Mindy Newell

Mindy Newell
Mindy Newell
Born October 24, 1953 (1953-10-24) (age 58)
Nationality American
Area(s) Writer, Editor

Mindy Newell (born October 24, 1953)[1] is an American comic book writer and editor.

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Biography

A longtime fan of comics, particularly of Marvel's Spider-Man, Mindy Newell sent submissions to DC Comics in 1983 at a time when the company was actively looking for new talent. Her first professional work was her creation of the character Jenesis, who appeared in three issues of New Talent Showcase. Editor Karen Berger called her in for an interview four days after DC received her submission, according to the creator biography in New Talent Showcase #9. Jenesis, whose real name was Alix Ward, was named after Newell's daughter, Alixandra . Hired by editors Dick Giordano and Karen Berger, Newell wrote fill-in issues for Legion of Super-Heroes and Action Comics.[2]

She wrote Wonder Woman, and Her Sister's Keeper, a seminal Catwoman limited series. Newell also briefly worked on First Comics's American Flagg and Eclipse Comics's The New Wave.[2]

In 1990 she moved to Marvel Comics as an editor.[citation needed]

Newell has always maintained a career as a nurse while writing comics, and has since returned to that occupation full-time.[3]

Her spouse John Higgins is a British comic book writer, illustrator, and letterer. Newell and Higgins scripted the series Faces for 2000 AD in 2004.[citation needed]

Bibliography

Writer

DC Comics

First Comics

Marvel Comics

other publlishers

  • Freaks: "Faces" (with co-author and artist with John Higgins, in 2000 AD #1412-1419, 2004)

Editor

Marvel Comics

  • Car Warriors #3–4 (Epic, 1991)
  • Deathlok #25-27 (1993)
  • The Marvel X-Men Collection #1-3 (1994)

Notes

  1. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comic Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw. Retrieved December 12, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Mindy Newell at the Grand Comics Database
  3. ^ "Five Questions With..." Interview with Mindy Newell by Gail Simone Retrieved November 21, 2010

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