Gregory Wright (comics)

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Gregory Wright
BornDecember 22
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Editor, Colourist
Awards Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards, 1990, 1996

Gregory Wright (born December 22) [1] is an American comic book editor, writer, and colorist known for his work on such Marvel Comics characters as Spider-Man, the Defenders, the Fantastic Four, Deathlok, and Silver Sable, and such DC Comics characters as Superman and Batman.

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Biography

Wright grew up in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and went to film school in New York. [2] In 1986, thanks to the recommendation of his good friend (and fellow aspiring filmmaker) D.G. Chichester, [3] and while "editing two films and attempting four separate screenplays," [2] Wright was hired as a secretary for the Marvel imprint Epic Comics. [3] After working with Epic for six months, Wright was hired as Marvel editor Mark Gruenwald's assistant editor. [2]

Since then, Wright has worked primarily as a freelance writer and colorist. Some of the titles he has written for include Deathlok , Silver Sable and the Wild Pack, and Morbius, the Living Vampire , all of which he also colored. Wright has spent long stints as a colorist on titles like Ghost Rider, Marvel Comics Presents, and Spider-Man for Marvel; and Batman, Nightwing, Star Man, Teen Titans, and The Titans for DC Comics.

With artist Jackson Guice, Wright created the character Crippler, in Daredevil Annual #7 (1991). Along with artist Steven Butler, Wright created the character Man-Eater in Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #8 (Jan. 1993).

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References

  1. Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide . Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Wright, Gregory. "Mark's Remarks," West Coast Avengers #18 (March 1987).
  3. 1 2 Mithra, Kuljit. "Interview with Gregory Wright," ManWithoutFear.com (March 1998).