Rick Remender

Rick Remender (born February 6, 1973) is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his work on Image Comics' "Deadly Class", "Fear Agent", "Black Science" as well as Marvel Comics' Uncanny X-Force.
While in the early stages of his comic book career, Remender worked in animation on such films as The Iron Giant, Anastasia, Titan A.E. and The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

In 1998 he teamed up with Harper Jaten and Rory Hensly to create the absurdist humor comic Captain Dingleberry'. After four issues self-publishing the series was picked up by SLG Publishing.

His next series, Black Heart Billy, was also at SLG with collaborator Kieron Dwyer.

In 1999, while producing Black Heart Billy, Remender produced the horror comic Doll and Creature with John Heebink and Mike Manley.

From 2000-2003 Remender went on to do co-create and direct an animated series Swing Town for Wild Brian Animation. He also produced comics and album covers for Fat Wreck Chords, a Bay Area punk label. During this time he taught comics, animation, and storyboards at the Academy of Art University, inked The Avengers, and penciled numerous issues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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