Len Wein (1948–2017)
Auteur de Before Watchmen: Ozymandias/Crimson Corsair
A propos de l'auteur
Leonard Norman Wein was born in New York on June 12, 1948. He received an art degree from Farmingdale State College. He would become a prolific comic book writer. He and Marv Wolfman sold their first work to DC Comics in 1968. Wein wrote for Batman, the Flash, Superman, the Justice League of afficher plus America, and numerous other comics series. He and Bernie Wrightson created Swamp Thing, who first appeared in 1971. In 1975, Wein and David Cockrum created new characters for the relaunch of Marvel Comics' X-Men including Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Wolverine, who first appeared in an Incredible Hulk story Wein wrote. Wein was an editor for Marvel, DC and Disney Comics. In 1986, he was editor on the Watchmen series by Alan Moore. He had writing credits on numerous television shows, many of them based on characters he had helped create. He died on September 10, 2017 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Photo (cropped) by Alan Light 1982. SDCC.
Séries
Œuvres de Len Wein
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 012: The Uncanny X-Men Volume 2 [#101-110] (1990) — Writer — 136 exemplaires
The Chronicles of Conan, Vol.15: The Corridor of Mullah-Kajar and Others Stories (2009) 33 exemplaires
The Unauthorized X-Men: SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice, and Adamantium (Smart Pop series) (2006) — Directeur de publication — 33 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 184: The Defenders Volume 3 [The Defenders #17-21 + Giant-Size Defenders #2-4 + Marvel… (2012) 16 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 205: The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 16 [#156-168 + Annual #10] (2014) 14 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 226: The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 17 [#169-180 + Annual #11 + Nova #12 + Marvel Treasury… (2015) 14 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 230: The Mighty Thor Volume 15 [#242-254 + Annual #5 + Marvel Spotlight #30] (2016) 12 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 155: The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 13 [#121-131] (2011) — Auteur — 12 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 259: Marvel Team-Up Volume 3 [#23-30 + Giant-Size Spider-Man #1-3] (2018) 10 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 266: The Invincible Iron Man Volume 11 [#82-94 + Annual #3-4] (2018) 10 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 251: The Mighty Thor Volume 16 [#256-266 + Annual #6 + Marvel Preview #10] (2017) 9 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 263: The Incredible Hulk Volume 12 [#197-209 + Annual #5] (2018) 9 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 267: The Mighty Thor Volume 17 [#267-278 + Marvel Preview #10] (2018) 8 exemplaires
Marvel Masterworks, Volume 279: The Incredible Hulk Volume 13 [#210-222 + Annual #6] (2019) 6 exemplaires
Best of DC #3: Super Friends 5 exemplaires
Batman: Nevermore 4 exemplaires
Best of DC #9: Batman 4 exemplaires
Crisis on Multiple Earths Book 2: Crisis Crossed (Crisis on Multiple Earths, 2) (2022) 4 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 246 3 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 256 3 exemplaires
Journey into Mystery, Vol. 2 # 11 — Directeur de publication — 3 exemplaires
X-Men: Black Sun (2000) #2 (of 5) 3 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 242 3 exemplaires
Blue Beetle #1 - Out From the Ashes! 3 exemplaires
The Untold Legend of the Batman #1 3 exemplaires
Strange Tales (1951-1968) #173 3 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 253 3 exemplaires
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #154 2 exemplaires
DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection 94: Legenden 2 exemplaires
Werewolf by Night [1972] #8 — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #179 2 exemplaires
Batman Vol. 1 #326 2 exemplaires
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #188 2 exemplaires
Batman Vol. 1 #327 2 exemplaires
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #166 2 exemplaires
Chamber of Chills #22 2 exemplaires
Batman Vol. 1 #323 2 exemplaires
The Phantom Stranger (1969) #19 — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #197 2 exemplaires
Mystery In Space (1951) Issue #117 2 exemplaires
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #161 2 exemplaires
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #162 2 exemplaires
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #168 2 exemplaires
Batman Vol. 1 #255 2 exemplaires
Batman Vol. 1 #319 2 exemplaires
Detective Comics # 408 2 exemplaires
Mystery In Space (1951) Issue #112 2 exemplaires
Mystery In Space (1951) Issue #113 2 exemplaires
Mystery In Space (1951) Issue #114 2 exemplaires
Mystery In Space (1951) Issue #116 2 exemplaires
Batman Vol. 1 #310 2 exemplaires
Kull the Conqueror # 8 — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
Chamber of Darkness #6 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 267 2 exemplaires
The Phantom Stranger (1969) #15 2 exemplaires
Werewolf by Night [1972] #6 — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
Strange Tales (1951-1968) #170 2 exemplaires
Adventure Comics # 486 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 271 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 264 2 exemplaires
Fantastic Four [1961] #194 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 259 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 258 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 257 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 255 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 251 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 250 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 245 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 244 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 243 2 exemplaires
The Phantom Stranger (1969) #16 2 exemplaires
Deathstroke the Terminator Annual #2 2 exemplaires
Mister Miracle (1989-1991) #13 2 exemplaires
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #216 2 exemplaires
Thor, Vol. 1, # 213 2 exemplaires
Mister Miracle (1989-1991) #11 2 exemplaires
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #176 1 exemplaire
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #170 1 exemplaire
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #158 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #184 1 exemplaire
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #165 1 exemplaire
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #156 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #183 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #195 1 exemplaire
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #160 1 exemplaire
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #157 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 248 1 exemplaire
Point of View 1 exemplaire
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #155 1 exemplaire
Werewolf by Night [1972] #7 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #151 1 exemplaire
Danger Trail 1 exemplaire
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #159 1 exemplaire
Batman Swamp Thing 1 exemplaire
Adventure Comics # 478 1 exemplaire
Werewolf by Night [1972] #5 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Aquaman Album No. 2 1 exemplaire
Doctor Who Special 2012 1 exemplaire
The Bravados No. 1 1 exemplaire
Wild Western Action No. 1 1 exemplaire
Gunfire #0 October 1994 1 exemplaire
Gunfire #1 1 exemplaire
The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #152 1 exemplaire
Batman Monthly #10 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #190 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #199 1 exemplaire
Marvel Tales [1964] #217 - Big Apple Battleground 1 exemplaire
Die Spinne 009 (Condor Verlag) 1 exemplaire
Die Spinne 019 (Condor Verlag) 1 exemplaire
Die Spinne 024 (Condor Verlag) 1 exemplaire
Die Spinne 027 (Condor Verlag) 1 exemplaire
Die Spinne 029 (Condor Verlag) 2. Auflage 1 exemplaire
The Origin of Beast Boy (DC Universe Origins) 1 exemplaire
The Defenders, Vol. 1, No. 18 1 exemplaire
Sumpfding: Ein Leben Fur Die Ewigkeit 1 exemplaire
Thor Annual # 6 1 exemplaire
Star*Reach #5 1 exemplaire
A Thing Of Beauty! 1 exemplaire
Fantastic Four [1961] #185 1 exemplaire
Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman 30 1 exemplaire
Gunfire #3 1 exemplaire
Clássicos DC - Monstro do Pântano - Raízes - Vol 2 1 exemplaire
Clássicos DC - Monstro do Pântano - Raízes - Vol 1 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #204 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Giant-Size Creatures [1974] #1 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #187 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #185 1 exemplaire
Gunfire #4 1 exemplaire
Fantastic Four [1961] #193 1 exemplaire
Gunfire #2 1 exemplaire
Gunfire #1 1 exemplaire
Die Spinne 006 (Condor Verlag) 1 exemplaire
Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman 29 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #201 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #220 1 exemplaire
Monstro do Pântano - Raízes Vol. 1 (Clássicos DC) 1 exemplaire
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #179 1 exemplaire
Incredible Hulk (1962-1999) #182 1 exemplaire
Heróis da TV - A Ameaça do Destruidor! 1 exemplaire
2099 Unlimited #10 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #219 1 exemplaire
The Sundance Kid No. 3 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #217 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #214 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #215 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #213 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #210 1 exemplaire
The Incredible Hulk [1968] #209 1 exemplaire
World's Finest Comics, Edition# 270 1 exemplaire
Star Trek #13: Dark Traveler 1 exemplaire
Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman 28 1 exemplaire
Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman 27 1 exemplaire
Biblioteca Marvel: Spiderman 26 1 exemplaire
Wolverine Omnibus Vol. 1 1 exemplaire
Batman # 309 (Ref1383455155) 1 exemplaire
Comicsové legendy 6: X-Men (kniha 01) 1 exemplaire
Star Trek: The Legacy of Lazarus 1 exemplaire
Der unglaubliche Hulk Comic-Album 10 (Condor) 1 exemplaire
Elson's Presents Super Heroes Comics No. 1 1 exemplaire
Batman: A Word to the Wise 1 exemplaire
Star Trek: Sceptre of the Sun 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 249 1 exemplaire
Iron Man Vol. 1 #84 1 exemplaire
Justice League of America [1960] #106 1 exemplaire
Marvel Feature, Vol. 1 #11 1 exemplaire
Detective Comics # 446 1 exemplaire
Green Lantern [1960] #175 1 exemplaire
Green Lantern [1960] #176 1 exemplaire
Green Lantern [1960] #178 1 exemplaire
Mister Miracle (1989-1991) #10 1 exemplaire
Mister Miracle (1989-1991) #12 1 exemplaire
Superman [1939] #336 1 exemplaire
Superman [1939] #337 1 exemplaire
Superman [1939] #339 1 exemplaire
Superman [1939] #340 1 exemplaire
Superman [1939] #342 1 exemplaire
Brother Voodoo: End Of A Legend! 1 exemplaire
World's Finest Comics [1941] #207 1 exemplaire
World's Finest Comics [1941] #208 1 exemplaire
Marvel Spotlight [1971] #30 - Warriors Three 1 exemplaire
Iron Man Vol. 1 #82 1 exemplaire
Vampirella: Demons In The Fog! 1 exemplaire
HUMAN TARGET #6 (OF 6) 1 exemplaire
DC Universe Legacies #1 1 exemplaire
HUMAN TARGET #1 (OF 6) 1 exemplaire
Marvel Tales [1964] #136 1 exemplaire
Batman álbum (3) 1 exemplaire
Vampirella: Blood Wager 1 exemplaire
Matter Of Principle 1 exemplaire
Dracula 1926: Black Hand…black Death! 1 exemplaire
Wonder Woman, Vol. 2 #13 1 exemplaire
Fantastic Four [1961] #186 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 265 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 261 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 270 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 269 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 268 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 266 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 263 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 262 1 exemplaire
Thor, Vol. 1, # 260 1 exemplaire
Journey into Mystery, Vol. 2 # 9 — Directeur de publication — 1 exemplaire
The Flash [1959] #215 1 exemplaire
Grüne Laterne Klassik 3: Die Macht des Hais 1 exemplaire
Grüne Laterne Klassik 2 1 exemplaire
Chamber of Chills #24 1 exemplaire
Journey into Mystery, Vol. 2 # 13 — Directeur de publication — 1 exemplaire
HUMAN TARGET #3 (OF 6) 1 exemplaire
De Bijenkorf 1 exemplaire
Spider-Man - Le storie indimenticabili vol. 27 1 exemplaire
Spider-Man - Le storie indimenticabili vol. 12 1 exemplaire
Supereroi - Le leggende Marvel vol.43 1 exemplaire
Detective Comics # 514 1 exemplaire
Journey into Mystery, Vol. 2 # 14 — Directeur de publication — 1 exemplaire
The Phantom Stranger (1969) #22 1 exemplaire
The Phantom Stranger (1969) #20 1 exemplaire
House of Mystery # 300 1 exemplaire
Superman [1939] #371 1 exemplaire
Superman [1939] #370 1 exemplaire
HUMAN TARGET #5 (OF 6) 1 exemplaire
HUMAN TARGET #4 (OF 6) 1 exemplaire
Justice League of America [1960] #107 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Marvel Tales [1964] #216 1 exemplaire
Ruimteschip Enterprise 1 exemplaire
DC Comics Presents (1978-1986) #67 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Marvel Premiere #56 (Dominic Fortune) — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Justice League of America [1960] #108 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Fantastic Four #184-208 (Marvel Comics) 1 exemplaire
Swamp Thing (2016-) #5 1 exemplaire
Swamp Thing (2016-) #6 1 exemplaire
Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4 1 exemplaire
Os Defensores (1976) #5 1 exemplaire
Mystery In Space (1951) Issue #111 1 exemplaire
HUMAN TARGET #2 (OF 6) 1 exemplaire
Batman Vol. 1 #315 1 exemplaire
Wonder Woman, Vol. 2 #9 1 exemplaire
Batman Vol. 1 #313 1 exemplaire
Batman Pocketbook 10 1 exemplaire
Batman Vol. 1 #317 1 exemplaire
Batman Vol. 1 #307 1 exemplaire
Batman Vol. 1 #318 1 exemplaire
Batman Vol. 1 #321 1 exemplaire
Batman Vol. 1 #322 1 exemplaire
Final Crisis: Secret Files [comic] 1 exemplaire
DC Universe Legacies 08 1 exemplaire
Star Trek #39 - When You Wish Upon a Star... 1 exemplaire
Blue Beetle #3 - If This Be Madness...! 1 exemplaire
Mystery In Space (1951) Issue #115 1 exemplaire
The Defenders, Vol. 1, No. 12, February 1974: The Titan Strikes Back! (1972) — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Fantastic Four [1961] #187 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Blue Beetle #8 - Henchman! 1 exemplaire
Blue Beetle #6 - Face-Off! 1 exemplaire
Blue Beetle #4 - The Answer is Alchemy! 1 exemplaire
Blue Beetle #2 - This City's Not For Burning! 1 exemplaire
Star Trek #3 (De hinderlaag der kinderjaren x De nalatenschap van Lazarus) Gold Key Star Trek Comics 1 exemplaire
Los 4 Fantásticos, vol. 1, nº 187-196 1 exemplaire
Los 4 Fantásticos, vol. 1, nº 178-186 1 exemplaire
El increíble Hulk, vol. 3 1 exemplaire
Wonder Woman, Vol. 2 #10 1 exemplaire
Star Trek #6 (Muiterij op de Enterprise x Het museum aan het einde der tijden) Gold Key Star Trek Comics 1 exemplaire
Liga da Justiça Anual 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Essential Tomb of Dracula Volume 2 (2004) — Editor (30-37, G4-5), quelques éditions — 83 exemplaires
Best of DC #11: Year's Best Comics Stories — Contributeur — 5 exemplaires
Best of DC #5: Year's Best Comics Stories — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #9: Secret Origins of Super-Heroes — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Showcase 93 # 1 — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Adventure Comics #418, April 1972 — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, Vol. 2 Special #1 (Amethyst Special #1) (1986) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1948-06-12
- Date de décès
- 2017-09-10
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- New York City, New York, USA
- Professions
- comic book writer
editor - Prix et distinctions
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1988)
Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame (2008)
Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic) in 1972, for Swamp Thing (Dramatic)
Comics Buyers Guide Award as Best Editor (1982)
Nominated for the Bram Stoker Award (1999) - Courte biographie
- Co-creator of the Swamp Thing with Bernie Wrightson.
Membres
Discussions
R. I. P. Len Wein à Comics (Septembre 2017)
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 554
- Aussi par
- 56
- Membres
- 3,375
- Popularité
- #7,550
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 77
- ISBN
- 217
- Langues
- 10
- Favoris
- 2
First, Book of Thoth - this is origin story of one of the Conan's greatest antagonists, wizard Toth-Amon of Stygia. We follow him from his early days of youth in a problematic family with abusing father and [for all means and purposes] no-mother. Only person he has any love towards is his sister. Living in extreme poverty and forced by his father to beg and rob passer-byes in the street he is more than willing to grab first opportunity to achieve fame and fortune even if it means killing his friend and then orchestrating complete mayhem in Stygia to dark monstrous creature from the aeons past - Set. During this process Toth-Amon will slowly lose all of his humanity and soon turn his back to all people he loved. But his eternal hunger for power will be even too much for him and it will take rather unlikely allies to save his skin.
Story-wise this was excellent story, with powers of light and darking fighting through their avatars on Earth, population that gets pushed toward darkness thanks to thoth-Amon's actions used to push Stygians more and more to the brink until finally they can do nothing else but turn towards the cosmic darkness for safety.
Art is .... lets say not my cup of tea. This type of art is something Mignola is very good at and he makes it look very easy but believe me drawing characters on a high abstract level using only geometrical shapes and shade is very very complex thing and here it just did not work for me. While covers and some wide-shots truly look awesome rest of story did not click with me.
On the other hand second story - Mask of Acheron - had very decent art but story was ..... man. I might be wrong but this one seems o be comic adaptation of last Conan movie. Last I remember i did enjoy that movie but this story seems to be missing some of the pages. I dont know if it was rushed or actually missing story parts but it just jumps from one point to another without any explanation whatsoever. Weird.....
So as a whole mixed bag. But for me even with these .... issues? .... it was an enjoyable ride, especially the Book of Toth.
If you are fan of Conan give this one a shot but it might be good for you to first check art on the Net to see if it will sit well with you. Because lets not forget, comics are primarily bought for visual art.… (plus d'informations)