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| Clifford Meth | |
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 Meth in 2012 | |
| Born | Rockaway, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Writer, Editor, Publisher |
Notable works | Aardwolf Publishing |
Clifford Meth is an American writer, editor, and publisher of dark fiction. His publishing imprint is Aardwolf Publishing. He has described his writings as "self consciously Jewish." [1]
Meth grew up in Rockaway, New Jersey, and he attended Morris Hills High School. [2] [3] [4] He attended Rutgers University and Fairleigh Dickinson University in the United States, and Wroxton College in the United Kingdom. [5]
Meth was associated with the Chabad-Lubavitch religious movement in the 1980s, but moved away from the movement following the death of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1994. [6]
In the early 1980s, Meth worked as a staff editor for Electronic Design [7] [8] while freelancing for the Los Angeles Times Entertainment Newswire, Fangoria , Starlog , Billboard , and other publications. [9]
One of Meth's first published fictional works [10] was "I, Gezheh", which dealt with abuse. Author Robert Bloch provided an afterword for the story, which was illustrated by Dave Cockrum. [11]
With the aid of Cockrum and fantasy artist Gray Morrow, Meth co-founded Aardwolf Publishing, along with business partner Jim Reeber in 1994. The company has published a series of comic books, art portfolios, and collections of illustrated fiction. [12]
In 2004, Meth joined IDT Entertainment's Creative Development team. [13] and worked on Showtime's Masters of Horror [14] series and ABC's Masters of Science Fiction. [14] In 2004, he was story editor for Gene Roddenberry's Starpoint Academy, an animated feature screenplay IDT hired Peter David to script. [15] Meth left IDT Entertainment in 2006 when the division was sold to Liberty Media. [16] In 2007 he oversaw the acquisition of IDW Publishing by IDT Corporation and joined IDW as executive vice president, editorial/strategies.[ citation needed ] In 2008, producer Richard Saperstein optioned film rights to Meth's IDW horror comic-book series, Snaked, with Meth as screenwriter and an executive producer, [17] though no such film has been produced as of August 2025.
In 2008, Meth launched IDW Publishing's "New Classics of the Fantastic Series", which published out-of-print Hugo and Nebula Award-winning books, beginning with Robert Silverberg's Nightwings. [18]
In 2008, Meth established the Dave & Paty Cockrum Scholarship at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. [20] In 2010, Meth founded the Kars4Kids Literacy Program, [21] which has made significant contributions to such universities as Seton Hall University. [22]
On numerous occasions Meth has spearheaded campaigns to raise money and awareness for financially challenged comics’ creators, including Gene Colan, [23] William Messner-Loebs [24] and Dave Simons. [25]
In 2008, the album Caged by Septimus Orion included a recording of Meth's short story "Queers", accompanied by music and sound effects.[ citation needed ] In 2020, the Comic Book Bears podcast interviewed Meth about his work with Dave Cockrum. In 2025, the Jacked Kirby podcast interviewed Meth about his career in comics.
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