Ed Brubaker

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox comics creator Ed Brubaker (Template:IPAc-en; born November 17, 1966)<ref name=CBGExtra>Template:Cite web</ref> is an American comic book writer, cartoonist and screenwriter who works primarily in the crime fiction 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 superhero comics such as Batman, Catwoman, The Authority, Captain America, Daredevil and Uncanny X-Men. Brubaker is best known for his long-standing collaboration with British artist Sean Phillips, starting with their Elseworlds one-shot Batman: Gotham Noir 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 Bucky Barnes with Steve Epting.

Brubaker has won numerous awards for his comics work, including seven Eisner Awards, two Harvey Awards, an Ignatz Award, 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 Captain America and his sidekick Bucky Barnes, 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."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His uncle was screenwriter John Paxton.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Early work

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

In 1991, Brubaker wrote one of his earliest crime stories 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 Eric Shanower which garnered the two an Eisner Award nomination in 1993,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 Ignatz Awards. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Detour was nominated for the "Best New Series" Harvey Award in 1998.<ref name="Harvey1998" />

Brubaker's last work for Dark Horse Presents was "The Fall", a five-part story illustrated by Berlin creator Jason Lutes 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, IDW Publishing announced the first creator-owned project by Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips, a pirate-themed series titled Black Sails.<ref name=bs1>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=bs2>Template:Cite web</ref> The creators eventually decided to shelve the series in favor of Criminal (published under Marvel's Icon imprint),<ref name=noshow>Template:Cite web</ref> and "The Fall" remained Brubaker's last independent comics work until his move to Image in 2012.

DC Comics

In 1995, Brubaker was contacted by DC Comics to write a story about Prez for its "mature readers" imprint Vertigo, after being recommended to the editors by his "An Accidental Death" collaborator Eric Shanower (who was already attached to the project as the artist).<ref name=sotc>Scene of the Crime 2012 (afterword). Image Comics</ref> 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 political satire revamping the obscure 1970s Joe Simon creation. Brubaker continued to pitch various ideas to Vertigo but kept getting rejected until Shelly Roeberg asked him to pitch "something [he] didn't think Vertigo would publish", which ended up being Scene of the Crime.<ref name=sotc/> The 1999 series marked Brubaker's first collaboration with two artists who would frequently work with him in later years: Michael Lark and Sean Phillips (who joined the project as the inker for issues #2–4). A slacker 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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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

In 2001, Brubaker teamed up with artist Darwyn Cooke to revamp Catwoman, redesigning and redeveloping the character's costume, supporting cast and modus operandi.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The pair's stint started with a four-part serial "Trail of the Catwoman", published in Detective Comics #759–762, in which private detective Slam Bradley 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 Bob Schreck were also enthusiastic, but DC Publisher Paul Levitz objected to the project due to a prior disagreement with Marvel's Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2002, Brubaker did his first work for Wildstorm, 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 arm wrestling 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while Sleeper was relaunched with the Season Two subtitle under the first volume's creative team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Brubaker's last major project at DC was Gotham Central, co-created by Brubaker, writer Greg Rucka 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After Brubaker and Lark left the series due to their newly-signed exclusive contracts with Marvel,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rucka decided to discontinue the title, and Gotham Central was cancelled with issue #40 (Apr. 2006).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Marvel Comics

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Brubaker (left) at a Midtown Comics book signing in Manhattan with fellow writers (seated left to right) Christos Gage, Matt Fraction and Brian Michael Bendis

Brubaker's first work for Marvel was volume five of the Captain America series.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Paired with artist Steve Epting, Brubaker introduced new villains and resurrected the long-dead supporting character Bucky Barnes 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 Captain America mantle to Bucky Barnes.<ref>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."</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 Captain America: Reborn, which featured the return of Rogers, the eight-issue The Marvels Project limited series, as well as Secret Avengers, an ongoing series that followed the adventures of the eponymous team formed in the aftermath of the company-wide crossover storyline "Siege".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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 Doctor Doom, and X-Men: Deadly Genesis with artist Trevor Hairsine, retconning the origins of the All-New, All-Different X-Men team that debuted in 1975. After finishing Deadly Genesis in July 2006, Brubaker became the regular writer of Uncanny X-Men, working with artists Billy Tan and Clayton Henry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In addition to that, he also took over Daredevil, having already planned his run with outgoing writer Brian Michael Bendis.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Once again teaming up with his Scene of the Crime and Gotham Central collaborator Michael Lark,<ref>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."</ref> 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 Matt Fraction which started in November 2006.<ref>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."</ref>

Also in 2006, Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips launched their first creator-owned series Criminal, published under Marvel's Icon imprint.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The title received generally positive reviews<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and its first arc, "Coward", won the 2007 Eisner Award for Best New Series.<ref name="Eisners2007">Template:Cite web</ref> 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."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Image Comics

In January 2012, Brubaker and Phillips launched Fatale at Image Comics. The series was initially announced as a twelve-issue maxi-series but was extended to an ongoing title in November 2012.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Jesse Schedeen of IGN 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."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The first series released under this contract was The Fade Out, a Hollywood period piece made with frequent collaborator Sean Phillips.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Brubaker's other projects for Image include Velvet, a spy series illustrated by his Captain America collaborator Steve Epting.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Film and television work

In March 2009, Brubaker premiered his web series Angel of Death on Crackle.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Brubaker made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, playing the Winter Soldier's handler.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2016, Brubaker joined the writing staff for HBO's Westworld.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He co-wrote the episode "Dissonance Theory" with Jonathan Nolan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, Brubaker partnered with Nicolas Winding Refn to produce Too Old to Die Young, a 10-part neo-noir miniseries for Amazon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2022, it was announced that Brubaker would serve as head writer and executive producer on the animated series Batman: Caped Crusader.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Brubaker lived previously in Seattle, with his wife, Melanie.<ref>Catwoman Vol. 1: Trail of the Catwoman 2012. DC Comics</ref>

Brubaker currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and dog.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

  • 1993 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer-Artist Team ("An Accidental Death")<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 1997 Ignatz Award nominee – Outstanding Graphic Novel or Collection (At the Seams)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 1998 Harvey Award nominee – Best New Series (Detour)<ref name="Harvey1998">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 2000 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer (Scene of the Crime) and Best Mini-Series (Scene of the Crime)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 2007 Eisner Award nominee – Best Continuing Series (Daredevil with Michael Lark and Stefano Gaudiano, Captain America with Steve Epting)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 2010 Eisner Award nominee – Best Limited Series or Story Arc (Incognito with Sean Phillips)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 2013 Eisner Award nominee – Best Continuing Series (Fatale with Sean Phillips)<ref name="cbr.com">Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 2013 Eisner Award nominee – Best New Series (Fatale with Sean Phillips)<ref name="cbr.com"/>
  • 2013 Eisner Award nominee – Best Writer (Fatale)<ref name="cbr.com"/>

Bibliography

Early work

  • Blackthorne Publishing:
  • Purgatory U.S.A. (script and art, one-shot, Slave Labor Graphics, 1989)
  • Rip Off Press:
    • Rip Off Cоmix #28: "Love and Fear" (script and art, anthology, 1990)
    • All Shook Up: "Reflecting on an Earthquake" (script and art, anthology one-shot, 1990)
  • Caliber:
    • Lowlife #1–2 (script and art, 1991)
      • Three more issues (written and drawn by Brubaker) were published by Aeon Press 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, Template:ISBN)
    • Monkey Wrench: "Almost Like Wisdom" (with Brian Sendelbach, anthology one-shot co-edited by Brubaker and Josh Petrin, Iconografix, 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, Template:ISBN)
    • "An Accidental Death" (with Eric Shanower, 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 Dave Cooper, in #106, 1996) collected in Godzilla: Age of Monsters (tpb, 272 pages, 1998, Template:ISBN)
    • "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 Jason Lutes, in #131–135, 1998) reprinted in the form of a one-shot as The Fall (Drawn & Quarterly, 2001)
  • Real Stuff (as artist, written by Dennis Eichhorn, 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, Template:ISBN)
  • Wiindows #21 (cover illustration, Cult Press, 1994)
  • Northwest Cartoon Cookery: "Food, Glorious Food" (as artist, written by Dennis Eichhorn, anthology one-shot, Starhead Comix, 1995)
  • Oh That Monroe: "The Homo Test" (co-written by Brubaker and Jon Lewis, art by Sam Henderson, 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 David Lasky, 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, Oni Press, 1998)
  • Astronauts in Trouble: Cool Ed's (as "assistant editor"; written by Larry Young, drawn by Charlie Adlard, one-shot, AiT/Planet Lar, 1999)

DC Comics

Vertigo

DC Universe

Wildstorm

Marvel Comics

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
# Title Years covered Issues collected Pages Publisher Released ISBN
1 Coward Template:Nowrap Criminal (2006) #1-5 128 Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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2 Lawless Template:Nowrap Criminal (2006) #6-10 128 Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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3 The Dead And The Dying Template:Nowrap Criminal 2 (2008) #1-3 104 Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
128 Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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4 Bad Night Template:Nowrap Criminal 2 (2008) #4-7 120 Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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5 The Sinners Template:Nowrap Criminal: The Sinners #1-5 120 Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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6 The Last Of The Innocent Template:Nowrap Criminal: The Last Of The Innocent #1-4 120 Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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7 Wrong Time, Wrong Place Template:Nowrap Savage Sword Of Criminal; Deadly Hands Of Criminal 112 Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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8 My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies Template:Nowrap OGN 72 Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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9 Bad Weekend Template:Nowrap Criminal (2019) #2-3 72 Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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10 Cruel Summer Template:Nowrap Criminal (2019) #1, 5-12 272 Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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Deluxe hardcovers
# Title Years covered Issues collected Pages Publisher Released ISBN
1 Criminal: The Deluxe Edition Vol.1 Template:Nowrap Criminal (2006) #1-10; Criminal 2 (2008) #1-3 432 Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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2 Criminal: The Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 Template:Nowrap Criminal (2008) #4-7; Criminal: The Sinners #1-5; Criminal: The Last Of The Innocent #1-4 432 Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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3 Criminal: The Deluxe Edition Vol. 3 Template:Nowrap Savage Sword Of Criminal; Deadly Hands Of Criminal; My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies OGN; Bad Weekend OGN; Criminal (2019) #1, 4 400 Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
4 Cruel Summer Template:Nowrap Criminal (2019) #1, 5-12 288 Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
5 The Knives Template:Nowrap OGN 200 Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The series was reprinted by Image Comics in 2017.

Title Issues collected Pages Format Publisher Released ISBN
Incognito Incognito #1-6 176 TPB Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Incognito: Bad Influences Incognito: Bad Influences #1-5 144 TPB Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Incognito: The Classified Edition Incognito #1-6; Incognito: Bad Influences #1-5 336 OHC Icon Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Incognito: The Classified Edition Incognito #1-6; Incognito: Bad Influences #1-5 368 OHC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap

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."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Title Issues collected Pages Format Publisher Released ISBN
Fatale Vol. 1: Death Chases Me Fatale #1-5 144 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Fatale Vol. 2: The Devil's Business Fatale #6-10 136 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Fatale Vol. 3: West of Hell Fatale #11-14 128 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Fatale Vol. 4: Pray For Rain Fatale #15-19 144 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Fatale Vol. 5: Curse The Demon Fatale #20-24 144 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Fatale: Compendium Fatale #1-24 656 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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Fatale: The Deluxe Edition Vol.1 Fatale #1-10 288 HC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Fatale: The Deluxe Edition Vol.2 Fatale #11-24 440 HC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap

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."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Title Issues collected Pages Format Publisher Released ISBN
Velvet Vol. 1 Velvet #1-5 128 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Velvet Vol. 2: The Secret Lives Of Dead Men Velvet #6-10 128 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Velvet Vol. 3: The Man Who Stole The World Velvet #11-15 136 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Velvet Deluxe Edition Velvet #1-15 414 OHC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap

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."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Title Issues collected Pages Format Publisher Released ISBN
The Fade Out: Act One The Fade Out #1-4 120 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
The Fade Out: Act Two The Fade Out #5-8 112 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
The Fade Out: Act Three The Fade Out #9-12 128 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
The Fade Out: The Complete Collection The Fade Out #1-12 360 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
The Fade Out: The Deluxe Edition The Fade Out #1-12 384 OHC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Title Issues collected Pages Format Publisher Released ISBN
Kill Or Be Killed Vol. 1 Kill Or Be Killed #1-4 128 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Kill Or Be Killed Vol. 2 Kill Or Be Killed #5-10 176 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Kill Or Be Killed Vol. 3 Kill Or Be Killed #11-14 120 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Kill Or Be Killed Vol. 4 Kill Or Be Killed #15-20 144 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Kill Or Be Killed Compendium Kill Or Be Killed #1-20 600 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Kill Or Be Killed: The Deluxe Edition Kill Or Be Killed #1-20 624 OHC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap

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."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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Reckless 144 HC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Reckless: Friend Of The Devil 144 HC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Reckless: Destroy All Monsters 144 HC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
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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.

Title Issues collected Pages Format Publisher Released ISBN
Friday Book One: The First Day Of Christmas Friday #1-3 120 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Friday Book Two: On A Cold Winter's Night Friday #4-6 120 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Friday Book Three: Christmas Time is Here Again Friday #7-9 128 TPB Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Friday: Deluxe Edition Friday #1-9 368 OHC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap

Standalone material

Title Co-creator Pages Format Publisher Released ISBN
Pulp Sean Phillips 72 HC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
80 TPB Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
256 OHC Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Night Fever Sean Phillips 120 HC Image October 18, 2023 Template:Nowrap
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Where The Body Was Sean Phillips 144 HC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap
Houses Of The Unholy Sean Phillips 144 HC Image Template:Dts Template:Nowrap

Other publishers

  • IDW Publishing:
    • Black Sails (with Sean Phillips, unreleased 3-issue limited series — initially announced in 2004<ref name=bs1/><ref name=bs2/> but abandoned in favor of Brubaker and Phillips' Criminal)<ref name=noshow/>
    • Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition — Last Call: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (with Sean Phillips, story created for the collection; hc, 360 pages, 2022, Template:ISBN)
      • 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, Panel Syndicate, 2020–2024). Publisher on-line in English and Spanish, published in print in English, Spanish, and Catalan. Collected in print via Image as:
    • The First Day of Christmas (collects #1–3, tpb, 120 pages, 2021, Template:ISBN)
    • On a Cold Winter's Night (collects #4–6, tpb, 120 pages, 2022, Template:ISBN)
    • Christmas Time is Here Again (collects #7–9, tpb, 128 pages, 2024, Template:ISBN)

Screenwriting credits

Television

  • Westworld (TV series)
    • "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)
  • Batman: Caped Crusader
    • "Kiss of the Catwoman"
    • "The Night of the Hunters"
    • "Savage Night"

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