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Rob Worley is an American writer and editor. He is the creator of the comic ''
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'', which was nominated for an
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in 2011.


Biography

Worley founde
Comics2Film
in 1997, the first website dedicated to tracking news about comic book movies. Worley was picked up as one of the first writers for Marvel Comics' Epic imprint when it launched in 2003. His project, ''Young
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'' (a '' Doctor Strange'' prequel) was published as one third of the single-issue ''Epic Anthology Presents'' in February 2004. Worley continued to work with former Marvel President and
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founding partner
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. In 2005, they collaborated on ''Advent Rising: Rock the Planet'' alongside
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and
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, supervised by ''Advent'' creator
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. The comic was published as a five-issue series which ran from October 2005 to November 2006. From 2005 to early 2006 he contributed short comics stories to various anthologies published by Italy's Narwain publishing. From October 2005 to April 2006 Worley served as an English language translator on several titles, including ''Free Fall'', ''Tales from a Forgotten Planet and ''Bluff''. After writing two novels for their young readers imprint, Actionopolis, Worley joined
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as the Director of Web Development in January 2006. He was instrumental in helping them ramp up the web presence for the new book line as well as enhancing the existing
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site. In September 2006 the first of those novels, ''Heir to Fire'' was published, his first published novel. Worley sold Comics2Film to
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in February 2008. In September of that year the site's content was absorbed into Mania.com where Worley continued on as a contributor. October 22, 2008 saw the publication of his new graphic novel '' The Revenant''. Worley's creator-owned, all-ages comic book ''
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'' was published as a four-issue mini-series from September 2010 to January 2011.
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was the primary artist with
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providing the cover art for the first two issues. The book was nominated for several awards including a 2011
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in the ''Best Publication for Kids'' category. The comic returned in 2013 with new publisher
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Bibliography


Writing

* ''Epic Anthology Presents'' #1 - Feb 2004 - Story: "Young Ancient One" (
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) * ''Advent Rising: Rock the Planet'' #1-5 - Oct 2005 - Nov 2006 (
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) * ''
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's Horrorama'' #1 - Dec 2005 - Story: "Regret" ( Narwain) * ''New Orleans & Jazz'' - Mar 2006 - Story: "Louis and the Rain Clouds" (Narwain) * ''Bryan Yuzna's Horrorama'' #3 - Mar 2006 - Story: "Security" (Narwain) * ''Tales from a Forgotten Planet'' #2 - June 2006 - Story: "Crunch Time" (Narwain) * ''Heir to Fire: Gila Flats'' - Oct 2006 - (
Komikwerks {{Short description, Comic publisher Komikwerks is a comic publisher founded in 2000 by animation professional Shannon Denton and Internet design professional Patrick Coyle. History The website Komikwerks.com went live on March 5, 2001. The initia ...
/ Actionopolis) * ''Medusa'' - Jan 2008 (
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) * ''Puss in Boots'' - Jan 2008 (Abdo Publishing) * ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' - Jan 2008 (Abdo Publishing) * '' The Revenant'' - Oct 2008 (
Desperado Publishing Desperado Publishing is an American independent comic book publisher, established in 2004. Located in Norcross, Georgia, Desperado's president is Joe Pruett, its creative director is Stephan Nilson, and its director of business development is forme ...
) * ''The Boy Who Cried Wolf'' - Jan 2010 (Abdo Publishing) * ''The Ants and the Grasshopper'' - Jan 2010 (Abdo Publishing) * ''Heir to Fire: Zephyr Mesa'' - July 2010 - (
Komikwerks {{Short description, Comic publisher Komikwerks is a comic publisher founded in 2000 by animation professional Shannon Denton and Internet design professional Patrick Coyle. History The website Komikwerks.com went live on March 5, 2001. The initia ...
/ Actionopolis) * ''The Legend of Tigerfist'' - July 2010 - (
Komikwerks {{Short description, Comic publisher Komikwerks is a comic publisher founded in 2000 by animation professional Shannon Denton and Internet design professional Patrick Coyle. History The website Komikwerks.com went live on March 5, 2001. The initia ...
/ Actionopolis) * ''Loki'' - Sep 2010 (Abdo Publishing) * ''Heimdall'' - Sep 2010 (Abdo Publishing) * ''
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'' #1 - Sep 2010 (
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) * ''
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'' #2 - Oct 2010 (
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) * ''
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'' #3 - Dec 2010 (
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) * ''
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'' #4 - Jan 2011 (
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) * ''
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'' TPB - June 2011 (
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) * '' Richie Rich: Rich Rescue'' #3 - 2011 (
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) * '' Redakai: Conquer the Kairu'' #1 - 2012 (
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) * '' Redakai: Conquer the Kairu'' #2 - 2012 (
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) * '' Redakai: Conquer the Kairu'' #3 - 2012 (
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) * ''
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'' #1 (
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Edition) - May 4, 2013 (
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) * ''
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: Cat Tails'' #1 - July 2013 (
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) * ''
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: Cat Tails'' #2 - September 2013 (
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) * ''
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2014 Special'' - May 3, 2014 (
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) * ''
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: Cat of Nine Worlds'' #1 - June 4, 2014 (
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) * ''
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: Airstrikes'' TPB - May, 2015 - Story: "Airwolf vs Airshark" (
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) * ''
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: Cat of Nine Worlds'' TPB - July, 2015 (
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) * ''
Scratch9 Scratch9 is an all-ages comic featuring an ordinary house cat who can summon any of his nine lives to help him out in his adventures. It was created by Rob Worley, Rob M. Worley and first published in September 2010 by Ape Entertainment. Public ...
: The Pet Project & Cat Tails'' TPB - October, 2015 (
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Editing

* ''Bryan Yuzna's Horrorama'' #1 - Dec 2005 (Narwain) * ''Free Fall'' #1 - Dec 2005 (Narwain) * ''Jenna'' #1 - 2 - Dec 2005-Jan 2006 (Narwain) * ''Rash'' #1-2 - Dec 2005 - Jan 2006 (Narwain) * ''Wall after Wall'' #1 - Dec 2005 (Narwain) * ''The Great Seal'' #1 - Jan 2006 (Narwain) * ''Bryan Yuzna's Horrorama'' #3 - Mar 2006 - (Narwain) * ''Zombie-Sama!'' - Apr 2006 - (Narwain, later republished without proper credit) * ''Tales from a Forgotten Planet'' #2 - June 2006 (Narwain)


Notes


References

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External links

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Actionopolis.com
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