Brian K. Vaughan

 

Brian K. Vaughan

Born:	1976 Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation:	comic book writer, playwright, screenwriter
Nationality:	American
Website:	BKV.tv

Brian K. Vaughan (born 1976, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comic book writer best known for the series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Pride of Baghdad.

Biography

Early life and career

As an undergraduate film student at New York University, Vaughan took part in Marvel's Stan-hattan Project, a class for fledgling comic book writers that also helped Joe Kelly break into comic books. Vaughan's first credit was Cable #43 (May 1997).

Later career

Vaughan has written most of the major DC and Marvel characters, including Batman and the X-Men. He has also written several screenplays, stage plays, and short stories, but mostly he prefers writing comic books. He has stated in an interview with Wizarduniverse.com^[1] that he prefers to write his own creations like Y: The Last Man and Ex Machina because he doesn't think he's the best at using his "voice" with company-owned characters.

Awards and nominations

• Eisner Award (2005) for Best Writer, for his work on Y: The Last Man, Runaways, Ex Machina and Marvel's Ultimate X-Men, and for Best New Series (along with artists Tony Harris and Tom Feister) for Ex Machina.

• Nominated for five Eisners in 2006: Best Writer; Best Single Issue, Best Serialized Story and Best Continuing Series for Ex Machina; and Best Serialized Story for Y: The Last Man.^[2]

• "Comic's Best Writer" (2006), Wizard magazine.

Selected bibliography

Marvel Comics

• 411 #2
• Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #5, 7
• Dr Strange: The Oath
• Ka-Zar Annual '97 (1997) (first Marvel Comics work)
• Mystique #1-13
• Runaways (Vol. 1) #1-18, (Vol. 2) #1-24
• Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #1-5
• The Hood #1-6
• Ultimate X-Men #46-65, Annual #1
• Wha...Huh? #1
• What If #112
• Wolverine #131
• X-Men Icons: Cyclops #1-4
• X-Men Icons: Chamber #1-4
• X-Men 2 Movie Prequel: Wolverine

DC Comics / Vertigo / Wildstorm

• Batman #588-590
• (back-up)
• Detective Comics #787
• Ex Machina #1-present (as of July 2007)
• Ex Machina Special Edition #1-2
• Green Lantern and Adam Strange #1
• Green Lantern and the Atom #1
• Green Lantern: Circle of Fire #1-2
• JLA Annual #4
• Midnighter #7
• Pride of Baghdad Hardcover
• Sins of Youth: Secret Files & Origins #1
• Sins of Youth: Wonder Girls #1
• Superman Annual #12
• Swamp Thing (Vol. 3) #1-20
• Titans #14
• Vertigo Secret Files & Origins: Swamp Thing #1
• #3
• Wonder Woman vol. 2, #160-161
• Young Justice #22
• Y: The Last Man #1-60 (scheduled to conclude late 2007)

Dark Horse Comics

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #6-9: No Future For You arc
• The Escapists #1-6
• Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist (anthology) #8. Vaughan's story was reprinted as The Escapists #1.
• Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist (anthology) #3. Entitled "To Reign in Hell."

Other Works

Television

• Lost (executive story editor) (2006-present)^[3]
  • 3.17 - Catch-22 – April 18, 2007 (with Jeff Pinkner)

Films

• Y: The Last Man (screenplay) ^[4]
• Ex Machina^[5]

Footnotes

References

• Brian K. Vaughan Web Site
• Newsarama (Aug. 2006) interview with Brian K. Vaughan
• Newsarama (Sept. 2006) interview with Brian K. Vaughan
• September 2006 Comic Book Resources interview with Brian K. Vaughan

External links

• Podcast X reviews Brian K. Vaughan's Runaways
• Brian K. Vaughan at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by Joss Whedon	Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight writer 2007	Succeeded by Joss Whedon
Preceded by none	Runaways writer 2003–2007	Succeeded by Joss Whedon
Preceded by Eric Luke	Wonder Woman writer 2000	Succeeded by Ben Raab

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