Ed Brubaker

Beginning his career in the late 1980’s, Brubaker got his start, not solely as a comic book writer, but a cartoonist. Initially, he began by writing and drawing for Blackthorne Comics.

His rise from mediocrity came in 1993 while collaborating with Eric Shanower on An Accidental Death; a three-part story arc. This story would earn him and Shanower a nomination for an Eisner Award (The Holy Grail of Comic Book Awards). The rest of the 1990’s was spent by Brubaker writing for Vertigo Comics and Alternative Comics. In this time, he would be nominated for his second and third Eisner Awards. By the end of the millennium, Brubaker had begun to work on Batman for DC.

His first objective was to take on the beloved Caped-Crime-Fighter, Batman. Naturally, Brubaker felt at home with the title and took Batman to never before seen heights. The culmination of his work on Batman can be summarized in the series entitled, “Gotham Central.”

While at DC, Brubaker was also tasked with recreating the Catwoman character. One of DC’s longest standing characters, Brubaker felt that she could use a makeover and brought about some edgy changes. These changes resulted in the Catwoman character that most fans today are familiar with.

In 2004 after his contract with DC ran out, Brubaker turned to Marvel Comics; specifically Captain America. At the beginning of his run on Captain America, Brubaker would accomplish a number of things. These included bringing back Bucky, resetting the title to one, killing Captain America, and bringing him back to life.

Overall, he would work on Captain America for eight years.

In 2006 Brubaker would be assigned to two different books: Books of Doom and X-Men: Deadly Genesis, while being handed the keys to the Daredevil title. Writing Daredevil seemed to fit Brubaker extremely well and during his run, he would earn an Eisner and Harvey Award nominations for Best Writer, winning both.

Ed Brubaker is one of, if not the foremost authority on crime based comics. If you have had the opportunity to read any of his books, you can’t help but be in awe of his craft. From his work on Batman, Iron Fist and obviously The Winter Soldier, his knowledge and understanding of the crime genre is unrivaled.

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