Becky Cloonan
Cloonan at the 2011New York Comic Con
Born	Rebecca Cloonan June 23 Pisa, Italy
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer, Artist
Notable works	Channel Zero: Jennie One Demo Flight nebuli East Coast Rising American Virgin Pixu: The Mark of Evil
Awards	Inkpot Award (2023)[1]
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Becky Cloonan (born 23 June) is an Americancomic book creator, known for work published byTokyopop andVertigo. In 2012 she became the first female artist to draw the mainBatman title forDC Comics.^[2]

Becky Cloonan was born inPisa, Italy.^[3] She attendedNew York'sSchool of Visual Arts.^[4]

Cloonan and her friends produced a comics anthology that they calledMeathaus.^[5]

Cloonan createdminicomics as a member of theMeathaus collective before collaborating withBrian Wood onChannel Zero: Jennie One^[6] in 2003. Since then, her profile (and workload) has steadily risen; her best-known work to date has been the twelve-issue comics seriesDemo (2004), also with Wood.Wizard namedDemo its 2004 Indie of the Year.^[7] The series was also nominated for twoEisner Awards in 2005, for Best Limited Series and Best Single Issue or One-Shot (the latter of which was forDemo #7, "One Shot, Don't Miss").^[8]

Cloonan's first solo graphic novel,East Coast Rising Volume 1, was released byTokyopop in 2006.East Coast Rising: Volume 1 marked Cloonan's third Eisner Award nomination in 2007, this time for Best New Series.^[9] She also collaborated with writerSteven T. Seagle on theVertigo Comics seriesAmerican Virgin, which was cancelled with the 23rd issue.^[10] In 2012 she became the first woman to draw the mainBatman title.^[2]

In 2013, she did the art for the seriesThe True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, which is written byGerard Way^[11] andShaun Simon. In 2014/2015, she also co-created and did cover art and stories forGotham Academy from DC Comics.^[12]

In 2015, she was voted #3 of the top 50 female comics artists of all time.^[13] She was also one of only two creators to make the list as both writer and artist, voted #14 among all-time top writers.^[14]

In 2017, Cloonan was one of several artists participating in the Pow! Wow! Worcester festival, the purpose of which was to bring large public murals to buildings throughoutWorcester, Massachusetts. Cloonan painted her mural, which she completed on Labor Day, on the building housing the comic shopThat's Entertainment.^[15]

In July 2021, DC Comics announced that Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad would co-writeBatgirls, a new series which would focus onBarbara Gordon's mentorship ofCassandra Cain andStephanie Brown.^[16][17] The debut issue was released on December 14, 2021, and garnered a positive review from Dustin Holland ofCBR.com.^[18]

In 2024, Cloonan won theEisner Award for Best New Series^[19] for her work withTula Lotay onSomna: A Bed Time Story published byDSTLRY

• Meathaus #6-8 (w/a,anthology,Meathaus Press, 2002–2006)
• nebuli (w/a, withVasilis Lolos, 2006)
• 5 (w/a, withRafael Grampá,Gabriel Bá,Fábio Moon and Vasilis Lolos, 2007)
• MINIS (w/a, collection of original mini-comics, 2007)
• Bury Your Treasure (w/a, collection of illustrations, 2008)
• Pixu #1-2 (w/a, with Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon and Vasilis Lolos, 2008) collected asPixu: the Mark of Evil (hc,Dark Horse, 128 pages, 2009,ISBN 1-59582-340-9; hc, 2015,ISBN 1-61655-813-X)
• By Chance or Providence: Stories by Becky Cloonan (hc, 108 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-9851962-3-8; tpb,Image, 2017,ISBN 1-5343-0186-0) collects:
  • Wolves (w/a, 2011)
  • The Mire (w/a, 2012)
  • Demeter (w/a, 2013)
• Black Church (as editor, w/a:Andy Belanger, 2012)

• 9-11 Volume 1: "Untitled" (w/a, anthologygraphic novel, 196 pages, 2002,ISBN 1-56389-881-0)
• MySpace Dark Horse Presents #16: "I See the Devil in My Sleep" (w/a, anthology, 2008) collected inMySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 3 (tpb, 168 pages, 2009,ISBN 1-59582-327-1)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Vampires: "The Thrill" (w, with Vasilis Lolos,one-shot, 2009) collected inBuffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales (hc, 288 pages, 2011,ISBN 1-59582-644-0)
• The Guild: Zaboo: "Zaboo's Escape" (a, withFelicia Day andSandeep Parikh, one-shot, 2011) collected inThe Guild: Knights of Good (tpb, 144 pages, 2012,ISBN 1-59582-900-8)
• Conan the Barbarian vol. 2 (a, withBrian Wood):
  • "Queen of the Black Coast" (in #1-3, 2012) collected inVolume 13: Queen of the Black Coast (hc, 152 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-61655-042-2; tpb, 2013,ISBN 1-61655-043-0)
  • "Border Fury, Part One" (in #7, 2012) collected inVolume 14: The Death and Other Stories (hc, 152 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-61655-122-4; tpb, 2013,ISBN 1-61655-123-2)
• The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1-6 (a, withGerard Way andShaun Simon, 2013–2014) collected asTTLOTF Killjoys (tpb, 160 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-59582-462-6)

• American Virgin (a, withSteven T. Seagle, 2006–2008) collected as:
  • Head (collects #1-4, tpb, 112 pages, 2006,ISBN 1-4012-1065-1)
  • Going Down (collects #5-9, tpb, 128 pages, 2007,ISBN 1-4012-1301-4)
  • Wet (collects #10-14, tpb, 128 pages, 2007,ISBN 1-4012-1494-0)
  • Around the World (includes #15-17 and 20–23, tpb, 224 pages, 2008,ISBN 1-4012-1831-8)
• Demo Volume II #1-6 (a, with Brian Wood, 2010) collected asDemo Volume II (tpb, 160 pages, 2011,ISBN 1-4012-2995-6)
• Northlanders #35-36: "The Girl in the Ice" (a, with Brian Wood, 2011) collected inVolume 5: Metal and Other Stories (tpb, 192 pages, 2011,ISBN 1-4012-3160-8)
• Beyond the Fringe #5-6: "Ghost Writer" (a, withJhonen Vasquez,digital, 2012) collected inBeyond the Fringe (tpb, 144 pages, 2012,ISBN 1-4012-3798-3)
• Batman (a):
  • "Ghost in the Machine" (withScott Snyder, in vol. 2 #12, 2012) collected inBatman: The City of Owls (hc, 208 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-4012-3777-0; tpb, 2013,ISBN 1-4012-3778-9)
  • "The Wedding" (withTom King, among other artists, vol. 3 #50, 2018) collected inBatman: The Wedding (tpb, 208 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-4012-8338-1)
• Swamp Thing vol. 5Annual #1: "Rotworld: Secrets of the Dead" (a, with Scott Snyder and Andy Belanger, 2012) collected inVolume 2: Family Tree (tpb, 160 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-4012-3843-2)
• American Vampire Anthology #1: "Greed" (w/a, 2013) collected inAmerican Vampire Volume 6 (hc, 144 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-4012-4708-3; tpb, 2014,ISBN 1-4012-4929-9)
• Harley Quinn vol. 2 #0 (a, withConner andPalmiotti, among other artists, 2014) collected inVolume 1: Hot in the City (hc, 224 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-4012-4892-6; tpb, 2015,ISBN 1-4012-5415-2)
• Batman: Black and White vol. 2 #6: "Bruce" (a, withOlly Moss, anthology, 2014) collected inBatman: Black and White Volume 4 (hc, 288 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-4012-4643-5; tpb, 2015,ISBN 1-4012-5062-9)
• Gotham Academy (w withBrenden Fletcher, a byKarl Kerschl,Mingjue Helen Chen (#6-7, 11,Divergence preview),Jeff Stokely (Endgame tie-in one-shot),Adam Archer andMsassyk, 2014–2017) collected as:
  • Welcome to Gotham (collects #1-6, tpb, 160 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-4012-5472-1)
  • Calamity (collectsDivergence preview and #7-12, tpb, 144 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-4012-5681-3)
  • Welcome Back (collectsSecond Semester #1-8, tpb, 192 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-4012-7119-7)
  • The Ballad of Olive Silverlock (collectsSecond Semester #9-12, tpb, 128 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-4012-7474-9)
• Detective Comics #1000: "The Batman's Design" (a, withWarren Ellis, co-feature, 2019)
• Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #5 (w/a, withMichael W. Conrad,DC's Young Animal, 2020)
• Wonder Woman (co-written with Michael W. Conrad), #770 (March 2021) - #782 (December 2021)
• Batgirls (co-written with Michael W. Conrad), #1 - #2 (December 2021 onwards)

• Marvel Knights:Strange Tales II #3: "King Crab!" (w/a, anthology, 2010) collected inStrange Tales II (hc, 144 pages, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-4822-1; tpb, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-4823-X)
• Nation X #2: "Cajun Justice!" (w/a, anthology, 2010) collected inNation X (hc, 360 pages, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-3873-0; tpb, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-4103-0)
• Osborn #5 (a, withKelly Sue DeConnick andEmma Ríos, 2011) collected inOsborn: Evil Incarcerated (tpb, 120 pages, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-5175-3)
• Victor Von Doom #1-4 (a, withNick Spencer, cancelled before release)^[20][21]
• The New Avengers vol. 2 #34 (a, withBrian Michael Bendis, among other artists, 2013) collected inVolume 5: End Times (hc, 112 pages, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6158-9; tpb, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6159-7)
• Young Avengers vol. 2 #15 (a, withKieron Gillen, among other artists, 2014) collected inVolume 3: Mic-Drop at the Edge of Time and Space (tpb, 112 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-8530-5)
• The Punisher vol. 11 (w, withSteve Dillon,Matt Horak,Laura Braga (#8) andKris Anka (#13), 2016–2017) collected as:
  • On the Road (collects #1-6, tpb, 136 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-302-90047-1)
  • End of the Line (collects #7-12, tpb, 136 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-302-90048-X)
  • King of the New York Streets (collects #13-17, tpb, 112 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-90541-4)
• The Mighty Thor #700 (a, with Jason Aaron, among other artists, 2017) collected inVolume 5: The Death of the Mighty Thor (hc, 168 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-90660-7; tpb, 2018,ISBN 1-302-90661-5)
• Marvel Monsters (a, withCullen Bunn,Scott Hepburn and various artists, one-shot, 2019)
• Bizarre Adventures: "Eveline O'Reilly" (w/a, with Michael Conrad, anthology one-shot, 2019)
• Dark Agnes #1-5 (w, with Lucas Pizzari, 2020)

• Revolving Hammer: "Aunty" (a, withWalter Conley, anthology,Cyberosia Publishing, 2002)
• Altered Realities: "Inversion" (a, withSal Cipriano andLou Platania, anthology,Cactus Fusion, 2003)
• AiT/Planet Lar:
  • Channel Zero: Jennie One (a, with Brian Wood, graphic novel, 72 pages, 2003,ISBN 1-932051-07-4)
  • Demo #1-12 (a, with Brian Wood, 2003–2004) collected asDemo (tpb, 328 pages, 2005,ISBN 1-932051-42-2)
• Vampirella Comics Magazine #4: "What Have We Become" (w/a, anthology,Harris, 2004)
• Image:
  • Flight Volume 2: "Heads Up" (w/a, withVasilis Lolos, anthology graphic novel, 432 pages, 2005,ISBN 1-58240-477-1)
  • 24Seven Volume 1: "In for a Pound" (a, withJohn G andLeland Purvis, anthology graphic novel, 224 pages, 2006,ISBN 1-58240-636-7)
  • Southern Cross (w, with Andy Belanger, 2015–2018) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (collects #1-6, tpb, 160 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-63215-559-1)
    • Volume 2 (collects #7-12, tpb, 160 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-5343-0043-0)
    • Issues 13-16 remain uncollected.
• Hopeless Savages: B-Sides − The Origin of the Dusted Bunnies (a, withJen Van Meter,Vera Brosgol andMike Norton, one-shot,Oni Press, 2005)
• Bram Stoker's Dracula: The Graphic Novel (a, withGary Reed, graphic novel, 176 pages,Puffin Books, 2006,ISBN 0-14-240572-8)
• Flight Volume 3: "Conquest" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, 352 pages,Ballantine Books, 2006,ISBN 0-345-49039-8)
• Blast! Comics: "Αειθαλής" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, 192 pages,Giganto Books, 2006,ISBN 978-960-88366-7-9)
• East Coast Rising (w/a,Tokyopop):
  • Volume 1 (196 pages, 2006,ISBN 1-59816-468-6)
  • Volume 2 (cancelled before release)^[22]
• K.G.B. (w/a, withHwan Cho,webcomic,Estrigious, 2009–2010)
• TOME Volume 1: "The Months That Followed" (w/a, anthology graphic novel, 200 pages,IDW Publishing, 2013,ISBN 978-1-63140-459-7)
• Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard vol. 3 #4: "The Lament of Poor Lenora" (w/a, anthology,Archaia, 2015) collected inLegends of the Guard Volume 3 (hc, 160 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-60886-767-6)
• Belzebubs (w/a, foreword in the form of a two-page comicstrip to the collection ofJussi-Pekka Ahonen's webcomic; hc, 120 pages,Top Shelf, 2019,ISBN 1-60309-442-3)

• Becky Cloonan at theGrand Comics Database

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