David Lapham (born 1970) is an American comic book writer, artist, and cartoonist, best known for his work on the independent comic book Stray Bullets.
Career
David Lapham started his career in 1990 as a
penciller at
Valiant Comics. He went on to work under editor
Jim Shooter at
Defiant Comics, where they co-created
Warriors of Plasm in 1993.
He set up his own publishing company, El Capitan Books, in 1995, to self-publish Stray Bullets which he wrote, drew and lettered himself. He then took a sabbatical from Stray Bullets in 2000, to produce his nine-issue period murder mystery Murder Me Dead, also from El Capitan Books.
Lapham began working on more mainstream comics work from 2005 onwards, writing a story arc for Top Cow Comics' The Darkness ("Hell House", vol. 2, #17–20), a 12-part Batman storyline in Detective Comics ("" #801–808 and 811–814) for DC Comics and writing and pencilling the six-part Daredevil Vs. Punisher: Means And Ends limited series for Marvel Comics. In late 2006, Marvel released Giant-Size Wolverine #1, with a 34-page Lapham story illustrated by David Aja, and DC began releasing Tales of the Unexpected with an eight-issue arc starring the Spectre, which was also written by Lapham. Vertigo published the original graphic novel Silverfish in July 2007, and he drew Terror, Inc. for the Marvel MAX line. He then wrote the Vertigo series Young Liars and took over from Garth Ennis as writer on Crossed.
Publication of Stray Bullets ceased after its fortieth issue, along with Lapham's self-published futuristic science-fiction miniseries, The Parallax Man. The Parallax Man had been announced to debut in 2005 but was never officially solicited. In 2007, Lapham expressed interest in completing both projects.[ Dark Horse Prepping Predators Prequel and Sequel]
In March 2014, the long-awaited forty-first and final issue of the initial Stray Bullets arc and series as whole was released after the Laphams made a deal with Image Comics. On the same day, an omnibus edition of all forty-one issues was released, as well as the first issue of a new series titled Stray Bullets: Killers. At Image, Lapham has continued Stray Bullets as a series of story arcs separated into their own miniseries: Stray Bullets: Killers ran for eight issues, followed after a brief hiatus by a second arc: Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses ran for forty-two issues.
Awards
Bibliography
As an artist on all unless otherwise noted; additionally writer, where noted:
Valiant Comics
Titles published by
Valiant Comics include:
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WWF Battlemania #1 (1991)
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Magnus Robot Fighter #5–8 (1991–1992)
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Harbinger #1–13 (1992–1993, #0 (1993); also writer #10–13
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Shadowman #1–2, 4–5 (1992)
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Rai #0 (1992)
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H.A.R.D. Corps #1 (1992)
Defiant Comics
Titles published by
Defiant Comics include:
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Warriors of Plasm #1–11, 13 (1993–1994), #0 (1993); also writer #5–11, 13
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Splatterball (one-shot, 1993); also writer
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(one-shot, 1993)
DC Comics
Titles published by
DC Comics include:
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Superman Annual #5 (1993)
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Detective Comics #800–808, 811–814 (2005–2006); also writer
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Tales of the Unexpected #1–8 (2006–2007)
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The Spirit #5 (2010); writer only
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Dial H #6–7 (2012); artist only
Vertigo
Titles published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint include:
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Fables #59 (2007), #92–93 (2010)
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Silverfish (graphic novel, 2007); also writer
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Young Liars #1–18 (2008–2009); also writer
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American Splendor vol. 2, #1–2 (2008)
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DMZ #59 (2011)
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House of Mystery #38 (2011)
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The Unexpected (one-shot, 2011)
Wildstorm
Titles published by DC Comics'
Wildstorm imprint include:
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#0 (2010); writer only
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#1–6 (2010); writer only
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Sparta USA #1–6 (2010); writer only
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#2 2010)
El Capitan Books
Titles published by El Capitan, Lapham's own publishing company, include:
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Stray Bullets #1–40 (1995–2005); also writer
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Amy Racecar #1–2 (1997 & 1999); also writer
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Murder Me Dead #1–9 (2000–2001); also writer
Dark Horse Comics
Titles published by Dark Horse include:
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Harlan Ellison #4 (1995)
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(anthology graphic novel, 2009); also writer (this is a Stray Bullets story)
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Predators #1–4 (2010); writer only
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Preserve the Game (anthology one-shot, 2010); also writer
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Kull #1–4 (2010–2011); writer only
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Kull: The Cat and the Skull #1–4 (2011–2012)
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Creepy #5 (2011); also writer
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Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #3–4 (2011–2012); writer only
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Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's The Strain #1–11 (2011–2013); writer only
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#1–9 (2013–2014); writer only
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#1–12 (2014–2015); writer only
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#1–5 (2016–2017); writer only
Marvel Comics
Titles published by
Marvel Comics include:
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Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means and Ends #1–6 (2005–2006); also writer
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Giant-Size Wolverine: "House of Blood and Sorrow" (2006); writer only
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Wolverine: The Amazing Immortal Man and Other Bloody Tales (one-shot, 2008)
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Wolverine: Debt of Death (with David Aja, one-shot, 2011)
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Terror, Inc. #1–5 (2007–2008); also writer
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Terror, Inc.: Apocalypse Soon #1–4 (2009)
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#1–5 (2008); writer only
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The Immortal Iron Fist #27 (2009)
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Mystic Comics (2009); also writer
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Immortal Weapons #5 (2009); writer only
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Deadpool #1000 (2010); also writer
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DeadpoolMAX #1–12 (2010–2012); also writer
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(one-shot, 2010); writer only
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Point One: "Age of Apocalypse: The Myth of Man" (one-shot, 2011); writer only
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Age of Apocalypse #1–14 (2012–2013); writer only
Avatar Press
Titles published by
Avatar Press include:
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Crossed 3D: Volume 1 (graphic novel, 2011)
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Crossed Psychopath #1–7 (2011–2012)
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Crossed Badlands #10–13, 21–24, 33–36 (2012–2013)
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Caligula #1–6 (2011–2012); writer only
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Caligula Heart of Rome #1–6 (2012–2013); writer only
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Ferals #1–18 (2011–2013); writer only
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Dan the Unharmable #1–12 (2012–2013); writer only
Image Comics
Titles published by
Image Comics include:
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Stray Bullets #41 (2014); also writer
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#1–8 (2014); also writer
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#1–42 (2015-2020); also writer
Other publishers
Titles published by various American publishers include:
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The Darkness vol. 2, #17–20 (Top Cow Comics, 2004–2005); writer only
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#1–4 (IDW Publishing, 2009–2009); also writer
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#20–23 (2010–2011); writer only
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Damaged #1–6 (2011–2012); writer only
Covers only
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