Line #9 Creator/JoeCasey


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4	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}}al and often [[MindScrew deeply offbeat and weird]] stories.
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6	His work includes:
7	* ''[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Adventures Of Superman]]'', where he famously didn't have Superman throw a punch for a whole year.
8	* 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...
9	* ''[[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]].
10	* ''[[Characters/WildCATSMrMajestic Mr. Majestic]]'', a SpinOff from [=WildC.A.Ts=] that explores the career of FlyingBrick Majestros.
11	* ''ComicBook/TheIntimates'', a short-lived series about life at a school for teen superheroes, co-created by Creator/JimLee.
12	* ''Gødland'', a "cosmic" series inspired by the work of Creator/JackKirby.
13	* ''Automatic Kafka'', an early work for Vertigo, heavy on the {{Metafiction}}.
14	* 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.
15	* ''Sex'', currently published by Creator/ImageComics.
16	* ''ComicBook/CaptainVictoryAndTheGalacticRangers'', a revival of a Creator/JackKirby property.
17	* ''All-America Comix'' A one-shot with [[CaptainErsatz America Vasquez]], a version of [[Characters/YoungAvengersTitleTeam America Chavez]] with the SerialNumbersFiledOff.
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19	!!Tropes Casey is known for:
20	* CardCarryingVillain: He has a stated like for villains with enough self-awareness to realize they're evil, but don't care. His Marvel villain Zodiac might the best example.
21	* CoolShades
22	* CorporateSponsoredSuperhero: {{Inverted\|Trope}} with ComicBook/WildCATsWildStorm 3.0, which explored the idea of a MegaCorp as a superhero-sponsored altruistic endeavor.
23	* CrimefightingWithCash
24	* LemonyNarrator: In ''Catalyst Comix'' and ''Gødland'', he often sounds like the unholy offspring of Creator/StanLee and Creator/GrantMorrison.
25	* {{Metafiction}}
26	* MindScrew: In his more out-there work. He is often regarded as the [[TransAtlanticEquivalent American counterpart]] to Grant Morrison.
27	* OneForTheMoneyOneForTheArt: Casey freely admits that his work in animation pays his bills, freeing him up to only do comics projects he really cares about.
28	* ReedRichardsIsUseless: Casey characters often make serious attempts to avert this, usually with the aid of the cash mentioned above.
29	* 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]].
30	* 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 [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] stories into the modern day. Both also have also written stories inspired by recreational drug use, too.

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