Devin Grayson

Devin Kalile Grayson is an American writer of comic books and novels. Titles that she has written include Catwoman, Gotham Knights, The Titans, the Vertigo series USER, and Nightwing.^[1]

Devin Grayson
Born	Devin Kalile Grayson (1970-07-19) July 19, 1970 (age 54) New Haven, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer
Notable works	Nightwing, Gotham Knights, The Titans, User
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Early life

Grayson was born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Northern California. Her early ambition was to be an actress; she studied at the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival and attended the San Francisco School of the Arts, but while in community college she decided to become a writer instead, and subsequently transferred to Bard College in upstate New York.^[2]

Her interest in comics was first kindled when she happened to see an episode of Batman: The Animated Series on television.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Grayson's first comic book script to see print was "Like Riding a Bike", a 10-page short that appeared in the Batman Chronicles in 1997.^[3] Other work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics soon followed.

Personal life

Grayson is openly bisexual.^[2][4] She has insulin-dependent Type I Diabetes, lives with Cody, an assistance dog trained to alert her to severe drops in her blood glucose levels, and volunteers for Early Alert Canines.^[2][5] She has also experienced chronic depression.^[2]

Awards and nominations

• 1999:
  • Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent (Friends of Lulu)^[6]
  • (nominated) Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Writer^[7]
• 2000 (nominated) Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for Favorite Writer^[8]
• 2001 (nominated) GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book (for User)^[2]

Bibliography

Ahoy Comics

• Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Blood #2 - writer of 'A Tipple of Amontillado' feature (2020)

Dark Horse Comics

• Rewild Graphic Novel (2022)

DC Comics

• Batman Plus Arsenal #1 (1997)
• Batman Secret Files and Origins #1 (1997)
• The Batman Chronicles #7, 9, 12, 18, 20 (1997, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
• Arsenal #1–4 (1998)
• Catwoman #54–71, 1000000, Annual #4 (1998–1999)
• Batman Annual #22 (1998)
• Superman Adventures #18 (1998)
• Nightwing/Huntress #1–4 (1998)
• Batman 80 Page Giant #1 (1998)
• Batman Villains: Secret Files & Origins #1 (1998)
• JLA/Titans #1–#3 (1998–1999)
• DCU Holiday Bash II, III (1998, 1999)
• The Titans Secret Files #1 (1999)
• The Titans #1–20 (#14 co-written with Brian K. Vaughan; #13, 17–20 co-written with Jay Faerber) (1999–2000)
• Detective Comics #731, 741 (1999, 2000)
• Batman #564 (1999)
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116, 126, 177–178 (1999, 2000, 2004)
• Shadow of the Bat #84, 92, 94 (1999, 1999, 2000)
• JLA #32 (co-written with Mark Waid) (1999)
• Nightwing Secret Files #1 (1999)
• Relative Heroes #1–6 (2000)
• Batman: Gotham City Secret Files #1 (2000)
• Batman: Gotham Knights #1–11, 14–18, 20–32 (2000–2002)
• Nightwing #53, 71–100, 107–117, Annual #1 (2001, 2002–2006)
• Batman/Joker: Switch (2003)
• Year One: Batman/Ra's Al Ghul #1–2 (2005)
• Robin 80th Anniversary #1 - writer of Nightwing & The Titans feature (2020)
• Green Arrow 80th Anniversary #1 - writer of Arsenal feature (2021)
• Strange Love Adventures #1 - writer of Alfred feature (2022)
• DC Pride 2022 - writer of Jon Kent feature (2022)

DC Comics/Vertigo

• Flinch #7 - writer of Parade feature (1999)
• User #1–3 (2001)

DC Comics/Wildstorm

• Everquest: Transformation (2002)
• Matador #1–6 (2005–2006)

Dynamite Comics

• Legends of Red Sonja #1 - writer of La Sonja Rossa feature (2013)
• Vampirella; Feary Tales #1 - writer of Bluebeard's Blood feature (2014)

IDW

• Womanthology: Heroic - writer of Mook & Me feature (2012)
• Womanthology: Space #4 - writer of The Smell of Sunshine (2013)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dimension X #5 (2017)
• Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Hera #1 (2018)
• Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary: Answer the Call #1 (2019)
• GLOW Summer Special #1 (2019)

Marvel Comics

• Black Widow Vol. 1 #1–3 (1999)
• Black Widow: Break Down #1–3 (co-written with Greg Rucka, 2001)
• Ghost Rider: The Hammer Lane #1–6 (Marvel Knight Imprint, 2001)
• X-Men: Evolution #1–8 (2001–2002)
• Girl Comics #1 - writer of X-Men feature (2010)
• Power Pack #63 (2017)
• Marvel Rising #0, Alpha #1, Omega #1 (2018)
• Ms. Marvel #38 - writer of Zoe feature (2019)
• War of the Realms: War Scrolls #2 - writer of Doctor Strange feature (2019)
• Widowmakers: Red Guardian and Yelena Belova #1 (2020)

Novels

• Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (Published by Aspect, 2003)
• Smallville: City (Published by Aspect, 2004)
• DC Universe: Inheritance (Published by Warner Books, 2006)
• Doctor Strange: The Fate of Dreams (Published by Marvel Comics, 2016)

References

1. John, Tracey (December 9, 2009). "Q&A: Comic Writer Devin Grayson on Writing for New MMO". Time. Archived October 16, 2011.
2. Furey, Emmett (July 16, 2007). "Homosexuality in Comics - Part I". Comic Book Resources. Archived December 21, 2008.
3. "About" Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine. Devin Grayson Central. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
4. Russell, Lissau (June 19, 2001). "Batwoman: Bisexual comics writer Devin Grayson (Batman, Ghost Rider) breaks through the comic book glass ceiling by fleshing out the human side of superheroes". The Advocate. pp. 90 - 92. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
5. Kolodjeski, Laura (July 5, 2012). "Author Devin Grayson Shares Two of Her Passions: Comics and Cody". Discuss Diabetes. Sanofi. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
6. "Lulu Award". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013.
7. "17th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (1999)". Comic Book Awards Almanac, Hahn Library. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
8. "18th Annual Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards (2000)". Comic Book Awards Almanac, Hahn Library. Retrieved May 31, 2015.