Marcus McLaurin is an American

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writer and editor known for developing and editing the influential

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series '' Marvels''.

Biography

Marc McLaurin studied art at

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, New York, where he and his roommate Richard Rice founded the Comics Illustrators Guild,https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38520960 later renamed Static Fish Comic Club. They produced a student-run comic anthology once per semester, with comics from them and other students. Getting his BFA in Communications Design(Illustration). He got an Internship at Marvel in 1986 as an assistant editor. He rose to become a full editor working on the

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imprint and on other Marvel projects. These included Epic's various Alien Legion

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, its "Heavy Hitters" line of action comics by

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and others, and licensed titles such as the

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'' Akira'' and filmmaker and

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novelist

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's ''

Nightbreed ''Nightbreed'' is a 1990 American dark fantasy horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, based on his 1988 novella ''Cabal''. It stars Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid, Hugh Quarshie, and Doug Bradley. The film ...

'' and ''

Hellraiser ''Hellraiser'' is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut. Based on Barker's 1986 novella ''The Hellbound Heart'', the film's plot concerns a mystical puzzle box that summons the ...

''. He also edited the '' Razorline'' imprint of superheroes created by Barker for Marvel. As a writer, McLaurin did the entire 20-issue run of the

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revival series ''Cage'' (1992–1993). He also wrote issues of ''

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'' (1987–1995 series) and occasional features in ''

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''.

Selected bibliography

Editor

*''

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'' #80–82 (Marvel Comics, January 1990 – March 1990) *'' A Shadowline Saga: Critical Mass'' #2–4 (Marvel Comics pic February 1990 – April 1990) *'' Captain America Goes to War Against Drugs'' #1 (Marvel Comics, 1990) *'' Epic Graphic Novel: Hearts and Minds'' #1 (Marvel Comics pic 1990) – (one-shot) *'' Akira'' #26–27 (Marvel Comics, 1990–1991) *'' Clive Barker's Hellraiser'' #4–19 (Marvel Comics pic 1990–1992) *'' Tomorrow Knights'' #2 (Marvel Comics pic July 1990) *'' Tales from the Heart of Africa: The Temporary Natives'' #2 (Marvel Comics pic August 1990) – (one-shot) *'' Groo the Wanderer, Sergio Aragones Groo the Wanderer'' #69–96 (Marvel Comics, September 1990 – December 1992) *'' Ted McKeever's Metropol'' #1–12 (Marvel Comics pic March 1991 – March 1992) *'' Clive Barker's Book of the Damned: A Hellraiser Companion'' #1–2 (Marvel Comics pic October 1991 – April 1992) *'' Clive Barker's Hellraiser Summer Special'' #1 (Marvel Comics pic 1992) – (one-shot) *'' 67 Seconds'' (Marvel Comics pic 1992) – (one-shot) *'' Bloodlines: A Tale from the Heart of Africa'' #1 (Marvel Comics pic 1992) – (one-shot) *'' Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth Movie Special'' #1 (Marvel Comics pic 1992) – (one-shot) *'' Idol'' #1–3 (Marvel Comics pic 1992–1992) *'' Terror Inc.'' #1–13 (Marvel Comics, July 1992 – July 1993) *'' Hokum & Hex'' #1–9 (Marvel Comics azorline September 1993 – May 1994) *'' Razorline: The First Cut'' #1 (Marvel Comics azorline September 1993) – (one-shot) *'' Clive Barker's The Harrowers'' #1–2 (Marvel Comics azorline December 1993 – January 1994) *''

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'' #1-8 (Marvel Comics azorline December 1993) *'' Saint Sinner (comics), Saint Sinner'' #1-8 (Marvel Comics azorline September 1993- May 1994) *'' Marvels'' #1–4 (Marvel Comics, January 1994 – April 1994) *''

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'' #1-8 (Marvel Comics azorline April 1994) *''

'' #1–9 (Marvel Comics azorline April 1994 – May 1994) *'' Marvels'' #0 (Marvel Comics, August 1994) *'' Tales of Suspense (vol. 2)'' #1 (Marvel Comics, January 1995) – (one-shot) *'' What If? (vol. 2)'' #73–84 (Marvel Comics, May 1995 – April 1996) *'' Marvels: Portraits'' #1-4 (Marvel Comics, June 1995)

Assistant Editor

*'' Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (vol. 2)'' #13–16 (Marvel Comics, December 1986 – June 1987) *'' The Punisher (vol. 2)'' #4–5 (Marvel Comics, November 1987 – January 1988) *''

'' #58 (Marvel Comics, May 1988) *''

'' #60–62 (Marvel Comics, July 1988 – September 1988) *''

'' #64 (Marvel Comics, November 1988) *'' The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger'' #2 (Marvel Comics, December 1988) *''

'' #66–67 (Marvel Comics, January 1989 – February 1989) *''

'' #69 (Marvel Comics, April 1989) *''

'' #71–78 (Marvel Comics, June 1989 – December 1989) *'' Shadowmasters'' #1–2 (Marvel Comics, October 1989 – November 1989)

Penciller

*'' Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (vol. 2)'' #17 (Marvel Comics, August 1987) – (

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entry) *''

'' #69 (Marvel Comics, April 1989) *"Psycho Killer." ''

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'' #30 (Marvel Comics, April 1989)

Writer

*"In the Dark." ''

'' #9 (Marvel Comics, December 1988) – (

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story) *"The First Cut." ''

'' #21 (Marvel Comics, June 1989) – (

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story) *"The Vault." '' Clive Barker's Hellraiser'' #2 (Marvel Comics pic 1990) *"Object." ''

'' #48 (Marvel Comics, April 1990) – (

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story) *"Awful Flight." ''

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'' #7 (Marvel Comics, April 1990) *"The Real Thing." ''

'' #59 (Marvel Comics, September 1990) – (

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story) *"Vampires!" ''

'' #64 (Marvel Comics, December 1990) – (

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story) *''

'' #82–87 (Marvel Comics, July 1991 – October 1991) – ( Firestar story) (co-writer) *"Hero in Hiding." ''

'' #82 (Marvel Comics, July 1991) – (

story) *"Bark Like a Dog." '' The Punisher (vol. 2)'' #50 (Marvel Comics, July 1991) *'' The Punisher (vol. 2)'' #60–62 (Marvel Comics, February 1992 – April 1992) *''

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'' #1–20 (Marvel Comics, April 1992 – November 1993) *''

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'' #6 (Marvel Comics, August 1994) *'' What If? (vol. 2)'' #93 (Marvel Comics, January 1997) – ( Wolverine story)

Colorist

*"The First Cut." ''

'' #21 (Marvel Comics, June 1989) – (

story) *"Past and Present Sins." ''

'' #34 (Marvel Comics, December 1989) – (

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story) *"Object." ''

'' #48 (Marvel Comics, April 1990) – (

story) *''

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'' #66 (Marvel Comics, July 1990) – (co-colorist) *"The Real Thing." ''

'' #59 (Marvel Comics, September 1990) – (

story) *"One into Three Won't Go!" ''

'' #70 (Marvel Comics, February 1991) – ( Black Widow/ Darkstar/

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story) *''

'' #82–87 (Marvel Comics, July 1991 – October 1991) – ( Firestar story) *"Hero in Hiding." ''

'' #82 (Marvel Comics, July 1991) – (

story) *''

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'' #1 (Marvel Comics pic September 1991) – (co-colorist)

Letterer

*'' Strikeforce: Morituri Electric Undertow'' #1–5 (Marvel Comics, December 1989 – March 1990) – (co-designer)

References

The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics CreatorsThe Grand Comics Database
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