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Greg Rucka bibliography

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Greg Rucka bibliography
Rucka in 2004
Active period1996–present
Publishers
Oni Press1998–present
DC Comics1998–present
Marvel Comics2001–present
Image Comics2001–present

Greg Rucka is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series Whiteout, Queen & Country, Stumptown and Lazarus, as well as lengthy runs on such titles as Detective Comics, Wonder Woman, Elektra and Wolverine. Rucka has written a substantial amount of supplemental material for a number of DC Comics' line-wide and inter-title crossovers, including "No Man's Land", "Infinite Crisis" and "New Krypton". Rucka has also co-created, along with writer Ed Brubaker and artist Michael Lark, the acclaimed comic book series Gotham Central,[1][2] which takes the perspective of ordinary policemen working in Gotham City.[3][4][5]

Novels

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Atticus Kodiak

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Series of novels starring the professional bodyguard Atticus Kodiak, including:

  • Keeper (hc, 275 pages, Bantam Books, 1996, ISBN 0-5531-0244-3; sc, 332 pages, 1997, ISBN 0-5535-7428-0)
  • Finder (hc, 288 pages, Bantam Books, 1997, ISBN 0-5531-0098-X; sc, 352 pages, 1998, ISBN 0-5535-7429-9)
  • Smoker (hc, 320 pages, Bantam Books, 1998, ISBN 0-5531-0716-X; sc, 432 pages, 1999, ISBN 0-5535-7829-4)
  • Shooting at Midnight (hc, 368 pages, Bantam Books, 1999, ISBN 0-5531-0720-8; sc, 400 pages, 2000, ISBN 0-5535-7827-8)
  • Critical Space (hc, 440 pages, Bantam Books, 2002, ISBN 0-7862-3836-4; sc, 528 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-5535-8179-1)
  • Patriot Acts (hc, 352 pages, Bantam Books, 2007, ISBN 0-5538-0473-1; sc, 416 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-5535-8899-0)
  • Walking Dead (hc, 320 pages, Bantam Books, 2009, ISBN 0-5538-0474-X; sc, 400 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-5535-8900-8)

Other early work

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Novelizations, original stories within established franchises and other work, including:

Queen & Country

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Series of novels set in the world of Rucka's comic book series Queen & Country, including:

Perfect Dark

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Series of novels set in the world of the Perfect Dark video game, including:

Jad Bell

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Series of novels starring the ex-Delta Force operative Jad Bell, including:

Star Wars

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Series of young adult novels set in the current canon of Star Wars, including:

Comics

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Oni Press

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Titles published by Oni Press include:

DC Comics

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Titles published by DC Comics include:

Marvel Comics

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Titles published by Marvel include:

Image Comics

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Titles published by Image include:

  • Felon #1–4 (of 6)[21] (with Matthew Clark, Minotaur Press, 2001–2002)
  • Lazarus (with Michael Lark):
    • Lazarus (2013–2018) collected as:
      • The First Collection (collects #1–9 and the 4-page digital preview, hc, 245 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-6321-5183-9)
      • The Second Collection (collects #10–21, hc, 320 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-6321-5722-5)
      • The Third Collection (includes #22–26, hc, 344 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1334-6)
        • Also collects the 6-issue spin-off limited series Lazarus X+66 (2017–2018)
          • Issue #1 is co-written by Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Steve Lieber.
          • Issue #2 is co-written by Rucka and Aaron Duran, art by Mack Chater.
          • Issue #3 is co-written by Rucka and Neal Bailey, art by Justin Greenwood.
          • Issue #4 is co-written by Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Alitha Martinez.
          • Issue #5 is co-written by Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Bilquis Evely.
          • Issue #6 is co-written by Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Tristan Jones.
    • Lazarus: Risen #1–7 (2019–2022) partially collected as:
      • Lazarus: Fracture I (collects #1–3, tpb, 152 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-5343-0842-3)
      • Lazarus: Fracture II (collects #5–7 and Lazarus #27–28, tpb, 144 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-5343-1919-0)
  • Black Magick (with Nicola Scott, 2015–ongoing) collected as:
  • The Old Guard (with Leandro Fernández):
    • The Old Guard #1–5 (2017) collected as The Old Guard: Opening Fire (tpb, 160 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5343-0240-9)
    • The Old Guard: Force Multiplied #1–5 (2019–2020) collected as The Old Guard: Force Multiplied (tpb, 128 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-5343-1377-X)
    • The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #1–6 (anthology, 2021) collected as The Old Guard: Tales Through Time (tpb, 176 pages, 2021, ISBN 1-534-32005-9)
      • Issue #1 featured "My Mother's Axe" (written by Rucka, art by Leandro Fernández) and "Zanzibar and Other Harbors" (written by Andrew Wheeler, drawn by Jacopo Camagni)
      • Issue #2 featured "Bonsai Shokunin" (written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, drawn by Valentine De Landro) and "Strong Medicine" (written by Eric Trautmann, drawn by Mike Henderson)
      • Issue #3 featured "Passchendaele" (written by Brian Michael Bendis, drawn by Michael Avon Oeming) and "Lacus Solitudinis" (written by Dave Walker and Robert Mackenzie, drawn by Justin Greenwood)
      • Issue #4 featured "How to Make a Ghost Town" (written by Matt Fraction, drawn by Steve Lieber) and "Love Letters" (written by David F. Walker, drawn by Matthew Clark)
      • Issue #5 featured "An Old Soul" (written by Jason Aaron, drawn by Rafael Albuquerque) and "Never Gets Old" (written by Alejandro Arbona, drawn by Kano)
      • Issue #6 featured "Many Happy Returns" (written by Vita Ayala, drawn by Nicola Scott) and "The Bear" (written by Rucka, art by Leandro Fernández)
    • Image! #12: "When There Were Five" (anthology, 2023)
    • The Old Guard: Fade Away[22]
  • The Forged #1–ongoing (co-written by Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Mike Henderson, 2023–...)

Other publishers

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Titles published by various American publishers include:

References

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  1. ^ Parker, John (April 5, 2011). "Gotham Central: The DCU Police Drama Everyone Should Have Read". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Polo, Susana (March 30, 2017). "One of the best Batman books ever made barely has Batman in it at all". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Singh, Arune (June 30, 2003). "THE BEAT (PART 1): ED BRUBAKER TALKS 'GOTHAM CENTRAL'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003.
  4. ^ Singh, Arune (July 1, 2003). "THE BEAT (PART 2): GREG RUCKA TALKS 'GOTHAM CENTRAL'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 11, 2003.
  5. ^ Singh, Arune (July 2, 2003). "THE BEAT (PART 3): MICHAEL LARK TALKS 'GOTHAM CENTRAL'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 11, 2003.
  6. ^ Weiland, Jonah (February 23, 2007). "NYCC, DAY 1: "WHITEOUT" RETURNS! RUCKA & LIEBER TALK". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007.
  7. ^ Rucka, Greg (December 15, 2008). "Questions for Greg Rucka". The Comic Bloc Forums. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009.
  8. ^ Lieber, Steve (September 5, 2009). "FAQs (Updated September 5th, 2009)". stevelieber.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009.
  9. ^ Bendis, Brian Michael (May 22, 2012). "Brian Michael Bendis Interviews Greg Rucka: Part II". Mulholland Books. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012.
  10. ^ Weiland, Jonah (February 25, 2004). "RUCKA AND MORSE CLIMB 'EVEREST' IN AUGUST". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 22, 2004.
  11. ^ Arrant, Chris (December 22, 2011). "Comics' Most Notorious No-Shows, Part 1". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012.
  12. ^ Tramountanas, George A. (February 13, 2006). "GREG RUCKA: SUPERGIRL, CHECKMATE & GOTHAM COPS...OH MY!". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007.
  13. ^ Taylor, Robert (February 27, 2007). "REFLECTIONS: TALKING EVERYTHING WITH JOE KELLY". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007.
  14. ^ Brady, Matt (December 12, 2005). "DC COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR MARCH 2006". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 14, 2005.
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  19. ^ "The Wonder Woman Earth One That Could Have Been". Tumblr. September 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
  20. ^ Gerding, Stephen (September 24, 2015). "Morrison & Paquette's "Wonder Woman: Earth One" Debuts Cover, New Details". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015.
  21. ^ Weiland, Jonah (December 27, 2001). "IMAGE COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR PRODUCT SHIPPING MARCH, 2002". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 3, 2002.
  22. ^ Matadeen, Renaldo (July 24, 2020). "How The Old Guard: Force Multiplied Sets Up a 'Fade Away' Sequel". CBR.com.
  23. ^ Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 | Comics
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