Landry Walker
{{Short description|American comic book writer}}
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Landry Q. Walker (born September 1, 1971), is an American comic book writer living in El Sobrante, California.
Biography
Landry Walker is the co-creator (with artist Eric Jones) of a number of comic book series, and was a regular contributor to Disney Adventures Magazine during the last several years of its run.{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19031|title=Walker On "Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade"|author=Kiel Phegley|date=4 December 2008|publisher=Comic Book Resources}} He is known for his all-ages comics work, such as Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and The Incredibles comic series.{{Cite web |url=http://www.boom-kids.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?name=&series=&writer=428&artist= |title=KaBOOM! Studios - Home - What time is it? ADVENTURE TIME! |access-date=2010-08-08 |archive-date=2020-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822083417/http://www.kaboom-studios.com/ |url-status=dead }} Walker is also a contributing writer for the gaming website Elder-Geek.
In 2012 Del Rey released an original Odd Thomas graphic novel written by Walker with series creator Dean Koontz. The book reached number 7 on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Graphic Novels.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-04-08/paperback-graphic-books/list.html|title=Paperback Graphic Books - Best Sellers - Books - April 8, 2012 - the New York Times|newspaper=The New York Times}} More recently, Walker began a new comic series (again with longtime collaborator Eric Jones) for Image Comics called Danger Club{{cite web| url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-07/Danger-Club-comic-book-series/53401768/1 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308052103/https://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-03-07/Danger-Club-comic-book-series/53401768/1 | archive-date=2012-03-08 | title='Danger Club' a 'visceral' world of teenage superheroes | website=USA Today | access-date=2023-11-25}}. about a brutal world of teenage superheroes.
He is the co-creator of the internationally broadcast cartoon series called Scary Larry, which is an adaptation of his comic series titled Little Gloomy.
Bibliography
=Comics=
Comics work includes:
- Filthy Habits #1-5 (1994–1996, Aeon Comics)
- X-Ray Comics #1-3 (1997–1998, Slave Labor Graphics):
- X-Ray Comics Volume 1: Filth (SLG Publishing, 2004, {{ISBN|0-943151-97-X}})
- X-Ray Comics Volume 2: Swine (SLG Publishing, 2004, {{ISBN|1-59362-004-7}})
- Comic Zone 4: Kid Gravity (Disney Press, 2005, {{ISBN|978-0-7868-3765-6}})
- Little Gloomy #1-6 (1999–2001, Slave Labor Graphics, tpb, Little Gloomy: It was a Dark and Stormy Night, SLG Publishing, 2002, {{ISBN|0-943151-64-3}})
- The Super Scary Monster Show featuring Little Gloomy #1-3 (2005–2006, Slave Labor Graphics, tpb, 2008, {{ISBN|1-59362-103-5}})
- Tron: The Ghost in the Machine #1-6 (2006–2008, Slave Labor Graphics, tpb, 2009, {{ISBN|1-59362-102-7}})
- Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eighth Grade #1-6 (2008-2009 DC Comics, tpb, 2009, {{ISBN|1-4012-2506-3}})
- The Incredibles: City of Incredibles (with co-author Mark Waid, Boom! Studios, tpb, 2010 {{ISBN|1608865037}})
- The Incredibles: The Incredibles: Revenge From Below (with co-author Mark Waid, Boom! Studios, tpb, 2010 {{ISBN|1608865185}})
- The Incredibles: The Incredibles: Secrets and Lies Boom! Studios, tpb, 2010 {{ISBN|1608865835}})
- The Incredibles: The Incredibles: Truth and Consequences Boom! Studios, tpb, 2010 {{ISBN|1608866033}})
- Batman: Joker's Asylum Vol. 2 (DC Comics, tpb, 2011, {{ISBN|1401229808}}) 1848569955
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Fearsome Fangs Strike Again (DC Comics, tpb, 2011, {{ISBN|1848569955}})
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Emerald Knight (DC Comics, tpb, 2012,) {{ISBN|1401231438}}
- Odd Thomas: House of Odd (Del Rey Books, tpb, 2012,) {{ISBN|0345525450}}
- Danger Club Volume 1: Death (Image Comics, tpb, 2012 {{ISBN|1607066343}}
- Danger Club Volume 2: Rebirth (Image Comics, tpb, 2015 {{ISBN|163215367X}}
- A Clash of Kings Volume 1 (Batam, 2018 {{ISBN|9780440423249}}
- The Last Siege (Image Comics, tpb, 2019 {{ISBN|1534310517}}
- A Clash of Kings Volume 2 (Batam, 2019 {{ISBN|0440423252}}
- The Infinite Adventures of Supernova: Pepper Page Saves the Universe! (First Second, 2021, {{ISBN|9781250216922}})
=Short stories=
{{main|Star Wars: Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I}}
- Star Wars: Nigh Noon on Jakku
- Star Wars: The Face of Evil
- Star Wars: True Love
- Star Wars: All Creatures Great and Small
- Star Wars: A Recipe for Death
- Star Wars: The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku
=Novels=
- Project Terra book 1: Crash Course 2017 {{ISBN|0515157910}}
- Project Terra book 2: Bites Back 2018 {{ISBN|0515157945}}
References
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External links
- [https://twitter.com/LandryQWalker/ Official Twitter for Landry Walker]
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- [http://elder-geek.com/ Elder-Geek.com]
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Category:American comics writers
Category:People from El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California