Antony J. L. Bedard is an American writer and editor who has worked in the

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industry since 1992, and in the

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industry since 2012. His best known video game works include several installments in the ''

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'' franchise, such as '' Black Ops 4'', '' Black Ops Cold War'', ''

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'', and '' Modern Warfare III''. As a writer, he is known for the co-creation of ''

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'' and his writing for '' Route 666'' for

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Comics, as well as his run on

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'' spin-off '' Exiles'', and multiple series for

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including ''

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'', '' Green Lantern: New Guardians'', ''

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'', and a trilogy of

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exclusive comics involving

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. He also wrote the screenplay to the 2008 animated feature '' Turok: Son of Stone''.

Background

When Bedard was in college, he was a member of the Alpha Gamma chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. While a member, he started writing comics about his friends in the fraternity, using "Tonan The Barbarian" as a nickname.

Career

Tony began his work in the comics industry by working at

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as an intern in 1992. There he worked his way up, first by lettering some of Valiant's comics and eventually becoming the editor and writer of several titles including '' Rai'', '' Psi-Lords'' and '' Magnus Robot Fighter''. His early work is credited by his full name: Antony J.L. Bedard. After Valiant, Tony moved to freelance work for Broadway, Malibu and Crusade Comics. With Crusade, he wrote the first two issues of '' Shi: The Series''. In 1997, Tony took an editorial position at

, where he worked on a number of projects, including '' JLA'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the ''

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'' monthly. He eventually moved into the

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imprint, where he edited several monthly titles, including ''

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'',

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's '' War Stories'', and Vertigo's longest-running title, ''

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''. In 2001 Bedard signed an exclusive contract with CrossGen Comics. Bedard provided editorial knowledge to the company and took over writing CrossGen's launch title '' Mystic''. He went on to co-create ''

'' with

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and

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. He wrote a number of series for CrossGen, including the horror comic '' Route 666'' and the spy spoof ''

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''. Bedard was writing the crossover mini-series '' Negation War'' when CrossGen filed for bankruptcy; as a result, only two issues of the series were ever published, and Bedard became the last writer of the

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. After CrossGen, Bedard began work on the

series '' Exiles'', which he wrote for 44 issues and an annual. Originally announced as leaving ''Exiles'' with #83, his run was extended by six issues due to

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being diagnosed with cardiac stress. Bedard also scripted ''

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'' #472-473 and Annual #1, with plots from Claremont, and was the sole writer of ''Uncanny X-Men'' #474. Apart from ''Exiles'' he had a number of side projects, including the mini-series ''

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: Breakout'' and the final 6 issues of the '' Rogue'' monthly comic book. Bedard then started writing for other comic publishers. With

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, Bedard put out a mini-series he created called ''Retro Rocket'', and he co-wrote three issues of DC Comics' ''

and the

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'', helping out his former CrossGen co-worker

. After wrapping up his run on ''Exiles'', Tony returned to DC Comics and worked on a story in ''JSA: Classified''. At the

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Convention, Bedard announced that he had signed on to a two-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. His first announced projects included writing portions of the new weekly series '' Countdown'', a six issue arc on ''Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes'', and a four issue ''

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'' mini-series. Bedard then went on to write arcs on both ''Supergirl'' and ''

'' as well as contributing to '' The Outsiders'' fifth week event in August. He was the regular writer for ''Birds of Prey'' from #118 until the series' end with #127. In 2007, Bedard wrote the screenplay for the animated feature '' Turok: Son of Stone'', released in 2008. The film is notable for its inclusion of Native American and

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actors in its cast, such as

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, Irene Bedard, Adam Gifford,

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, Russell Means, Tatanka Means, and

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. In 2009, Bedard moved on to a number of projects at DC, the first of those being an all-new monthly series called ''

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'' with artist Andy Clarke, which began in February,. In 2010, Bedard became the ongoing writer for ''Green Lantern Corps'' starting with issue 48, coinciding with the beginning of the "Brightest Day" crossover event, and in 2011 he launched the bi-weekly '' DC Universe Online: Legends'' series, co-written with

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and

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. As part of DC's 2011 New 52 initiative, Bedard became the ongoing writer for '' Green Lantern: New Guardians'' and '' Blue Beetle''. Blue Beetle lasted for 16 issues and a Zero Issue, and was cancelled in January 2013. Bedard left ''Green Lantern: New Guardians'' when all of the ''Green Lantern'' books changed creative teams with the departure of Geoff Johns from the main title in May 2013. When DC relaunched the '' Sword of Sorcery'' fantasy anthology title in 2012, Bedard wrote the first backup story, featuring

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. In December 2013, Bedard returned to ''Supergirl'' as the ongoing writer from issue 26. In 2012, Bedard became a writer at Volition Games, contributing to '' Saints Row IV'' and '' Agents of Mayhem''. In 2017, he joined

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, where he contributed scripts, storylines, and character designs to various ''

'' games, such as '' Black Ops 4'', '' Black Ops Cold War'', ''

'', and '' Modern Warfare III''. He is currently a Senior Writer II at Treyarch, developing Zombies Mode content for upcoming ''Call of Duty'' releases.

Writing bibliography

Valiant

*''Valiant Reader'' (1993) #1 *''Magnus Robot Fighter'' #32, #35-46, #49-54 (1994–95). *'' Rai and the Future Force'' #18, #20-23 (1994). *'' Rai'' #24-30, #33 (1994–95). *''Psi Lords'' #1-10 (1994–95) *'' Shadowman'' #25 (1994). *'' Turok: Dinosaur Hunter'' #17-19 (1994–95) *''Solar, Man of the Atom'' #55-59 (1996).

Broadway

*''Powers That Be'' #6 (1996). *''Starseed'' #7 (1996).

Crusade

*''Shi: The Series'' #1-2, #7-8 (1997–98). *''Tomoe: Unforgettable Fire'' #1 (1997).

DC\Vertigo

*''Flinch'' #10 (3rd Story) (1999).

CrossGen

*''Mystic'' #18-43 (2001–2003). *''Negation Prequel'' One-Shot (2001). Co-Writer with

*''

'' #1-27 (2001–2004). Note: #1 & #2 Co-Written by

*''CrossGen Chronicles'' #7 (2002). *'' Route 666'' #1-22 (2002–2004). *''Negation: Lawbringer'' #1 (2002). *''Mark of Charon'' #1-5 (2003). *''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' #1-5 (2004). *''Negation: War'' #1-2 (2004).

Marvel

*'' Exiles'' #46-89, Annual #1 (2004–2006). *'' X-Men Unlimited Vol. 2'' #6 (1st Story) (2005). *'' Rogue'' vol.3, #7-12 (2005). *''X-Men: Age of Apocalypse'' One-Shot (2nd Story) (2005). *'' Spider-Man: Breakout'' #1-5 (2005). *''What If...? Featuring Captain America'' #1 (2005). *''Untold Tales of the New Universe: Psi-Force'' #1 (2006). *''

'' #472-473 (scripts only), #474, Annual #1 (2006). *'' Marvel Adventures: The Avengers'' #5 - #8 (2006).

DC

*''DCU: Brave New World'' #1 ("Look to the Skies" framing sequence only) (2006). *''Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes'' #20-22 (2006). Co-writer with

*''Birds of Prey'' #100 (''Black Canary'' story only), #109 - 112, #118-127 (2006, 2007, 2008–2009). *''DC: Infinite Holiday Special'' (Trials of Shazam Story Only, ''Gift of the Magi'') (2006). *''JSA Classified'' #17-18, #25 (2006, 2007). *''Countdown'' #49, #45, #40, #36, #32, #28, #22, #19, #17-13 (2007–2008). *''Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes'' #29, #31 - 36 (2007). *''Black Canary'' #1 - #4 (2007). *''Supergirl'' #20 - #22 (2007). *''Outsiders: Five of A Kind - Week 3: Thunder/Martian Manhunter'' (2007). *''Outsiders #50'' (2007). *''DC Infinite Halloween Special'' - (Aquaman Story Only, ''Children of the Deep'') (2007). *''Batman Confidential'' #13 - 16 (2008). *''R.E.B.E.L.S'' #1-28 (2009–2011). *''R.E.B.E.L.S Annual: Starro the Conqueror'' #1 (2009). *''The Great Ten'' #1-9 (2009–2010). *''Catwoman'' #83 (2010). *''Adventure Comics'' #7 (2010). *''Gotham City Sirens'' #12-15 (2010). *''Green Lantern Corps'' #48-63 (2010–2011). *''DC Universe Online Legends'' #1-present (2011–present). Co-writer with

*''Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman'' #1-3 (2011). *'' Green Lantern: New Guardians'' #1-20, #0 (2011-2013). *'' Blue Beetle'' #1-16, #0 (2011-2013). *'' Sword of Sorcery (Beowulf story)'' #1-3, #0 (2012-2013) *''The Ravagers'' #10-12 (2013). Co-writer with Michael Nelson *''DC Universe Presents'' #19 (2013). *''Supergirl'' vol. 6 #26-35 (2013-2014). *''Supergirl: Futures End'' #1 (2014). *''Convergence: Aquaman'' #1-2 (2015). *''Convergence: Green Lantern/Parallax'' #1-2 (2015). *''Convergence: Speed Force'' #1-2 (2015). *''Teen Titans vol. 5'' #20-24 (2016).

Image

*''Retro Rocket'' #1-4 (2006–2007).

Editing bibliography

Valiant

*''Darque Passages'' #1 (1994) *''Harbinger'' #27-34 (1994) *''Ninjak'' #3-8 (1994) *''Turok, Dinosaur Hunter'' #11-16 (1994)

Crusade

*''Angel Fire'' #1 (1997)

DC

*''DC One Million'' #1-4 (1998) *''JLA'' #24 - 26, #28 - 42, #1,000,000 (1998–2000) *''Hourman'' #1-25 (1999–2001) *''Fanboy'' #1-6 (1999) *''All Star Comics 80 Page Giant'' #1 (1999) *''Day of Judgement Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (1999) *''Aquaman Vol. 5'' #61 - #75 (1999–2001) *''Batman: No Man's Land Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (1999) *''Batman: Gotham City Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (2000) *''Wonder Woman'' #164 - 165 (2000) *''The Spectre'' #1 (2001)

DC\Vertigo

*''Codename: Knockout'' #1-5 (2001) *''Hellblazer'' #158-165 (2001) *''Transmetropolitan'' #43-48 (2001) *''Adventures in the Rifle Brigade: Operation Bollock'' #1-2 (2001)

Gameography

*'' Saints Row IV'' (2013) *'' Agents of Mayhem'' (2017) *'' Call of Duty: Black Ops 4'' (2018) *'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'' (2019) *'' Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'' (2020) *'' Call of Duty: Vanguard'' (2021) *'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II'' (2022) *'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III'' (2023) *'' Call of Duty: Black Ops 6'' (2024)

References

External links

Tony Bedard message board
at

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* A Negation fan site that contains information on the series as well as two interviews with Tony Bedard

Interviews

Comic World News
An interview with Tony Bedard
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An interview with Tony Bedard
PLuGHiTz Live!
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