Landry Q. Walker (born September 1, 1971), is an
American
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comic book writer
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living in
El Sobrante, California.
Biography
Landry Walker is the co-creator (with artist
Eric Jones) of a number of comic book series, and was a regular contributor to ''
Disney Adventures
''Disney Adventures'' (also short-formed as ''D.A.'') was an American children's entertainment and educational magazine published twelve (later ten) times per year by Disney Publishing Worldwide, a subsidiary of Disney Consumer Products, a unit ...
Magazine'' during the last several years of its run. He is known for his all-ages comics work, such as ''Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade'', ''
Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' and ''
The Incredibles
''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...
'' comic series. Walker is also a contributing writer for the gaming website
Elder-Geek.
In 2012 Del Rey released an original
Odd Thomas graphic novel written by Walker with series creator
Dean Koontz
Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as thriller (genre), suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror fiction, horror, fantasy, science fiction, Mystery fiction, mystery, and sati ...
. The book reached number 7 on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Graphic Novels. More recently, Walker began a new comic series (again with longtime collaborator Eric Jones) for Image Comics called
Danger Club[.] about a brutal world of teenage superheroes.
He is the co-creator of the internationally broadcast cartoon series called Scary Larry, which is an adaptation of his comic series titled
Little Gloomy
''Little Gloomy'' is a comic book published by Slave Labor Graphics. The first issue premiered in October 1999. The series was created by Landry Walker and Eric Jones. Little Gloomy stories also regularly appeared in ''Disney Adventures Magazin ...
.
Bibliography
Comics
Comics work includes:
*''Filthy Habits'' #1-5 (1994–1996,
Aeon Comics
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)
*''X-Ray Comics'' #1-3 (1997–1998,
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) is an American independent comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat adult comics. Creators associated with SLG over the years include Evan Dorkin, Roman Dirge, Sarah Dyer, Woodrow Phoen ...
):
**''X-Ray Comics Volume 1: Filth'' (SLG Publishing, 2004, )
**''X-Ray Comics Volume 2: Swine'' (SLG Publishing, 2004, )
*''Comic Zone 4:
Kid Gravity'' (
Disney Press
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, 2005, )
*''
Little Gloomy
''Little Gloomy'' is a comic book published by Slave Labor Graphics. The first issue premiered in October 1999. The series was created by Landry Walker and Eric Jones. Little Gloomy stories also regularly appeared in ''Disney Adventures Magazin ...
'' #1-6 (1999–2001,
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) is an American independent comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat adult comics. Creators associated with SLG over the years include Evan Dorkin, Roman Dirge, Sarah Dyer, Woodrow Phoen ...
,
tpb, ''Little Gloomy: It was a Dark and Stormy Night'', SLG Publishing, 2002, )
*''
The Super Scary Monster Show featuring Little Gloomy
''Little Gloomy'' is a comic book published by Slave Labor Graphics. The first issue premiered in October 1999. The series was created by Landry Walker and Eric Jones. Little Gloomy stories also regularly appeared in ''Disney Adventures Magazin ...
'' #1-3 (2005–2006,
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) is an American independent comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat adult comics. Creators associated with SLG over the years include Evan Dorkin, Roman Dirge, Sarah Dyer, Woodrow Phoen ...
, tpb, 2008, )
*''
Tron: The Ghost in the Machine'' #1-6 (2006–2008,
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) is an American independent comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat adult comics. Creators associated with SLG over the years include Evan Dorkin, Roman Dirge, Sarah Dyer, Woodrow Phoen ...
, tpb, 2009, )
*''
Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eighth Grade'' #1-6 (2008-2009
DC Comics
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, tpb, 2009, )
*''
The Incredibles
''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...
: City of Incredibles'' (with co-author
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 ...
,
Boom! Studios
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, tpb, 2010 )
*''
The Incredibles
''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...
: The Incredibles: Revenge From Below'' (with co-author
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 ...
,
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (stylized as BOOM! Studios), is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher. They are headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company is a subsidiary of Random House division of Penguin Random House sin ...
, tpb, 2010 )
*''
The Incredibles
''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...
: The Incredibles: Secrets and Lies ''
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (stylized as BOOM! Studios), is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher. They are headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company is a subsidiary of Random House division of Penguin Random House sin ...
, tpb, 2010 )
*''
The Incredibles
''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...
: The Incredibles: Truth and Consequences ''
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (stylized as BOOM! Studios), is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher. They are headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company is a subsidiary of Random House division of Penguin Random House sin ...
, tpb, 2010 )
*''Batman: Joker's Asylum Vol. 2 ''(
DC Comics
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, tpb, 2011, ) 1848569955
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Fearsome Fangs Strike Again'' (
DC Comics
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, tpb, 2011, )
*''
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Emerald Knight'' (
DC Comics
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, tpb, 2012,)
*''
Odd Thomas:
House of Odd
''House of Odd'' is the third graphic novel featuring Dean Koontz's character Odd Thomas. It was released March 20, 2012. It is written by Landry Walker and Koontz, with illustrations by Queenie Chan in a manga
are comics or graphic ...
'' (
Del Rey Books
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, tpb, 2012,)
*''
Danger Club Volume 1: Death'' (
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) ...
, tpb, 2012
*''
Danger Club Volume 2: Rebirth'' (
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) ...
, tpb, 2015
*''A Clash of Kings'' Volume 1 (
Batam
Batam, officially the City of Batam (, not to be confused with ''Batam Kota'', a kecamatan, district within this city), is the largest List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in the Indonesian province of Riau Islands. The city administra ...
, 2018
*''The Last Siege'' (
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) ...
, tpb, 2019
*''A Clash of Kings'' Volume 2 (
Batam
Batam, officially the City of Batam (, not to be confused with ''Batam Kota'', a kecamatan, district within this city), is the largest List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in the Indonesian province of Riau Islands. The city administra ...
, 2019
*''The Infinite Adventures of Supernova: Pepper Page Saves the Universe!'' (First Second, 2021, )
Short stories
*''Star Wars: Nigh Noon on Jakku''
*''Star Wars: The Face of Evil''
*''Star Wars: True Love''
*''Star Wars: All Creatures Great and Small''
*''Star Wars: A Recipe for Death''
*''Star Wars: The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku''
Novels
*''Project Terra book 1: Crash Course'' 2017
*''Project Terra book 2: Bites Back'' 2018
References
External links
Official Twitter for Landry Walker*
*
Elder-Geek.com
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Living people
1971 births
American comics writers
People from El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California