Howard Mackie (born January 22, 1958)[1] is an American comic book editor and writer. He has worked almost exclusively for Marvel Comics and is best known as the co-creator of the Danny Ketch version of the Ghost Rider character.
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Born | January 22, 1958 |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Writer, Editor |
Notable works | Ghost Rider, Spider-Man |
Early life
editMackie grew up in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, mostly raised by his mother, as his father died when he was seven.[2]
Career
editEditor
editMackie started his career in comics in 1984 as an assistant editor for Mark Gruenwald.[3][4] Early in Mackie's career, a running gag in Gruenwald's columns was that Mackie was a mysterious figure whose face no one at Marvel had ever seen.[5] Promoted in early 1987 to Managing Editor of Special Projects,[3] Mackie then oversaw Marvel's "New Universe" line.
Writer
editMackie first gained attention as a writer in 1990, when he and artist Javier Saltares launched a new Ghost Rider series for Marvel, revamping the character and introducing a new host, Danny Ketch.[6] Mackie wrote Ghost Rider until issue #69 (Jan. 1996). He authored two Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher team-up one-shots, Hearts of Darkness (1991) and its sequel The Dark Design (1994).
In 1992, Mackie became the regular writer of Web of Spider-Man with #85. He would remain on various Spider-Man titles through the Clone Saga.[7] In January 1999, Mackie became the writer of both The Amazing Spider-Man[8] and the Peter Parker: Spider-Man series[9] when those two titles were relaunched with new first issues. Mackie left the Spider-Man franchise with The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2, #29 (May 2001).
Mackie's work on the X-Men line included writing the spin-off title X-Factor from #115–149 (1995–1998) as well as its successor title Mutant X (1998–2001).[10] He wrote several mini-series featuring Gambit,[11] Wolverine, and Rogue.[12]
In late 2009, Mackie teamed with Tom DeFalco to write the six issue miniseries Spider-Man: Clone Saga, whose story was based on Mackie's original notes for the 1990s crossover. It was later collected in the trade paperback Spider-Man: The Real Clone Saga.
Mackie wrote The Ravagers series for DC Comics in 2012 as part of the "Second Wave" of The New 52.[13]
Bibliography
editDC Comics
edit- Batman Black and White vol. 2 #1 (2013)
- Ravagers #1–7, 0 (2012–2013)
- Speed Demon #1 (1996)
Marvel Comics
edit- Air Raiders #1–3 (1987–1988)
- The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #1–29 (1999–2001)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 1999
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2000
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2001
- Astonishing X-Men #1–3 (1995)
- Avengers Spotlight #21–25, 27–29 (1989–1990)
- Blaze: Legacy of Blood #1–4 (1993–1994)
- The Brotherhood #1–9 (2001-2002), as Writer X
- Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos #4 (1987)
- D.P. 7 #21 (1988)
- Gambit #1–4 (1993–1994)
- Gambit vol. 2 #1–4 (1997)
- Ghost Rider vol. 3 #1–69, Annual #1 (1990–1996)
- Ghost Rider/Blaze:Spirits of Vengeance #1–23 (1992–1994)
- Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Dark Design #1 (1995)
- Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness #1 (1991)
- Ghost Riders: Crossroads #1 (1995)
- Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular #1 (1990)
- Iron Man #211 (1986)
- Logan #1 (1996)
- Logan: Shadow Society #1 (1996)
- Marc Spector: Moon Knight #25, 32–33 (1991)
- Marvel Comics Presents #24–31, 64–71, 90–95, 97, 99–106, 117–122 (1989–1993)
- Marvel Holiday Special #1 (1992)
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 (1993)
- Mutant X #1–32 (1998–2001)
- Mutant X 2000
- Mutant X 2001
- Peter Parker: Spider-Man #1–19 (1999–2000)
- Power Pack #34 (1988)
- Powerline #8 (1989)
- Psi-Force #22 (1988)
- Rogue #1–4 (1995)
- Scarlet Spider #1–2 (1995)
- Sensational She-Hulk #50 (1993)
- Solo Avengers #12, 18–20 (1988–1989)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #263 (1998)
- Spider-Man #24, 44–98, −1, (1992–1998)
- Spider-Man: Made Men #1 (1998)
- Tales of the Marvel Universe #1 (1997)
- Uncanny X-Men '96 #1
- Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1–4 (1994)
- Venom: Separation Anxiety #1–4 (1994–1995)
- Web of Spider-Man #84–96 (1992–1993)
- Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #13–14 (2000)
- What The--?! #6 (1990)
- X-Factor #115-141, #143-146, #148-149; #-1 (1995–1998)
- X-Men Chronicles #1–2 (1995)
- X-Men Unlimited #7–8, 15 (1994–1997)
References
edit- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
- ^ Adler, Matt. "It's Ghost Rider, but with a Ketch!" Marvel Spotlight: Ghost Rider (2006).
- ^ a b Gruenwald, Mark. "Mark's Remarks," Avengers #276; West Coast Avengers #17; Iron Man #215 (February 1987).
- ^ Howard Mackie (editor) at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Gruenwald, Mark. "Mark's Remarks," Avengers #277; West Coast Avengers #18; Iron Man #216 (March 1987).
- ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2008). "1990s". Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 249. ISBN 978-0756641238.
Popular writer Howard Mackie and penciller Javier Saltares had a sensation on their hands when they created Daniel Ketch, the second man to wear the mantle of the supernatural Ghost Rider.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 281: "The Clone Saga finally came to a dramatic close [in Spider-Man #75] thanks to the team of writer Howard Mackie and artist John Romita, Jr."
- ^ Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 292: "This new first issue was written by Howard Mackie with art by John Byrne."
- ^ Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 293
- ^ Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 290: "Written by Howard Mackie and artist Tom Raney, Alex Summers, the mutant known as Havok, awoke in a world not his own."
- ^ Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 265: "Everyone's favorite smooth-talking Cajun, Gambit, made his way into his first miniseries by writer Howard Mackie and artist Lee Weeks."
- ^ Manning "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 272: "Rogue finally starred in her own four-issue miniseries, beginning in January [1995]. Written by Howard Mackie with art by Mike Wieringo." Mackie also wrote The Brotherhood under the guise of Writer X. The series ran for 9 issues from 2001-2002.
- ^ Kushins, Josh (January 12, 2012). "DC Comics in 2012–-Introducing the "Second Wave" of DC Comics The New 52". The Source. DC Comics. Archived from "second-wave"-of-dc-comics-the-new-52/ the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
External links
edit- Howard Mackie at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Howard Mackie at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- Howard Mackie at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators