Greg Rucka bibliography

Greg Rucka is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series Whiteout, Queen & Country, Stumptown and Lazarus, as well as lengthy runs on such titles as Detective Comics, Wonder Woman, Elektra and Wolverine. Rucka has written a substantial amount of supplemental material for a number of DC Comics' line-wide and inter-title crossovers, including "No Man's Land", "Infinite Crisis" and "New Krypton". Rucka has also co-created, along with writer Ed Brubaker and artist Michael Lark, the acclaimed comic book series Gotham Central,[1][2] which takes the perspective of ordinary policemen working in Gotham City.[3][4][5]

Greg Rucka bibliography
Rucka in 2004
Active period1996–present
Publishers
Oni Press1998–present
DC Comics1998–present
Marvel Comics2001–present
Image Comics2001–present

Novels

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Atticus Kodiak

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Series of novels starring the professional bodyguard Atticus Kodiak, including:

  • Keeper (hc, 275 pages, Bantam Books, 1996, ISBN 0-5531-0244-3; sc, 332 pages, 1997, ISBN 0-5535-7428-0)
  • Finder (hc, 288 pages, Bantam Books, 1997, ISBN 0-5531-0098-X; sc, 352 pages, 1998, ISBN 0-5535-7429-9)
  • Smoker (hc, 320 pages, Bantam Books, 1998, ISBN 0-5531-0716-X; sc, 432 pages, 1999, ISBN 0-5535-7829-4)
  • Shooting at Midnight (hc, 368 pages, Bantam Books, 1999, ISBN 0-5531-0720-8; sc, 400 pages, 2000, ISBN 0-5535-7827-8)
  • Critical Space (hc, 440 pages, Bantam Books, 2002, ISBN 0-7862-3836-4; sc, 528 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-5535-8179-1)
  • Patriot Acts (hc, 352 pages, Bantam Books, 2007, ISBN 0-5538-0473-1; sc, 416 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-5535-8899-0)
  • Walking Dead (hc, 320 pages, Bantam Books, 2009, ISBN 0-5538-0474-X; sc, 400 pages, 2010, ISBN 0-5535-8900-8)

Other early work

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Novelizations, original stories within established franchises and other work, including:

Queen & Country

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Series of novels set in the world of Rucka's comic book series Queen & Country, including:

Perfect Dark

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Series of novels set in the world of the Perfect Dark video game, including:

Jad Bell

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Series of novels starring the ex-Delta Force operative Jad Bell, including:

Star Wars

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Series of young adult novels set in the current canon of Star Wars, including:

Comics

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Oni Press

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Titles published by Oni Press include:

DC Comics

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Titles published by DC Comics include:

Marvel Comics

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Titles published by Marvel include:

Image Comics

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Titles published by Image include:

  • Felon #1–4 (of 6)[21] (with Matthew Clark, Minotaur Press, 2001–2002)
  • Lazarus (with Michael Lark):
    • Lazarus (2013–2018) collected as:
      • The First Collection (collects #1–9 and the 4-page digital preview, hc, 245 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-6321-5183-9)
      • The Second Collection (collects #10–21, hc, 320 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-6321-5722-5)
      • The Third Collection (includes #22–26, hc, 344 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1334-6)
        • Also collects the 6-issue spin-off limited series Lazarus X+66 (2017–2018)
          • Issue #1 is co-written by Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Steve Lieber.
          • Issue #2 is co-written by Rucka and Aaron Duran, art by Mack Chater.
          • Issue #3 is co-written by Rucka and Neal Bailey, art by Justin Greenwood.
          • Issue #4 is co-written by Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Alitha Martinez.
          • Issue #5 is co-written by Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Bilquis Evely.
          • Issue #6 is co-written by Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Tristan Jones.
    • Lazarus: Risen #1–7 (2019–2022) partially collected as:
      • Lazarus: Fracture I (collects #1–3, tpb, 152 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-5343-0842-3)
      • Lazarus: Fracture II (collects #5–7 and Lazarus #27–28, tpb, 144 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-5343-1919-0)
  • Black Magick (with Nicola Scott, 2015–ongoing) collected as:
  • The Old Guard (with Leandro Fernández):
    • The Old Guard #1–5 (2017) collected as The Old Guard: Opening Fire (tpb, 160 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5343-0240-9)
    • The Old Guard: Force Multiplied #1–5 (2019–2020) collected as The Old Guard: Force Multiplied (tpb, 128 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-5343-1377-X)
    • The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #1–6 (anthology, 2021) collected as The Old Guard: Tales Through Time (tpb, 176 pages, 2021, ISBN 1-534-32005-9)
      • Issue #1 featured "My Mother's Axe" (written by Rucka, art by Leandro Fernández) and "Zanzibar and Other Harbors" (written by Andrew Wheeler, drawn by Jacopo Camagni)
      • Issue #2 featured "Bonsai Shokunin" (written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, drawn by Valentine De Landro) and "Strong Medicine" (written by Eric Trautmann, drawn by Mike Henderson)
      • Issue #3 featured "Passchendaele" (written by Brian Michael Bendis, drawn by Michael Avon Oeming) and "Lacus Solitudinis" (written by Dave Walker and Robert Mackenzie, drawn by Justin Greenwood)
      • Issue #4 featured "How to Make a Ghost Town" (written by Matt Fraction, drawn by Steve Lieber) and "Love Letters" (written by David F. Walker, drawn by Matthew Clark)
      • Issue #5 featured "An Old Soul" (written by Jason Aaron, drawn by Rafael Albuquerque) and "Never Gets Old" (written by Alejandro Arbona, drawn by Kano)
      • Issue #6 featured "Many Happy Returns" (written by Vita Ayala, drawn by Nicola Scott) and "The Bear" (written by Rucka, art by Leandro Fernández)
    • Image! #12: "When There Were Five" (anthology, 2023)
    • The Old Guard: Fade Away[22]
  • The Forged #1–ongoing (co-written by Rucka and Eric Trautmann, art by Mike Henderson, 2023–...)

Other publishers

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Titles published by various American publishers include:

References

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  2. ^ Polo, Susana (March 30, 2017). "One of the best Batman books ever made barely has Batman in it at all". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Singh, Arune (June 30, 2003). "THE BEAT (PART 1): ED BRUBAKER TALKS 'GOTHAM CENTRAL'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003.
  4. ^ Singh, Arune (July 1, 2003). "THE BEAT (PART 2): GREG RUCKA TALKS 'GOTHAM CENTRAL'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 11, 2003.
  5. ^ Singh, Arune (July 2, 2003). "THE BEAT (PART 3): MICHAEL LARK TALKS 'GOTHAM CENTRAL'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 11, 2003.
  6. ^ Weiland, Jonah (February 23, 2007). "NYCC, DAY 1: "WHITEOUT" RETURNS! RUCKA & LIEBER TALK". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007.
  7. ^ Rucka, Greg (December 15, 2008). "Questions for Greg Rucka". The Comic Bloc Forums. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009.
  8. ^ Lieber, Steve (September 5, 2009). "FAQs (Updated September 5th, 2009)". stevelieber.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009.
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  19. ^ "The Wonder Woman Earth One That Could Have Been". Tumblr. September 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
  20. ^ Gerding, Stephen (September 24, 2015). "Morrison & Paquette's "Wonder Woman: Earth One" Debuts Cover, New Details". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015.
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  22. ^ Matadeen, Renaldo (July 24, 2020). "How The Old Guard: Force Multiplied Sets Up a 'Fade Away' Sequel". CBR.com.
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