Kathryn Immonen (; Kuder) is a Canadian
comic book
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and
webcomic
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writer
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. She has written a number of comic books for
Marvel Comics
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since 2007, in collaboration with her husband
Stuart.
Biography
In 2007 Immonen began working for
Marvel Comics
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writing a
Hellcat story, with Stuart providing the art, for the first four issues of ''
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 ...
''. This was followed in 2008 by a five issue ''Patsy Walker: Hellcat'' mini-series, this time with artist
David Lafuente
David Lafuente is a Spanish-born comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man''. He currently resides in London.[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 ...]
' award-winning series, ''
Runaways
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'' with artist
Sara Pichelli
Sara Pichelli (born 15 April 1983) is an Italian comics artist best known for co-creating and first illustrating the Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Miles Morales version of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli en ...
.
Kathryn and Stuart Immonen have been creating various webcomics alongside their print work for
Marvel Comics
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. Their first webcomic was ''
Never as Bad as You Think'', which was published by
Boom! Studios
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in December 2008. The webcomic was followed by ''
Moving Pictures'', which saw a print publication by
Top Shelf Productions
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in April 2010. The latter webcomic took on a darker tone than the humorous ''Never as Bad as You Think'', taking place in
1940s France during
World War II
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and starring a
Nazi
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protagonist. ''
The A.V. Club
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'' described ''Moving Pictures'' as "illustrative of what a major writing talent Immonen really is."
Immonen and artist
Tonči Zonjić
Tonči Zonjić is a Croatian comic book artist, writer and illustrator living in Toronto, Canada. He is best known for his work on Mike Mignola's '' Lobster Johnson'' series, and the Eisner Award-nominated ''Jake Ellis'' series. He designed the ...
collaborated on Marvel's mini-series ''Heralds'', featuring an all-female cast of main characters.
January 2011 saw the release of
Marvel Comics
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new four-part mini-series ''Wolverine and Jubilee'', with artist Phil Noto. In 2012, she took over the ''
Journey into Mystery
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'' title with issue #646, transitioning from Loki to Sif as the main character.
Awards
* 2010
Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent
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for ''
Runaways
Runaway, Runaways or Run Away may refer to:
Engineering
* Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable
* Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic proce ...
''
Bibliography
DC Comics
*''
The Flash
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'' vol. 2 #226 (with
Stuart Immonen
Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on the Marvel Comics series ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spide ...
, credited as Kathryn Kuder November, 2005)
*''
Superman 80-Page Giant'' #1 one-shot (November, 2010)
Boom! Studios
*''
Never as Bad as You Think'' (graphic novel) (with Stuart Immonen, hc, 64 pages, , January, 2008)
Marvel Comics
*''
Patsy Walker: Hellcat'' (limited series) (July 2008-November 2008)
**''Patsy Walker: Hellcat'' (tpb, 2009, ) collects:
*** "Snowball Effect"(with
David Lafuente
David Lafuente is a Spanish-born comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man''. He currently resides in London.[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. 2 #1-4, 2007–2008)
*''
Runaways
Runaway, Runaways or Run Away may refer to:
Engineering
* Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable
* Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic proce ...
'' vol. 3 (August 2009-November 2009)
**''Homeschooling'' (hc, 136 pages, 2009, ) collects:
*** "Homeschooling" (with
Sara Pichelli
Sara Pichelli (born 15 April 1983) is an Italian comics artist best known for co-creating and first illustrating the Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Miles Morales version of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. After starting her career in animation, Pichelli en ...
, in #11-14, 2009)
*''
Spider-Man: A Chemical Romance'' #1, (with
Lara West, December 2009)
*''
Marvel Heartbreakers
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** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics
* ...
'', one-shot, "Untitled" (with
Elena Casagrande, February 2010)
*''
X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back'' (limited series) (February 2010-May 2010)
**''X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2010, ) collects:
*** "Pixie Strikes Back!" (with Sara Pichelli, #1-4, 2010)
*''
Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way!'' #1, "It's Not Lupus!" (with
Serena Ficca, March 2010)
*''
Girl Comics'' vol. 2 #2, "Good To Be Lucky" (with
Colleen Coover
Colleen Coover (born July 14, 1969) is a comic book artist and author based in Portland, Oregon and is known for creating the lesbian-themed erotic comic book ''Small Favors'' from Eros Comix, illustrator of the comic book Limited series (comics), ...
, May 2010)
*''
Heralds
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Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen to ...
'' (limited series) (June 2010)
**''Heralds'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2011, ) collects:
*** "Heaven or Las Vegas" (with
Tonči Zonjić
Tonči Zonjić is a Croatian comic book artist, writer and illustrator living in Toronto, Canada. He is best known for his work on Mike Mignola's '' Lobster Johnson'' series, and the Eisner Award-nominated ''Jake Ellis'' series. He designed the ...
, #1, 2010)
*** "Dreams Never End" (with Tonči Zonjić and
James Harren, in #2, 2010)
*** "Burning Up The Future" (with Tonči Zonjić and James Harren, in #3, 2010)
*** "Gods Will Be Gods" (with Tonči Zonjić, James Harren and
Emma Ríos
Emma Ríos Maneiro (born April 1, 1976, Vilagarcía de Arousa) is a Spanish comics artist, writer, and editor with an international presence in the comics industry. She has worked for some of the largest American comics publishers, including Marv ...
, in #4, 2010)
*** "Sister of Mine, Home Again" (with Tonči Zonjić and James Harren, in #5, 2010)
*''
Wolverine and Jubilee'' (limited series) (January 2011-April 2011)
**''
Curse of the Mutants
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'' (hc, 120 pages, 2011, ) collects:
*** "Cursed" (with
Phil Noto
Phil Noto is an American painter and comic book artist who is known for his work on such titles as ''Jonah Hex'', '' X-23'', ''Uncanny X-Force'' and, more recently, '' Black Widow''. His work on ''The Infinite Horizon'' (a modern retelling of ...
, in #1-4, 2011)
*''
X-Men: To Serve and Protect'' #4, "Queen, King, Off-Suit!" (with Stuart Immonen, February 2011)
*''
Captain America and the First Thirteen'', One-shot, "Cherchez La Femme!" (with
Ramón K. Pérez, March 2011)
*''
Avengers Origins: Thor'', One-shot (with
Al Barrionuevo, November 2011)
*''
AVX: VS'' #1, "The Thing vs. Namor the Sub-Mariner", #6, "Science Battle!" (with Stuart Immonen, April, October 2012) collected in ''Avengers vs. X-Men: VS'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, )
*''
Avenging Spider-Man
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'' #7, "Wadjetmacallit?!" (with Stuart Immonen, May 2012)
*''
Journey into Mystery
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'' (November 2012-August 2013)
**''Volume 1: Stronger Than Monsters'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2013, ) collects:
*** "Stronger Than Monsters" (with
Valerio Schiti, in #646-650, 2012-2013)
**''Volume 2: Seeds of Destruction'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2013, ) collects:
*** "A Child's Garden of Verses" (with
Pepe Larraz, in #651, 2013)
*** "Seeds of Destruction" (with Valerio Schiti, in #652-655, 2013)
*''
A+X
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'' #5, "Epic Matryoshka" (with David LaFuente, March 2013) collected in ''Volume 1: =Awesome'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2013, )
*''
Ultron
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'' #1.AU (with
Amilcar Pinna
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History
Foundation and location
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, April 2013) collected in ''Age of Ultron Companion'' (tpb, 200 pages, 2014, )
*''
Avengers
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**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of "The Infinity Sag ...
Annual'' vol. 5 #1, "It's the most loneliest time of the year!" (with David Lafuente, December 2013) collected in ''Avengers: Revelations'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, )
*''
Amazing X-Men
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'' vol. 2 #7, "No Goats, No Glory" (with
Paco Medina
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, May, 2014) collected in ''Volume 2: World War Wendingo'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, )
*''
Spider-Verse
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'' #2, "Anansi: A Spider in Sheep's Clothing" (with David Lafuente, January 2015) collected in ''Spider-Verse'' (hc, 648 pages, 2015, )
*''
Operation S.I.N.'' (five-issue limited series, with
Rich Ellis, January–May 2015, collected in ''Operation: S.I.N.: Agent Carter'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2015, )
*''
Agent Carter: S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary'', one-shot (with Rich Ellis, September 2015)
Top Shelf Productions
*''
Moving Pictures'' (graphic novel) (with Stuart Immonen, tpb, 144 pages, , June, 2010)
References
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Canadian comics writers
Canadian webcomic creators
Canadian female comics writers
Living people
Canadian female comics artists
1971 births