Matthew Sturges
| Matthew Sturges | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 2, 1970 Rhode Island, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works |
Jack of Fables Shadowpact |
| Official website | |
Matthew Sturges (born October 1970 in Rhode Island) is an American writer of comics and fantasy novels.
Career
Sturges is best known for the Eisner-award nominated Jack of Fables from DC/Vertigo.[1] In the 1990s, he was a member of the writers' collective Clockwork Storybook, which also included Bill Willingham, Chris Roberson, and Mark Finn.
With Willingham, Sturges has also co-written House of Mystery.[2][3][4] Following his signing an exclusive deal with DC Comics,[5][6] Sturges took over the writing of Blue Beetle in issue #29[7] and saw it through to its end in issue #36.[8] He has also written Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! featuring the Human Flame[9][10][11] and, with Willingham again, he also took over the writing of Justice Society of America with issue #29.[12][13]
He is also the author of two novels, Midwinter (2009)[14] its sequel The Office of Shadows (2010), and a book of short horror fiction, Beneath the Skin and Other Stories (2000).
Personal life
He currently lives in Austin, Texas.
Bibliography
Comics
- Jack of Fables #1-#50 (with co-author Bill Willingham, Vertigo, September 2006– March 2011)
- Shadowpact #17-25 (DC Comics, September 2007 - July 2008)
- Countdown to Mystery: "A Syzygy in Plastic" #1-8 (DC Comics, November 2007 - June 2008)
- Salvation Run #3-7 (DC Comics, March - July 2008)
- House of Mystery #1-42 (with co-author Bill Willingham, Vertigo, July 2008 – 2011) collected as:
- Blue Beetle #29-36 (with artist Rafael Albuquerque, DC Comics, September 2008 - April 2009)
- Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! (with Freddie Williams, DC Comics, 6-issue limited series, 2009, forthcoming)
- Thor: Season One (with Pepe Larraz, Marvel Universe, 178 pages, September 2013, ISBN 978-0-7851-5379-5[17]
Prose books
- Midwinter (2009; novel)
- The Office of Shadows (2010; novel)
- Beneath the Skin and Other Stories (2000; short story anthology)
References
- ↑ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Jack of Fables", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 100–101, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
- ↑ "Sturges & Willingham on the New House of Mystery". Newsarama. February 20, 2008
- ↑ Sturges is Big Brother of Vertigo’s "House of Mystery", Comic Book Resources, May 6, 2008
- ↑ "House Showing: Matt Sturges on House of Mystery". Newsarama. February 17, 2009
- ↑ "SDCC '08 - The 'Fables' Panel & Announcements". Newsarama. July 28, 2008
- ↑ Matt Sturges I: Living with Fables, & Now DC Exclusive. Newsarama. August 13, 2008
- ↑ "Talking Blue Beetle with Matt Sturges". Newsarama. August 13, 2008
- ↑ "Hail and Farewell: Sturges on Blue Beetle's End". Newsarama. November 14, 2008
- ↑ "Behind the Page - Matthew Sturges, 2". Newsarama. February 10, 2009
- ↑ "Ian Sattler on the Final Crisis: Aftermath Titles". Newsarama. February 11, 2009
- ↑ "The Most Powerful? Matt Sturges on The Human Flame and Run!". Newsarama. February 16, 2009
- ↑ Talking JSA With Willingham & Sturges, Comic Book Resources. January 19, 2009
- ↑ "Willingham and Sturges Talk Justice Society of America". Newsarama. December 26, 2008
- ↑ "From Comics to Novels: Matt Sturges on 'Midwinter'". Newsarama. March 23, 2009
- ↑ Room and Boredom details at DC Comics
- ↑ Love Stories for Dead People details at DC Comics
- ↑ Thor: Season 1 details at Marvel Comics
External links
- Official website
- Matthew Sturges at the Comic Book DB
- Clockwork Storybook forums
Interviews
- very lengthy by Jay Tomio about House of Mystery and novels, Boomtron, January 16, 2009
- Inside the Comic Writer's Studio interview, Comicbloc.com, September 2007
- Sequential Tart interview, September 2006
- Behind the Page - Matthew Sturges, Part 1, Newsarama, February 5, 2009