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Ivan Brandon (born 1976) is a comic book writer known for his work on titles such as ' and Men of War as well as creator-owned series Viking, The Cross Bronx and , published by . He is also the creator and producer of the -nominated anthology series 24Seven.


Early life
Ivan Brandon was born in New York City in 1976 to immigrants. Biography page at Ivan Brandon's official site He has an older brother, two younger brothers and a younger sister. Brandon's earliest exposure to comics came in the early 1980s, from the books that were passed down to him from his older brother, including such publications as Daredevil, The Amazing Spider-Man, and . Brandon names 's work on and Frank Miller's work on Daredevil and Elektra as having had an influential impact on him.

Brandon studied art under David Mazzucchelli, and has stated that he made his first comics with him at age 10.


Career
Brandon got his start at Beckett Comics, providing scripts for two series created by the company's founder , and , as well as writing the first two issues of the Terminator 3 prequel series. Most of Brandon further body of work consists of creator-owned projects such as The Cross Bronx, a supernatural crime story produced with Michael Avon Oeming, with co-writer and artist Andy MacDonald, and 24Seven, an series that Brandon created and edited. April 2009 saw the debut of Viking, an series based on history about two young brothers attempting to work their way up the criminal food chain. Brandon stated that he was inspired by such as 's Blade of the Immortal and the parallels he perceived between Viking history and organized crime.

Also in 2009, Brandon started writing for with . For DC Comics' 2011 company-wide title relaunch The New 52, Brandon wrote Men of War, which lasted eight issues before its cancellation.


Bibliography

Early work


Image Comics
  • (co-written by Brandon and , art by Andy MacDonald):
    • NYC Mech #1–6 (with additional art by in issue #6, 2004) collected as NYC Mech: Let's Electrify (tpb, 160 pages, 2005, )
    • NYC Mech: Beta Love #1–6 (2005–2006) collected as NYC Mech: Beta Love (tpb, 160 pages, 2007, )
    • Image! #11: "Dead Again" (anthology, 2023)
  • Grounded #1–6 (as "editor"; written by , drawn by , 2005–2006)
  • 24Seven (as creator and editor, series of anthology graphic novels):
    • Volume 1 (224 pages, 2006, ) featured several stories written by Brandon:
    • Volume 2 (240 pages, 2007, ) featured two stories written by Brandon:
      • "Getaway" (with Calum Alexander Watt)
      • "Little Nano in Alphaland" (with )
  • The Cross Bronx #1–4 (with Michael Avon Oeming, 2006) collected as The Cross Bronx (tpb, 128 pages, 2007, )
  • (story by Felipe Ferreira, dialogue by Brandon, art by Rafael Albuquerque, graphic novel, 96 pages, 2007, )
  • #10: "Wild Goose" (with Rafael Albuquerque, co-feature, 2007)
    • Collected in Fear Agent Library Edition Volume 1 (hc, 440 pages, Dark Horse, 2012, )
    • Collected in Fear Agent: The Final Edition Volume 4 (tpb, 248 pages, 2018, )
  • Comic Book Tattoo: "Pirates" (with Calum Alexander Watt, anthology graphic novel, hc, 480 pages, 2008, ; sc, 2008, )
  • Viking #1–5 (with , 2009–2010) collected as Viking: The Long Cold Fire (hc, 144 pages, 2010, ; sc, 2011, )
  • Volume 1: "The First Car in Mexico" (with Andy MacDonald, anthology graphic novel, 240 pages, 2009, )
  • The Crazies #1: "Hopman Bog" (with and , , 2010)
  • Thought Bubble Anthology #2: "I'm Through" (with , 2012) collected in Thought Bubble Anthology Collection (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, )
  • Drifter (with Nic Klein, 2014–2017) collected as:
    • Out of the Night (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2015, )
    • The Wake (collects #6–9, tpb, 104 pages, 2015, )
    • Lit by Fire (collects #10–14, tpb, 128 pages, 2016, )
    • Remains (collects #15–19, tpb, 120 pages, 2017, )
  • Black Cloud (co-written by Brandon and , art by Greg Hinkle, (#6) and (#9–10), 2017–2018) collected as:
    • No Exit (collects #1–5, tpb, 128 pages, 2017, )
    • No Return (collects #6–10, tpb, 128 pages, 2018, )
  • VS #1–5 (with Esad Ribić, 2018) collected as VS, Volume 1 (tpb, 144 pages, 2018, )
  • : "N-R-Yay" (with Paul Azaceta, anthology graphic novel, 336 pages, 2018, )


Marvel Comics
  • #1–8 (with , , 2008) collected as Secret Invasion: Home Invasion (tpb, 104 pages, 2009, )
  • Marvel Comics Presents vol. 2 #8–12: "" (with , anthology, 2008)
  • #4: "Ice Ceam Alamo" (with , anthology, 2010) collected in X-Men: Nation X (hc, 360 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, )
  • #894 (with , 2010) collected in Deadpool Team-Up: Good Buddies (hc, 176 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2010, )
  • Wolverine #309: "Underneath" (with Rafael Albuquerque and Jason Latour, 2012) collected in Wolverine: Rot (hc, 128 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2013, )
  • #3: "A Thousand Cuts" (with , anthology, 2015) collected in Secret Wars Journal/Battleworld (tpb, 248 pages, 2016, )


DC Comics
  • Faces of Evil: Kobra (with Julian López, one-shot, 2009) collected in Kobra: Resurrection (tpb, 144 pages, 2010, )
  • #1–6 (with (#1–3) and Cliff Richards (#4–6), 2009) collected as Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape (tpb, 144 pages, 2010, )
  • #1–4 (with Cliff Richards, 2010)
  • #14–16: "" (with , co-feature, 2010)
  • Weird War Tales: "The Hell Above Us" (with Nic Klein, anthology one-shot, 2010) collected in Our Army at War (tpb, 128 pages, 2011, )
  • vol. 5 #6–12 (co-written by Brandon and , art by Nic Klein, (#8–9) and (#10), First Wave, 2010–2011)
  • JSA 80-Page Giant 2011: "" (with Nic Klein, anthology one-shot, 2011)
  • Men of War vol. 2 #1–6 (with , 2011–2012) collected in Men of War: Uneasy Company (tpb, 256 pages, 2012, )
  • vol. 2 #5: "Hell Night" (with , anthology, 2014) collected in Batman: Black and White Volume 4 (hc, 288 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2015, )
  • Strange Sports Stories vol. 2 #1: "Refugees" (with , anthology, Vertigo, 2015) collected in Strange Sports Stories (tpb, 144 pages, 2015, )


Other publishers
  • :
    • Masters of Horror #3–4: "Dreams in the Witch-House" (adaptation of the teleplay; script by Brandon, art by , anthology, 2006) collected in Masters of Horror (tpb, 104 pages, 2006, )
    • Doomed #3–4: "David J. Schow's Visitation" (adaptation of the short story; script by Brandon, art by Andy MacDonald, anthology, 2006) collected in Completely Doomed (tpb, 240 pages, 2007, )
    • #2: "Last Meal" (with , anthology, 2007) collected in Gene Simmons' House of Horrors (tpb, 192 pages, 2008, )
    • Love is Love (untitled one-page prose story with an illustration by Paul Reinwand, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, 2016, )
  • The Toxic Avenger and Other Tromatic Tales: "I Heart Tromaville" (with Andy MacDonald, anthology graphic novel, 160 pages, Devil's Due, 2007, )
  • (adaptation of the novel by ; script by Brandon, art by Andy MacDonald, 224 pages, , 2014, )
  • #1: "Labyrinth" (with , Columbus College of Art and Design, 2015)
  • #1–4 (with , Jet City Comics, 2016) collected as Frontlines: Requiem (tpb, 112 pages, 2016, )


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