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Ed Brubaker (; born November 17, 1966) is an American comic book writer, and who works primarily in the genre. He began his career with the semi-autobiographical series Lowlife and a number of serials in the Dark Horse Presents anthology, before achieving industry-wide acclaim with the Vertigo series Scene of the Crime and moving to the comics such as Batman, Catwoman, The Authority, Captain America, Daredevil and . Brubaker is best known for his long-standing collaboration with British artist , starting with their one-shot in 2001 and continuing with a number of creator-owned series such as Criminal, Incognito, Fatale, The Fade Out, and Kill or Be Killed.

He is also known for co-creating the Winter Soldier identity of with .

Brubaker has won numerous awards for his comics work, including seven , two , an , and a GLAAD Media Award. In addition to his work in comics, Brubaker served as the executive producer and co-writer of the 2019 Amazon series Too Old to Die Young, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn.

Early life
Brubaker was the child of a Navy intelligence officer, and spent much of his childhood in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. From childhood he read comics that included and his sidekick , which were seminal in the storyline he would one day write when creating the Winter Soldier. Describing his affinity for Captain America's sidekick thus, he has stated, "I was a Navy brat, and he was an Army brat." As Bucky had been killed off before Brubaker began reading comics, he assumed that the character had met his demise in an elaborate, dramatic story, only to find that he had been unceremoniously killed in a single page of The Avengers #4, which Brubaker saw as an injustice, commenting, "I was a 9-year-old kid, and I was horrified." His uncle was screenwriter .

Career
Early work
Brubaker began his career in comics as a , writing and drawing Pajama Chronicles for Blackthorne Publishing, Purgatory U.S.A. for Slave Labor Graphics and several short stories for various small-press . His most well-known work of the period is Lowlife, a semi-autobiographical series first published by and later moved to . For Caliber, Brubaker also co-edited an anthology publication titled Monkey Wrench.

In 1991, Brubaker wrote one of his earliest for the Dark Horse anthology series Dark Horse Presents, which he would continue to contribute to intermittently throughout the decade. Among those contributions were the three-part serial "An Accidental Death", a collaboration between Brubaker and artist which garnered the two an nomination in 1993, a Godzilla short story and another tale under the "Lowlife" title, this time a romantic triangle explored through three stories with each depicting a different participant's point-of-view. The latter story was collected by Alternative Comics into a standalone publication titled At the Seams, which in turn was nominated for Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection at the 1997 . His other work for Alternative Comics, the humorous and experimental Detour #1, was to be the first issue of a series, though only one issue was published. Detour was nominated for the "Best New Series" Harvey Award in 1998.

Brubaker's last work for Dark Horse Presents was "The Fall", a five-part story illustrated by Berlin creator about a convenience store clerk who gets involved in a ten-year-old murder mystery after he uses a stolen credit card. In 2001, all five parts were collected into a one-shot by Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly. In 2004, announced the first creator-owned project by Brubaker and artist , a pirate-themed series titled Black Sails. The creators eventually decided to shelve the series in favor of Criminal (published under 's imprint), and "The Fall" remained Brubaker's last independent comics work until his move to in 2012.

DC Comics
In 1995, Brubaker was contacted by to write a story about Prez for its "mature readers" imprint , after being recommended to the editors by his "An Accidental Death" collaborator Eric Shanower (who was already attached to the project as the artist). Scene of the Crime 2012 (afterword). The result—Brubaker's first work for one of the two major American comic book publishers—was a one-shot titled Vertigo Visions: Prez, a broad revamping the obscure 1970s creation. Brubaker continued to pitch various ideas to Vertigo but kept getting rejected until asked him to pitch "something he didn't think Vertigo would publish", which ended up being Scene of the Crime. The 1999 series marked Brubaker's first collaboration with two artists who would frequently work with him in later years: and Sean Phillips (who joined the project as the inker for issues #2–4). A detective story set in San Francisco, Scene of the Crime was critically acclaimed and brought Brubaker to the attention of Hollywood producers for the first time.

In late 2000, Brubaker signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics.

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That same year, he wrote his first mainstream work, taking over Batman with issue #582 (Oct. 2000).
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Brubaker would continue writing various series starring and his ancillary characters until late 2003, including contributions to inter-title crossover storylines such as "Bruce Wayne: Murderer?"Manning "2000s" in Dougall (2014), p. 262 and "",Manning "2000s" in Dougall (2014), p. 263 as well as a stint on that was cut short due to an unspecified dispute with the editors. Also in 2000, Brubaker launched his second creator-owned property at Vertigo, the science fiction series with artist , which lasted 16 issues before its cancellation in 2001.
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Brubaker's last work for Vertigo was Dead Boy Detectives, a four-issue The Sandman spin-off limited series illustrated by artist .

In 2001, Brubaker teamed up with artist to revamp , redesigning and redeveloping the character's costume, supporting cast and modus operandi.

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The pair's stint started with a four-part serial "Trail of the Catwoman", published in #759–762, in which private detective attempts to investigate the death of Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman, and continued into the new Catwoman series which launched in late 2001. Brubaker stayed on the series until #37 (Jan. 2005). During this time, Brubaker and Marvel writer Brian Michael Bendis discussed co-writing a team-up tale between DC's Batman and Marvel's Daredevil. The two writers were enthusiastic about their ideas, which included a fight between Batman and Marvel villain Bullseye as well as another fight between Catwoman and Elektra. DC editors Matt Idelson and were also enthusiastic, but DC Publisher objected to the project due to a prior disagreement with Marvel's Editor-in-Chief .

In 2002, Brubaker did his first work for , another DC imprint, penning the five-issue Wildcats spin-off Point Blank. The series, drawn by New Zealand artist Colin Wilson and starring Wildcats' member Grifter, took existing characters and concepts from the Wildstorm Universe and used them to set up Brubaker's Sleeper series which debuted later that year. A collaboration with artist Sean Phillips, Sleeper starred Holden Carver, a secret agent who goes undercover in a supervillain's powerful organization only to have his only contact in law enforcement fall into a coma. With the authorities believing him a dangerous criminal, Carver is caught between the two warring sides with unclear allegiances. Although Sleeper was a success with critics and fans on the Internet, the series underperformed commercially. In December 2003, in a unique publicity stunt conceived to help promote the first trade paperback collection of Sleeper, Brubaker organized an competition at San Francisco's Isotope Comics. If participants were able to beat Brubaker at arm wrestling, they were awarded free signed comic books. According to Brubaker, he wrestled around 40–50 people and won most of the time, losing only to eight or nine contestants.

During the series' run, Sleeper also took part in the line-wide crossover "Coup d'Etat", with Brubaker scripting the first issue of the eponymous limited series. "Coup d'Etat" featured a series of events that led the Authority, a powerful team of superhumans in the Wilstorm Universe, to take over the United States. Following the crossover, Brubaker and artist Dustin Nguyen produced the 12-issue The Authority: Revolution series which explored the ramifications of the team's actions, while Sleeper was relaunched with the Season Two subtitle under the first volume's creative team.

Brubaker's last major project at DC was , co-created by Brubaker, writer and artist Michael Lark. The series focused on the activities of the Gotham City Police Department, with writers either co-scripting storylines or alternating between the arcs. After Brubaker and Lark left the series due to their newly-signed exclusive contracts with Marvel, Rucka decided to discontinue the title, and Gotham Central was cancelled with issue #40 (Apr. 2006).

Marvel Comics
Brubaker's first work for Marvel was volume five of the Captain America series.
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Paired with artist , Brubaker introduced new villains and resurrected the long-dead supporting character as "the Winter Soldier". The relaunch was a commercial and critical success from its first issue, with its most well-known storyline involving the assassination of Steve Rogers and subsequent passing of the mantle to Bucky Barnes.Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 335: "Surprising an unsuspecting fan base who thought the worst was over for Steve Rogers, Captain America's death captured worldwide media attention."
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Brubaker wrote Captain America for eight full years, from November 2004 to October 2012, alongside several spin-off titles and associated series based around the character, including the 2009 mini-series , which featured the return of Rogers, the eight-issue The Marvels Project limited series, as well as , an ongoing series that followed the adventures of the eponymous team formed in the aftermath of the company-wide crossover storyline "Siege".

Brubaker's workload at Marvel increased in 2006. He wrote two limited series, Books of Doom with artist Pablo Raimondi, retelling and expanding on the origin of , and with artist , the origins of the team that debuted in 1975. After finishing Deadly Genesis in July 2006, Brubaker became the regular writer of , working with artists and . In addition to that, he also took over Daredevil, having already planned his run with outgoing writer Brian Michael Bendis. Once again teaming up with his Scene of the Crime and Gotham Central collaborator Michael Lark,Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 331: "Writer Ed Brubaker and artist Michael Lark had quite a challenge ahead of them when they took over the reins of Daredevil from the popular team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev." Brubaker explored the ramifications of the character's imprisonment which occurred at the close of Bendis' run. Another notable launch of the year was The Immortal Iron Fist, an ongoing series co-written by Brubaker and which started in November 2006.Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 334: "Ed Brubaker teamed with co-writer Matt Fraction and artist David Aja to give Iron Fist another shot at an ongoing title."

Also in 2006, Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips launched their first creator-owned series Criminal, published under Marvel's imprint. The title received generally positive reviews and its first arc, "Coward", won the 2007 for Best New Series. In 2008, after two volumes of Criminal, Brubaker and Phillips took a break from the series to launch another Icon title, Incognito, which Brubaker described as being "about a completely amoral guy with super-powers forced to pretend he's a normal law-abiding citizen, because he's in Witness Protection, and how that shapes what he becomes. It's also a brutal noir twist on the super-hero/super-villain genre that delves more into their roots in the pulps, and it's going to be pretty over-the-top and action-packed."

In February 2010, a controversy arose around Captain America #602, which depicted a group of anti-tax protesters, understood by some readers to be a Tea Party, which was characterized by the Falcon as exclusively white and racist group. Brubaker and Marvel's Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada apologized for the matter, explaining that, although Brubaker did not intend the protesters to represent any particular real-life group, one of the signs depicted in the scene read, "Tea Bag The Libs Before They Tea Bag YOU!". The slogan was not in Brubaker's script and was instead added by letterer Joe Caramagna, who, under deadline pressures, used messages from signs he found online at the last minute. Quesada further assured that the error would not appear in future reprints of the issue. In an interview following the controversy Brubaker stated, "I had to shut down my public email because I started getting death threats from, y'know, peaceful protesters."

Image Comics
In January 2012, Brubaker and Phillips launched Fatale at . The series was initially announced as a twelve-issue maxi-series but was extended to an ongoing title in November 2012. Jesse Schedeen of stated that "You can't go wrong with a Brubaker/Phillips collaboration. Even so, Fatale is making a strong case for being the best of their projects." In October 2013, Brubaker signed a five-year contract to produce comics exclusively for Image. Under the terms of the deal, Image would publish any comic Brubaker brought to them without having to pitch it. Brubaker stated this arrangement was something he has always wanted. The first series released under this contract was The Fade Out, a Hollywood period piece made with frequent collaborator Sean Phillips.

Brubaker's other projects for Image include Velvet, a spy series illustrated by his Captain America collaborator Steve Epting.

Film and television work
In March 2009, Brubaker premiered his web series Angel of Death on Crackle. Brubaker made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film , playing the Winter Soldier's handler. In 2016, Brubaker joined the writing staff for HBO's Westworld. He co-wrote the episode "Dissonance Theory" with .

In 2019, Brubaker partnered with Nicolas Winding Refn to produce Too Old to Die Young, a 10-part miniseries for . In 2022, it was announced that Brubaker would serve as and executive producer on the animated series . In 2023, Criminal was announced to be in development at Amazon Prime Video with him serving as writer, executive producer and showrunner. A year later, in 2024, the series was ordered to series with Jordan Harper joining as co-showrunner and Phillips as executive producer.

Personal life
Brubaker lived previously in , with his wife, Melanie. Catwoman Vol. 1: Trail of the Catwoman 2012.

Brubaker currently lives in with his wife and dog.

Awards and nominations
Awards
  • 2003 Prism Award ("Disguises" from #17–19)
  • 2004 GLAAD Media Awards – Outstanding Comic Book ( Catwoman by Ed Brubaker)
  • 2006 Winner – Best Writer ( Captain America)
  • 2007 Eisner Award – Best Writer ( Daredevil, Captain America, Criminal), Best New Series ( Criminal with )
  • 2007 Harvey Award – Best Writer ( Daredevil)
  • 2008 Eisner Award – Best Writer ( Captain America, Criminal, Daredevil and Immortal Iron Fist)
  • 2010 Eisner Award – Best Writer ( Captain America, Criminal, Daredevil, The Marvels Project, Incognito), Best Single Issue ( Captain America #601 with )
  • 2011 Scream Award – Best Comic Book Writer ( Captain America, , The Marvels Project, Steve Rogers: Super Soldier)
  • 2012 Eisner Award – Best Limited Series or Story Arc ( Criminal: The Last of the Innocent with Sean Phillips)
  • 2015 Eisner Award – Best New Series ( The Fade Out with Sean Phillips)
  • 2016 Eisner Award – Best Limited Series ( The Fade Out with Sean Phillips)
  • 2019 Eisner Award – Best Graphic Album—New ( My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies with Sean Phillips)

Nominations
  • 1993 nominee – Best Writer-Artist Team ("An Accidental Death")
  • 1997 nominee – Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection ( At the Seams)
  • 1998 Harvey Award nominee – Best New Series ( Detour)
  • 2000 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer ( Scene of the Crime) and Best Mini-Series ( Scene of the Crime)
  • 2007 Eisner Award nominee – Best Continuing Series ( Daredevil with Michael Lark and Stefano Gaudiano, Captain America with )
  • 2010 Eisner Award nominee – Best Limited Series or Story Arc ( Incognito with Sean Phillips)
  • 2013 Eisner Award nominee – Best Continuing Series ( Fatale with Sean Phillips)
  • 2013 Eisner Award nominee – Best New Series ( Fatale with Sean Phillips)
  • 2013 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer ( Fatale)

Bibliography
Early work
  • Blackthorne Publishing:
    • Pajama Chronicles (script and art, one-shot, 1987)
    • #4 (as artist — among others; written by , 1987)
  • Purgatory U.S.A. (script and art, one-shot, Slave Labor Graphics, 1989)
  • Rip Off Press:
    • Rip Off Comix #28: "Love and Fear" (script and art, , 1990)
    • All Shook Up: "Reflecting on an Earthquake" (script and art, anthology one-shot, 1990)
  • :
    • Lowlife #1–2 (script and art, 1991)
      • Three more issues (written and drawn by Brubaker) were published by as Lowlife #3–5 (1993–1996)
      • Stories from all five issues in rearranged order are collected as A Complete Lowlife (tpb, 112 pages, Black Eye, 1997, )
    • Monkey Wrench: "Almost Like Wisdom" (with Brian Sendelbach, anthology one-shot co-edited by Brubaker and Josh Petrin, , 1992)
  • Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse):
    • "Burning Man" (with Mike Christian, in #50, 1991) collected in The Best of Dark Horse Presents Volume 3 (tpb, 120 pages, 1993, )
    • "An Accidental Death" (with , in #65–67, 1992) reprinted in the form of a one-shot as An Accidental Death (Fantagraphics Books, 1993)
    • "Here and Now" (with Stefano Gaudiano, in #96–98, 1995)
    • "Bird Dog" (with Patrick McEown, in #100-4, 1995)
    • "Godzilla's Day" (with , in #106, 1996) collected in Godzilla: Age of Monsters (tpb, 272 pages, 1998, )
    • "Lowlife" (script and art, in #113–115, 1996) reprinted in the form of a one-shot as At the Seams (Alternative Comics, 1997)
    • "The Fall" (with , in #131–135, 1998) reprinted in the form of a one-shot as The Fall (Drawn & Quarterly, 2001)
  • (as artist, written by , anthology, Fantagraphics Books):
    • "Sixth Player" (in #9, 1992)
    • "The Guy Who Wanted to Be Friends" (in #13, 1993)
  • Madman Adventures (as artist — among others; jam cover for the collected edition, tpb, 66 pages, Tundra, 1993, )
  • Wiindows #21 (cover illustration, Cult Press, 1994)
  • Northwest Cartoon Cookery: "Food, Glorious Food" (as artist, written by Dennis Eichhorn, anthology one-shot, , 1995)
  • Oh That Monroe: "The Homo Test" (co-written by Brubaker and Jon Lewis, art by , anthology one-shot, Wow Cool, 1995)
  • Alternative Comics:
    • Detour #1 (of 3 — discontinued after the debut issue) (script and art, 1997)
    • Urban Hipster #1–2 (as "continuity editor"; written and drawn by Greg Stump with , 1998)
  • Small Press Expo '97: "Mysteries?" (script and art, 1-page story in the anthology one-shot, CBLDF, 1997)
  • Oni Double Feature #5 (script and art, untitled 1-page story in the anthology, , 1998)
  • (as "assistant editor"; written by Larry Young, drawn by , one-shot, AiT/Planet Lar, 1999)

DC Comics
Vertigo
  • : Prez (with Eric Shanower, one-shot, 1995) collected in Prez: The First Teen President (tpb, 224 pages, 2016, )
  • Gangland #3: "Small Time" (with Eric Shanower, anthology, 1998) collected in Gangland (tpb, 112 pages, 2000, )
  • Scene of the Crime (with ):
    • Scene of the Crime (tpb, 112 pages, 2000, ; hc, 128 pages, Image, 2012, ) collects:
      • Vertigo: Winter's Edge #2: "God and Sinners" (anthology, 1999)
      • Scene of the Crime #1–4: "A Little Piece of Goodnight" (1999)
    • 9-11 Volume 2: "Still Life" (anthology , 224 pages, 2002, )
  • Deadenders (tpb, 392 pages, 2012, ) collects:
    • Vertigo: Winter's Edge #3: "The Morning After" (with , anthology, 2000)
    • #1–16 (with Warren Pleece, 2000–2001)
  • The Sandman Presents: The Dead Boy Detectives #1–4 (with , 2001) collected as The Sandman Presents: The Dead Boy Detectives (tpb, 104 pages, 2008, )

DC Universe
  • Batman (with , James Tucker + Stefano Gaudiano (#600) and (#603); issues #606–607 are co-written by Brubaker and , 2000–2002) collected as:
    • Batman by Ed Brubaker Volume 1 (collects #582–586 and 591–597, tpb, 320 pages, 2016, )
      • Includes the one-shot (written by Brubaker, art by Stefano Gaudiano, 2001)
    • Batman by Ed Brubaker Volume 2 (collects #598–607, tpb, 288 pages, 2016, )
    • Batman: Bruce Wayne — Murderer? (includes #599–602, tpb, 264 pages, 2014, )
    • (includes #603–607, tpb, 432 pages, 2014, )
  • #2 (with ) and #3 (with , 2001) collected in Batman: Turning Points (tpb, 128 pages, 2007, )
  • #33: "World without Batman" (with , 2001)
  • (with Sean Phillips, one-shot, , 2001)
  • vol. 2 #86 (with , 2001) collected in Batman: Officer Down (tpb, 168 pages, 2001, )
  • :
    • "" (with , co-feature in #758, 2001)
    • "Dead Reckoning" (with Tommy Castillo, in #777–782, 2003)
    • "Made of Wood" (with , in #784–786, 2003) collected in Batman: The Man Who Laughs (hc, 144 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, )
  • Catwoman vol. 3 (with (#1–4), Brad Rader, , (#17–19), Guy Davis (#23–24), , Sean Phillips (#32) and Diego Olmos (#33), 2002–2005) collected as:
    • Trail of the Catwoman (collects #1–9, tpb, 336 pages, 2012, )
      • Includes "Trail of the Catwoman" co-feature serial (art by Darwyn Cooke) from #759–762 (2001)
    • No Easy Way Down (collects #10–24, tpb, 400 pages, 2013, )
      • Includes the Catwoman Secret Files & Origins one-shot (written by Brubaker, art by Michael Avon Oeming, Cameron Stewart and Eric Shanower, 2002)
    • Under Pressure (collects #25–37, tpb, 312 pages, 2014, )
    • Catwoman of East End Omnibus (includes #1–37, Detective Comics #759–762 and Catwoman Secret Files & Origins, hc, 1,064 pages, 2022, )
  • (with Michael Lark, Brian Hurtt (#11), Greg Scott (#16), Jason Shawn Alexander (#26–27) and Kano (#33–36), 2003–2005) collected as:
    • Issues #1–2, 12–15 and 33–36 are co-written by Brubaker and .
      • In the Line of Duty (includes #1–5, hc, 240 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2011, )
      • Jokers and Madmen (includes #11–16 and 19–22, hc, 288 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2011, )
      • On the Freak Beat (includes #26–27, hc, 224 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2011, )
      • Corrigan (includes #33–36, hc, 224 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2012, )
      • Omnibus (includes #1–5, 11–16, 19–22, 26–27, 33–36, hc, 957 pages, 2016, )
  • #41: "" (with , co-feature, 2003) collected in Batman: Black and White Volume 3 (hc, 288 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2008, )
  • vol. 4 #27: "The Black Bird" (with Sean Phillips, 2004)
  • (with , one-shot, 2005)
  • : "The Art of Picking a Lock" (with Cameron Stewart, anthology one-shot, 2020) collected in Batman: 80 Years of the Bat Family (tpb, 400 pages, 2020, )

Wildstorm
  • The Sleeper Omnibus (hc, 720 pages, Vertigo, 2013, ) collects:
    • Point Blank #1–5 (with Colin Wilson, Eye of the Storm, 2002–2003) also collected as Point Blank (tpb, 128 pages, 2003, )
    • Sleeper #1–12 (with Sean Phillips, Eye of the Storm, 2003–2004) also collected as Sleeper: Season One (tpb, 288 pages, 2009, )
    • Coup d'Etat:
      • Coup d'Etat #1 (of 4) (with , Eye of the Storm, 2004) also collected in Coup d'Etat (tpb, 112 pages, 2004, )
      • Coup d'Etat: Afterword: "Sleeper Prelude" (with Sean Phillips, co-feature in one-shot, 2004) also collected in Sleeper: Season Two (tpb, 296 pages, 2009, )
    • #1–12 (with Sean Phillips, 2004–2005) also collected as Sleeper: Season Two (tpb, 296 pages, 2009, )
  • Masks: Too Hot for TV!: "Introduction" (with Doug Mahnke, anthology one-shot, Eye of the Storm, 2004)
  • #29–30 (with , America's Best Comics, 2004–2005) collected in Tom Strong Book Five (hc, 136 pages, 2005, ; tpb, 2006, )
  • #1–12 (with Dustin Nguyen, 2004–2005) collected as The Authority by Ed Brubaker and Dustin Nguyen (tpb, 328 pages, 2019, )
  • The Razor's Edge: RedBird (with , unreleased 5-issue limited series — initially announced for 2005)
    • Three issues were solicited before the series was pulled off schedule.

Marvel Comics
  • :
    • Captain America vol. 5 (with , Michael Lark, John Paul Leon (#7), (#10), , , Roberto de la Torre (#39), , Mitch Breitweiser (#600, 607, 615.1, 619), + Rafael Albuquerque + (#600), (#601), Daniel Acuña (#611), + (#616), Mike Deodato, Jr. (#616–617), (#617–624) and Francesco Francavilla (#625–628); after issue #619, the series was rebranded as Captain America and Bucky with issues #620–624 co-written by Brubaker and and #625–628 co-written by Brubaker and , 2005–2012) collected as:
      • Ultimate Collection: Captain America — The Winter Soldier (collects #1–9 and 11–14, tpb, 304 pages, 2010, ; hc, 2014, )
      • (includes #10, hc, 352 pages, 2010, )
      • Ultimate Collection: Captain America — Red Menace (collects #15–21, tpb, 216 pages, 2011, )
        • Includes Captain America 65th Anniversary Special (written by Brubaker, art by Mike Perkins, Javier Pulido and Marcos Martín, 2006)
      • (collects #22–42, tpb, 568 pages, 2013, )
        • Includes the one-shot (written by Brubaker, art by Lee Weeks and Stefano Gaudiano, 2007)
      • Captain America: The Man with No Face (collects #43–48, hc, 168 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, )
      • Captain America: Road to Reborn (collects #49–50 and 600–601, hc, 176 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, )
      • Captain America: Reborn (hc, 232 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, ) collects:
        • (with Luke Ross, free digital mini-comic, 2009)
        • #1–6 (with , 2009–2010)
      • (collects #602–605, hc, 128 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, )
        • Includes the one-shot (written by Brubaker, art by Butch Guice and Luke Ross, 2010)
      • Captain America: No Escape (collects #606–610, hc, 120 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2011, )
      • Captain America: The Trial of Captain America (collects #611–615 and 615.1, hc, 144 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, )
      • Captain America: Prisoner of War (collects #616–619, hc, 144 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, )
      • Captain America and Bucky: The Life Story of Bucky Barnes (collects #620–624, hc, 112 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, )
      • Captain America and Bucky: Old Wounds (collects #625–628, hc, 128 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, )
      • Captain America by Ed Brubaker Omnibus (collects #1–25, Captain America 65th Anniversary Special and Winter Soldier: Winter Kills, hc, 744 pages, 2007, )
      • The Death of Captain America Omnibus (collects #26–42, hc, 464 pages, 2009, )
      • Captain America Lives! Omnibus (collects #43–50, 600–601, Captain America: Reborn Prelude and #1–6, hc, 560 pages, 2011, )
      • The Trial of Captain America Omnibus (includes #602–619, 615.1, Captain America: Reborn — Who Will Wield the Shield? and Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier #1–4, hc, 928 pages, 2014, )
      • Return of the Winter Soldier Omnibus (includes #620–628, Fear Itself: Book of the Skull, Fear Itself #7.1 and Winter Soldier #1–14, hc, 752 pages, 2015, )
    • #1–4 (with , 2010) collected as Steve Rogers: Super-Soldier (hc, 112 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, )
    • (with , one-shot, 2011) collected in Fear Itself (hc, 240 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, )
    • Captain America vol. 6 (with (#1–5), (#6–10), Patrick Zircher (#11–14), Scot Eaton (#15–18) and Steve Epting (#19); issues #15–18 are co-written by Brubaker and , 2011–2012) collected as:
      • Captain America by Ed Brubaker Volume 1 (collects #1–5, hc, 120 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, )
      • Captain America by Ed Brubaker Volume 2 (collects #6–10, hc, 112 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2012, )
      • Captain America by Ed Brubaker Volume 3 (collects #11–14, hc, 112 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2013, )
      • Captain America by Ed Brubaker Volume 4 (collects #15–19, hc, 120 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2013, )
      • The Trial of Captain America Omnibus (includes #1–10, hc, 928 pages, 2014, )
      • Return of the Winter Soldier Omnibus (includes #11–19, hc, 752 pages, 2015, )
    • Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker: The Complete Collection (tpb, 344 pages, 2014, ) collects:
      • Fear Itself #7.1 (with Butch Guice, 2012)
      • Winter Soldier #1–14 (with Butch Guice and Michael Lark (#6–9), 2012–2013)
  • What If... Aunt May Had Died Instead of Uncle Ben? (with Andrea Di Vito, one-shot, 2005) collected in What If... Why Not? (tpb, 152 pages, 2005, )
  • Wha... Huh? (with , among other writers, one-shot, 2005) collected in Secret Wars Too (tpb, 208 pages, 2016, )
  • Books of Doom #1–6 (with Pablo Raimondi, 2006) collected as Fantastic Four: Books of Doom (hc, 144 pages, 2006, ; tpb, 2007, )
  • :
    • #1–6 (with and , 2006) collected as X-Men: Deadly Genesis (hc, 200 pages, 2006, ; tpb, 2007, )
    • (with , (#477, 480, 483), (#487–491), Mike Choi (#495–499), (#500) and (#500–503), 2006–2008) collected as:
      • The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire (collects #475–486, hc, 312 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2008, )
      • The Extremists (collects #487–491, tpb, 120 pages, 2008, )
      • X-Men: Messiah Complex (includes #492–494, hc, 352 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2008, )
        • Includes the one-shot (written by Brubaker, art by , 2007)
      • (collects #495–499, tpb, 120 pages, 2008, )
      • (includes #500–503, hc, 208 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, )
        • Issues #500–503 are co-written by Brubaker and .
  • Daredevil vol. 2 (with Michael Lark, David Aja (#88 and 116), Lee Weeks (#94), Leandro Fernández ( Annual), Stefano Gaudiano, Paul Azaceta (#103–106), (#111) and Tonči Zonjić (#115), 2006–2009) collected as:
    • Annual #1 is co-written by Brubaker and ; issues #107–110 are co-written by Brubaker and Greg Rucka.
      • Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Omnibus Volume 1 (collects #82–105, hc, 608 pages, 2009, )
      • Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Omnibus Volume 2 (collects #106–119, 500 and Annual #1, hc, 472 pages, 2010, )
        • Includes the one-shot (co-written by Brubaker and Ande Parks, art by Chris Samnee, 2008)
      • Ultimate Collection: Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Volume 1 (collects #82–93, tpb, 304 pages, 2012, )
      • Ultimate Collection: Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Volume 2 (collects #94–105, tpb, 304 pages, 2012, )
      • Ultimate Collection: Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Volume 3 (collects #106–119 and 500, tpb, 384 pages, 2012, )
  • Criminal (with Sean Phillips, ):
    • Volume 1 (hc, 432 pages, 2009, ) collects:
      • Criminal Preview (free 5-page "trailer", 2006)
      • Criminal (2006–2007) also collected as:
        • Coward (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2007, )
        • Lawless (collects #6–10, tpb, 128 pages, 2007, )
      • Criminal vol. 2 #1–3 (2008) also collected as Criminal: The Dead and the Dying (tpb, 104 pages, 2008, )
      • #1: "No One Rides for Free" (anthology, Image, 2008) also collected in CBLDF Presents: Liberty (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2016, )
    • Volume 2 (hc, 432 pages, 2012, ) collects:
      • Criminal vol. 2 #4–7 (2008) also collected as Criminal: Bad Night (tpb, 120 pages, 2009, )
      • : "21st Century Noir" (anthology graphic novel, sc, 104 pages, Dark Horse, 2009, ; hc, 2020, )
      • #1–5 (2009–2010) also collected as Criminal: The Sinners (tpb, 144 pages, 2010, )
      • #1–4 (2011) also collected as Criminal: The Last of the Innocent (tpb, 112 pages, 2011, )
  • The Immortal Iron Fist (co-written by Brubaker and Matt Fraction):
    • The Last Iron Fist Story (hc, 160 pages, 2007, ; tpb, 2007, ) collects:
    • The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven (hc, 216 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2008, ) collects:
      • "Men of a Certain Deadly Persuasion" (with Howard Chaykin, and Jelena Kevic-Djurdjević, in Annual, 2007)
      • "The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven" (with David Aja, Roy Martinez, , Kano, Javier Pulido, Tonči Zonjić and Clay Mann, in #8–14, 2007–2008)
    • The Book of Iron Fist (hc, 160 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, ) collects:
      • "The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay" (with Travel Foreman, Leandro Fernández and Khari Evans, in #7, 2007)
      • Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death (with Russ Heath, Mitch Breitweiser, Nick Dragotta and Lewis LaRosa, one-shot, 2008)
      • The Origin of Danny Rand (with Kano, two-page framing sequence for a reprint of #15–16, one-shot, 2008)
      • "The Story of the Iron Fist Bei Bang-Wen (1827–1860)" (with Khari Evans, in #15, 2008)
      • "Happy Birthday Danny" (with David Aja, in #16, 2008)
    • Omnibus (collects #1–16, Annual, Civil War: Choosing Sides, Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death and The Origin of Danny Rand, hc, 560 pages, 2009, )
    • The Complete Collection Volume 1 (collects #1–16, Annual, Civil War: Choosing Sides, Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death and The Origin of Danny Rand, tpb, 496 pages, 2013, )
  • What If...? Civil War: "The Stranger" (with Marko Djurdjević, framing sequence in the one-shot, 2008) collected in What If: Civil War (tpb, 168 pages, 2008, )
  • #1: "Patriot" (with Paco Medina, 2008) collected in Young Avengers Presents (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, )
  • (hc, 368 pages, 2012, ) collects:
    • Incognito #1–6 (with Sean Phillips, Icon, 2008–2009) also collected as Incognito (tpb, 176 pages, 2009, )
    • Incognito: Bad Influences #1–5 (with Sean Phillips, Icon, 2010–2011) also collected as Incognito: Bad Influences (tpb, 144 pages, 2011, )
  • The Marvels Project #1–8 (with Steve Epting, 2009–2010) collected as The Marvels Project: Birth of the Super Heroes (hc, 208 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2011, )
  • (with Mike Deodato, Jr., David Aja + Michael Lark (#5) and Will Conrad (#9–12), 2010–2011) collected as:
    • Mission to Mars (collects #1–5, hc, 136 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, )
    • Eyes of the Dragon (collects #6–12, hc, 168 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2012, )
    • Secret Avengers by Ed Brubaker: The Complete Collection (collects #1–12, tpb, 304 pages, 2018, )
  • Avengers vs. X-Men:
    • Marvel Point One: "" (with Javier Pulido, anthology one-shot, 2012) collected in Original Sin (hc, 392 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 240 pages, 2015, )
    • Avengers vs. X-Men #3 (with John Romita, Jr.) and #10 (with , 2012) collected in Avengers vs. X-Men (hc, 568 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 384 pages, 2013, )

Image Comics
Criminal (2006-present)
After collaborating on Sleeper for DC Comics, Brubaker and Sean Phillips took their partnership to Marvel to create Criminal. In 2016, the duo moved the series to Image Comics, producing a series of one-shots and original graphic novels, before launching a new ongoing series in 2019.
Trade paperbacks
1Coward Criminal (2006) #1-5128Icon
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144
2Lawless Criminal (2006) #6-10128Icon
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144
3The Dead And The Dying Criminal 2 (2008) #1-3104Icon
128Image
4Bad Night Criminal 2 (2008) #4-7120Icon
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5The Sinners Criminal: The Sinners #1-5120Icon
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144
6The Last Of The Innocent Criminal: The Last Of The Innocent #1-4120Icon
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144
7Wrong Time, Wrong Place Savage Sword Of Criminal; Deadly Hands Of Criminal112Image
120
8My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies OGN72Image
80
9Bad Weekend Criminal (2019) #2-372Image
80
10Cruel Summer Criminal (2019) #1, 5-12272Image

Deluxe hardcovers
1Criminal: The Deluxe Edition Vol.1 Criminal (2006) #1-10; Criminal 2 (2008) #1-3432Icon
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2Criminal: The Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 Criminal (2008) #4-7; Criminal: The Sinners #1-5; Criminal: The Last Of The Innocent #1-4432Icon
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3Criminal: The Deluxe Edition Vol. 3 Savage Sword Of Criminal; Deadly Hands Of Criminal; My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies OGN; Bad Weekend OGN; Criminal (2019) #1, 4400Image
4Cruel Summer Criminal (2019) #1, 5-12288Image
5The Knives OGN200Image

Incognito (2008-2011)
Following the success of Criminal with Marvel's Icon imprint, Incognito was the second series launch for Brubaker and Phillips. It tells the story of Zack Overkill, who was placed in witness protection after informing on his supervillain boss. The series was reprinted by Image Comics in 2017.

IncognitoIncognito #1-6176TPBIcon
Incognito: Bad InfluencesIncognito: Bad Influences #1-5144TPBIcon
Incognito: The Classified EditionIncognito #1-6; Incognito: Bad Influences #1-5336OHCIcon
Incognito: The Classified EditionIncognito #1-6; Incognito: Bad Influences #1-5368OHCImage

Fatale (2012-2014)
With art from Phillips, and colors from Dave Stewart, Fatale is a part-pulp, part-horror story of a femme fatale, set between the 1950s and 1970s.

Brubaker said the story came from trying to push himself creatively. "It seemed like a bigger challenge to try to do three noir tales that are wound around a horror story examination of the idea of the femme fatale archetype."

Fatale Vol. 1: Death Chases MeFatale #1-5144TPBImage
Fatale Vol. 2: The Devil's BusinessFatale #6-10136TPBImage
Fatale Vol. 3: West of HellFatale #11-14128TPBImage
Fatale Vol. 4: Pray For RainFatale #15-19144TPBImage
Fatale Vol. 5: Curse The DemonFatale #20-24144TPBImage
Fatale: CompendiumFatale #1-24656TPBImage
Fatale: Compendium
Fatale: The Deluxe Edition Vol.1Fatale #1-10288HCImage
Fatale: The Deluxe Edition Vol.2Fatale #11-24440HCImage

Velvet (2013-2016)
Co-created with Captain America artist, Steve Epting, Brubaker said Velvet was "A Cold War-era story about a spy that nobody sees coming, even—or especially—all the spies around her".

The story came to comics after being rejected as a television pitch. Brubaker said: "The notes that we got from everybody were that she needed to be 25, and an agent-in-training learning from the cool male secret agent. I was just like 'OK, this is... just appalling to me.' Rather than a character that had lived a real life, they wanted a woman 20 years younger, stripped of Velvet's expertise and maturity."

Velvet Vol. 1Velvet #1-5128TPBImage
Velvet Vol. 2: The Secret Lives Of Dead MenVelvet #6-10128TPBImage
Velvet Vol. 3: The Man Who Stole The WorldVelvet #11-15136TPBImage
Velvet Deluxe EditionVelvet #1-15414OHCImage

The Fade Out (2014-2016)
Set in Hollywood 1948, Brubaker and Phillips' The Fade Out tells the story of a screenwriter who awakens in a room with a dead actor. Brubaker said: "It's all based on things that have happened. Not the murder itself and the coverup, but the details. The way that the FBI had informants and people fronting, pretending they were working for the studios."
The Fade Out: Act OneThe Fade Out #1-4120TPBImage
The Fade Out: Act TwoThe Fade Out #5-8112TPBImage
The Fade Out: Act ThreeThe Fade Out #9-12128TPBImage
The Fade Out: The Complete CollectionThe Fade Out #1-12360TPBImage
The Fade Out: The Deluxe EditionThe Fade Out #1-12384OHCImage

Kill Or Be Killed (2017-2018)
Brubaker and Phillips collaborated to tell a 20-issue story in which a relatively normal art student turns into a gun-toting antihero. Kill Or Be Killed was described as Death Wish meets Breaking Bad.

Kill Or Be Killed Vol. 1Kill Or Be Killed #1-4128TPBImage
Kill Or Be Killed Vol. 2Kill Or Be Killed #5-10176TPBImage
Kill Or Be Killed Vol. 3Kill Or Be Killed #11-14120TPBImage
Kill Or Be Killed Vol. 4Kill Or Be Killed #15-20144TPBImage
Kill Or Be Killed CompendiumKill Or Be Killed #1-20600TPBImage
Kill Or Be Killed: The Deluxe EditionKill Or Be Killed #1-20624OHCImage

Reckless (2020-2022)
Co-created with Phillips, Reckless is set in Los Angeles during the early 1980s. It tells the story of former FBI agent, Ethan Reckless, and projectionist Anna, with their crusade for payback on villains.

Brubaker's inspiration was to wonder what a pulp hero would look like without "all the blatant racism and sexism" that was prevalent in the 1950s and 1960s version of the genre. The idea came out of the Covid-19 pandemic. "(Sean and I) were both looking for some kind of escape. Something that we could throw ourselves into."

Reckless144HCImage
Reckless: Friend Of The Devil144HCImage
Reckless: Destroy All Monsters144HCImage
Reckless: Ghost In You144HCImage
Reckless: Follow Me Down144HCImage

Friday (2021-2024)
Originally published on Panel Syndicate as an e-comic, Friday was co-created with Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente. The series was re-released as a trio of paperbacks by Image Comics.
Friday Book One: The First Day Of ChristmasFriday #1-3120TPBImage
Friday Book Two: On A Cold Winter's NightFriday #4-6120TPBImage
Friday Book Three: Christmas Time is Here AgainFriday #7-9128TPBImage
Friday: Deluxe EditionFriday #1-9368OHCImage

Standalone material
PulpSean Phillips72HCImage
80TPB
256OHC
Night FeverSean Phillips120HCImageOctober 18, 2023
Night Fever
Where The Body WasSean Phillips144HCImage
Houses Of The UnholySean Phillips144HCImage

Other publishers
  • :
    • Black Sails (with Sean Phillips, unreleased 3-issue limited series — initially announced in 2004 but abandoned in favor of Brubaker and Phillips' Criminal)
    • : "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (with Sean Phillips, story created for the collection; hc, 360 pages, 2022, )
      • In addition to this short story, Brubaker provided commentary for the section of Darwyn Cooke's preliminary and promotional art for the Parker series and the section commemorating Cooke.
  • The Spirit Centenary Newspaper (with Sean Phillips, untitled 1-page story in the tabloid-sized anthology, LICAF, 2017)
  • Friday (with Marcos Martín, drawings, and Muntsa Vicente, colors; digital, , 2020–2024). Publisher on-line in English and Spanish, published in print in English, Spanish, and Catalan. Collected in print via as:
    • The First Day of Christmas (collects #1–3, tpb, 120 pages, 2021, )
    • On a Cold Winter's Night (collects #4–6, tpb, 120 pages, 2022, )
    • Christmas Time is Here Again (collects #7–9, tpb, 128 pages, 2024, )

Screenwriting credits
Television
  • Westworld
    • "Dissonance Theory" (Co-Writer)
  • Too Old to Die Young
    • "Volume 1: The Devil" (Co-Writer)
    • 'Volume 2: The Lovers" (Co-Writer)
    • "Volume 3: The Hermit" (Co-Writer)
    • "Volume 4: The Tower" (Co-Writer)
    • "Volume 5: The Fool" (Co-Writer)
    • "Volume 6: The High Priestess" (Co-Writer)
    • "Volume 7: The Magician" (Co-Writer)
    • "Volume 8: The Hanged Man" (Co-Writer)
    • "Volume 9: The Empress" (Co-Writer)
    • "Kiss of the Catwoman"
    • "The Night of the Hunters"
    • "Savage Night"

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