Todd Dezago

Todd Dezago
Todd Dezago
	Todd Dezago at the 2008 New York Comic Con
Born	1961 (age 62–63); Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.
Area(s)	Writer
Notable works	Impulse; The Perhapanauts; The Sensational Spider-Man; Tellos; Young Justice

Todd Dezago (/dəˈzeɪɡoʊ/;^[1] born 1961) is an American comic book writer best known for his collaborations with artist Mike Wieringo on The Sensational Spider-Man and their creator-owned fantasy series Tellos.

Early life

Todd Dezago was raised in Rhinebeck, New York and studied to be an actor.^[2]

Career

Dezago began his comics writing career on X-Factor for Marvel Comics in 1994.^[3] He first worked with penciller Mike Wieringo on The Sensational Spider-Man #8 (Sept. 1996).^[4] They then worked together on the creator-owned fantasy series Tellos in 1999.^[5] The series, a coming-of-age adventure set in a magical, piratical world, ran 10 issues (May 1999–Nov. 2000). The last three issues were released by Gorilla Comics, a short-lived Image Comics imprint co-founded by Dezago and several other creators in 2000.^[6]^[7] Following the demise of the series, Dezago wrote the Tellos: Maiden Voyage #1 (March 2001) one-shot.

At DC Comics, Dezago co-created Young Justice with artist Todd Nauck in the 1998 one-shot Young Justice: The Secret.^[8]^[9] His other Young Justice work includes the 1998 miniseries JLA: World Without Grown-ups.^[10] From 1999 to 2002, he wrote Impulse #50–89.^[11] In 2005 he co-created The Perhapanauts with artist Craig Rousseau.^[8]

Bibliography

Ardden Entertainment

Casper and the Spectrals #1–3 (2009–2010)

CD Comics

Occupational Hazards (among others) (2000)

Dark Horse Comics

The Perhapanauts #1–4 (2005–2006)
The Perhapanauts: Second Chances #1–4 (2006–2007)

DC Comics

Batman: Gotham Knights #24 ("Batman Black and White" backup story) (2002)
The Flash 80-Page Giant #1 (1998)
Impulse #50–54, 56–59, 62–89 (1999–2002)
JLA 80-Page Giant #1 (1998)
JLA: World Without Grown-Ups #1–2 (1998)
Legends of the DC Universe #40–41 (2001)
Sins of Youth: The Secret/Deadboy #1 (2000)
Tangent Comics/The Flash #1 (1997)
Tangent Comics/The Trials of the Flash #1 (1998)
Teen Titans vol. 2 #50 (2007)
Young Justice #22 (2000)
Young Justice: The Secret #1 (1998)

Dynamite Entertainment

DF Premiere: Tellos Prologue #1 (1999)
Dynamic Forces: Tellos Preview Book #1 (1999)

Image Comics

Monster Pile-Up #1 (2008)
The Perhapanauts vol. 2 #1–6 (2008–2009)
The Perhapanauts Annual #1 (2008)
The Perhapanauts: Danger Down Under #1–5 (2012–2013)
Popgun #4 (2010)
Section Zero #1 (Tellos backup story) (2000)
Skullkickers #24 (2013)
Tales of Tellos #1–3 (2004)
Tellos #1–10 (1999–2000)
Tellos Prelude #1 (1999)
Tellos: The Joining #1 (1999)
Tellos: The Last Heist #1 (2001)
Tellos: Maiden Voyage #1 (2001)
Tellos: Sons & Moons #1 (2002)

Marvel Comics

The Amazing Spider-Man #404–405, 663 (1995, 2011)
Bug #1 (1997)
Cable vol. 2 #40–43 (1997)
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #83 (1995)
Free Comic Book Day 2010: Iron Man/Nova (backup story) (2010)
Generation X #11–12, 15–16 (with Scott Lobdell) (1996)
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #45–48 (2009)
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #10 (2009)
Marvel Age: Spider-Man #7–11, 15, 17–18 (2004–2005)
Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up #1–5 (2004–2005)
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online Game: Hero Up #1 (2011)
The Sensational Spider-Man #7–33, -1 (1996–1998)
The Spectacular Scarlet Spider #1–2 (1995)
The Spectacular Spider-Man #230–240 (1996)
Spider-Man Family #7 (2008)
Spider-Man Team-Up Special #1 (2005)
Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Alpha #1 (1995)
Spider-Man: The Clone Journal #1 (1995)
Spider-Man: The Jackal Files #1 (1995)
Strong Guy Reborn #1 (1997)
The Thing/She-Hulk: The Long Night #1 (2002)
Web of Scarlet Spider #1–2 (1995)
Web of Spider-Man #121–122, 126–129 (1995)
What If...? #90 (1996)
Wolverine #129–131 (1998)
Wolverine: Killing Made Simple #1 (2008)
X-Factor #103–111 (1994–1995)
X-Force and Cable '95 #1 (1995)
X-Men #½ (1998)
X-Men Unlimited #21 (1998)

Self-published

The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute Vol.1–2 (2017)
The Perhapanauts: Into Hollow Earth OGN (2016)

Sitcomics

Startup Binge Book #3 (with Darin Henry) (2020)

References

^ Todd Dezago at Heroes Con '08
^ Freeman Davis, Louise (April 1999). "The Interview: Todd Dezago!". Fanzing.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015.
^ Burdette, C. Anthony (September 18, 2015). "Todd Dezago & The Art of Being Super". Times Union. Albany, New York. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016.
^ Cowsill, Alan; Gilbert, Laura, eds. (2012). "1990s". Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 228. ISBN 978-0756692360. It seemed that a whole host of bad guys were on a crime spree in this adventure, written by Todd Dezago and illustrated by the series' new regular artist Mike Wieringo.
^ "Mike Wieringo". Lambiek Comiclopedia. 2013. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
^ Contino, Jennifer M. (May 2000). "Tell Us About Tellos". Sequentialtart.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
^ Dean, Michael (June 8, 2001). "The Case of the Disappearing Gorilla: The Banana Trust Explains How Not to Start a Comics Line". The Comics Journal #234. Seattle, Washington: Fantagraphics Books. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Sykora, Steven (June 14, 2008). "Todd Dezago Interview". Project Fanboy. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015.
^ Schuckman, Amanda (April 22, 2010). "Young Justice Joins the DCAU". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Running for 55 issues, Young Justice was created by Todd DeZago and Todd Nauck
^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dougall, Alastair, eds. (2014). "1990s". Batman: A Visual History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 234. ISBN 978-1465424563. The Young Justice team...starred in a two-issue prestige series called JLA: World Without Grown-ups written by Dezago and illustrated by Mike McKone and Humberto Ramos.
^ Todd Dezago at the Grand Comics Database

External links

Todd Dezago at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
Todd Dezago at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
Todd Dezago at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

Preceded by J. M. DeMatteis	X-Factor writer 1994–1995	Succeeded by John Francis Moore
Preceded by Dan Jurgens	The Sensational Spider-Man writer 1996–1998	Succeeded by n/a
Preceded by Chris Claremont	Wolverine vol. 2 writer 1998	Succeeded by Erik Larsen
Preceded by William Messner-Loebs	Impulse writer 1999–2002	Succeeded by n/a