Fred Van Lente

{{Short description|American writer}}

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| notable works = Action Philosophers
Incredible Hercules
Marvel Zombies 3
Marvel Zombies 4

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| website = http://www.fredvanlente.com

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Fred Van Lente (born February 14, 1972, in Tacoma, Washington) from Chagrin Falls, Ohio[http://www.theaterinthenow.com/2014/06/spotlight-onfred-van-lente.html Theater in the Now: Spotlight on...Fred Van Lente] Retrieved 2018-05-20. is an American writer, primarily of comic books and graphic novels.

Career

Van Lente is the co-founder, along with artist Ryan Dunlavey, of Evil Twin Comics, which produces his and Dunlavey’s non-fiction comic books, the first and most famous of which is Action Philosophers.

Recent work includes becoming the ongoing co-author of Incredible Hercules with Greg Pak,[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=12985 GREEK WEEK Part IV- Pak & Van Lente on Herc's Past & Future], Comic Book Resources, March 20, 2008 as well as writing Marvel Zombies 3[http://www.wizarduniverse.com/053108wwphzombie.html WWPhilly Fred Van Lente Takes a Bite of Marvel Zombies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002013911/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/053108wwphzombie.html |date=2008-10-02 }}, Wizard, May 31, 2008[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16630 WW Philly: Fred Van Lente Writes "Marvel Zombies 3"], Comic Book Resources, June 1, 2008[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080601-marvel-zombies-3.html WW PHILLY '08: Fred Van Lente on Marvel Zombies 3], Newsarama, June 1, 2008[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17952 Van Lente talks Marvel Zombies 3], Comic Book Resources, September 5, 2008[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/100803-Marvel-Zombies-3.html Zombies in Florida: Fred Van Lente on Marvel Zombies III], Newsarama, October 3, 2008 and Marvel Zombies 4.{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20497 |title=Fred Van Lente Talks Marvel Zombies 4 |website=Comic Book Resources |date=March 20, 2009 |access-date=2009-04-11}}{{cite news |last=Ekstrom |first=Steve |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/030931-MZombies4-FVL.html |title=Back for Four: Fred Van Lente on Marvel Zombies 4 |work=Newsarama |date=March 31, 2009 |access-date=2009-04-11}} with Kev Walker and X-Men Noir with Dennis Calero.[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17970 Fear And Hatred: Van Lente & Calero on "X Men Noir"], Comic Book Resources, September 9, 2008[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090817-XMenNoir.html Fred Van Lente & Dennis Calero on X Men Noir], Newsarama, September 17, 2008 Upcoming work includes two one-shots as part of Marvel Zombies Return.{{cite news |first=Troy |last=Brownfield |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/060922-MArvelZombies05.html |title=The Zombies – This Time, With Literate Roots |work=Newsarama |date=June 22, 2009 |access-date=2009-06-23}} He also wrote the first issue of Deadpool Team-Up (number #899 as it was counting backwards from the #900 special).{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22984 |title=Van Lente Talks "Deadpool Team-Up" |website=Comic Book Resources |date=September 18, 2009 |access-date=May 26, 2010 }}

Van Lente created a new Power Man, Victor Alvarez, who first appeared in the Shadowland: Power Man mini-series,{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26166 |title=Van Lente on "Shadowland: Power Man" |website=Comic Book Resources |date=May 11, 2010 |access-date=June 5, 2010 }}{{cite news |first=Vaneta |last=Rogers |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/shadowland-power-man-100511.html |title=An All-New POWER MAN Bursts out of the Marvel's SHADOWLAND |work=Newsarama |date=May 11, 2010 |access-date=September 25, 2011 }} then in a new Power Man and Iron Fist series, also by Van Lente.{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=27368 |title=CCI EXCLUSIVE: Van Lente's New "Power Man & Iron Fist" |website=Comic Book Resources |date=July 22, 2010 |access-date=September 25, 2011 }}{{cite news |first=Albert |last=Ching |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/power-man-iron-fist-100723.html |title=SDCC 2010: POWER MAN & IRON FIST: Reunited For The 1st Time |work=Newsarama |date=July 23, 2010 |access-date=September 25, 2011 }}{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=29901 |title=Van Lente Buddies Up With "Power Man & Iron Fist" |website=Comic Book Resources |date=December 15, 2010 |access-date=September 25, 2011 }}

Van Lente and New York Innovative Theatre Awards-winner Crystal Skillman co-authored and staged "King Kirby," a play based on the life of innovative comics creator Jack Kirby. "King Kirby" was staged at Brooklyn's Brick Theater as part of its annual Comic Book Theater Festival. The play was a New York Times Critics' Pick selection and was funded by a widely publicized Kickstarter campaign.{{cite news |last=Webster |first=Andy |title=The Amazing Adventures of Pencil Man |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/theater/the-amazing-adventures-of-pencil-man.html |date=June 22, 2014 |access-date=November 27, 2014}}{{cite web |title=Project of the Day: King Kirby |url=http://kickstarter.tumblr.com/post/86598721223/project-of-the-day-king-kirby-a-play-about |date=May 23, 2014 |access-date=November 27, 2014}}{{cite book |title=King Kirby: A Play by Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente |isbn=9781499288490|last1=Skillman|first1=Crystal|last2=Lente|first2=Fred Van|date=31 July 2014}}

Van Lente has been called "one of the most idiosyncratic and insightful new voices in comics."{{cite web |last=McGovern |first=Adam |author-link=Adam McGovern |url=http://www.comiccritique.com/st/grevSt519.html |title=Watchdog review |publisher=comiccritique.com |date=April 4, 2007 }} In 2014, he was nominated for a Harvey Award in the category, Special Award for Humor in Comics.{{cite web|last=Sims |first=Chris |title=Harvey Awards Announces 2014 Nominees |publisher=Comics Alliance |url=http://comicsalliance.com/harvey-award-announces-2014-nominees-congratulations-in-advance-to-hawkeye-11/ |date=July 16, 2014 |access-date=November 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006153215/http://comicsalliance.com/harvey-award-announces-2014-nominees-congratulations-in-advance-to-hawkeye-11/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 }}

Bibliography

Awards

Van Lente's industry awards include Action Philosophers receiving a Xeric Grant in 2004; it was also nominated for an Ignatz Award in 2005 and 2006. The American Library Association named Action Philosophers a "Great Graphic Novel for Teens" in 2007. His "super crime" series The Silencers was named "Best Independent Super Hero Comic" by [http://www.brokenfrontier.com Broken Frontier] in 2003.

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References

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=Interviews=

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928164641/http://www.comicbookgazette.com/interviews.htm#119147442 Career-spanning interview at The Comic Book Gazette]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513231059/http://www.comixology.com/podcasts/41/NYCC-Special-11-Fred-Van-Lente-and-Ryan-Dunlavey Interview with Fred] and Ryan Dunlavey at comiXology
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100128103341/http://www.theouthousers.com/content/view/5838/145/ The Outhouse Interview: Fred Van Lente], The Outhouse, December 21, 2009
  • First Class Comic Review #1 – July 2010 (firstclasscomicreview.moonfruit.com)

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Category:1972 births

Category:Living people

Category:Marvel Comics writers

Category:Writers from Tacoma, Washington

Category:People from Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Category:American comics writers