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 Born:
October 22 1953, in Madison WI USA. Graduated BA-Communication
Arts-Film/Television from University of Wisconsin-Madison (1974-1977), where
he began writing on film, music & theater for local publications Moving
Picture, Emerald City Chronicle & Isthmus. Became reviews editor for
Emerald City Chronicle & editor of scholarly film journal Velvet Light Trap.
Dabbling in alternative comics in the mid-'70s resulted in a 1978 invite
from Marvel editor Roger Stern. Moved to Manhattan in Fall '78; wrote
comics for Marvel and smaller companies, music criticism mainly for Trouser
Press, and reported for Jim Steranko's Mediascene. Work with the Children's Television Workshop led to writing
teen adventure novels; co-renovated The Hardy Boys for a 125+ novel run in
the '80s. Wrote bestselling comics biography of Pope John Paul II,
created longrunning feature Whisper for Capital/First. Moved to Los
Angeles in mid-'80s, wrote for a number of comics companies as well as The
Face. Video Magazine and Option, and with artist Mike Zeck
transformed previously minor character Punisher into a phenomenon.
Co-founded TSR-West Comics in late '80s. Continued to work with as
many companies as possible in the '90s, including Marvel, DC, First,
Eclipse, Tekno, Harris, Wildstorm, Vortex and Chaos, creating many new
characters and properties and adapting others while building a reputation
for crime and action-adventure fiction. Also freelanced for Mattel,
and has worked in television and advertising. Currently lives outside
Las Vegas and continues to write comics, screenplays, prose fiction and
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