25-857: (Redirected from Tom King ) Thomas King or Tom King may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] Thomas King (died 1688) , English merchant and politician Thomas King (died 1725) , Member of Parliament for Queenborough, son of the above Thomas Butler King (1800–1864), American politician from Georgia Thomas King (New Zealand politician) (1821–1893), New Zealand politician Thomas King (Australian politician) (1833–1886), South Australian Minister of Education from 1878 to 1881 Thomas King (Canadian politician) (1879–1972), merchant, farmer and politician in British Columbia, Canada Thomas King (novelist) (born 1943), Canadian writer and broadcast presenter Thomas R. King (fl. 1943–44), Chairman of
50-411: A Green Lantern one-shot that ties into the " Darkseid War " storyline, titled "Will You Be My God?", which James Whitbrook of io9 praised as "one of the best" Green Lantern stories. King and co-writer Tim Seeley announced they would leave Grayson after issue No. 18, with King clarifying on Twitter that they were working on something "big and cool" and needed time. King and Seeley officially left
75-508: A 12 issue followup maxiseries Batman/Catwoman to finish the story. In August 2017, King and regular collaborator Mitch Gerads launched the first issue of their Mister Miracle series, with a planned total run of twelve issues. In June 2018 DC Comics announced King would be writing Heroes in Crisis , a limited series centering around a concept he introduced in Batman . In July 2018, he received
100-654: A Spyral spy. King and Seeley plotted the series together and traded issues to script separately, with King providing additional authenticity through his background with the CIA . A relaunch of classic DC Comics series The Omega Men was published in June 2015 by King and debut artist Barnaby Bagenda, as part of the publisher's relaunch DC You. The series follows a group of rebels fighting an oppressive galactic empire, and feature White Lantern Kyle Rayner . The Omega Men, created in 1981, are DC's cosmic equivalent to Marvel's Guardians of
125-752: A counterterrorism operations officer for the CIA before quitting to write his debut novel, A Once Crowded Sky , after the birth of his first child. A Once Crowded Sky , King's debut superhero novel with comics pages illustrated by Tom Fowler , was published on July 10, 2012, by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster , to positive reception. In 2014, King was chosen to co-write Grayson for DC Comics, along with Tim Seeley and Mikel Janin on art. After penning Nightwing No. 30, King, Seeley, and Janin launched Grayson in May 2014, featuring Dick Grayson leaving behind his Nightwing persona at age 22 to become Agent 37,
150-405: A crossover storyline set for December that would run for five weeks through titles Grayson , Detective Comics , We Are Robin , and Robin: Son of Batman ; King was set to orchestrate the crossover's story-line and pen two one-shots to open and close the series. As part of Marvel Comics ' All-New, All-Different relaunch, King was announced as the writer of The Vision , a new ongoing following
175-503: A more psychological take on superheroes instead". Harth highlighted that Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow "is very much a sci-fi epic" and that the series is "even more imaginative than Omega Men 's sci-fi, as it has King flexing his muscles in different ways". In November 2022, it was announced that King would be writing both Batman: The Brave and the Bold and The Penguin , as a part of Dawn of DC relaunch in 2023. In January 2023, it
200-548: Is an American author, comic book writer , and ex- CIA officer . He is best known for writing the novel A Once Crowded Sky , The Vision for Marvel Comics , The Sheriff of Babylon for the DC Comics imprint Vertigo and Batman , Mister Miracle , and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow for DC Comics. In 2018, he received the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his work on multiple Batman books and Mister Miracle , sharing
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250-549: The Eisner Award for Best Writer for his work on Batman , Batman Annual #2, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1 and Mister Miracle , sharing the award with Marjorie Liu . In May and June 2019, King, DC Co-Publisher Jim Lee, and CW series actresses Nafessa Williams , Candice Patton , and Danielle Panabaker toured five U.S. military bases in Kuwait with the United Service Organizations (USO), where they visited
275-554: The 1960s rock band The Outsiders Tom King (writer) (born 1978), novelist and comic book writer Harry Balk or Tom King (1925–2016), American record producer and songwriter Fictional people [ edit ] Tom King ( Emmerdale ) , a character in the British soap opera Emmerdale Thomas King ( Emmerdale ) , a character in the British soap opera Emmerdale Locations [ edit ] Tom King Bayou Tom King Bayou Bridge [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
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#1732858359046300-447: The 2000 Summer Olympics Tom King (American football) (1895–1972), American college football and basketball player and coach Others [ edit ] Thomas Joseph King (army officer) (1891–1971), New Zealand army officer Tom King (highwayman) (died 1737), English highwayman Thomas King (actor) (1730–1805), English actor, theatre manager and dramatist Thomas A. King (1921–2012), Rear Admiral and first graduate of
325-749: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater (born 1933), British Conservative politician Tom King (Mississippi politician) (born 1947), Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, former state senator Sports [ edit ] Thomas King (boxer) (1835–1888), English boxer, Heavyweight Champion of England Tom King (basketball) (1924–2015), American professional basketball player Tom King (footballer, born 1995) , Wales international football goalkeeper Tom King (footballer, born 2006) , English football forward Tom King (sailor) (born 1973), Australian sailing gold medalist at
350-488: The Galaxy , though significantly more obscure. King's and Bagenda's use of the nine-panel grid, popularized by Alan Moore 's and Dave Gibbons ' Watchmen , has been praised by reviewers. In San Diego Comic-Con 2015, Vertigo revealed a new creator-owned project written by King with art by Mitch Gerads titled The Sheriff of Baghdad . The project, a crime series in the vein of Vertigo titles like Preacher and Scalped ,
375-1109: The United States Merchant Marine Academy Thomas Starr King (1824–1864), American Unitarian minister, influential in California politics during the American Civil War Thomas King (astronomer) (1858–1916), New Zealand astronomer Thomas King (botanist) (1834–1896), Scottish botanist Thomas Joseph King (1921–2000), American biologist Thomas J. King Jr. (1925–1994), American educator and Shakespearean scholar Thomas M. King (1929–2009), American Jesuit priest and scholar of theology and philosophy at Georgetown University Thomas King (merchant) , British merchant and privateer Thomas King (novelist) (born 1943), Canadian novelist and broadcaster Thomas King (slave trader) , British slave-trader Thomas Wilkinson King (1809–1847), English pathologist and anatomist Tom King (musician) (1942–2011), songwriter, founding member of
400-541: The approximately 12,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in that country as part of DC's 80th anniversary of Batman celebration. In September 2020, DC Comics announced that King would be among the creators of a revived Batman: Black and White anthology series to debut on December 8, 2020. From 2021 to 2022, King was the writer on the eight-issue miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow with artist Bilquis Evely. David Harth, for CBR , commented that since Omega Men, "King has mostly stayed away from sci-fi, going for
425-479: The award with Marjorie Liu . In January 2023, it was announced by DC Studios co-chairman and co-CEO James Gunn that King would be one of the architects of the new DC Universe media franchise of feature films. It was also announced that King's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow miniseries would be adapted into a feature film by DC Studios. King primarily grew up in Southern California. His mother worked for
450-472: The film industry which inspired his love of storytelling. He interned at both DC and Marvel Comics during the late 1990s. He studied both philosophy and history at Columbia University , graduating in 2000. He identifies as "half-Jewish, half-midwestern". King interned both at DC Comics and Marvel Comics , where he was an assistant to X-Men writer Chris Claremont , before joining the CIA counterterrorism unit after 9/11 . King spent seven years as
475-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_King&oldid=1228649492 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
500-418: The series ending with issue seven. After negative fan response to the cancellation, Jim Lee , DC's co-publisher, announced that they would be bringing back The Omega Men through at least issue 12. Lee described the decision to cancel the series as "a bit hasty," crediting the book's critical acclaim and fan social media reactions as the reason the title would go on for the planned 12-issue run. King penned
525-566: The series in February with issue No. 17, with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly taking over for its last three issues with issue No. 18 in March. DC Comics announced in February 2016 that King had signed an exclusivity deal with the publisher, which would see him writing exclusively for DC and Vertigo. King revealed via his Twitter account that he would stay on The Vision as writer through issue 12, finishing
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#1732858359046550-433: The story arc he had planned from the beginning. In March 2016, it was announced that King would be writing the main bi-weekly Batman series beginning with a new No. 1, replacing long-time writer Scott Snyder , as part of DC's Rebirth relaunch that June. King has stated that his run would be 100 issues total, with the entirety being released twice-monthly, though this was later curtailed to 85 issues and 3 annuals, with
575-491: The titular character and his newly created family, with artist Gabriel Hernández Walta, colorist Jordie Bellaire , and covers by Mike del Mundo , launching in November 2015. The Vision has been well received by the public, with reviewers calling the series one of Marvel's "biggest surprises" and praising the narration, art, and colors. In September 2015, DC cancelled King's The Omega Men , along with four other titles, with
600-485: Was announced that King's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow miniseries would be adapted into a feature film by DC Studios . It was also announced by DC Studios co-chairman and co-CEO James Gunn that King will serve as one of the architects of the new DC Universe media franchise of feature films and other media that would succeed the DC Extended Universe . In March 2023, it was announced that King would be writing
625-600: Was set to launch in late 2015, and was inspired by King's time in Iraq as part of the CIA. Initially an eight-issue miniseries, it was later re-titled The Sheriff of Babylon and expanded into an ongoing series. The first issue launched in December 2015 to critical acclaim, with reviewers praising its "deeply personal" storytelling and the "intriguing" and "captivating" personalities of its characters. That same year, DC announced " Robin War ",
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