Todd Dezago | |
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Todd Dezago at the 2008 New York Comic Con. | |
Born | 1961 (age 60–61) Rhinebeck, New York |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | Impulse The Perhapanauts The Sensational Spider-Man Tellos Young Justice |
Todd Dezago (born 1961) is an American comic book writer best known for his collaborations with artist Mike Wieringo on The Sensational Spider-Man and their creator-owned fantasy series Tellos .
Todd Dezago was raised in Rhinebeck, New York and studied to be an actor. [1]
Dezago began his comics writing career on X-Factor for Marvel Comics in 1994. [2] He first worked with penciller Mike Wieringo on The Sensational Spider-Man #8 (Sept. 1996). [3] They then worked together on the creator-owned fantasy series Tellos in 1999. [4] The series, a coming-of-age adventure set in a magical, piratical world, ran 10 issues (May 1999–Nov. 2000). The last three issues were released by Gorilla Comics, a short-lived Image Comics imprint co-founded by Dezago and several other creators in 2000. [5] [6] Following the demise of the series, Dezago wrote the Tellos: Maiden Voyage #1 (March 2001) one-shot.
At DC Comics, Dezago co-created Young Justice with artist Todd Nauck in the 1998 one-shot Young Justice: The Secret. [7] [8] His other Young Justice work includes the 1998 miniseries JLA: World Without Grown-ups. [9] From 1999 to 2002, he wrote Impulse #50–89. [10] In 2005 he co-created The Perhapanauts with artist Craig Rousseau. [7]
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It seemed that a whole host of bad guys were on a crime spree in this adventure, written by Todd Dezago and illustrated by the series' new regular artist Mike Wieringo.
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The Young Justice team...starred in a two-issue prestige series called JLA: World Without Grown-ups written by Dezago and illustrated by Mike McKone and Humberto Ramos.
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