Joe Keatinge is an American

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writer and editor, best known for his writing work with

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and

Image Comics Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...

, and as the co-editor of '' Popgun'' with Mark Andrew Smith.

Early life

Joe Keatinge was born on June 11, 1982, in

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. He attended school in

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Career

After finishing school, Keatinge left for

San Francisco, California San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

, to pursue a career in comics, eventually working with

Savage Dragon The Savage Dragon is the name of two superheroes created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic initially follows the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character ...

creator

Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...

, leading to his hiring at Image Comics shortly after Larsen became Publisher. Keatinge's career at Image spanned various positions including Public Relations and Marketing, as well as Sales and Licensing. He has contributed to anthology titles such as ''

Negative Burn ''Negative Burn'' is a black-and-white comics anthology, anthology comic book published beginning in 1993 by Caliber Press, and subsequently by Image Comics and Desperado Publishing. Edited by Joe Pruett, ''Negative Burn'' is noted for its eclecti ...

'' with artist Evan Bryce and ''

Fantastic Comics ''Fantastic Comics'' was an American comic book superhero anthology title published by Fox Feature Syndicate during the Golden Age of Comic Books. The title introduced the characters Banshee, Black Fury (John Perry), Nagana, Queen of Evil, Samson ...

'' #24 with artists

Michael Allred Michael Dalton "Mike" Allred (born 1962) is an American comic book artist and writer. He is most well known for his independent comics creation Madman and for co-creating and drawing the comic book series ''iZombie''. His work often draws upon ...

and

Laura Allred Laura Allred is an American comics artist who is best known for her work as a colorist with her husband, the writer/artist Mike Allred. Awards * 1995: Won "Favorite Colorist" Wizard Fan Award * 1998: Nominated for "Best Colorist" Eisner Awa ...

, which was part of '' The Next Issue Project''. In 2018, Keatinge collaborated with artist

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. ...

on the ''Stellar'' limited series published by Image Comics. He is most well known for his work on the anthology, '' PopGun'' with co-editor Mark Andrew Smith.

Awards

*2008

Harvey Award The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be a successor to the Kirby Awards, which were ...

for Best Anthology (for ''PopGun Volume 1'', with Mark Andrew Smith; Image Comics) *2010

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are awards for creative achievement in American comic books. They are regarded as the most prestigious and significant awards in the comic industry and often referred ...

for Best Anthology (for ''Popgun Volume 3'', with Mark Andrew Smith and D. J. Kirkbride; Image Comics)

Nominations

*2009 Harvey Award for Best Anthology for ''PopGun Volume 2''"2009 Harvey Awards"
. The Harvey Awards. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

Bibliography

As a writer

*''Adventures of Superman'' #16: "Strange Visitor" (October, 2014) *''

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'' #8: "Moving On: Part Four" (with

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, 2006) *''The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual'' 2012: "Lumière" (with Chynna Clugston-Flores, 2012) *''

'' #6: "Me, Myself, and Time" (with Evan Bryce, 2006) *'' Next Issue Project'': **''

'' #24: "Stardust the Super Wizard" (with

Mike Allred Michael Dalton "Mike" Allred (born 1962) is an American Comics artist, comic book artist and writer. He is most well known for his Alternative comics, independent comics creation Madman (Mike Allred character), Madman and for co-creating and dra ...

, in #1, 2008) **''

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'' #24: "Kelly the Cop" (script, art and lettering, in #2, 2009) **''

Crack Comics ''Crack Comics'' is an anthology comic book series published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books. It featured such characters as The Clock, Black Condor, Captain Triumph, Alias the Spider, Madame Fatal, Jane Arden, Molly the ...

'' #63: "Slap Happy Pappy" (script, art, lettering and coloring, in #3, 2011) *'' PopGun'' Volume 1: "Afterword: Graphic Music" (with Val Nunez, 2007) *''

'' #171: "Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies: Finale" (with

, Simon Fraser, Tim Hamilton, George O'Connor,

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and Joe Infurnari, 2011) collected in ''Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2011, ) *'' Glory'' #23-#34 (with

Sophie Campbell Sophie Campbell (formerly Ross Campbell, and known professionally as Moon Calfe) is a comic writer and artist known for her indie comics such as ''Wet Moon'' and ''Shadoweyes'', and for her art on the ''Jem and the Holograms'' comics, as well as ...

Extreme Studios Awesome Comics or Awesome Entertainment (also known as Awesome-Hyperwerks when briefly joined with Hyperwerks Entertainment) was an American comic book studio formed in 1997 by Rob Liefeld following his expulsion from Image Comics, a company he ...

, 2012-2013) *'' Hell Yeah'' #1-ongoing (with Andre Szymanowicz, 2012-...) *'' Shutter'' #1-ongoing (with Leila del Duca, Image Comics, 2014-...)

As an editor

*'' Popgun'' (

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, 2007–2010): **''Volume One'' (with Mark Andrew Smith, 450 pages, 2007, ) **''Volume Two'' (with Mark Andrew Smith, 472 pages, 2008, ) **''Volume Three'' (Executive Editor, edited by Mark Andrew Smith and DJ Kirkbride, 472 pages, 2009, ) **''Volume Four'' (Executive Editor, edited by DJ Kirkbride, Adam P. Knave and Anthony Wu, 512 pages, 2010, ) *''

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'' (with co-editor

, written by C. Allbritton Taylor, illustrated by

Jim Rugg Jim Rugg (born February 1, 1977) is an American cartoonist and illustrator from Pittsburgh known for his tongue-in-cheek evocation of 1970s-era comics and popular culture, pop culture. His graphic novels and comics collections include ''Street An ...

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 ...

, 144 pages, 2010, ) *'' 50 Girls 50'' #1-4 (written by

Frank Cho Frank Cho (born Duk Hyun Cho; 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series '' Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as '' Shanna the She-Devil'', '' Mighty Avengers'' and ''Hulk'' for M ...

and Doug Murray, illustrated by Axel Medellin Machain, 2011)

As a colorist

*''

Jack Staff ''Jack Staff'' is a British superhero created by comic book writer/artist Paul Grist. While the title character is billed as "Britain's Greatest Hero", the series is known for being in the style of an anthology title and featuring an ensemble c ...

'' #11 (with co-colorists Erik Larsen and

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and writer/artist/letterer Paul Grist, 2006) *''

Masters of the Universe ''Masters of the Universe'' (sometimes referred to as the ''He-Man'' or ''She-Ra'' series) is a sword and planet-themed media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between He-Man (the alter ego of Prince A ...

'' #4 ( with co-colorists Thomas Mason, James Offredi, Rex Stabbs, Ali "Haplo" Tavakoly, Deidre Lynn "Kookie" Vance and Larry Jámal Walton, 2004, reprinted in issue #17 of the UK series in 2005) *''

'' #115: "Freak Force: Together Again for the First Time!" (with co-colorist Dash Martin, writer Erik Larsen, artist

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, and letterer

Chris Eliopoulos Chris Eliopoulos (born September 30, 1967) is an American cartoonist and letterer of comic books. Early life Eliopoulos attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City from 1985 to 1989. He majored in graphic design and minored in ...

, 2004) *''Savage Dragon: God War'' #1-2 (with co-colorists Dash Martin and

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, writer

Robert Kirkman Robert Kirkman (; born November 30, 1978)Löchel, Ingo"The Walking Dead: Die Comic-Serie – Robert Kirkman" Zauberspiegel. Retrieved February 17, 2013. is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for co-creat ...

, artist Mark Englert, and letterer

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, 2004-2005)

As an artist

*'' Bedtime Stories for Impressionable Children'' #1: "Life Stinks" (written by James Anthony Kuhoric, 2010)

References

External links

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PopGun Wins The Harvey Award for Best Anthology

Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...

, September 28, 2008
SDCC 08: Are Comics Dying?

Newsarama ''Newsarama'' is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website ''GamesRadar+'', also owned by Future US. Hi ...

, August 8, 2008
Harvey Awards, HARVEY AWARDS NOMINATION: "Best Anthology: Popgun Volume One"

Harvey Awards The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be a successor to the Kirby Awards, which wer ...

, June 8, 2008
Geek Love: Growing Interest In Comics Expands Music Crossover

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, May 24, 2008
Baker's Dozen, On Editing The PopGun Anthology
January 3, 2008
Newsarama Talks To Allred on Reviving Stardust with Joe Keatinge

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