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| − | '''Charles "Chuck" Dixon''' (born April 14, 1954)<ref name="CBG">{{cite web|John Jackson Miller|last=Miller|first= John Jackson| url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays| work= [[Comic Buyer's Guide]]| date=June 10, 2005| accessdate= December 12, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw | archivedate=October 29, 2010}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[comic book]] [[writer]], best known for long runs on ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' titles in the 1990s. |
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| + | | Gender = Male |
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| − | ==Biography== |
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| + | | YearOfBirth = 1954 |
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| − | Dixon grew up in the [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], area, reading comics of all genres. His earliest comics work was writing ''[[Evangeline (comics)|Evangeline]]'' first for [[Comico Comics]] in 1984 (then later for [[First Comics]], who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist [[Judith Hunt]]. His big break came one year later, when editor [[Larry Hama]] hired him to write back-up stories for [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[Conan (Marvel comics)|The Savage Sword of Conan]]''. He is a graduate of Upper Darby High School (1972). |
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| + | | CityOfBirth = Philadelphia |
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| + | | StateOfBirth = Pennsylvania |
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| + | | CountryOfBirth = USA |
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| + | | PersonalHistory = He is the ex-husband of artist [[Judith Hunt]]. |
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| − | In 1986, he began working for [[Eclipse Comics]], writing ''[[Airboy]]'' with artist [[Tim Truman]]. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching ''Strike!'' with artist [[Tom Lyle]] in August 1987 and ''Valkyrie'' with artist [[Paul Gulacy]] in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' ''[[Alien Legion]]'' series for Marvel's [[Epic Comics]] imprint, under editor [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]]. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' for Eclipse with artist [[David Wenzel]] between 1989 and 1990, and began writing ''[[Moon Knight|Marc Spector: Moon Knight]]'' in June 1989. |
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| − | ===Batman and Punisher=== |
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| − | His [[The Punisher|Punisher]] [[Graphic novel|OGN]] ''Kingdom Gone'' (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly ''[[The Punisher War Journal]]'' (and later, more monthly and occasional ''Punisher'' titles), and also brought him to the attention of [[DC Comics]] editor [[Denny O'Neil]], who asked him to produce a [[Robin (Tim Drake)|Robin]] mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - ''The Joker's Wild'' (1991) and ''Cry of the Huntress'' (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on ''[[Detective Comics]]'' from #644-738 through the major Batman stories ''[[Batman: Knightfall|KnightFall]]'' & ''KnightsEnd'' (for which he helped create the key character of [[Bane (comics)|Bane]]), ''[[DC One Million]]'', ''[[Batman: Contagion|Contagion]]'', ''[[Batman: Legacy|Legacy]]'', ''[[Batman: Cataclysm|Cataclysm]]'' and ''[[No Man's Land (comics)|No Man's Land]]''. Much of his run was illustrated by [[Graham Nolan]]. |
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| − | He was DC's most prolific ''Batman''-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing ''[[Detective Comics]]'' he pioneered the individual series for ''[[Robin (Tim Drake)|Robin]]'', ''[[Nightwing]]'' (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and ''[[Batgirl]]'', as well as creating the team and book ''[[Birds of Prey (comics)|Birds of Prey]]''. |
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| − | While writing multiple ''Punisher'' and ''Batman'' comics (and October 1994's ''Punisher/Batman'' crossover), he also found time to launch ''[[Team 7]]'' for [[Jim Lee]]'s [[WildStorm]]/[[Image Comics|Image]] and ''Prophet'' for [[Rob Liefeld]]'s [[Extreme Studios]]. He also wrote many issues of ''[[Catwoman]]'' and ''[[Green Arrow]]'', regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.<ref>{{comicbookdb|type=creator_chron|id=747|title=Chuck Dixon (chronologically)}} Accessed March 19, 2008</ref> |
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| − | ===CrossGen=== |
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| − | In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to [[CrossGen]]'s output, slowly leaving ''Robin'', ''Nightwing'', ''Birds of Prey'' and ''Batgirl'' over the next year (although he co-wrote with [[Scott Beatty]] the origin of [[Barbara Gordon]]'s Batgirl in 2003's ''Batgirl: Year One''). For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going [[Mark Waid]], taking over ''[[Sigil (comics)|Sigil]]'' from #21, and ''[[Crux (comics)|Crux]]'' with #13. He launched ''[[Way of the Rat]]'' in June 2002, ''[[Brath (comics)|Brath]]'' (March '03), ''The Silken Ghost'' (June '03) and the pirate comic ''[[El Cazador]]'' (Oct '03), as well as editing [[Robert Rodi]]'s non-Sigilverse ''The Crossovers''. He also wrote the ''[[Ruse (comics)|Ruse]]'' spin-off ''Archard's Agents'' one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of ''[[Sojourn (Comic book series)|Sojourn]]'' (May '04). Dixon's ''Way of the Rat'' #24, ''Brath'' #14 and ''El Cazador'' #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher. |
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| − | ===Other publishers=== |
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| − | In mid-2004, he wrote a number of issues and series' for smaller publishers [[Devil's Due Publishing]] and [[Moonstone Books]] during this period, returning briefly to DC, but mostly diversifying with comics at several publishers, including several issues of ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'' for [[Bongo Comics]] (for whom he has worked quite regularly from September 1998 to the present) and a couple of projects with [[Image Comics|Image]]. In May 2006, he contributed to [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Free Comic Book Day]] ''[[Transformers (comics)|Transformers]]'' giveaway, leading to Dixon writing the ''Transformers: Evolutions'' miniseries. |
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| − | ===Return to DC=== |
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| − | In July 2004, Dixon also began his return to the [[DC Universe]] with ''[[Richard Dragon]]'', a revival of the [[Dennis O'Neil]] and [[Jim Berry (cartoonist)|Jim Berry]]-created 1970s Kung-Fu character, which ran for 12 issues. In March of the following year, he returned briefly to ''[[Nightwing]]'' before shifting his efforts to the [[Wildstorm]] [[imprint]], writing the stand-alone ''[[Claw the Unconquered|Claw: The Unconquered]]'' (Aug '06 - Jan '07); the movie-adaptation of ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'', movie-spin-off ''[[Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' and the [[Wildstorm Universe]] title ''[[Grifter (comics)|Grifter]]/[[Midnighter]]'' from May 2007. |
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| − | In January 2007, he wrote the mini-series featuring [[Green Arrow]]'s son [[Connor Hawke]], (who had assumed the [[Green Arrow]] mantle under Dixon's tenure on that title in the late 1990s) called ''Connor Hawke: Dragon's Blood'', and in March 2008, Dixon returned to writing ''[[Robin (Tim Drake)|Robin]]''. He also wrote ''[[Batman and the Outsiders]]'' (from Dec '07), a project he was signed to at the last minute, after original writer [[Tony Bedard]] dropped out due to being occupied with ''[[Final Crisis]]''-related work. On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."<ref>[http://dixonverse.net/board/read.php?2,6361,6384#msg-6384 Chuck Dixon writing on the Dixonverse Message Board, June 10, 2008]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> The reason for this sudden announcement is currently unknown, Dixon has generally tried to remain silent as to why he was let go from DC. |
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| − | ===After DC=== |
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| − | It has been announced that he will take over the writing on [[Dynamite Entertainment]]'s series ''The Man with No Name'' based on the well-known [[Man with No Name|western character]].<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080820-DixonMWNN.html Chuck Dixon to Write The Man With No Name], [[Newsarama]], August 20, 2008</ref> He is also currently writing a [[G.I. Joe]] series for [[IDW Publishing]].<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17962 Chuck Dixon Writes G.I. Joe for IDW], [[Comic Book Resources]], September 8, 2008</ref> In March, 2009 [[Moonstone Books]] published a new [[Airboy]] one-shot written by Dixon entitled ''Airboy 1942: The Best of Enemies.'' |
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| − | ==Bibliography== |
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| − | His work includes: |
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| − | ===[[Bongo Comics]]=== |
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| − | *[[Simpsons Comics|The Simpsons]] |
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| − | * ''[[Crux (comics)|Crux]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[El Cazador]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Brath (comics)|Brath]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Sigil (comics)|Sigil]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Way of the Rat]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[The Silken Ghost]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Archard's Agents]]'' |
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| − | * ''American Power'' (solicited, but cancelled before release) |
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| − | ===[[Dark Horse Comics]]=== |
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| − | * ''[[Aliens (comic book)|Aliens]]'': "Pig" (1997, one-shot) |
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| − | * ''[[Batman versus Predator|Batman versus Predator III: Blood Ties]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[General Grievous]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Superman/Aliens]] 2: God War'' |
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| − | ===[[DC Comics]]=== |
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| − | * ''[[Batgirl]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Batman]]'' |
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| − | * ''Batman: [[Bane (comics)|Bane]] of the [[Ra's al Ghul|Demon]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Batman: GCPD - Gotham City Police Department|Batman: GCPD]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Batman: Leatherwing]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Outsiders (comics)|Batman And The Outsiders]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Birds of Prey (comic book)|Birds of Prey]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Booster Gold]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Catwoman]]'' v1 |
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| − | * ''[[Connor Hawke]]: Dragon's Blood'' |
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| − | * ''[[Detective Comics]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Green Arrow]]'' v2 |
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| − | * ''[[Joker (comics)|Joker]]: Devil's Advocate'' |
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| − | * ''Justice Riders'' |
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| − | * ''[[Manbat]]'' limited series |
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| − | * ''[[Nightwing]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Richard Dragon]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Robin (Tim Drake)|Robin]]'' |
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| − | * ''Robin'' [[limited series]] |
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| − | * ''Robin II'' limited series |
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| − | * ''Robin III'' limited series |
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| − | * ''Robin: Year One'' (with [[Scott Beatty]]) |
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| − | * ''Rush City |
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| − | * ''Batgirl: Year One'' (with [[Scott Beatty]]) |
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| − | * ''Nightwing: Year One'' |
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| − | * ''The Conjurors'' |
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| − | * ''Psyba-rats'' |
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| − | ===[[Devil's Due]]=== |
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| − | ''G.I. Joe: Reloaded'' |
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| − | ===[[Eclipse Comics]]=== |
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| − | * ''[[Airboy]]'' |
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| − | * ''Alien Encounters'' |
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| − | * ''The Black Terror'' |
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| − | * ''The Hobbit'' |
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| − | * ''[[Swords of Texas]]'' |
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| − | * ''Winterworld'' |
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| − | * ''Skywolf'' |
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| − | * ''Strike!'' |
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| − | * ''[[Valkyrie (Eclipse Comics)|Valkyrie]]'' |
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| − | * ''Radio Boy'' |
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| − | ===[[First Comics]]=== |
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| − | * ''[[Evangeline (comics)|Evangeline]]'' |
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| − | August 2008 released as an online comic by Chuck Dixon's son, Ben Dixon, at ''http://www.evangelinethecomic.com'' |
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| − | ===[[Marvel Comics]]=== |
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| − | * ''[[Alien Legion]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Conan (comics)|Conan]] The Savage'' |
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| − | * ''[[Conan (comics)|Conan]] The Usurper'' |
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| − | * ''[[Doctor Doom|Doom]]'' |
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| − | * ''Doom: The Emperor Returns'' |
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| − | * ''[[Lawdog]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[The 'Nam]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Moon Knight]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Marvel Knights]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Punisher|The Punisher]]'' |
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| − | * ''Punisher War Journal'' |
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| − | * ''Punisher War Zone'' |
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| − | * ''[[Car Warriors]]'' |
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| − | * ''Savage Tales Vol 2'' |
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| − | * ''[[War Man]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[The Phantom]]'' #9, 10 |
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| − | * ''The Phantom'' Annual #1 |
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| − | * ''Wyatt Earp'' |
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| − | * ''Kolchak the Night Stalker'' |
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| − | * ''Airboy 1942: Best of Enemies'' |
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| − | * ''[[Team 7]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Team Zero]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Claw the Unconquered|Claw: The Unconquered]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Grifter (comics)|Grifter]]/[[Midnighter]]'' |
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| − | * ''Storming Paradise'' |
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| − | *{{Comicbookdb|type=creator|id=747|title=Chuck Dixon}} |
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| − | ==External links== |
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| − | *[http://www.dixonverse.net Chuck Dixon's official website (includes messageboard)] |
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| − | *[http://www.comixology.com/podcasts/63/Chuck-Dixon-Interview Podcast interview] with [http://comixology.com comiXology.com], September 22, 2008 |
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| − | *[http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/ The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators] |
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| − | *[http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=8370 Marz, Dixon, Bedard, Nieves & Bullock talk "The Phantom Annual"], [[Comic Book Resources]], October 19, 2006 |
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| − | {{Succession box| title=''[[Batman|Detective Comics]]'' writer| before=[[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]]| after=[[Greg Rucka]]| years=1992–1999}} |
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| − | {{Succession box| title=''[[Robin (Tim Drake)|Robin]]'' writer| before=none| after=Jon Lewis| years=1993–2002}} |
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| − | {{Succession box| title=''[[Catwoman]]'' writer| before=[[Jo Duffy]]| after=[[Doug Moench]]| years=1994–1996}} |
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| − | {{Succession box| title=''[[Nightwing]]'' writer| before=none| after=[[Devin Grayson]]| years=1996–2002}} |
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| − | {{Succession box| title=''[[Connor Hawke|Green Arrow]]'' writer| before=[[Kelley Puckett]]| after=[[Kevin Smith]]| years=1996–1999}} |
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| − | {{Succession box| title=''[[Birds of Prey (comic)|Birds of Prey]]'' writer| before=none| after=[[Terry Moore (comics)|Terry Moore]]| years=1999–2002}} |
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| − | {{Succession box| title=''[[Nightwing]]'' writer| before=[[Devin Grayson]]| after=[[Devin Grayson]]| years=2005}} |
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| − | {{Succession box| title=''[[Outsiders (comics)#Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) 2007 - Current|Batman and the Outsiders]]'' writer| before=[[Judd Winick]]| after= [[Frank Tieri (comic book writer)|Frank Tieri]]| years=2007–2008}} |
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| − | {{Succession box| title=''[[Robin (Tim Drake)|Robin]]'' writer| before=[[Peter Milligan]]| after= [[Fabian Nicieza]]| years=2008}} |
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Revision as of 06:10, 25 October 2014
Personal History
He is the ex-husband of artist Judith Hunt.
Work History
- 13 subject(s) created by "Chuck Dixon"
- 1054 work(s) that "Chuck Dixon" wrote
- 1 work(s) that "Chuck Dixon" penciled
- 1 work(s) that "Chuck Dixon" inked
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