Glenn Herdling

Glenn Herdling
Born Glenn Alan Herdling
(1964-05-02) May 2, 1964
Summit, New Jersey
Nationality USA
Area(s) writer, editor, manualist
Notable works
 Namor the Sub-Mariner, Piper Houdini: Apprentice of Coney Island, Piper Houdini: Nightmare on Esopus Island
http://glennherdling.com/

Glenn Herdling (born May 2, 1964)[1] is an American author, comics writer, and editor who has written numerous comic books, including Marvel Comics' "Atlantis Rising" story line for the Namor the Sub-Mariner series. He is also the author of the Piper Houdini series of young adult novels and a manualist.

Early life and career

Herdling was born on May 2, 1964, in Summit, NJ. He graduated from Bucknell University in 1986 and shortly thereafter began his publishing career at Marvel Comics. As assistant editor to Jim Salicrup on Marvel's flagship Spider-Man titles, he was instrumental in acquiring the talent that increased circulation to a record 2.5 million copies.[2][3] Herdling was promoted to Editorial Director of Marvel's Custom Publishing division and when the company went public in 1991,[4] he developed the company's first Quarterly and Annual Reports, which were done as comic books.[5]

In 1996, Herdling became the Creative Director at Spiderwebart Gallery,[6] which engaged in traditional book publishing, packaging, and design. The company also represents artists on an exclusive basis, particularly the renowned fantasy painters, Greg and Tim Hildebrandt.

In 1999, Herdling became Wizard Entertainment's Director of Business Development and supervised the launch of its new comic book division, Black Bull Entertainment.[7] In May 2005, he received a Master of Science Degree in Publishing from New York University where he was awarded the Condé Nast Award in Magazine Publishing.

Herdling has since worked as a communications specialist in the healthcare and financial sectors. He has contributed to numerous published works and has written over 80 comic books.[8] In 2015, he published his first novel, Piper Houdini: Apprentice of Coney Island[9] and followed it up a year later with a sequel, Piper Houdini: Nightmare on Esopus Island.[10]

Other media

In 2016, Herdling launched a YouTube channel where he performs a variety of popular songs using manualism: the art of playing flatulent tones by squeezing air through his hands.[11] The selections include a number of Christmas carols.

References

  1. ↑ "Glenn Alan Herdling at the Comic Book DB". The Comic Book Database. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Cowsill, Alan (2012). Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging. Dorling Kindersley. p. 184. ISBN 978-0756692360. Todd McFarlane was at the top of his game as an artist, and with Marvel's release of this new Spidey series he also got the chance to take on the writing duties. The sales of this series were underwhelming, with approx. 2.5 million copies eventually printing, including special bagged editions and a number of variant covers.
  3. ↑ Saffel, Steve (2007). Spider-Man the Icon: The Life and Times of a Pop Culture Phenomenon. Titan Books. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-84576-324-4. Marvel knew a good thing when they saw it, and the adjectiveless Spider-Man received Marvel's most aggressive launch in company history...the initial press run was 2.35 million, and 500,000 additional copies were printed to meet demand.
  4. ↑ Raviv, Dan (2004). Comic Wars: How Two Tycoons Battled Over the Marvel Comics Empire--And Both Lost. Broadway Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-0767908306. Marvel's operations were analyzed, top to bottom, stem to stern. Departments deemed unprofitable or unpromising were shut down and workers were fired. Net income quickly doubled. By 1991, Marvel was selling shares to the public.
  5. ↑ "Marvel's Awesome Annual Reports - PaperSpecs". PaperSpecs. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  6. ↑ "Emerald 7 - part 2 page 7". spiderwebart. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  7. ↑ "Glenn Herdling (Marvel Comics writer)". www.marvunapp.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  8. ↑ "Glenn Alan Herdling at the Comic Book DB". The Comic Book Database. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  9. ↑ "Author turns young adult genre on its ear by blending paranormal urban fantasy with Coney Island history | Brooklyn Daily Eagle". www.brooklyneagle.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  10. ↑ AMDUR, NEIL. "River Vale resident's latest young adult book". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  11. ↑ "Handmaster Herdling". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

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