Steve Murray (born December 21, 1975
), known by the pen-name Chip Zdarsky (), is a Canadian
comic book artist
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and
writer
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, journalist, illustrator, and designer. Murray worked for ''
National Post
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pop culture
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section.
He uses the Zdarsky pseudonym for comics-related work, including ''Prison Funnies'', ''Monster Cops'', and as artist and co-creator of ''
Sex Criminals'' with writer
Matt Fraction
Matt Fritchman (born December 1, 1975), better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of '' The Invincible Iron Man'', '' FF'', '' The Immortal Iron Fist'', '' Uncanny X-Men'', an ...
.
[ He has contributed to comics such as '']Howard the Duck
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'', '' Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man'', '' Daredevil,'' '' Spider-Man: Life Story'', and ''Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow'' for Marvel Comics, ''Batman'' for DC Comics, and '' Jughead'' for Archie Comics
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.
He has also used the pseudonym Todd Diamond.
Early life
Steve Murray was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Barrie
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, Ontario
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.
Career
Murray has illustrated for such clients as ''The Globe and Mail
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'', ''New York
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* ...
'' magazine, CBC CBC may refer to:
Media
* Cadena Baja California or Grupo Cadena, a radio and television broadcaster in Mexico
* Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's radio and television public broadcaster
** CBC Television
** CBC Radio One
** CBC Music
** ...
and ''Canadian Business
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In Octob ...
''.
In 2000, Murray created Chip Zdarsky as a pseudonym and alter ego for his persona as a comic book writer and illustrator, developing his own independent projects, such as ''Prison Funnies'' and ''Monster Cops'' (which can be read online or in print) as well as collaborating on a variety of projects, including Dark Horse Comics
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titles ''Fierce'' and ''Rumble Royale''. About his alter ego, Murray said "I wanted to have a sad-sack cartoonist persona that lives in his mom's basement, paints figurines for money, has restraining orders against him. And that became a character." He describes the character as "an idiot who doesn't know what I'm doing. I've had no success in my life. No matter what, I'm going to mess things up." Murray initially attempted to keep the identities separate and secret.[
From 2008 to 2014, Murray penned and illustrated a weekly advice column for the '']National Post
The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper and the flagship publication of the American-owned Postmedia Network. It is published Mondays through Saturdays, with Monday released as a digital e-edition only. '' called "Extremely Bad Advice". He also wrote another column in that paper, ''Tear Jerk'', in which he reviewed films to see if they could actually make him "weep like a baby".
Along with Kagan McLeod, Ben Shannon, and Cameron Stewart, he is a co-founder of the studio
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Types Art
The studio of any artist, esp ...
The Royal Academy of Illustration and Design, which produced ''Rumble Royale''.
In 2010, he also launched a mock campaign for mayor of Toronto
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. He was not an officially registered candidate, launching his satirical "campaign" through social networking
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platforms after the deadline had passed to register as a candidate in the real campaign.
In June 2013, Image Comics announced that Chip Zdarsky had teamed up with ''Invincible Iron Man'' and ''Hawkeye'' writer, Matt Fraction, on a new creator-owned series titled '' Sex Criminals''. The first issue was released on September 23, 2013. ''Sex Criminals'' was declared number 1 on ''Time
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'' magazine's list of "Top 10 Comics and Graphic Novels" of 2013.
In 2014, Murray won a Will Eisner Award for Best New Series for ''Sex Criminals''.
Zdarsky wrote the first series arc of the relaunched '' Jughead'' comic for the 2015 New Riverdale relaunch.
On February 15, 2017, it was announced that beginning that June, Zdarsky would be writing a brand new "back-to-basics" Spider-Man series '' Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man'' that would run alongside writer Dan Slott
Daniel "Dan" Slott (born July 3, 1967) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on Marvel Comics books such as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', as well as ''The Superior Spider-Man'', ''She-Hulk'', ''Silver Surfer (comic book), Silver Surfe ...
's run on ''The Amazing Spider-Man
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''. Zdarsky later wrote the two Spider-Man miniseries ''Spider-Man: Life Story'' and ''Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow''.
In November 2018, it was announced that Zdarsky would serve as the writer on ''Daredevil'', with Marco Checchetto serving as artist. The series began publication in February 2019 and lasted until November 2021 with issue 36. This leads into the event '' Devil's Reign'', also by Zdarsky and Checchetto. A new ''Daredevil'' #1 will launch in July 2022, with Zdarsky and Checchetto returning from the previous volume. The series will explore the fallout of ''Devil's Reign'' and the effect it had on both Matt and Elektra, as both are operating as Daredevil. Zdarsky then announced that August 2023 would mark the end of his ''Daredevil''.
In 2020, DC Comics
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announced that Zdarsky would be among the creators of a revived ''Batman: Black and White'' anthology series to debut on December 8, 2020.
In 2021, it was announced that Zdarsky had signed a deal with Substack
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to develop exclusive comics for the service, such as ''Public Domain'' and volume two of ''Kaptara'' with Kagan McLeod.
In February 2022, it was announced that Zdarsky will serve as the new writer for the mainline ''Batman'' book, starting with issue 125 on July 5, with Jorge Jiménez serving as the artist. He concluded his run on February 5th, 2025 with the release of ''Batman'' #157 with Jiménez and Tony S. Daniel providing the art.
In March 2022, it was announced that ''Public Domain'' would be heading to print via Image Comics in June 2022.
In July 2024, Zdarsky announced that he would be releasing a monthly physical newsletter in comic shops called ''Zdarsky Comic News''. The newsletter would include content such as interviews, news on upcoming comic releases, games, humorous columns, and promos of his upcoming work. In the first month, Zdarsky released 50,000 copies of the newsletter to comic ships distributed through Diamond Comic Distributors
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.
In February 2025, it was announced that Zdarsky would be writing a new volume of ''Captain America'' for Marvel. The opening arc of the series will follow Steve shortly after he is freed from the ice and tells the untold first encounter between him and Doctor Doom
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. Valerio Schiti will serve as the main artist for the book, with the first issue set to debut in July 2025.
Awards and nominations
Awards
* 2014 Eisner Award
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– Best New Series (''Sex Criminals'', with author Matt Fraction)
* 2014 Harvey Award
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– Most Promising New Talent
* 2014 Harvey Award – Best New Series (''Sex Criminals'')
* 2015 Harvey Award – Special Award For Humor (''Sex Criminals''; rejected by winner)
* 2016 Harvey Award – Special Award For Humor (''Howard the Duck'')
* 2017 Eisner Award – Best Humor Publication (''Jughead'', with Ryan North
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He is the creator and author of ''Dinosaur Comics'', and has written for the comic series of ''Adventure Time'' and Marvel Comics' '' The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl'' ...
, Erica Henderson and Derek Charm)
* 2017 War Rocket Ajax Intercontinental Championship
* 2019 Eisner Award – Best Single Issue/One-Shot (''Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #310)
* 2019 Shuster Award – Best Writer (''Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Marvel Two-in-One'')
* 2020 Eisner Award – Best Digital Comic (''Afterlift'', with artist Jason Loo
Jason Loo is a Canadian cartoonist and comics writer who has written and drawn for Marvel Comics and independent comics. He won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2020 alongside Chip Zdarsky for his work on ''Afterlift'' and has been no ...
)
* 2021 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book — '' Empyre'', ''Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling'' / ''Empyre: Aftermath Avengers'' (with Al Ewing, Dan Slott
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and Anthony Oliveira)
* 2023 Eisner Award – Best New Series (''Public Domain'')
Nominations
* 2014 Eisner Award nominee – Best Series (''Sex Criminals'', with author Matt Fraction)
* 2017 Eisner Award nominee – Best Publication for Teens (ages 13–17) (''Jughead'', with Ryan North
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He is the creator and author of ''Dinosaur Comics'', and has written for the comic series of ''Adventure Time'' and Marvel Comics' '' The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl'' ...
, Erica Henderson and Derek Charm)
* 2019 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer (''Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Marvel Two-in-One'')
* 2020 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer (''White Trees, Daredevil, Spider-Man: Life Story, Afterlift''), Best Continuing Series (''Daredevil'' with Marco Checchetto)
*2021 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer (''Stillwater'', ''Daredevil, Fantastic Four/X-Men)''
*2021 Eisner Award nominee – Best Continuing Series ''(Daredevil)''
*2021 Eisner Award nominee – Best Continuing Series ''(Stillwater)''
*2023 Eisner Award nominee – Best Continuing Series (''Daredevil'' with Marco Checchetto and Rafael de Latorre)
*2023 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer (''Stillwater'', ''Daredevil)''
*2023 Harvey Award nominee – Book of the Year (''Public Domain'')
Bibliography
Archie Comics
* '' Jughead'' #1–8 (writer, October 2015 – August 2016)
**''Volume 1'' (collects #1–6, with Erica Henderson, tpb, 168 pages, 2016, )
** #7–8 (with Derek Charm, 2016), collected in ''Volume 2'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2017, )
Comixology Originals
* ''Afterlift'' (writer, 5-issue limited series, with Jason Loo
Jason Loo is a Canadian cartoonist and comics writer who has written and drawn for Marvel Comics and independent comics. He won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2020 alongside Chip Zdarsky for his work on ''Afterlift'' and has been no ...
, April 2020; republished by Dark Horse in February 2021, tpb, 136 pages, )
* ''The All-Nighter'' (writer, with Jason Loo, October 2021 – February 2024)
** #1-5 (republished by Dark Horse in March 2022 as ''Season One'', tpb, 136 pages, )
** #6-10 (republished by Dark Horse in December 2023 as ''Season Two'', tpb, 120 pages, )
** #11-15 (republished by Dark Horse in January 2025 as ''Season Three'', tpb, 128 pages, )
DC Comics
* ''Harley Quinn
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25th Anniversary Special'': "Bird Psychology" (writer, with Joe Quinones, November 2017)
* Harley Quinn
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story in '' Dark Nights: Death Metal Guidebook'' (writer, with Khary Randolph, October 2020) collected in ''Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Darkest Knight'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2020, )
* ''Detective Comics
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'' #1027: "Many Happy Returns" (artist, with Matt Fraction, November 2020) collected as ''Batman
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: Detective Comics #1027 Deluxe Edition'' (hc, 184 pages, 2020, )
* ''Red Hood: Cheer'' in ''Batman: Urban Legends'' #1–6 (writer, with Eddy Barrows
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, March 2021–August 2021) Collected as:
**Batman: Urban Legends Vol 1 (collects #1-6, 264 pages, 2021, )
* '' Batman: Black and White'' vol. 5 #4: "The Green Deal" (writer, with Nick Bradshaw, March 2021)
* ''Justice League
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: Last Ride'' #1–7 (writer, with Miguel Mendonça, May–November 2021) Collected as
** ''Justice League: Last Ride'' (tpb, 154 pages, 2022, )
*'' Batman: The Knight'' #1–10 (writer, with Carmine Di Giandomenico
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, January 2022–October 2022) collected as
**Compendium Edition #1 (collects #1–3, 99 pages, 2022)
**Batman: The Knight (hc, 318 pages, 2023, , tpb, 318 pages, 2024)
*''Batman'' vol. 3 #125–157 (writer, with Jorge Jimenez, Mike Hawthorne & Giuseppe Camuncoli
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, July 2022–February 2025) Collected as
**''Batman Vol 1. Failsafe'' (collects #125–130, HC, 176 pages, 2023, )
**''Batman Vol 2. The Bat-Man of Gotham'' (collects #131-135, HC, 224 pages, 2023, )
**''Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War'' (collects ''Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Battle Lines'', ''Batman'' #137-138, ''Catwoman'' #57-58, and ''Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War: Scorched Earth'', co-writer, with Tini Howard and various, HC, 272 pages, 2024 )
**''Batman Vol 3. Joker Year One'' (collects #139-144, HC, TP)
**''Batman Vol. 4: Dark Prisons'' (collects #145-152, HC, TP)
**''Batman Vol. 5: The Dying City'' (collects #153-157 and the lead story from ''Batman'' #150, HC, TP)
*''Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder #1: "The Man of Steal!"'' (writer, with Kevin Maguire, September 2023)
*''The Penguin'' #0 (reprints backup stories from ''Batman'' #125-127, writer, with Belén Ortega, October 2023)
*''Titans: Beast World Tour: Gotham'': "The Good Boy" (writer, one-shot with Miguel Mendonça, December 2023)
Image Comics
* '' Sex Criminals'' (artist, with Matt Fraction, September 2013 – October 2020)
**''Volume 1: One Weird Trick'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2014, )
** ''Volume 2: Two Worlds, One Cop'' (collects #6–10, tpb, 128 pages, 2015 )
** ''Volume 3: Three the Hard Way'' (collects #11–15, tpb, 132 pages, 2016 )
** ''Volume 4: Fourgy!'' (collects #16–20 tpb, 136 pages, 2017 ISBN )
** ''Volume 5: Five-Fingered Discount'' (collects #21–25, tpb, 128 pages, 2018 )
** ''Volume 6: Six Criminals'' (collects #26–30, 69, tpb, 152 pages, 2020 )
** ''Big Hard Sex Criminals'' (collects #1–10, hc, 256 pages, 2015 )
** ''Big Hard Sex Criminals Volume 2 Deluxxxe'' (collects #11–20, hc, 256 pages, 2018 )
**''Big Hard Sex Criminals Volume 3 Deluxxxe'' (collects #21–30, 69, hc, 272 pages, 2021 )
**''Sex Criminals: The Complete Edition'' (collects #1-30, 69, hc, 824 pages, 2024 )
* ''Sex Criminals: Just the Tips'' (artist, with Matt Fraction, December 2014)
* ''Kaptara'' (writer, with Kagan McLeod, April–November 2015) continued online
**''Volume 1: Fear Not, Tiny Alien'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2015, )
* ''The White Trees'' #1–2 (writer, limited series, with Kris Anka
Kris Anka is an American comics artist and inker, best known for his work with Marvel Comics on X-Men, Runaways (comics), Runaways, Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics), Captain Marvel, and his 2014 re-design of Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), Spider-Wo ...
, August–September 2019)
* ''Stillwater'' #1–18 (writer, with Ramón K. Pérez, September 2020–December 2022)
** ''Volume 1: Rage, Rage'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 136 pages, 2021 )
**''Volume 2: Allways Loyal'' (collects #7–12, tpb, 128 pages, 2022, )
**''Volume 3: Border Crossing'' (collects #13 - 18, tpb, 168 pages, 2023 )
*''The Silver Coin'' #1 (writer, with Michael Walsh, April 2021) collected in ''The Silver Coin, Volume 1'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2021, )
*'' Crossover #''7 (writer, with Phil Hester, June 2021) collected in ''Crossover Vol. 2: The Ten Cent Plague'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2022, )
*''Newburn'' #1–16 (writer, with Jacob Phillips, November 2021–March 2024)
**''Volume 1'' (collects #1–8, tpb, 160 pages, 2022 )
**''Volume 2'' (collects #9–16, tpb, 176 pages, 2024 )
*''Public Domain'' #1–current (writer/artist, reprint of online series, June 2022–)
**''Volume 1'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 160 pages, 2023 )
**''Volume 2'' (collects #6-10, tpb, 120 pages, 2025 )
*''Kaptara: Universal Truths'' #1–6 (writer, limited series, reprint of online series, with Kagan McLeod, August 2023–January 2024)
**''Volume 2: Universal Truths'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 168 pages, 2024 )
*''The Domain'' #1-5 (writer, limited series, with Rachel Stott, July 2024-November 2024) collected in The Domain (tpb, 112 pages, 2025, )
Marvel Comics
*'' Original Sins'' #5: The No-Sin Situation (writer/artist, October 2014) collected in:
**''Original Sins'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2015, )
*Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber, based very loosely on his college friend Howard Tockman, and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck firs ...
:
**''Howard the Duck'' vol. 5 (writer, with Joe Quinones, May–October 2015) collected in:
***''Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones Omnibus'' (hc, 464 pages, 2022, )
****''Volume 0: What the Duck?'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 112 pages, 2015, )
**''Howard the Duck'' vol. 6 (writer, with Joe Quinones January–December 2016) collected in:
***''Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones Omnibus'' (hc, 464 pages, 2022, )
****''Volume 1: Duck Hunt'' (collects #1–6, '' The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl'' #6, tpb, 160 pages, 2016, )
****''Volume 2: Good Night, and Good Duck'' (collects #7–11, tpb, 112 pages, 2016, )
*'' All-New, All-Different Avengers'' Annual #1: "The Once and Future Marvel" (artist, with Mark Waid
Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Da ...
, August 2016) collected in:
**''All-New, All-Different Avengers Vol. 3: Civil War II'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2017, )
*'' Civil War II: Choosing Sides #5: "''Alpha Flight" (writer, with Ramón K. Pérez, October 2016) collected in:
**''Civil War II: Choosing Sides'' (tpb,152 pages, 2016, )
*''Doctor Strange
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'' vol. 4 #1. MU (writer, with Julian Lopez, April 2017) collected in:
**''Monsters Unleashed: Battleground'' (tpb, 264 pages, 2017, )
* ''Star-Lord
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'' vol. 2 #1–6, Annual #1 (writer, with Kris Anka
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, February–July 2017) collected as:
** ''Star-Lord: Grounded'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2017, )
* Spider-Man
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:
** '' Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man'' vol. 2 (August 2017 – February 2019) Collected in:
*** ''Spider-Man by Chip Zdarsky Omnibus'' (hc, 936 pages, 2023, )
****''Volume 1: Into The Twilight'' (collects #1–6, FCBD 2017 Secret Empire, writer, tpb, with Adam Kubert
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and Michael Walsh, 144 pages, )
**** ''Volume 2: Most Wanted'' (collects #297–300, writer/artist, tpb, with Adam Kubert and Juan Frigeri, 112 pages, )
****''Volume 3: Amazing Fantasy'' (collects #301–303, Annual #1, writer, tpb, with Joe Quinones, 112 pages, )
****''Volume 4: Coming Home'' (collects #304–310, writer/artist, tpb, with Adam Kubert, 112 pages, )
**''Spider-Man: Life Story'' (writer, 7-issue limited series, with 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 ...
, May 2019 – August 2021) collected as
***''Spider-Man: Life Story'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2019, )
***''Spider-Man: Life Story'' (hc, 240 pages, 2021, )
***''Spider-Man by Chip Zdarsky Omnibus'' (hc, 936 pages, 2023, )
**''Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow'' (writer, 5-issue limited series, with Pasqual Ferry, April–August 2021) collected in
***''Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2021, )
***''Spider-Man by Chip Zdarsky Omnibus'' (hc, 936 pages, 2023, )
**''Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle'' (co-writer, one-shot, with Rachel Stott and various, December 2019) collected as
*** ''Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle'' (hc, 128 pages, 2020, )
* '' Not Brand Echh'' #14: "The Not Next Issue Page" (writer/artist, January 2018) collected in
** ''Not Brand Echh: The Complete Collection'' (tpb, 480 pages, 2019, )
* Unbeatable Squirrel Girl vol. 2 #26: "A Bird in the Hand" (artist, with Erica Henderson, January 2018) collected in
** ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Volume 7: I've Been Waiting For a Squirrel Like You'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2018, )
** ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl'' ''Vol. 4'' (hc, 272 pages, 2019, )
* '' Marvel 2-in-One'' vol. 2 (writer, February 2018 – January 2019) collected in ''Fantastic Four: Fate of the Four'' (hc, 2021)
**''Volume 1: Fate of the Four'' (collects #1–6, tpb, with Jim Cheung
Jim Cheung ( ; born 1972) is a British comic book artist, known for his work on the series such as ''Scion (comics), Scion'', ''New Avengers: Illuminati'', ''Young Avengers'' and ''Avengers: The Children's Crusade''.
He co-created the Marvel su ...
and Valerio Schiti, 136 pages, 2018, )
**''Volume 2: Next of Kin'' (collects #7–12, Annual #1, tpb, with Declan Shalvey
Declan Shalvey (born 11 January 1982) is an Irish comics artist and writer. He has worked for Marvel Comics, drawing titles like ''Moon Knight'', '' Thunderbolts'' and ''Deadpool''. For Image Comics, he has collaborated with writer Warren Ellis ...
and Ramón K. Pérez, 160 pages, 2019, )
* ''Doctor Strange'' vol. 1 #390 (co-artist, with Donny Cates and Frazer Irving
Frazer Irving (born 1970) is a British comic book artist known for the series '' Necronauts'', published by the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. After breaking into the American market he has worked on a number of superhero titles, including a s ...
, July 2018) collected in
** ''Doctor Strange by Donny Cates Vol. 2: City Of Sin'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2018, )
** ''Doctor Strange by Donny Cates'' (hc, 360 pages, 2019, )
* ''Merry 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 ...
Holiday Special'': "The Gift That Keeps On Giving" (writer/artist, one-shot, February 2019)
* ''Namor
Namor McKenzie (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc., the character first appeared in '' Moti ...
: The Best Defense'' #1 (writer, one-shot with Carlos Magno, February 2019) collected in
** ''Defenders
Defender(s) or The Defender(s) may refer to:
* Defense (military)
* Defense (sports)
** Defender (association football)
Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre Film
* ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary
* ''The D ...
: The Best Defense'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2019, )
* '' Invaders'' vol. 3 (writer, with Carlos Magno and Butch Guice, March 2019 – February 2020) collected as ''Always an Invader'' (hc, 304 pages, 2021, )
**''Volume 1: War Ghost'' (collects #1–6, tpb, 144 pages, 2019, )
**''Volume 2: Dead in the Water'' (collects #7–12, tpb, 136 pages, 2020, )
* Daredevil:
**'' Daredevil'' vol. 6 (April 2019–December 2021)
***Collected in Trade Paperbacks as:
****''Volume 1: Know Fear'' (collects #1–5, writer/artist, tpb, w/ Marco Checchetto, 120 pages, 2019, )
****''Volume 2: No Devils, Only God'' (collects #6–10, writer, tpb, w/ Lalit Kumar Sharma and Jorge Fornés, 112 pages, 2019,
****''Volume 3: Through Hell'' (collects #11–15, writer, tpb, w/ Marco Checchetto and Francesco Mobili 112 pages, 2020, )
****''Volume 4: End of Hell'' (collects #16–20, writer, tpb, with Jorge Fornés and Marco Checchetto, 112 pages, 2020, )
****''Volume 5: Truth/Dare'' (collects #21–25, Annual #1, writer, tpb, w/ Marco Checchetto, Francesco Mobili, and Mike Hawthorne, 144 pages, 2021, )
****''Volume 6: Doing Time'' (collects #26–30, writer, tpb, w/ Marco Checchetto and Mike Hawthorne, 120 pages, 2021, )
****''Volume 7: Lockdown'' (collects #31–36, writer, tpb, w/ Marco Checchetto, Mike Hawthorne, Stefano Landini, and Manuel Garcia, 2022, )
***Collected in Oversized Hardcovers as:
****''Volume 1: To Heaven Through Hell'' (collects #1–10, hc, 232 pages, 2021, )
****''Volume 2: To Heaven Through Hell Vol. 2'' (collects #11–20, hc, 224 pages, 2022, )
****''Volume 3: To Heaven Through Hell Vol. 3'' (collects #21–30 and ''Annual'' #1, hc, 264 pages, 2022, )
****''Volume 4: To Heaven Through Hell Vol. 4'' (collects #31-36, ''Daredevil: Woman Without Fear'' #1-3, hc, 232 pages, 2023, )
****''Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Omnibus Vol. 1'' (collects #1-30 and Annual 1, ohc, 696 pages, 2024, )
****Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Omnibus Vol. 2 (collects #31-31, ohc, 786 pages, 2024, )
**'' Devil's Reign'' ''(''writer, 6-issue limited series, with Marco Checchetto, December 2021 – April 2022) collected in
***''Devil's Reign'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2022, )
**''Daredevil: Woman Without Fear'' (writer, 3-issue limited series, with Rafael De Latorre, January–March 2022) collected in
***''Daredevil: Woman Without Fear'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2022, )
**'' Daredevil'' vol. 7 (writer, with Marco Checchetto, Rafeal De Latorre, and Manuel Garcia, July 2022-August 2023)
*** ''Volume 1: The Red Fist Saga Part One'' (collects #1-5, writer/artist, with Ann Nocenti and various, tpb, 2023, )
*** ''Volume 2: The Red Fist Saga Part Two'' (collects #6-10, writer, with Marco Checchetto, Rafael De Latorre, and Manuel Garcia, tpb, 2023, )
*** ''Volume 3: The Red Fist Saga Part Three'' (collects #11-14, writer, with Marco Checchetto and Rafael De Latorre, tpb, 2023, )
*** Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Omnibus Vol. 2 (collects #1-14, ohc, 786 pages, 2024, )
*''War of the Realms
War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organi ...
: War Scrolls'' #1'':'' "Waugh of the Realms" (writer, with Joe Quinones, June 2019) collected in
** ''War of the Realms Omnibus'' (hc, 1576 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 ...
'' #1000: "Armor: Disassemble": (writer/artist, one-shot, October 2019) collected as
** ''Marvel Comics #1000'' (hc, 144 pages, 2020, )
* ''X-Men/Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism i ...
'' vol. 2 #1–4 (writer, 4-issue limited series, with Terry Dodson
Terry Dodson is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on titles such as ''Harley Quinn'', '' Trouble, Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do'', '' Marvel Knights: Spider-Man'', ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Unca ...
, April–September 2020)''X-Men/Fantastic Four'' (2020)
/ref> collected as
**''X-Men/Fantastic Four: 4X'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2020, )
*''Doom
Doom is another name for damnation.
Doom may also refer to:
People
* Doom (professional wrestling), the tag team of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed
* Daniel Doom (1934–2020), Belgian cyclist
* Debbie Doom (born 1963), American softball pitche ...
2099'' vol. 2 #1 (writer, one-shot, with Marco Castiello, February 2020) collected in
**''Amazing Spider-Man 2099 Companion'' (tpb 296 pages, 2020, )
* ''Incoming!'' #1: "5–8" (writer, one-shot, with Jorge Fornés, February 2020) collected in
** ''Road to Empyre'' (tpb, 2020, )
*''Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling'' #1 (co-writer, one-shot, with Anthony Oliveira and Manuel Garcia, September 2020) collected in
**''Empyre: Lords of Empyre'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2020, )
*''Carnage: Black, White & Blood'' #2: "My Red Hands" (writer, with Marco Checchetto, April 2021)
*Story in ''Free Comic Book Day 2021: Spider-Man/Venom
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...
'' (one-shot, with Greg Smallwood, August 2021)
*''Howard the Duck'' vol. 7 #1: "Into (Looking at) the Multiverse" (writer, one-shot, with Joe Quinones, November 2023)
*''Avengers: Twilight'' #1–6 (writer, limited series, with Daniel Acuña, January 2024–May 2024)
*''Free Comic Book Day 2025: Fantastic Four/X-Men'': "Popularity Contest" (writer/artist, May 2025)
*''Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 (writer, one-shot, with CAFU, June 2025)
*''Captain America
Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...
'' vol. 12 #1–current (writer, with Valerio Schiti, July 2025–)
*''Fantastic Four Fanfare'' #3 (writer, one-shot, with Marcos Martín, July 2025)
Other publishers
* Royal Academy of Illustration & Design
**''Monster Cops'' (writer/artist, 2003; republished by Legion of Evil Press in 2006)
* Legion of Evil Press
** ''Prison Funnies'' #1–2 (writer/artist, 2003)
** ''Chip Zdarsky's Monster Cops'' (writer/artist, 2006)
** ''Comics Festival!'': Monster Cops (writer/artist, 2007–2009)
* Substack
** ''Kaptara'' #6–11 (writer, with Kagan Mcleod, August 2021–September 2023)
** ''Public Domain'' #1–current (writer/artist, September 2021–)
** ''Zdarsky Comic News'' #1–current (writer/artist/interviewer, July 2024–)
References
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