Robert Loren Fleming
American comic book writer
| Robert Loren Fleming | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1956-11-05) November 5, 1956 (age 67) United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | Ambush Bug Eclipso Eclipso: The Darkness Within Thriller |
Robert Loren Fleming (born November 5, 1956)[1] is an American comic book writer. He is best known as the co-creator of Thriller with Trevor Von Eeden and for his collaborations with Keith Giffen.
Career
Robert Loren Fleming worked for DC Comics initially as a proofreader and later as a writer. His first published comics story was "String-Out" in House of Mystery #316 (May 1983).[2] He and artist Trevor Von Eeden created Thriller in 1983.[3][4] Fleming left the series as of its seventh issue due to difficulties with DC Comics' management.[5]
He has frequently worked with Keith Giffen. They produced two Ambush Bug limited series in 1985 and 1986[2] and an Aquaman one-shot special and a limited series in 1989.[6] In 1991, Fleming and Giffen collaborated on a Ragman limited series.[7] The following year, the Fleming/Giffen team produced the Eclipso: The Darkness Within miniseries with artist Bart Sears.[8] The duo reunited for 2008's Ambush Bug: Year None.[2]
Fleming has worked in the animation field as well. He wrote for The Real Ghostbusters series produced by DIC Entertainment in 1986.[9]
Bibliography
- "String-Out" (with Trevor Von Eeden, in House of Mystery #316, DC Comics, May 1983)
- Thriller #1–7 (with Trevor Von Eeden, DC Comics, November 1983 – June 1984)
- Action Comics #560, 563, 565, 577 (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker Bob Oksner); #580 (with artist Kurt Schaffenberger) (DC Comics, October 1984, January 1985, March 1985, March 1986, June 1986)
- "Flash Force 2000" an advertising promotion for a Matchbox toyline inserted into various DC Comics (with Denys Cowan and Sal Trapani, DC Comics, November 1984)[10]
- DC Comics Presents #81 (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker Bob Oksner, DC Comics, May 1985)
- Ambush Bug #1–4 (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker Bob Oksner, mini-series, DC Comics, June – September 1985)
- DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel #1 (comics adaptation of "Hell on Earth" by Robert Bloch; with penciller Keith Giffen and inkers Greg Theakston and Bill Wray, DC Comics, 1985)
- Amethyst vol. 2 #13–14 (with co-author Keith Giffen, penciller Ernie Colón, and inkers Karl Kesel and Bob Smith, DC Comics, February – April 1986)
- Son of Ambush Bug #1–6 (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker Bob Oksner, limited series, DC Comics, July – December 1986)
- Underworld #1–4 (with artist Ernie Colón, mini-series, DC Comics, December 1987 – March 1988)
- Secret Origins vol. 3
- #27 (Zatanna story with co-author Roy Thomas, penciller Tom Artis and inker P. Craig Russell, DC Comics, June 1988)
- #35 (Maxwell Lord story with co-author Keith Giffen and artist Eduardo Barreto, DC Comics, 1988)
- #47 (Chemical King story with penciller Chris Sprouse and inker Al Gordon, DC Comics, February 1990)
- #48 (Ambush Bug story with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker Robert Lewis, DC Comics, April 1990)
- Annual #2 (The Flash story with penciller Carmine Infantino and inker Murphy Anderson, DC Comics, 1988)
- Aquaman #1–5 (with co-author Keith Giffen, pencils by Curt Swan and inker Al Vey, limited series, DC Comics, June – October 1989)
- Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again #1 (with pencillers Gene Colan and Stan Goldberg and inker Mike Esposito, Archie Comics, 1990)
- Ragman #1–8 (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker Pat Broderick, limited series, DC Comics, October 1991 – May 1992)
- Eclipso: The Darkness Within #1–2 (with co-author Keith Giffen, pencils by Bart Sears and inkers Randy Elliott and Mark Pennington, mini-series, DC Comics, July – October 1992)
- Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #1 (with co-author Roger Stern, penciler Chris Wozniak, and inker Brad Vancata, DC Comics, 1992)
- The Adventures of Superman Annual #4 (with artist Bob McLeod, DC Comics, 1992)
- Eclipso #1–18 (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and various artists, DC Comics, November 1992 – April 1994)
- The Big Book of Urban Legends: Adapted from the Works of Jan Harold (with co-authors Robert F. Boyd and Jan Harold Brunvand, 1994)
- Valor #1–8, 10 (DC Comics, November 1992 – June 1993, August 1993)
- Cyberpunx (Image Comics, March 1996)
- "Too Smart to Date" (in Marvel Romance Redux: Restraining Orders Are for Other Girls #1, one-shot, Marvel Comics, June 2006)
- "Tall Tale" (with co-author and penciller Keith Giffen and inker Mike Allred, in Marvel Westerns: The Two-Gun Kid, one-shot, Marvel Comics, August 2006)
- Ambush Bug: Year None #1–5, 7 (with co-author Keith Giffen, DC Comics, September 2008 – January 2009, December 2009)
References
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c Robert Loren Fleming at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Sacks, Jason (March 28, 2013). "The Full Run: Thriller #1 by Robert Loren Fleming and Trevor Von Eeden". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015.
- ^ Catto, Ed (August 2017). "Thriller". Back Issue! (98). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 23–30.
- ^ Sacks, Jason (May 16, 2013). "The Full Run: Thriller #7 by Robert Loren Fleming and Trevor Von Eeden". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015.
- ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1980s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
Written by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming, Aquaman's new five-issue limited series was penciled by Curt Swan over Giffen's layouts.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 251: "Ragman returned in October [1991], with an updated origin, in an eight-issue miniseries written by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming, and illustrated by Pat Broderick."
- ^ Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 254: "Written by Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming, and illustrated by Bart Sears, Eclipso told the tale of a cruel lord of chaos."
- ^ Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Fleming, Robert Loren". Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007.
- ^ List of DC Comics containing the Flash Force 2000 insert at the Grand Comics Database
External links
- Robert Loren Fleming at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Robert Loren Fleming at IMDb
- Robert Loren Fleming at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
| Preceded by n/a | Thriller writer 1983–1984 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by n/a | Valor writer 1992–1993 | Succeeded by |
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