| Scott Lobdell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) |
| Area | Writer |
Notable works | Uncanny X-Men Generation X Red Hood and the Outlaws Teen Titans Superman Alpha Flight Happy Death Day |
Scott Lobdell (/ˈlɒbdɛl/;[1] born 1960) is anAmericancomic book writer andscreenwriter known for his work on numerousX-Men series forMarvel Comics in the 1990s, various work forDC Comics in the 2010s, namelyRed Hood and the Outlaws,Teen Titans, andSuperman, and comics for other publishers, including theHardy Boys: Undercover Brothers series byPapercutz orFathom byAspen MLT. He also wrote the script to the 2017comedy-horror filmHappy Death Day.
Lobdell did not begin to read comics until he was 17 years old, while lying in bed after lung surgery. Later, he went to college to studypsychology, but quit two years later when he began to write. While in college, he wrote for the college newspaper and interviewed Marvel editorAl Milgrom. Lobdell started submitting various stories to Marvel, but was systematically rejected by various editors, includingTom DeFalco. Later, DeFalco started editingMarvel Comics Presents (a bi-weekly book) requiring many writers, pencillers and inkers. Lobdell submitted a story about a character fromContest of Champions. Because the characters involved were rather obscure, DeFalco did not need to extract approval from other editors, and he decided to give Lobdell a chance.[2]
In the 1990s, Lobdell worked onMarvel Comics'X-Men-related titles, specificallyUncanny X-Men and the spin-off seriesGeneration X. He wrote the first 28 issues ofGeneration X along with runs onExcalibur andX-Factor. Lobdell was the primary creative force behind most of the major X-title related storylines throughout a majority of the 1990s, including "X-Cutioner's Song", "Fatal Attractions", "Phalanx Covenant", "Age of Apocalypse", the "Onslaught" saga, and "Operation: Zero Tolerance".
Lobdell had writing stints on Marvel'sDaredevil,Alpha Flight,The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix and early issues of issues ofIron Man andFantastic Four during the "Heroes Reborn" event. Lobdell wrote the 1992 issue ofAlpha Flight in which the superheroNorthstar – originally intended to be gay, butcloseted by the publisher's existing policy against openly LGBT characters – declared that he is gay,[3][4] in a storyline intended to also address theHIV/AIDS epidemic.[5]
Lobdell returned to Marvel in 2001 to conclude plots he left behind with one last storyline, "Eve of Destruction", as well as the epilogue ofGambit, co-plotted withJoe Pruett with pencils byGeorges Jeanty.
Lobdell wrote the script toStan Lee's Mosaic and an unmade film fromPOW! Entertainment featuringRingo Starr. He also participated in theMarvel Comics andImage Comics (fromJim Lee'sWildStorm) crossover mini-seriesWildC.A.T.s/X-Men.
In 2008, Lobdell became the regular writer forGalaxy Quest, a series published byIDW Publishing, with art byIlias Kyriazis, centered on the eve of the relaunch of theGalaxy Quest series, now titledGalaxy Quest: The Journey Continues.
To date, he has written the majority ofThe Hardy Boys Graphic Novel series byPapercutz.
Lobdell has also performed as astand-up comedian.[6]
Lobdell createdParanormal Activity: The Search for Katie with art fromMark Badger it was released in December 2009 oniPhone.[7]
Lobdell wrote the screenplay forBlumhouse’sslasher filmHappy Death Day. The film was released on October 13, 2017 byUniversal Pictures.
Lobdell's original comic book seriesBall and Chain sold toNetflix on May 14, 2020. The comic is being adapted into a feature film starringDwayne "the Rock" Johnson andEmily Blunt.Emily V. Gordon is writing the screenplay.[8][9][10]
In 2011, Lobdell took on the writing duties forRed Hood and the Outlaws, which debuted as part ofDC Comics' company-wide title relaunch,The New 52.[11] His portrayal ofStarfire/Koriand'r in the first issue was criticized as shallow and sexist by some critics.[12][13][14][15]
He also wrote a newTeen Titans comic starring Red Robin,Superboy, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, and three new characters,[16] including the gay Hispanic superheroBunker.[17] His run on Teen Titans ended with Volume 4 Issue 30, the series was relaunched soon afterwards.
In 2019, Lobdell wrote a newFlash book focusing onWally West following the limited seriesHeroes in Crisis, titledFlash Forward, which began publication in November.
His work has won him recognition in the comic books industry, such as a nomination for theComics Buyer's Guide Award for "Favorite Writer" in 1997.[18]
In 2011, Lobdell explained that among the reasons he no longer had a social media presence was the unintended spillover from his personal to professional life, and a run-in he had had with writerRon Marz onTwitter.[19] Lobdell had accused Marz of having a "brain tumor" in response to comments in which Marz characterized as "racist" complaints by some fans thatAfro-Latino characterMiles Morales would replacePeter Parker inUltimate Spider-Man, and that African-American actorLaurence Fishburne had been cast asPerry White in the filmMan of Steel.[19][20]
In 2013, Lobdell admitted to sexually harassing comic book artist/writerMariNaomi on stage during aPrism Comics panel at Long Beach Comic Con. MariNaomi had submitted an article to XoJane[21] describing how they had felt harassed by an unnamed fellow panelist, who had questioned their sexuality on stage, made offensive comments about their appearance and Asian features, and made sexually inappropriate jokes about them during the panel. Lobdell later identified himself as the panelist in question, and issued an apology to MariNaomi throughHeidi MacDonald of ComicsBeat.com.[22]
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)| Preceded by | Excalibur writer 1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Uncanny X-Men writer 1992–1997 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Excalibur writer 1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | X-Factor (vol. 1) writer 1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by None | Generation X writer 1994–1997 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Iron Man writer 1996–1997 (withJim Lee) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | X-Men (vol. 2) writer 1995–1996 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | X-Men (vol. 2) writer 1996–1997 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Daredevil writer 1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Fantastic Four writer 1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Uncanny X-Men writer 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | X-Men (vol. 2) writer 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Teen Titans writer 2011–2014 | Succeeded by |
