Joe Harris (writer)
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Joe Harris is an American
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writer and
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. He made his big screen debut in 2003 with his screenplay for the
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release '' Darkness Falls''.


Career

In film, Harris' screenplay for '' Darkness Falls'' was based on ''Tooth Fairy'', his short film which presented a horrific twist on the children’s bedtime myth. He wrote the politically themed slasher film '' The Tripper'' which featured
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as writer and director. In comics, Harris has written for many major publishers, writing ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. Harris has various creator-owned projects. In 2010
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released the five-issue miniseries ''Ghost Projekt'', written by Harris and illustrated by Steve Rolston. In 2011 Oni Press published Harris' miniseries, ''Spontaneous'' in 2011 with Brett Weldele. In mid-2013, Oni Press released Harris' hardcover
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''Wars in Toyland'', which is illustrated by Adam Pollina. In 2012, with
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, Harris and artist Martin Morazzo premiered the ongoing series, ''Great Pacific,'' which ran for 18 issues. Harris replaced
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as the writer on ''
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'' for
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as part of
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, DC's 2011 reboot of its superhero continuity and comic book line. He wrote issues #0 and #7-12. In March 2013,
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and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products announced that Harris would be the writer of '' The X-Files: Season 10'', an in-continuity monthly comic book series executive produced by X-Files creator Chris Carter. The premiere issue debuted on June 19, 2013 and it ran for 25 issues. In much the same fashion Harris wrote the in-continuity monthly comic book series' The X-Files: Season 11 and The X-Files.


Bibliography


Aftershock

* ''Disaster Inc.'' #1-5 (2021)


Boom! Studios

* ''RoboCop: To Live and Die in Detroit'' (2014)


Dark Horse

* ''B.P.R.D.: There's Something Under My Bed'' (2003) * ''Creepy'' #1, #3 (2009, 2010) * ''Darkness Falls: The Tragic Life of Matilda Dixon'' (2003) * ''David Arquette's The Tripper'' (2007)


DC/Wildstorm

*'' Batman: The Dark Knight'' #6, #8 (2012) *''
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'' #19 (2000) *''Batman: Battle for the Cowl: Man-Bat'' (2009) *''Batman: Joker's Asylum: Scarecrow'' (2008) *''Cybernary 2.0'' #1-6 (2001) *''DCU Halloween Special '09'' (2009) *''DCU Halloween Special '10'' (2010) *''Firestorm: The Nuclear Men'' #0, #7-12 (2012)


Dynamite Entertainment

*''Alice Cooper'' #1-5 (2014-2015) *''Vampirella And The Scarlet Legion'' #1-5 (2011) *''Vampirella vs. Dracula'' #1-3 (2012)


Image Comics

*''Great Pacific'' #1-18 (2012-2014) *''Rockstars'' #1-Present (2016–Present) *''Snowfall'' #1-9 (2016-2017)


IDW Publishing

*''
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'' #1-5 (2015) *'' The X-Files: Season 10'' #1-25 (2013-2015) *'' The X-Files: Season 11'' #1-8 (2015-2016) *''The X-Files'' #1-17 (2016-2017) *''The X-Files: X-Mas Special 2014'' (2014) *''The X-Files: X-Mas Special 2015'' (2015) *''The X-Files: X-Mas Special 2016'' (2016)


Marvel Comics

*''Bishop: The Last X-Man'' #1-15 (1999-2000) *''Generation X'' Annual 1998 (1998) *''Generation X Holiday Special'' (1998) *''Slingers'' #0-12 (ongoing) (1998-1999) *''Spider-Man vs. Punisher'' #1 (2000) *''
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'' #358 (1998) *''
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'' #147 (1998) *''
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'' #77, #101 (1998, 2000) *''
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'' #20 (1998) *''X-Men: Liberators'' #1-4 (1998-1999) *''X-Men: The Search for Cyclops'' #1-4 (2000-2001)


Oni Press

*''Ghost Projekt'' #1-5 (2010) *''Spontaneous'' #1-5 (2011) *''Wars in Toyland'' Graphic Novel (2013)


Valiant Entertainment

*''Armor Hunters: Bloodshot'' #1-3 (2014) *''Divinity III: Aric, Son of the Revolution'' #1 (2017)


References


External links


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