Todd Dezago ([1] born 1961) is an American comic book writer best known for his collaborations with artist Mike Wieringo on The Sensational Spider-Man and their creator-owned fantasy series Tellos.
Early life
Todd Dezago was raised in Rhinebeck, New York and studied to be an actor.[2]
Career
Dezago began his comics writing career on X-Factor for Marvel Comics in 1994.[3] He first worked with pencillerMike Wieringo
The series, a coming-of-age adventure set in a magical,
piratical
world, ran 10 issues (May 1999–Nov. 2000).
The last three issues were released by Gorilla Comics, a short-lived Image Comics imprint co-founded by Dezago and several other creators in 2000.[6][7] Following the demise of Gorilla Comics, Dezago and Tellos returned to Image Comics with the oversized one-shots Tellos: Maiden Voyage #1 (2001), The Last Heist (2001), and Sons and Moons (2002).
They were followed by the three-issue miniseries Tales of Tellos in 2004.
At DC Comics, Dezago co-created Young Justice with artist Todd Nauck in the 1998 one-shot Young Justice: The Secret.[8][9] His other Young Justice work includes the 1998 miniseriesJLA: World Without Grown-ups.[10] From 1999 to 2002, he wrote Impulse #50–89.[11] In 2005 he co-created The Perhapanauts with artist Craig Rousseau.[8]
Bibliography
Ardden Entertainment
Casper and the Spectrals #1–3 (2009–2010)
CD Comics
Occupational Hazards (among others) (2000)
Dark Horse Comics
The Perhapanauts #1–4 (2005–2006)
The Perhapanauts: Second Chances #1–4 (2006–2007)
DC Comics
Batman: Gotham Knights #24 ("Batman Black and White" backup story) (2002)
