Alex Segura
{{Short description|American author of mystery novels and comics writer and editor}}
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| notable works = Spider-Society, Star Wars: Battle of Jakku, The Question: All Along the Watchtower, Secret Identity, Alter Ego, Araña and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow, Poe Dameron: Free Fall
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Alex Segura (born 1980){{Cite web |title=Alex Segura |url=https://stopyourekillingme.com/S_Authors/Segura_Alex.html |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Stop, You're Killing Me! |archive-date=2024-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511041918/https://stopyourekillingme.com/S_Authors/Segura_Alex.html |url-status=live }} is an American author, comic book writer, artist, and editor. He has written numerous comics and novels, including Secret Identity, which won the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller.
Biography
Segura was born in 1980 and raised in Miami.{{Cite web |last=Cranor |first=Eli |date=2021-12-02 |title=Shop Talk: Alex Segura Is Always Writing, Even When He's Not |url=https://crimereads.com/shop-talk-alex-segura-is-always-writing-even-when-hes-not/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US}} His parents were exiled from Cuba.{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Calvin |date=2017-04-14 |title=Like His Publisher, Crime Novelist Alex Segura Wears Many Hats |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/73345-like-his-publisher-crime-novelist-alex-segura-wears-many-hats.html |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514025014/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/73345-like-his-publisher-crime-novelist-alex-segura-wears-many-hats.html |url-status=live }}
Segura began his career as a journalist, which has inspired his series about Pete Fernandez.
In 2003, Segura moved to New York and began working for publishing companies, including with Wizard World and DC Comics. In 2009, he became the senior vice president of sales and marketing at Archie Comics,{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Calvin |date=2021-05-17 |title=Segura Leaves Archie to Join Oni-Lion Forge |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/86388-segura-leaves-archie-to-join-oni-lion-forge-publishing-group.html |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514024945/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/86388-segura-leaves-archie-to-join-oni-lion-forge-publishing-group.html |url-status=live }} then was named DC Comic's executive director of publicity.{{Cite web |date=2012-08-28 |title=Alex Segura Named Executive Director of Publicity at DC Comics |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/53729-alex-segura-named-executive-director-of-publicity-at-dc-comics.html |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}} By 2017, he had returned to Archie Comics, where he also served as the editor for Dark Circle Comics. Segura joined Oni Press as senior vice president of sales and marketing in 2021. Along with other members of the organization's leadership, Segura was fired in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Milliot |first=Jim |date=2023-02-21 |title=Oni-Lion Forge Names New Editor-in-Chief |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/91586-oni-lion-forge-names-new-editor-in-chief.html |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514024945/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/91586-oni-lion-forge-names-new-editor-in-chief.html |url-status=live }}
Segura published his debut novel, Silent City, with Codorus Press in 2013; it was republished with Polis Books in 2016.
Segura resides with his wife and children in New York.{{Cite web |date=2012-06-18 |title=About |url=https://www.alexsegura.com/about/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Alex Segura |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514040847/https://www.alexsegura.com/about/ |url-status=live }}
Awards
Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, NPR, and the Sun Sentinel named Secret Identity one of the best mystery novels of the year.{{Cite web |last=Authors in the Tent |date=2023-08-16 |title=Alex Segura on Spider-Man 2099, secret identities, and writing comics |url=https://lithub.com/alex-segura-on-spider-man-2099-secret-identities-and-writing-comics/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Literary Hub |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514025336/https://lithub.com/alex-segura-on-spider-man-2099-secret-identities-and-writing-comics/ |url-status=live }}
Publications
= Pete Fernandez books =
- {{Cite book |title=Silent City |publisher=Codorus Press |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-9839783-6-7}}{{Cite web |date=2013-11-11 |title=Silent City by |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780983978367 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=www.publishersweekly.com |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514025321/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780983978367 |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite book |title=Down the Darkest Street |publisher=Polis Books |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-940610-75-7}}{{Cite web |date=2016-02-08 |title=Down the Darkest Street: A Pete Fernandez Mystery by Alex Segura |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781940610757 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=www.publishersweekly.com |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514025322/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781940610757 |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite book |title=Dangerous Ends |publisher=Polis Books |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-943818-25-9}}{{Cite web |date=2017-02-27 |title=Dangerous Ends by Alex Segura |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781943818259 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=www.publishersweekly.com |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514025332/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781943818259 |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite book |title=Blackout |publisher=Polis Books |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-947993-04-4}}{{Cite web |title=Book Marks reviews of Blackout by Alex Segura |url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/blackout// |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Book Marks |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514025322/https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/blackout/ |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite book |title=Miami Midnight |publisher=Polis Books |year=2019 |isbn=978-1-947993-59-4}}{{Cite web |date=2019-06-07 |title=Miami Midnight: A Pete Fernandez Mystery by Alex Segura |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781947993594 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=www.publishersweekly.com |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514024945/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781947993594 |url-status=live }}
= Standalone books =
- {{cite book
| year = 2020
| title = Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall
| publisher = Disney Lucasfilm Press
| isbn = 978-1368051668
}}
- {{Cite book |title=Secret Identity |publisher=Flatiron Books |year=2022 |isbn=978-1-250-80174-6}}{{Cite web |title=Book Marks reviews of Secret Identity by Alex Segura |url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/secret-identity// |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Book Marks |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514025333/https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/secret-identity/ |url-status=live }}
- {{cite book
| year = 2023
| title = Araña and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow
| publisher = Marvel Press
| isbn = 978-1368079006
}}
- {{cite book
| author1=Alex Segura
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| author2=Rob Hart
| year = 2024
| title = Dark Space
| publisher = Blackstone Publishing, Inc.
| isbn = 979-8212638340
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- {{cite book
| year = 2024
| title = Alter Ego
| publisher = Flatiron Books
| isbn = 978-1250801777
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- {{cite book
| year = 2024
| title = Encanto: Nightmares and Sueños
| publisher = Disney Press
| isbn = 978-1368097901
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Comic Bibliography
=Marvel Comics=
- Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic #33-36 (2023)
- Spider-Verse:
- Edge of Spider-Verse vol. 2 #1, short story "The Hero Within" (2022)
- Edge of Spider-Verse vol. 3 #4, short story "Charging Station" (2023)
- Edge of Spider-Verse vol. 4 #1, 4, short stories "Prologue" and "In the Crosshairs" (2024)
- Web of Spider-Man vol. 3 #1, short story "Spider-Society" (2024)
- Spider-Society #1-4 (2024)
- Star Wars:
- Sar Wars: Return of the Jedi - The Rebellion #1 (2023)
- Star Wars: Battle of Jakku - Insurgency Rising #1-4 (2024)
- Star Wars: Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Siege #1-4 (2024)
- Star Wars: Battle of Jakku - Last Stand' #1-4 (2024-2025)
- Marvel's Voices: Comunidades #1, short story "Homecoming" (2021)
- Marvel's Voices: Comunidades vol. 2 #1, short story "Secret Savior" (2022)
- Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic #78-79 (2023)
- Marvel Zombies: Black, White, & Blood #1, short story "Hope" (2023)
- What If...? Galactus Transformed Moon Knight #1 (2025)
- Who Is... America Chavez Infinity Comic #1 (2022)
- Who Is... Ms. Marvel Infinity Comic #1 (2023)
- X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #96-99 (2023)
=DC Comics=
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold vol. 2 #15-17, three-part story "Duality" (2024)
- DCU Halloween Special 2010 #1, short story "Time or Your Life!" (2010)
- Knight Terrors: Green Lantern #1-2, backup story (2023)
- Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn #1, short story "Masks and Monsters" (2023)
- The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1-6 (2024-2025)
- Superman: Kal-El Returns #1, short story "Home" (2023)
=Archie Comics=
- Archie & Friends #156, "The Great Riverdale Comic Con" (2011)
- Archie #627-630, "Archie Meets KISS" (2011-2012)
- Archie #635, 639, 659, 660 (2012-2014)
- Archie Meets Ramones #1 (2016), co-written with Matthew Rosenberg
- The Archies: One Shot #1 (2017), co-written with Matthew Rosenberg
- The Archies #1-7 (2017-2018), co-written with Matthew Rosenberg
- Archie Meets the B-52s #1 (2020), co-written with Matthew Rosenberg
=Other Companies=
- AHOY Comics
- Project: Cryptid #2, short story "Diana Montalvan and the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker" (2023)
- Dark Horse
- The Black Ghost #1-5 (2021)
- The Black Ghost vol. 2 #1-5, collected as The Black Ghost: Shame the Devil (2023)
- Humanoids
- First Degree: A Crime Anthology, short story "The Raincoat" (2021)
- Image Comics
- Lazarus Risen #6, text story "Turnabout" (2021)
- Mad Cave Studios
- Dick Tracy #1-present (2024–present), co-written with Michael Moreci
- The Legendary Lynx #1 (2024)
- National Public Radio
- The Mysterious Micro-Face in Sound Advice #1 (2022)
References
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External links
- [http://www.alexsegura.com/ Official website]
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Category:Anthony Award winners
Category:Marvel Comics writers