Brian Anthony David-Marshall, often credited as Brian Marshall (born 1967), is an American

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and

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industry figure. He has worked in all facets of both industries, from publishing to retail, from writing to editorial. He was a founding partner of

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, a comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s; and is currently president and publisher of the

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-based

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company InterPop.

Career

Marshall got his start in comics publishing in 1985–1986 as an editor with the short-lived company

Deluxe Comics Deluxe Comics was a short-lived comic book publishing company known for publishing one title, ''Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents''. Lodestone Publishing, Inc., an imprint of Deluxe, published a few other series, notably taking over from other pu ...

/Lodestone Publishing, where he did some writing for the series ''Codename: Danger'' and ''Wally Wood's

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''. In 1986, he and writer-editor

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co-founded the

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TriCorp Entertainment. With private financing from comics distributor

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, Marshall and Tony Eng formed

(at that point based in Brooklyn, New York). Campiti packaged material for Eternity Comics to publish. Later in the year, after Marshall and Campiti dissolved their association, Rosenberg created

Imperial Comics Sunrise Distribution (a.k.a. Sunrise Comics and Games) was a Commerce, California-based comic book distributor which operated in the early-to-mid 1980s. Owned by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, the company was intimately connected to a number of small ...

, installing Marshall as head of the company, while remaining head of Eternity.

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served as an editor for Imperial Comics. In the spring of 1987, Rosenberg revealed his involvement with Eternity, Imperial, and three other small comics publishers:

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, Amazing, and Wonder Color. The resulting fallout led to the consolidation of the various Rosenberg properties: Imperial was shut down, but Marshall moved to Eternity Comics (at that point a division of Malibu Comics) as Vice President and Publisher. With the move, the Imperial titles ''Battle to the Death'', ''Nazrat'', and ''Probe'' all moved over to Eternity Comics. Marshall's stint at Eternity didn't last long, and by the mid-1990s, he was working as an editor at

Billy Tucci William Tucci () is an American comics creator. He is best known for his creator-owned title and character '' Shi''. Career Tucci founded Crusade Comics in Bayport, New York Its flagship title, '' Shi'', debuted in March 1994. Publisher Top Co ...

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. It was at this point that he started going by the name "Brian David-Marshall." Soon after, he became involved in the

industry. David-Marshall was one of the founders of Gray Matter Conventions, one of the first Magic: The Gathering tournament organizers; and Neutral Ground, formerly the largest gaming location in

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. Starting around 2003, David-Marshall became a featured writer for magicthegathering.com, with a weekly column, ''The Week That Was''. He was a commentator on the Pro Tour circuit, and was the historian for Magic: The Gathering. He previously played on the Pro Tour as a member of Team Monkey Dog. In addition, David-Marshall was a tournament organizer for the

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and

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. In 2020, David-Marshall and his partners formed InterPop, launching an

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line of comics where readers could choose the ultimate direction of the stories.

Bibliography

As writer, unless otherwise noted * (plot only; with

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and

Robert Loren Fleming Robert Loren Fleming (born November 5, 1956) is an American comic book writer. He is best known as the co-creator of '' Thriller'' with Trevor Von Eeden and for his collaborations with Keith Giffen. Career Robert Loren Fleming worked for DC Com ...

) "From the Halls of Montezuma...", ''Codename: Danger'' #2 ( Lodestone Comics, Oct. 1985) * (plot only; with

) "I.O.U.", ''Codename: Danger'' #3 (Lodestone, Jan. 1986) * (with David Singer) "Well, I Guess I Am That Kind of Boy!",

#4 (

, Feb. 1986) * ''Shuriken Team-Up'' #1 (

, 1988) * "Heard It Through the Grapevine," ''Special: The World of Doom'' #1 (

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, May 1995) * "How to Make Toys the Marvel Way," ''

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: Atlantis Rising Collectors Preview'' #1 (Marvel, May 1995) * (story contributions only; with

William Tucci William Tucci () is an American comics creator. He is best known for his creator-owned title and character '' Shi''. Career Tucci founded Crusade Comics in Bayport, New York Its flagship title, '' Shi'', debuted in March 1994. Publisher Top Cow ...

/nowiki>story, script/nowiki>;

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/nowiki>script/nowiki>; Jeff Smith tory contributions ">/nowiki>"Wha--what happened to me...?"/nowiki>, ''

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: The Battle for Independents'' #1 (

, Sept. 1995) * ">/nowiki>"You've been staring at me all night."/nowiki> ''Manga Shi: Shiseiji'' #1 (Crusade Comics, Aug. 1996) * ">/nowiki>"We been out here three freakin' hours, man!"/nowiki>, ''Who Is the Crooked Man'' #1 (Crusade Comics, Sept. 1996) * (with

Evan Dorkin Evan Dorkin (born April 20, 1965) is an American comics artist and cartoonist. His best known works are the comic books ''Milk and Cheese'' and ''Dork'', the latter of which features his comic '' Eltingville''. His comics often poke fun at fandom ...

) "Silence of the Fishes," '' Bizarro Comics'' (

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, Aug. 2001) * (with

Igor Kordej Igor Kordej (referred to as Igor Kordey in American and French publications; born 23 June 1957) is a Croatian comic book artist, illustrator, graphic designer and scenographer. Biography Igor Kordej graduated at ŠPUD (The School of Applied Arts ...

) "Relics", ''

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'' vol. 3, #50: (Marvel, Feb. 2002) * (with

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and Brett Weldele) '' The Craptacular B-Sides'' #1 (Marvel, Nov. 2002)

References

External links

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