History Creator / AlEwing

A rising star at Creator/MarvelComics. After a few years writing for ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD'' (mostly ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' and ''ComicBook/{{Zombo}}''), he got his first gig at Marvel with the digital series ''Iron Man: Fatal Frontier'', and the rest is history.

* ''[[ComicBook/ContestofChampions Contest of Champions]]'' Vol. 3

* ''ComicBook/Venom2021'' [[note]]co-writer with Creator/RamV[[/note]]

* ChekhovsArmoury: Somehow can use previous writers' stories as this without their own knowledge. Creator/KieronGillen said he didn't realize he wrote the [[ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery first]] and [[ComicBook/YoungAvengers second]] parts of the Loki trilogy until Ewing wrote the [[ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard third]].

* CreatorsFavorite: Comicbook/MonicaRambeau, Comicbook/BlueMarvel, [[ComicBook/NewWarriors Night Thrasher]] and ComicBook/{{Sunspot}}.

[[CreatorThumbprint Signature elements]] of his work include [[ContinuityCavalcade continuity deep-dives]] that often weave together [[DependingOnTheAuthor inconsistent characterisation]] into a cohesive arc, giving love to lower-tier characters in need of it, explorations of [[GeniusBonus philosophical ideas]], and -- in his lighter works -- [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a love of funny character intro captions]].

* ''[[ComicBook/EwingAndRamVsVenom Venom]]'' [[note]]co-writer with Creator/RamV[[/note]]

* ''ComicBook/EwingAndRamVsVenom'' [[note]]co-writer with Creator/RamV[[/note]]

* ''ComicBook/{{Sword}}''

* ''ComicBook/CableReloaded''

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** Meta-discussion of [[StatusQuoIsGod the nature of the status quo]] and the "gravity of expectations" in comics that limits the possibility of change and growth. Especially evident in ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard and ComicBook/TheUltimates2015, as well as in ComicBook/ImmortalHulk.

* LemonyNarrator: Just look at any issue of Loki:AOA or New Avengers and you'll find at least one caption dripping with snark.
* {{Reconstruction}}: Lampshaded in his Mighty Avengers run after they've saved the world instead of fighting other superheroes.

* ShrugOfGod: Not a believer in the WordOfGod so fans asking him about the more trippy (Loki:[=AoA=], Ultimates) stuff he has written generally earns responses of this nature.

-->'''Al Ewing''': [[https://twitter.com/Al_Ewing/status/867713054745735169 Well, remember that I think "Word Of God" is meaningless, so any theory that needs me to prove it is therefore canonically wrong.]]
* ViewersAreGeniuses: All of his series are challenging to some extent but [[ComicBook/TheUltimates2015 The Ultimates]] basically requires a physics doctorate and a photographic memory of the Marvel Universe to fully appreciate.

* WritingForTheTrade: Largely Averted. His work seems to actively avoid this. However if you read the previous series of the characters you find a treasure load of Easter Eggs.

* ''ComicBook/GammaFlight2021''

* CreatorThumbprint: Meta-discussion of [[StatusQuoIsGod the nature of the status quo]] and the "gravity of expectations" in comics that limits the possibility of change and growth. Especially evident in ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard and ComicBook/TheUltimates2015, as well as in ComicBook/ImmortalHulk.

* ArcWords: "Mystery", reflecting the idea of the unknown possibilities beyond all time and space, is a recurring idea in his more cosmic-oriented work. [[note]]Examples include the [[ComicBook/TheUltimates2015 Fourth Cosmos]] being the "[[MythologyGag true believer who journeys into mystery]]", [[ComicBook/AvengersNoSurrender the Challenger]] being trapped within the mystery outside creation, [[ComicBook/JaneFosterValkyrie Heimdall]] being released into the mystery after death, and the [[ComicBook/TheUltimates2015 One Above All]] and the [[ComicBook/ImmortalHulk One Below All]] respectively stating "the mystery intrigues me" and "the mystery frightens and disgusts me".[[/note]]

Ewing has also worked on ''ComicBook/JenniferBlood'' for Dynamite and the 2014 ''ComicBook/{{Doctor Who|Titan}}'' Eleventh Doctor comics for Titan.

* CreatorsFavorite: Comicbook/MonicaRambeau, Comicbook/BlueMarvel, [[ComicBook/NewWarriors Night Thrasher]] and [[ComicBook/NewMutants Sunspot]].
* CreatorThumbprint: Meta-discussion of [[StatusQuoIsGod the nature of the status quo]] and the "gravity of expectations" in comics that limits the possibility of change and growth. Especially evident in ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard and ComicBook/TheUltimates2015.

[[CreatorThumbprint Signature elements]] of his work include [[ContinuityCavalcade continuity deep-dives]] that often weave together [[DependingOnTheAuthor inconsistent characterisation]] into a cohesive arc, giving love to lower-tier characters in need of it, explorations of [[GeniusBonus philosophical ideas]], and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a love of funny character intro captions]].

* CreatorsFavorite: Comicbook/MonicaRambeau and Comicbook/BlueMarvel. Given developments in his ''Ultimates'' run we could say he even ''ships'' them.

[[CreatorThumbprint Signature elements]] of his work include [[ContinuityCavalcade continuity deep-dives]] that often weave together [[DependingOnTheAuthor inconsistent characterisation]] into a cohesive arc, giving love to lower-tier characters [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove in need of it]], explorations of [[GeniusBonus philosophical ideas]], and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a love of funny character intro captions]].

* ''Jane Foster: Valkyrie'' [[note]]co-writer with Jason Aaron[[/note]]