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Ann "Annie" Nocenti (; born January 17, 1957) is an American
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,
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, teacher,
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and
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. She is best known for her work at
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in the late 1980s, particularly a four-year stint as the editor of ''
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'' and ''
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'' (written by
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) as well as her run as a writer of '' Daredevil'', illustrated primarily by John Romita Jr. Nocenti has created such Marvel characters as Longshot,
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, and Typhoid Mary. Nocenti is noted for her outspoken political views, including but not limited to
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, which characterized her run on ''Daredevil''.


Early life

When Ann Nocenti was a child, her parents frowned upon comics, though there were some in her house, including
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, a '' Pogo'' anthology that Nocenti loved, and a ''
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'' anthology whose grotesquely-rendered characters piqued Nocenti's curiosity, more so than the heroes. Nocenti attended college at SUNY New Paltz, during which she discovered the work of
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.


Career


Comics

After graduating from SUNY New Paltz, she discovered the
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genre when she answered an ad in the ''
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'', which led to her being given her first published comics job at
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by editor
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. Nocenti made her comics writing debut with a six-page
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story, drawn by
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, in the Marvel anthology ''
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'' #32 (August 1982). She got her first regular comics assignment with Marvel's
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series ''
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'', starting with issue #47 (December 1982). It was not a promising assignment; Marvel had already decided to end the series with issue #50 (June 1983) due to flagging sales. With guidance from editor
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(who had himself written the series for a time), Nocenti ended the series with the death of the titular character, a decision she came to regret. She recalled, "It was before I understood the intense, personal attachment the readers have to the characters. In retrospect, I realized it wasn't a nice thing to kill a character off. As I worked in the field for a while, I developed a strong personal attachment to a lot of characters and I realized how alive they were." Shortly after, Nocenti lent a hand to Spider-Woman's resurrection in '' Avengers'' #240–241 as "story consultant". Nocenti wrote an issue each of ''
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'' and ''
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'' before writing the four-issue
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''Beauty and the Beast'' (December 1984 – June 1985), featuring the superheroes Dazzler and Beast. During this period Nocenti was on staff at Marvel, working as an assistant editor for Carl Potts on such titles as '' The Incredible Hulk'', ''The
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'', ''Doctor Strange'', and ''The Thing''. Nocenti and artist Arthur Adams created the character Longshot in a titular, six-issue miniseries (September 1985 – February 1986). Explaining the concept of the character, which Nocenti borrowed from
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writers, she states, "Longshot is the idea of stripping someone of everything that they are. I never read comics, so the idea of a hero to me was different. I couldn't think of it in terms of a 'super hero' hero. I thought of it more as a conceptual hero. Not having a comic book background, I tend to come up with the metaphysics before I come up with the characters. I knew that I wanted to deal with the metaphysics of luck. It was a concept that interested me ... what luck is, what probability is, how you could shift probabilities towards yourself. What are the repercussions of that? So, I did a character centered around that idea. At the time, Nocenti was pursuing her
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at the
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, working at the magazine ''Lies of Our Times'', and reading the work of writers such as
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,
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, Edward S. Herman and
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. Longshot's archvillain,
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, a slaver and dictator who rules his dimension through the television programs he produces, was created as a direct result of these influences. A character named Manufactured Consent after the Chomsky book of the same name, who appeared in the Nocenti's 1990 book ''The New Mutants Summer Special'' in 1990, was also born of these works. After collaborating with Adams on the
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feature in ''
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Annual'' #2 (September 1986), and with
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on a short backup story there, Nocenti teamed with artist Barry Windsor-Smith on '' Daredevil'' #236 (November 1986). Two issues later, she became the regular writer for a four-and-a-quarter year run from #238–291 (January 1987 – April 1991), minus issues #246 and #258. John Romita Jr. joined as penciler from #250–282 (January 1988 – July 1990), and was generally inked by
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. Nocenti specifically addressed societal issues, with Murdock, now running a non-profit urban legal center, confronting
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,
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, and nuclear proliferation while fighting
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s. Nocenti introduced the popular
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in #270 (September 1989). In addition to contributing occasional stories to such anthologies as ''
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'' and ''
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'', and writing a handful of Spider-Man fill-ins, Nocenti also produced the
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'' Someplace Strange'' in collaboration with artist
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. She also wrote ''The
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Graphic Novel'' in 1988, and the 1998
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novel ''Prisoner X''. In ''
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'' #150 (1994), Nocenti introduced Jessie Drake, a teenaged mutant, who revealed in issue #151 that she was transgender, marking Marvel's first transgender mutant, and hero. After a 25-year absence, the character reappeared in '' Marvel's Voices: Pride'' #1, which Marvel published in June 2021 as part of
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. For the
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imprint
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, Nocenti wrote the 16-issue run of '' Kid Eternity'' (May 1993 – September 1994). Later in the mid-1990s, for Marvel, she wrote a four-issue miniseries each starring Typhoid Mary and the
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supervillain
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. After writing two issues of Marvel's ''The All New Exiles'' in 1996, plus the four-page dramatic story "Old Man", with artist Bolton, in the
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anthology ''Strange Wink'' #3 (May 1998), Nocenti left comics to pursue journalism. She returned briefly, in 2003 and 2004, writing four
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stories for DC. Nocenti was among the writers for ''Daredevil'' #500 published in August 2009. Nocenti wrote ''
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'' starting with issue #7 published in March 2012. In September 2012, Nocenti became the writer of ''
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'' with issue #0. She launched a ''
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'' series the following February.


Journalism and film

In the 1990s, Nocenti began to focus on
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and
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. She edited ''
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'' magazine for one year (2004) and was an editor on ''Prison Life Magazine''. Her journalism has been published in ''
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'', '' Print'', '' Utne'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and '' Details''. She has also done work for MoveOn.org. Nocenti's story "The Most Expensive Road Trip in the World" was collected in ''The Best American Travel Writing 2008'', edited by
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( Houghton Miifflin). She was an editor and writer for '' Stop Smiling'', guest editing the "Gambling Issue". As editor of the screenwriting magazine ''Scenario'', Nocenti published the original versions of screenplays and interviewed directors and screenwriters. Nocenti co-directed the
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''The Baluch'', shot in
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, and made the short ''Creep'' for Glass Eye Pix. In 2009, Nocenti taught screenplay writing at the Ciné Institute in
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and in 2012 wrote a series for HiLobrow about the country. Nocenti made a short documentary film with Wendy Johnson called Disarming Falcons in 2014 which premiered at DOCNYC. In 2016 she was one of the producers and writers on MAGIC CITY: The Art of the Street, for SC Exhibitions in Dresden, Germany. In 2018 she was an executive producer on MARVEL: Universe of Super-Heroes at MoPOP museum in
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. In 2018 she wrote ''The Seeds'' (with artist
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) and in 2019 she wrote ''Ruby Falls'' (with artist Flavia Biondi), both for
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's new comic imprint Berger Books at
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.


Cameos and homages

Nocenti appears on the photo cover of ''
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'' #50, in costume as
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. Nocenti appears in '' The Avengers'' #215 (Jan. 1982) as a secretary at an advertising agency that Steve Rogers visits looking for work. Nocenti, along with John Byrne, Ron Wilson,
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and
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are featured in '' The Thing'' #7 (January 1983). The issue features the titular character storming into a fictionalized Marvel Comics and encountering the creators behind his own strip. Nocenti makes a cameo appearance in '' The Incredible Hulk'' #291 (January 1984). At the time, Nocenti was assistant editor to
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on ''The Incredible Hulk'' and ''
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''. She also appeared in a spoof comic strip in 1984's '' The Defenders'' #127. Arthur Adams visually based the character Ricochet Rita,
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's alter ego, on Nocenti. In ''
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'', a re-imagination of the X-Men in the alternate universe
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imprint, Longshot has the civilian name Arthur Centino — his last name an anagram of Nocenti and his first name an homage to artist Arthur Adams, the original character's co-creators.


Personal life

Nocenti lives in New York City.


Bibliography


Marvel Comics


As editor

Assistant editor: Series editor:


As writer

*''
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'' #32: "The Streak" (with
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,
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, 1982) *''
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'' #47–50 (with Brian Postman, 1982–1983) *'' The Defenders'' #127: "Dreams of Glory" (with Marie Severin, humorous two-page story for Assistant Editors' Month starring Nocenti herself, 1984) *'' The Avengers'' #240–241 (as "story consultant"; written by
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, drawn by Al Milgrom, 1984) collected in ''The Avengers: Absolute Vision Book One'' (tpb, 432 pages, 2013, ) *
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: **''
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'' vol. 2 #64: "Art Rage" (with Tony Salmons, 1984) **''
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'' #1–4: "A Killer of a Love Story" (with Joe Bennett, 1994–1995) *'' Amazing High Adventure'' (anthology): ** "Gold" (with Tony Salmons, in #1, 1984) ** "My Heart Belongs to Betsy" (co-written by Nocenti and Eliot R. Brown, art by Gerry Talaoc, in #2, 1985) *''
Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...
'' #89: "I'll See You in the Throne Room!" (with
Bret Blevins Bret Blevins (sometimes spelled Brett Blevins) (born August 13, 1960) is an American comics artist, animation storyboard artist, and painter. He is perhaps best known for his stint as the regular penciler of ''New Mutants'' for Marvel Comics. ...
, 1984) ** Collected by
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
in ''Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 5'' (tpb, 568 pages, 2012, ) ** Collected by
Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ...
in ''Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 3'' (hc, 1,136 pages, 2015, ) *
X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
: **''
Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
'' #1–4 (with Don Perlin, 1984–1985) collected as ''X-Men: Beauty and the Beast'' (hc, 184 pages, 2012, ) ** Longshot: *** '' Longshot'' #1–6 (with Arthur Adams, 1985–1986) collected as ''X-Men: Longshot'' (tpb, 176 pages, 1988, ; hc, 208 pages, 2008, ) *** ''
Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' is an American comic book anthology title that was published in three series by Marvel Comics: from 1988 to 1995; 2007 to 2008; and in 2019. Volume 1 The first volume was released on a bi-weekly basis and lasted for ...
'' #16: "Dreamwalk" (with Larry Dixon, anthology, 1989) *** '' X-Men Legends'' vol. 2 #3–4 (with Javier Pina, anthology, 2022–2023) collected in ''X-Men Legends: Past Meets Future'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2023, ) **''X-Men Classic Omnibus'' (hc, 1,040 pages, 2017, ) and ''X-Men Classic: The Complete Collection Volume 2'' (tpb, 520 pages, 2019, ) include: *** '' Classic X-Men'' #25, 27–28, 30–34, 38–39, 44 (with
John Bolton John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican Party (United States), Republican consultant, and political commentator. He served as the 25th United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to ...
,
Kyle Baker Kyle John Baker (born 1965) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, and animator known for his graphic novels and for a 2000s revival of the series ''Plastic Man''. Baker has won numerous Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards for his wo ...
(#38),
Jim Lee Jim Lee (; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-born American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. As of 2023, he is the President, Publisher, and Chief creative officer, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work ...
(#39) and
Kieron Dwyer Kieron Dwyer (born March 6, 1967) is an American comics artist. He is best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics as well as for his creator-owned projects. Biography During his career, Dwyer has worked on such comic book titles as ...
(#44), co-features, 1988–1990) *** ''
Marvel Fanfare ''Marvel Fanfare'' was an anthology comic book series published by American company Marvel Comics. It was a showcase title featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe. Volume one ''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and setting ...
'' #60: "The Mission" (with Dave Ross, anthology, 1992) **''
Marvel Fanfare ''Marvel Fanfare'' was an anthology comic book series published by American company Marvel Comics. It was a showcase title featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe. Volume one ''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and setting ...
'' #40: "
Chiaroscuro In art, chiaroscuro ( , ; ) is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art historians for the use of contrasts of light to ach ...
" (with
David Mazzucchelli David John Mazzucchelli (; born September 21, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer, known for his work on seminal superhero comic book storylines ''Born Again (comics), Daredevil: Born Again'' and ''Batman: Year One'', as well as for gra ...
, anthology, 1988) **''
Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' is an American comic book anthology title that was published in three series by Marvel Comics: from 1988 to 1995; 2007 to 2008; and in 2019. Volume 1 The first volume was released on a bi-weekly basis and lasted for ...
'' #10–17: " God's Country" (with Rick Leonardi, anthology, 1989) collected in ''X-Men: Colossus — God's Country'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2016, ) **'' The New Mutants Summer Special'': "A Mutant in Megalopolis" (with Bret Blevins, 1990) collected in ''The New Mutants: Cable'' (tpb, 496 pages, 2020, ) **'' What If...?'' vol. 2 #40: "What If Storm Stayed a Thief?" (with
Steve Carr Steven Harold Carr (born April 7, 1965) is an American film director, music video director, and film producer from Brooklyn, New York. After studying fine arts on a full scholarship to Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts, Carr founded design ...
and Deryl Skelton, anthology, 1992) collected in ''X-Men: Alterniverse Visions'' (tpb, 144 pages, 1995, ) **'' Wolverine: Evilution'' (with
Mark Texeira Mark Texeira () is an American comic book artist. Classically trained as a painter, he broke into the comics field in the early 1980s. Career Mark Texeira was born and raised in New York City. He attended Manhattan's High School of Art and ...
and John Royle, one-shot, 1994) collected in ''Wolverine: To the Bone'' (tpb, 480 pages, 2023, ) *
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
: **''
Web of Spider-Man ''Web of Spider-Man'' is the name of two different monthly comic book series starring Spider-Man that have been published by Marvel Comics since 1985, the first volume of which ran for 129 issues between 1985 and 1995, and the second of which ran ...
'': *** ''Annual'' #1: "Give Me a Hand, Future Max" (with Tony Salmons, 1985) *** ''Annual'' #2 (1986): **** "Wake Me Up I Gotta be Dreaming" (with Arthur Adams) **** "You're Lying, Peter Parker" (with
Mike Mignola Michael Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a Hellboy Universe, shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', ''Abe Sapien'', ''Lobster Johns ...
) *** ''Spider-Man: Life in the Mad Dog Ward'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2013. ) collects: **** "Mad Dog Ward, Part One: What's the Matter with Mommy?" (with Cyndy Martin, in #33, 1987) **** "Mad Dog Ward, Part Two: Mad Dogs" (with Cyndy Martin, in ''
The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' #295, 1987) **** "Mad Dog Ward, Part Three: I am... Spider!" (with Cyndy Martin, in '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #133, 1987) **** ''
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'' #29–31: "Return of the Mad Dog Ward" (with Chris Marrinan, 1992–1993) **''
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'' #17 (with Rick Leonardi, 1991) collected in ''Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus'' (hc, 1,248 pages, 2014, ) **'' Venom: The Madness'' #1–3 (with Kelley Jones, 1993–1994) collected in ''Venom: The Enemy Within'' (tpb, 240 pages, 2013, ) **'' The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual'' #14 (co-written by Nocenti and D. Blaise from a plot by J. M. DeMatteis and Tom Lyle, art by
Sal Buscema Sal Buscema ( ; born Silvio Buscema, , on January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he had a ten-year run as artist of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as art ...
, 1994) * Daredevil: **'' Daredevil'' (with Barry Windsor-Smith (#236), Sal Buscema (#238), Louis Williams (#239–240, 243–244), Todd McFarlane (#241),
Keith Pollard Keith Pollard (; born January 20, 1950) is an American comic book artist. Originally from the Detroit area, Pollard is best known for his simultaneous work on the Marvel Comics titles ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Fantastic Four'', and ''Thor'' ...
(#242), Chuck Patton (#245),
Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of ...
(#247), Rick Leonardi (#248–249, 277), John Romita, Jr.(#250–257, 259–263, 265–276, 278–282, Annual #5),
Steve Ditko Stephen John Ditko. Page contains two reproductions from school yearbooks. A 1943 Garfield Junior High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen Ditko". A 1945 Johnstown High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen J. Ditko" under extracurricular ac ...
(#264),
Mark Bagley Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thunderbolts (comic book), Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom (comic book), Venom'' and ''Ulti ...
(#283),
Lee Weeks Lee Weeks (born October 21 1962) is an American comics artist known for his work on such titles as '' Daredevil''. Career Lee Weeks attended The Kubert School and made his professional comics debut penciling, inking, and lettering a short st ...
(#284–285, 287–288, 290–291),
Greg Capullo Gregory Capullo (; born March 30, 1962) is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on ''Quasar (comics), Quasar'' (1991–1992), ''X-Force'' (1992–1993), ''Angela (comics), Angela'' (1994), ''Spawn (comics), Spawn'' ...
(#286) and Kieron Dwyer (#289), 1986–1991) collected as: *** ''It Comes with the Claws'' (includes #236, 238–245, 247–251, tpb, 480 pages, 2022, ) *** ''A Touch of Typhoid'' (collects #253–257 and 259–270, tpb, 463 pages, 2016, v *** ''Heart of Darkness'' (collects #271–282, tpb, 488 pages, 2017, ) *** ''Last Rites'' (includes #283–291, tpb, 504 pages, 2020, ) **''Daredevil: Typhoid's Kiss'' (tpb, 416 pages, 2015, ) collects: *** ''
Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' is an American comic book anthology title that was published in three series by Marvel Comics: from 1988 to 1995; 2007 to 2008; and in 2019. Volume 1 The first volume was released on a bi-weekly basis and lasted for ...
'' #109–116, 123–130, 150–151 (with Steve Lightle and Fred Harper (#151), anthology, 1992–1994) *** '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #213–214 (with James W. Fry III, 1994) *** ''
Typhoid Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a disease caused by ''Salmonella enterica'' serotype Typhi bacteria, also called ''Salmonella'' Typhi. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usually begin six to 30 days after exposure. Often ther ...
'' #1–4 (with John Van Fleet, Marvel Edge, 1995–1996) *** '' Girl Comics'' #3: "Blindspot" (with Molly Crabapple, anthology, 2010) **'' Marvel Holiday Special 1992'': "The Rapt Lamb" (with
Tom Grindberg Tom Grindberg (born 3 November 1961) is an American comic book illustrator. Noted for his work for Marvel and DC comics, his portfolio also includes ''2000 AD (comic), 2000 A.D. Presents'' #16-19 and ''Judge Dredd'' #10-11 for Fleetway in 1987. ...
, anthology one-shot, 1993) collected in ''Daredevil: Dead Man's Hand'' (tpb, 472 pages, 2021, ) **'' Daredevil'' #500: "3 Jacks" (with
David Aja David Aja (born April 16, 1977) is a Spanish comic book artist, best known for his work on ''The Immortal Iron Fist'' and ''Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Hawkeye''. Career Aja obtained a degree in Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca and served as ...
, co-feature, 2009) collected in ''Punisher and Bullseye: Deadliest Hits'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2017, ) **'' Daredevil: Black and White'': "Game Room" (prose story with illustrations by David Aja, anthology one-shot, 2010) **'' Elektra: Black, White and Blood'' #3: "Split" (with Federico Sabbatini, anthology, 2022) collected in ''Elektra: Black, White and Blood'' ('' Treasury Edition'', 136 pages, 2022, ; tpb, 2023, ) **'' Elektra'' #100: "Twisters" (with Sid Kotian, co-feature, 2022) collected in ''Daredevil: To Heaven Through Hell Volume 4'' (hc, 232 pages, 2023, ) **'' Daredevil'' vol. 8 #2: "The Hand" (with
Chip Zdarsky Steve Murray (born December 21, 1975), known by the pen-name Chip Zdarsky (), is a Canadian comic book artist and Comic book writer, writer, journalist, illustrator, and designer. Murray worked for ''National Post'' for over a decade, until 2014 ...
, co-feature, 2022) collected in ''Daredevil and Elektra: The Red Fist Saga Part One'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2023, ) *''
Marvel Fanfare ''Marvel Fanfare'' was an anthology comic book series published by American company Marvel Comics. It was a showcase title featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe. Volume one ''Marvel Fanfare'' featured characters and setting ...
'' #30: " Real to Reel" (with Brent Anderson, anthology, 1987) ** Collected in ''Moon Knight Omnibus Volume 2'' (hc, 960 pages, 2022, ) ** Collected in ''Moon Knight: Butcher's Moon'' (tpb, 464 pages, 2022, ) *'' The Inhumans'' (with Bret Blevins,
graphic novel A graphic novel is a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and Anthology, anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics sc ...
, 72 pages, 1988, ) *'' Someplace Strange'' (with John Bolton, graphic novel, hc, 63 pages,
Epic Epic commonly refers to: * Epic poetry, a long narrative poem celebrating heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation * Epic film, a genre of film defined by the spectacular presentation of human drama on a grandiose scale Epic(s) ...
, 1988, ; sc, 1989, ) *'' Toxic Crusaders'' #7: "Girl Power" (with Marie Severin, 1992) *'' Marvel Holiday Special 1993'': " Harvey Teabiscuiet's Yule Log" (with Tom Grindberg, anthology one-shot, 1994) *'' The All-New Exiles'' #9–10: "Love Wars" (with John Fang, Malibu, 1996) *''
Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' is an American comic book anthology title that was published in three series by Marvel Comics: from 1988 to 1995; 2007 to 2008; and in 2019. Volume 1 The first volume was released on a bi-weekly basis and lasted for ...
'' vol. 3 #1: " First Ride" (with
Greg Land Greg Land (born 1956) is an American Comic book creator, comic book artist, best known for his work on books such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey'', and ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four''. Career Greg La ...
, anthology, 2019) collected in ''Tales through the Marvel Universe'' (tpb, 216 pages, 2020, ) *''
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
'' #1001: " Neither Here Nor There" (with Kim Jacinto, anthology, 2019) collected in ''Marvel Comics 1000'' (hc, 144 pages, 2020, ) *'' Captain Marvel: Dark Tempest'' #1–5 (with Paolo Villanelli, 2023–2024)


DC Comics

*
Vertigo Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspira ...
: **'' Kid Eternity'' vol. 3 #1–16 (with Sean Phillips, Sean Harrison Scoffield (#7) and Paul Peart (#15), 1993–1994) *** A short ''Kid Eternity'' story titled "He Who Falls" (art by
Duncan Fegredo Duncan Fegredo (; born 1964) is a British comic book artist. Career Born in Leicester, Fegredo first managed to get into comics after showing his portfolio around UKCAC in 1987 and meeting Dave Thorpe. Together they worked on a strip for a s ...
) was published in '' Vertigo Jam'' (anthology one-shot, 1993) *** Issues #1–9 and the short story from ''Vertigo Jam'' are collected as ''Kid Eternity Book One'' (tpb, 256 pages, 2017, ) **''
Mystery in Space ''Mystery in Space'' is the name of two science fiction American comic book series published by DC Comics, and of a standalone Vertigo anthology released in 2012. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 to 1966, with a further seven issues ...
'': "Here Nor There" (with Fred Harper, anthology one-shot, 2012) collected in ''Strange Adventures'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2014, ) *
Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
: **'' Batman: Gotham Knights'' #38: "
Black and White Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white to produce a range of achromatic brightnesses of grey. It is also known as greyscale in technical settings. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, ...
" (with John Bolton, co-feature, 2003) collected in ''Batman: Black and White Volume 3'' (hc, 288 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2008, ) **'' Batman/Poison Ivy: Cast Shadows'' (with John Van Fleet, one-shot, 2004) **'' Batman and Catwoman: Trail of the Gun'' #1–2 (with
Ethan Van Sciver Ethan Daniel Van Sciver (No date on article; date appears in the website') (; born September 3, 1974) is an American comics artist. He illustrated and drew covers for a number of superhero titles in the 2000s, primarily for DC Comics, including ' ...
, 2004) **''
Catwoman Catwoman is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, she debuted as "the Cat" in ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' #1 (spring 1940). She has become one of the superhero Batman' ...
'' vol. 3 (with
Adriana Melo Adriana Melo is a Brazilian comic book artist, Colorist, and penciller. She has worked on various ''Star Wars,'' Marvel Comics, and DC Comics titles. Notably, she worked on the '' Star Wars: Empire'' series. She has also worked on DC Comics' '' R ...
(#0), Rafa Sandoval,
Aaron Lopresti Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an People of the United States, American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics. Early life Aaron Lopresti was born January 7, 19 ...
(''Annual'') and
Pat Olliffe Patrick Olliffe is an American comic book artist and penciller. His most notable clients include Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Disney Publishing, and AfterShock Comics, Aftershock Comics. Career Olliffe is best known for ...
, 2012–2014) collected as: *** '' Death of the Family'' (collects #0 and 13–18, tpb, 176 pages, 2013, ) **** Includes the "Think it Through" short story (art by Emanuela Lupacchino) from '' Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine's Day Special'' (anthology, 2013) *** ''Gotham Underground'' (collects #19–24, 26 and ''Annual'' #1, tpb, 208 pages, 2014, ) **** Includes '' Batman: The Dark Knight'' vol. 2 #23.4 (written by Nocenti, art by Georges Jeanty, 2013) *** ''Race of Thieves'' (collects #25, #27–34, tpb, 232 pages, 2014, ) **'' Catwoman: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular'': "Now You See Me" (with Robson Rocha, anthology one-shot, 2020) collected in ''Batman: 80 Years of the Bat Family'' (tpb, 400 pages, 2020, ) *''
Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
'' vol. 5 (with Harvey Tolibao, Steve Kurth (#10) and
Freddie Williams II Freddie E. Williams II (born May 30, 1977) is an American comic book artist. Williams entered the comic scene in 2005, when he began work with DC Comics on ''Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle''. He has since gone on to work on several crossover se ...
, 2012–2013) collected as: **''Triple Threat'' (collects #7–13, tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ) **''Harrow'' (includes #14–16, tpb, 144 pages, 2013, ) *
Katana A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the ''tachi'', it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge fa ...
: **''Katana: Soultaker'' (tpb, 256 pages, 2014, ) collects: *** ''
Katana A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the ''tachi'', it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge fa ...
'' #1–10 (with Alex Sanchez, Cliff Richards, Fabrizio Fiorentino (#7) and
ChrisCross Christopher Williams, who goes by ChrisCross, is a comic book illustrator, known mostly for his stints pencilling Milestone Comics' '' Blood Syndicate'' and '' Heroes'', Marvel Comics' '' Captain Marvel'' and '' Slingers'' and DC Comics' ''Fire ...
(#9), 2013–2014) *** ''
Justice League Dark Justice League Dark, or JLD, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team made their debut in ''Justice League Dark'' #1 (September 2011). The team features some of the more supernatural characters in t ...
'' #23.1: " Twisted" (scripted by Nocenti from story by
Dan Didio Dan DiDio (; born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. From February 2010 until February 2020, he was the co-publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. '' Wizar ...
, art by ChrisCross, Fabrizio Fiorentino and Tom Derenick, 2013) **''
Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...
'' vol. 3 #6: "Full Deck" (with Roger Robinson, anthology, 2015) collected in ''Secret Origins Volume 2'' (tpb, 272 pages, 2015, ) *'' Klarion'' #1–6 (with Trevor McCarthy, Fabrizio Fiorentino (#4) and Szymon Kudranski (#4–6), 2014–2015)


Other publishers

*''The Foot Soldiers'' (as editor; written by Jim Krueger, drawn by Phil Hester): **'' Asylum'' #9: "Three Blind Mice" (anthology, Maximum Press, 1996) **'' The Foot Soldiers'' vol. 2 #1–5 (with additional art by Steve Yeowell, Mike Parobeck, Michael Avon Oeming, Tony Salmons,
Scott McDaniel Scott McDaniel (born 1965) is an American comics artist whose comic book work includes Marvel Comics' "Fall from Grace" storyline for the '' Daredevil'' series. Artwork for DC Comics includes a run on ''Batman'' as regular penciller, ''Nightwing' ...
, Ian Gibson and Steve Rude,
Image An image or picture is a visual representation. An image can be Two-dimensional space, two-dimensional, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, or Three-dimensional space, three-dimensional, such as a carving or sculpture. Images may be di ...
, 1997–1998) *'' Raw Periphery'' #1: "Jezebel's Virtue" (with James Romberger, an excerpt from the eponymous unreleased project intended for publication at Vertigo; anthology, Slave Labor Graphics, 1997) *
Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...
: **'' Strange Wink'' #3: "Old Man" (with John Bolton, anthology, 1998) **'' The Seeds'' #1–2 (of 4) (with David Aja, Berger Books, 2018) *** Following lengthy delays after issue #2, the series was postponed indefinitely. *** The story was eventually completed and released in its entirety as ''The Seeds'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2021, ) **'' Ruby Falls'' #1–4 (with Flavia Biondi, Berger Books, 2019–2020) collected as ''Ruby Falls'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2020, ) *
IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic ...
: **'' Womanthology: Heroic'': "What's Lost is Lost" (with Alicia Fernandez, anthology graphic novel, hc, 300 pages, 2012, ; sc, 2015, ) **''
True Blood ''True Blood'' is an American fantasy Horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels ...
'' vol. 2 (co-written by Nocenti and Michael McMillian, art by Michael Gaydos, Greg Scott (#6) and Beni Lobel (#7–9), 2012–2013) collected as: *** ''Where Were You?'' (includes #1–4, hc, 120 pages, 2013, ) *** ''Shake for Me'' (includes #6–9, hc, 128 pages, 2013, ) *'' Mine! (A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood)'': "Tiger" (with Natacha Bustos, anthology graphic novel, hc, 304 pages,
ComicMix IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic ...
, 2018, ; sc, 2018, ) *'' Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror'' #3: "Tar Feathers" (with Fred Harper, anthology, Ahoy Comics, 2018) collected as ''Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror Volume 1'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2019, ) *''
Ripley's Believe It or Not! ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals with bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the ''Believe It or Not'' ...
'' vol. 3 #2: "Irish Giant" (with Fred Harper, anthology, Zenescope, 2018) collected as ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2019, )


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nocenti, Ann 1957 births American comics writers American magazine editors American writers of Italian descent 20th-century American women journalists American comic book editors American female comics writers Living people DC Comics people Marvel Comics writers School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni State University of New York at New Paltz alumni American women magazine editors 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers 20th-century American journalists 21st-century American journalists 21st-century American women journalists Place of birth missing (living people) Inkpot Award winners