Mark Russell
Comic Artist / Writer
Portland, OR, USA
Biography:
Mark Russell (born 1971) is an American author, cartoonist, and comic book writer. Russell is the author of God Is Disappointed in You (Top Shelf Productions, 2013), a modern re-telling of the Bible (with cartoons by New Yorker cartoonist Shannon Wheeler) as well as a follow up book about non-canonical Christian and Jewish texts called Apocrypha Now (Top Shelf Productions/IDW, 2016). Russell is the writer of the comic book reboot of Prez (Issues 1-6, DC Comics), drawn by Ben Caldwell, and The Flintstones comic book series for DC Comics, drawn by Steve Pugh. In 2017 he announced a comic of the Hanna-Barbera character Snagglepuss, which was published as Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, which won the 2019 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Comic. In 2018, Russell was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Writer. The Flintstones was nominated for two Eisner Awards, including Best Limited Series and Best Humor Publication, as well as a Harvey Award for Book of the Year. February, 2019 saw the publication of Russell's The Wonder Twins with artist Stephen Byrne as part of DC's new Wonder Comics line, curated by Brian Michael Bendis. Other comic book titles written by Mark Russell include Judge Dredd: Under Siege (IDW, 2018), The Lone Ranger (Dynamite, 2018), Red Sonja (Dynamite, 2019), and Second Coming (Ahoy Comics, 2019).
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- San Diego Comic Fest 2024 - October 25-27, 2024 in Carlsbad, CA, USA
- Rose City Comic Con 2024 - September 6-8, 2024 in Portland, OR, USA
- Dublin Comic Con: Summer Edition 2024 - August 24-25, 2024 in Dublin, Ireland
- Emerald City Comic Con 2024 - February 29 - March 3, 2024 in Seattle, WA, USA
- Fan Expo Portland 2024 - January 12-14, 2024 in Portland, OR, USA 2023
- New York Comic Con 2023 - October 12-15, 2023 in New York, NY, USA
- Beer City Comic Con 2023 - September 29 - October 1, 2023 in Asheville, NC, USA
- Dragon Con 2023 - August 31 - September 4, 2023 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Grand Rapids Comic-Con 2023 - April 14-16, 2023 in Walker, MI, USA
- WonderCon 2023 - March 24-26, 2023 in Anaheim, CA, USA
- Fan Expo Portland 2023 - February 17-19, 2023 in Portland, OR, USA
11 confirmed guest appearances