Devin Grayson

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Devin Grayson
Born (1970-07-19) July 19, 1970 (age 54)
New Haven, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Nightwing, Gotham Knights , The Titans , User
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Devin Kalile Grayson (born July 19, 1970) is an American writer of comic books and novels. Titles that she has written include Catwoman , Gotham Knights , The Titans , the Vertigo series USER, and Nightwing . [1]

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Early life

Grayson was born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Northern California. Her early ambition was to be an actress; she studied at the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival and attended the San Francisco School of the Arts, but while in community college she decided to become a writer instead, and subsequently transferred to Bard College in upstate New York. [2]

Her interest in comics was first kindled when she happened to see an episode of Batman: The Animated Series on television.[ citation needed ]

Career

Grayson's first comic book script to see print was "Like Riding a Bike", a 10-page short that appeared in the Batman Chronicles in 1997. [3] Other work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics soon followed.

Personal life

Grayson is openly bisexual. [2] [4] She has insulin-dependent Type I Diabetes, lives with Cody, an assistance dog trained to alert her to severe drops in her blood glucose levels, and volunteers for Early Alert Canines. [2] [5] She has also experienced chronic depression. [2]

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

Ahoy Comics

Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics

DC Comics/Vertigo

DC Comics/Wildstorm

Dynamite Comics

IDW

Marvel Comics

Novels

References

  1. ↑ John, Tracey (December 9, 2009). "Q&A: Comic Writer Devin Grayson on Writing for New MMO". Time . Archived October 16, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Furey, Emmett (July 16, 2007). "Homosexuality in Comics - Part I". Comic Book Resources. Archived December 21, 2008.
  3. ↑ "About" Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine . Devin Grayson Central. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ Russell, Lissau (June 19, 2001). "Batwoman: Bisexual comics writer Devin Grayson (Batman, Ghost Rider) breaks through the comic book glass ceiling by fleshing out the human side of superheroes". The Advocate . pp. 90 - 92. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kolodjeski, Laura (July 5, 2012). "Author Devin Grayson Shares Two of Her Passions: Comics and Cody". Discuss Diabetes. Sanofi. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Lulu Award". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ "17th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (1999)". Comic Book Awards Almanac, Hahn Library. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  8. ↑ "18th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2000)". Comic Book Awards Almanac, Hahn Library. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
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