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Joseph "Joe" Kelly is an American comic book writer who has written such titles as Uncanny X-Men, Action Comics, and JLA. As part of the comics creator group Man of Action, Kelly is one of the creators of the animated series Ben 10.
In 1997, Kelly began his first monthly assignment, Deadpool, initially pencilled by Ed McGuinness. The title was immediately well received by fans and critics. At one point it was due to be cancelled with #25, but a write-in and Internet campaign by fans led Marvel to reverse their decision. Kelly left the title with #33 in 1999. In 1997, Kelly also became the writer of Daredevil, on which he was by well-known Daredevil artist Gene Colan.
At around the same time he produced a Daredevil/Deadpool '97 Annual with artist Bernard Chang which pitted the two characters against each other and was generally well received. Kelly left Daredevil with #375 in 1998.
Kelly's next major Marvel assignment was in late 1997, at the company's then bestselling title, X-Men, where he worked with penciller Carlos Pacheco. However, Kelly's stint on the title, and his friend Steven T. Seagle's run on sister title Uncanny X-Men, was cut short when the creators quit, blaming constant editorial interference. Kelly's last issue was #85 in 1999.
Kelly then began to work for Marvel's competitor DC Comics, specifically their Action Comics title starring Superman with #760 in October 1999. He stayed on the title for almost five years (up until #813, May 2004), working mainly with penciler Pasqual Ferry.
During this run he authored What's so funny about Truth, Justice & the American Way? in Action Comics #775, which introduced the The Elite (an Authority-like team of anti-heroes) and their leader Manchester Black. That issue was called "the single best issue of a comic book written in the year 2001" by Wizard Magazine.
In December 2000, Kelly had a short stint as writer on the Superboy comic (#83-93), again mostly working with his Action Comics collaborator Ferry.
In 2002 he began a long run on DC's JLA (#61-93) comic book with penciller Doug Mahnke. After their run on that title finished the same creative team launched a 12 issue limited series Justice League Elite featuring some of the characters from Action Comics #775.
Also in 2002, DC published Green Lantern: Legacy - The Last Will & Testament of Hal Jordan a hardcover graphic novel by Kelly and artists Brent Anderson and Bill Sienkiewicz, which looked back at the life and career of Hal Jordan, who at that point was the Spectre.
Kelly has three creator-owned works: Steampunk, pencilled by Chris Bachalo and published by DC through Wildstorm's Cliffhanger imprint in 2000 (it ended on a cliffhanger in 2001 and is on indefinite hiatus); M. REX with penciller Duncan Rouleau, which was published by the now-defunct Avalon Studios (it was cancelled after two issues); and Ballast, with penciller Ilya, a one-shot published by Active Images.
More recently, in 2004 he collaborated with artist Ariel Olivetti on a Space Ghost series, published by DC, which depicted the character with a serious space opera tone and, for the first time, revealed his origins. Next up is a similar mini, this time starring Jonny Quest.
Kelly is a part of the Man of Action collective of creators (along with Joe Casey, Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle), who created the series Ben 10, currently airing on Cartoon Network.
Recently, Kelly completed a run on DC's Supergirl.
Comics career
Joe Kelly studied at New York University, where he was recruited into Marvel Comics' editor James Felder's Stan-hattan Project, a program that trained potential comic book writers at the university. Kelly's first published work for Marvel was 1996's 2099: World of Tomorrow #1-8 and Marvel Fanfare Vol.2 #2-3.In 1997, Kelly began his first monthly assignment, Deadpool, initially pencilled by Ed McGuinness. The title was immediately well received by fans and critics. At one point it was due to be cancelled with #25, but a write-in and Internet campaign by fans led Marvel to reverse their decision. Kelly left the title with #33 in 1999. In 1997, Kelly also became the writer of Daredevil, on which he was by well-known Daredevil artist Gene Colan.
At around the same time he produced a Daredevil/Deadpool '97 Annual with artist Bernard Chang which pitted the two characters against each other and was generally well received. Kelly left Daredevil with #375 in 1998.
Kelly's next major Marvel assignment was in late 1997, at the company's then bestselling title, X-Men, where he worked with penciller Carlos Pacheco. However, Kelly's stint on the title, and his friend Steven T. Seagle's run on sister title Uncanny X-Men, was cut short when the creators quit, blaming constant editorial interference. Kelly's last issue was #85 in 1999.
Kelly then began to work for Marvel's competitor DC Comics, specifically their Action Comics title starring Superman with #760 in October 1999. He stayed on the title for almost five years (up until #813, May 2004), working mainly with penciler Pasqual Ferry.
During this run he authored What's so funny about Truth, Justice & the American Way? in Action Comics #775, which introduced the The Elite (an Authority-like team of anti-heroes) and their leader Manchester Black. That issue was called "the single best issue of a comic book written in the year 2001" by Wizard Magazine.
In December 2000, Kelly had a short stint as writer on the Superboy comic (#83-93), again mostly working with his Action Comics collaborator Ferry.
In 2002 he began a long run on DC's JLA (#61-93) comic book with penciller Doug Mahnke. After their run on that title finished the same creative team launched a 12 issue limited series Justice League Elite featuring some of the characters from Action Comics #775.
Also in 2002, DC published Green Lantern: Legacy - The Last Will & Testament of Hal Jordan a hardcover graphic novel by Kelly and artists Brent Anderson and Bill Sienkiewicz, which looked back at the life and career of Hal Jordan, who at that point was the Spectre.
Kelly has three creator-owned works: Steampunk, pencilled by Chris Bachalo and published by DC through Wildstorm's Cliffhanger imprint in 2000 (it ended on a cliffhanger in 2001 and is on indefinite hiatus); M. REX with penciller Duncan Rouleau, which was published by the now-defunct Avalon Studios (it was cancelled after two issues); and Ballast, with penciller Ilya, a one-shot published by Active Images.
More recently, in 2004 he collaborated with artist Ariel Olivetti on a Space Ghost series, published by DC, which depicted the character with a serious space opera tone and, for the first time, revealed his origins. Next up is a similar mini, this time starring Jonny Quest.
Kelly is a part of the Man of Action collective of creators (along with Joe Casey, Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle), who created the series Ben 10, currently airing on Cartoon Network.
Recently, Kelly completed a run on DC's Supergirl.
Bibliography
Comics & Graphic Novels
- 2099: World of Tomorrow #1-8 (1996-97)
- Action Comics #760-813
- Ballast (2005) Prestige format with penciller Ilya.
- Daredevil #365-375
- Deadpool #1-33
- Elephantmen #7
- Enginehead #1-6 (2004) with artist Ted McKeever.
- ''Fantastic Four 2099 #5
- Green Lantern: Legacy - The Last Will & Testament of Hal Jordan (2004) Graphic novel by artists Brent Anderson and Bill Sienkiewicz.
- Juggernaut #1 (1997) One-shot with artist Duncan Rouleau.
- Justice League Elite #1-12 (2004-2005) with artist Doug Mahnke.
- JLA #61-93,100; collected in 5 volumes as:
- JLA Vol. 10: Golden Perfect (2003)
- JLA Vol. 11: Obsidian Age Book 1 (2003)
- JLA Vol. 12: Obsidian Age Book 2 (2003)
- JLA Vol. 13: Rules of Engagement (2004)
- JLA Vol. 14: Trial By Fire (2004)
- JLA/Cyberforce (2006) Prestige format with artist Doug Mahnke.
- Space Ghost #1-6 (2004-05) with artist Ariel Olivetti.
- Steampunk #1-12 (2000-02) with artist Chris Bachalo.
- Superboy #83-93
- Supergirl #7-#19 (2006-07)
- Superman/Batman Annual #1 (2006)
- X-Men #70-85
Other Works
- All Star Comics 80 Page Giant #1 (1999) Featured story "P.O.V. - Fable" (10 Pages) with artist Duncan Rouleau.
- Batman: Gotham Knights #17 (2001) Featured story "A Moment in the Light" (8 Pages) with artist Aaron Wiesenfeld.
- JLA Secret Files 2004 (2004) Featured story "Same Coin" (22 pages) with artists Doug Mahnke and John Byrne.
- Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80 Page Giant #1 (1999) Featured story "Dreams in Smoke" (10 pages) with artist Jackson Guice.
- Solo #6 (2005) Featured story "Drive" (8 pages) with artist Jordi Bernet.
- Superman Metropolis Secret Files #1 (2000) Featured story "Metropolica" (22 pages) with artist Pasqual Ferry.
- Superman Our Worlds at War Secret Files & Origins #1 (2005) Featured story "They Call Me Zed" (10 pages) with artist Alberto Saichann.
- DC Infinite Christmas Special (2006) Featured story "All I Want for Christmas…" (10 pages) with artist Alé Garza.
Trivia
- Issues of Action Comics #775 and JLA #61 were both included in Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told collection, and JLA: The Greatest Stories Ever Told collection respectively.
- Apart from writing Ben 10 episodes, recently Kelly wrote the new Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode "My Neighbour Was A Skrull" featuring the Skrulls, as well as the series premiere of Chaotic, a new animated series based on the trading card game.
- Is teaching a course in graphic novel writing at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in Summer 2007.
Sources
External links
Interviews
- The Trades: Joe Kelly - More Powerful Than A Steaming Locomotive
- Newsarama.com: Joe Kelly on Justice League Elite
- CBR: Joseph League Elite - Joe Kelly Talks JLE
- UGO: Joe Kelly Talks Space Ghost
- Newsarama.com: Joe Kelly on Enginehead
- Newsarama.com: Joe Kelly & Ilya Talks Ballast
- Wizard Entertainment: 5 Questions with Joe Kelly
- Slushfactory.com Joe Kelly Responds To JLA Critics
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