| Joe Harris | |
|---|---|
Harris at the 2013Wizard World New York Experience in Manhattan | |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Writer |
Notable works | Darkness Falls The X-Files: Season 10 The Nightmare Factory The Joker's Asylum Battle for the Cowl: Man-Bat The Fury of Firestorm |
Joe Harris is an Americancomic book writer andscreenwriter. He made his big screen debut in 2003 with his screenplay for theSony Pictures releaseDarkness Falls.
In film, Harris' screenplay forDarkness Falls was based onTooth Fairy, his short film which presented a horrific twist on the children’s bedtime myth. He wrote the politically themed slasher filmThe Tripper which featuredDavid Arquette as writer and director.[1]
In comics, Harris has written for many major publishers, writingX-Men,Spider-Man, andBatman.
Harris has various creator-owned projects. In 2010Oni Press released the five-issue miniseriesGhost Projekt, written by Harris and illustrated bySteve Rolston.[2] In 2011 Oni Press published Harris' miniseries,Spontaneous in 2011 with Brett Weldele.[3] In mid-2013, Oni Press released Harris' hardcovergraphic novelWars in Toyland, which is illustrated byAdam Pollina.[4] In 2012, withImage Comics, Harris and artist Martin Morazzo premiered the ongoing series,Great Pacific, which ran for 18 issues.[5]
Harris replacedGail Simone as the writer onThe Fury of Firestorm forDC Comics as part ofThe New 52, DC's 2011 reboot of itssuperhero continuity and comic book line.[6] He wrote issues #0 and #7-12.
In March 2013,IDW Publishing andTwentieth Century Fox Consumer Products announced that Harris would be the writer ofThe X-Files: Season 10, an in-continuity monthly comic book series executive produced by X-Files creatorChris Carter. The premiere issue debuted on June 19, 2013 and it ran for 25 issues.[7] In much the same fashion Harris wrote the in-continuity monthly comic book series'The X-Files: Season 11 and The X-Files.