History Creator / JoeCasey

American comicbook writer and one of the four founders of Creator/ManOfActionStudios, creators of ''Franchise/Ben10'' and ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex''. Mostly known in comics for the fact that he seems to be ''two'' writers - one who writes straightforward and fun superhero stories, including miniseries set in the early days of the ''ComicBook/XMen'' and ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', and another who writes [[{{Metafiction}} metafictional]] and often [[MindScrew deeply offbeat and weird]] stories.

* ''[[Comicbook/{{Superman}} Adventures Of Superman]]'', where he famously didn't have Superman throw a punch for a whole year.
* A short run on ''Comicbook/UncannyXMen'' opposite Creator/GrantMorrison. [[OldShame He feels it was a bit of a creative failure]], but it touches on some themes he would later develop in...
* ''[[ComicBook/WildCATsWildStorm WildCATs]] 3.0'', where Spartan, now just Jack Marlowe, [[CrimefightingWithCash decides to better the world by spreading advanced technology using the HALO Corporation.]]
* ''ComicBook/MrMajestic'', a SpinOff from [=WildC.A.Ts=] that explores the career of FlyingBrick Majestros.

* A number of Marvel miniseries about the early days of ComicBook/TheAvengers and the original X-Men, as well as the six-issue miniseries ''Vengeance,'' a spiritual predecessor to Creator/KieronGillen's Comicbook/YoungAvengers and the first appearance of Comicbook/AmericaChavez.

* ''All-America Comix'' A one-shot with [[CaptainErsatz America Vasquez]], a version of [[Main/ComicBook America Chavez]] with the Main/SerialNumbersFiledOff

* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with Comicbook/WildCATsWildStorm 3.0, which explored the idea of a MegaCorp as a superhero-sponsored altruistic endeavor.

* StealthSequel: ''Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers'' made even more explicit the link between Kirby's series and his earlier [[Comicbook/NewGods Fourth World saga]].

* A number of Marvel miniseries about the early days of Franchise/TheAvengers and the original X-Men, as well as the six-issue miniseries ''Vengeance,'' a spiritual predecessor to Creator/KieronGillen's Comicbook/YoungAvengers and the first appearance of Comicbook/AmericaChavez.

* DoingItForTheArt: Casey freely admits that his work in animation pays his bills, freeing him up to only do comics projects he really cares about.

* ''[[{{Superman}} Adventures Of Superman]]'', where he famously didn't have Superman throw a punch for a whole year.

* ''[[ComicBook/WildCATs WildCATs]] 3.0'', where Spartan, now just Jack Marlowe, [[CrimefightingWithCash decides to better the world by spreading advanced technology using the HALO Corporation.]]

* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with Comicbook/WildCATs 3.0, which explored the idea of a MegaCorp as a superhero-sponsored altruistic endeavor.

* ''Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers'', a revival of a Creator/JackKirby property.

* ''All-America Comix'' A one-shot with a [[CaptainErsatz America Vasquez]] a version of [[Main/ComicBook America Chavez]] with the Main/SerielNumbersFiledOff

* ''All-America Comix'' A one-shot with a [[CaptainErsatz America Vasquez]] a version of [[Main/ComicBook America Chavez]] with the SerielNumbersFiledOff

* ''All-America Comix'' A one-shot with a [[CaptainEratz America Vasquez]] a version of [[Main/ComicBook America Chavez]] with the SerielNumbersFiledOff

* ''All-America Comix'' A one-shot with a [[CaptainEzatz America Vasquez]] a version of [[ComicBook/AmericaChavez]] with the SerielNumbersFiledOff

* TransAtlanticEquivalent: Joe is often considered the American counterpart to Creator/GrantMorrison, as both writers love both deeply weird metafictional stories and straightforward, reconstruction-minded action adventures and ArcWelding [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] stories into the modern day. Both also have also written stories inspired by recreational drug use, too.

* ''ComicBook/WildCATs 3.0'', where Spartan, now just Jack Marlowe, [[CrimefightingWithCash decides to better the world by spreading advanced technology using the HALO Corporation.]]

* TransAtlanticEquivalent: Joe is often considered the American counterpart to Creator/GrantMorrison, as both writers love both deeply weird metafictional superhero stories and straightforward, reconstruction-minded adventures and ArcWelding [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] stories into the modern day.

* A number of Marvel miniseries about the early days of Franchise/TheAvengers and the original X-Men, as well as the six-issue miniseries ''Vengeance,'' a spiritual predecessor to Creator/KieronGillen's Comicbook/YoungAvengers and the first appearance of [[EnsembleDarkhorse America Chavez.]]

* ''Sex'', currently published by ImageComics.

American comicbook writer and one of the four founders of Creator/ManOfActionStudios, creators of {{Ben10}} and WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex. Mostly known in comics for the fact that he seems to be ''two'' writers - one who writes straightforward and fun superhero stories, including miniseries set in the early days of the ComicBook/XMen and ComicBook/TheAvengers, and another who writes [[{{Metafiction}} metafictional]] and often [[MindScrew deeply offbeat and weird]] stories.

* ''Gødland'', a "cosmic" series inspired by the work of JackKirby.

* ''{{Wildcats}} 3.0'', where Spartan, now just Jack Marlowe, [[CrimefightingWithCash decides to better the world by spreading advanced technology using the HALO Corporation.]]

American comicbook writer and one of the four founders of Creator/ManOfActionStudios, creators of {{Ben10}} and GeneratorRex. Mostly known in comics for the fact that he seems to be ''two'' writers - one who writes straightforward and fun superhero stories, including miniseries set in the early days of the ComicBook/XMen and ComicBook/TheAvengers, and another who writes [[{{Metafiction}} metafictional]] and often [[MindScrew deeply offbeat and weird]] stories.

American comicbook writer and one of the four founders of Creator/ManOfActionStudios, creators of {{Ben10}} and GeneratorRex. Mostly known in comics for the fact that he seems to be ''two'' writers - one who writes straightforward and fun superhero stories, including miniseries set in the early days of the ComicBook/XMen and the ComicBook/{{Avengers}}, and another who writes [[{{Metafiction}} metafictional]] and often [[MindScrew deeply offbeat and weird]] stories.

* StealthSequel: ''Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers'' made even more explicit the link between Kirby's series and his earlier [[Comicbook/NewGods Fourth World saga]]

* [[{{Superman}} Adventures Of Superman]], where he famously didn't have Superman throw a punch for a whole year.

* {{Wildcats}} 3.0, where Spartan, now just Jack Marlowe, [[CrimefightingWithCash decides to better the world by spreading advanced technology using the HALO Corporation.]]
* Gødland, a "cosmic" series inspired by the work of JackKirby.
* Automatic Kafka, an early work for Vertigo, heavy on the {{Metafiction}}.

* Sex, currently published by ImageComics.
* Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers, a revival of a Creator/JackKirby property.

* A short run on ''Uncanny X-Men'' opposite Creator/GrantMorrison. [[OldShame He feels it was a bit of a creative failure]], but it touches on some themes he would later develop in...

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Except for his ''Uncanny X-Men'' run, which actually ''was'' made on drugs.

American comicbook writer and one of the four founders of ManOfActionStudios, creators of {{Ben10}} and GeneratorRex. Mostly known in comics for the fact that he seems to be ''two'' writers - one who writes straightforward and fun superhero stories, including miniseries set in the early days of the ComicBook/XMen and the ComicBook/{{Avengers}}, and another who writes [[{{Metafiction}} metafictional]] and often [[MindScrew deeply offbeat and weird]] stories.