable works Jem , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Conan the Adventurer , G.I. Joe , Hypernauts , Captain Power
SpouseRandy Littlejohn
Peter Ledger
(1983–1994; his death)

Christy Marx is an American scriptwriter, author, and game designer, especially narrative designer. She is best known for her work on various television series including Jem , [1] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Conan the Adventurer , G.I. Joe , Hypernauts , and Captain Power . She is also known for her comic book work, including her original comic book series Sisterhood of Steel as well as work on Conan , Red Sonja , and Elfquest . Marx has also authored several biographies and history books.

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Career

Marx's earliest published works in the comics industry included Red Sonja stories. [2] [3]

She would make her debut in the gaming industry with both writing and designing with Conquests of Camelot in 1990, [4] and followed it with the sequel Conquests of the Longbow . [5]

She began working at Zynga in late 2010, [6] where she continued to work with games such as Hidden Chronicles . [7] She left the company in 2017. [8]

In June 2012, it was announced that Marx would be writing the character of Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld in a revival of the comic book series Sword of Sorcery, which was released in August 2013. [9] [10]

She has also authored a writing manual, Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games. [11] The book covers how to write for multiple mediums and formats.

Personal life

Marx's first husband, Peter Ledger, was an illustrator. The computer game Conquests of Camelot [12] and the Sisterhood of Steel graphic novel features his art.

Awards

Publications

Books

Comics

Filmography

Television

(series head writer denoted in bold)

Film

Video games

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References

  1. ↑ Cartoon queen Jem returns on DVD
  2. ↑ Grand Comics Database
  3. ↑ Grand Comics Database: Christy Marx (search chronologically)
  4. ↑ "Christy Marx Conquers Camelot". Sierra News Magazine Volume 3.
  5. ↑ "A Brief History of Comics, Animation, and Video Games with Christy Marx – Black Gate". 18 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Marx, Christy. "Christy Marx - writer - scriptwriter - television writer - animation writer - - screenplay writer - game writer - game designer - biographer - comic book writer". christymarx.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Fenlon, Wes (26 June 2013). "From G.I. Joe to Zynga: the three-decade career of Christy Marx". Polygon . Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Interview: The creator of the Conquests adventures on what made them special
  9. ↑ Rogers, Vaneta (June 8, 2012). "DC Adds Four to New 52, Including DiDio's Phantom Stranger". Newsarama . Retrieved June 10, 2012. This new series... will launch with the return of Amethyst to the New 52. Written by Christy Marx with art by Aaron Lopresti, the comic will show how Amethyst finds out she's the lost princess of Gemworld.
  10. 1 2 "SWORD OF SORCERY VOL. 1: AMETHYST". DC. 8 April 2013.
  11. ↑ Christy., Marx (2007). Writing for animation, comics & games. Amsterdam: Focal Press. ISBN   9780240805825. OCLC   70230693.
  12. ↑ Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail
  13. ↑ "The Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award". Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  14. 1 2 Meagan, Marie (2018). Women in gaming : 100 professionals of play. Indianapolis, IN. ISBN   9780744019537. OCLC   1077268602.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  15. ↑ "Award Programs: Distinguished Achievement Awards Instructional Materials Winners". Association of Educational Publishers . November 1, 2005. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007.
  16. ↑ Christy., Marx (2004). Life in the ocean depths (1st ed.). New York: Rosen Central. ISBN   082393988X. OCLC   51752018.
  17. ↑ Christy., Marx (2005). Watson and Crick and DNA (1st ed.). New York: Rosen Central Primary Source. ISBN   1404203125. OCLC   55511322.
  18. ↑ Christy., Marx (2004). The great Chicago fire of 1871 (1st ed.). New York: Rosen Central. ISBN   0823944875. OCLC   52602712.
  19. ↑ Christy., Marx (2002). Jet Li (1st ed.). New York [NY]: Rosen Pub. Group. ISBN   0823935191. OCLC   47208405.
  20. ↑ "BIRDS OF PREY #27". DC Comics. 2013-10-14.
  21. ↑ "CONVERGENCE: ZERO HOUR BOOK 1". DC Comics. 2015-06-15.
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