C. B. Cebulski
Encyclopedia
C.B. Cebulski is an American
writer and editor for Marvel Comics
, known for his work on titles such as Marvel Fairy Tales. As of 2011, he holds the position of Senior Vice President of Creative & Creator Development.
. He started actively writing manga-influenced work like Marvel Mangaverse
.
He stepped down from editing in early 2006 but returned to Marvel later in the same year to adopt a more mixed role, and in 2007 signed an exclusive deal with Marvel which was still flexible enough to allow him to pursue other projects.
He has contributed two installments of Marvel Fairy Tales, X-Men Fairy Tales
and Spider-Man Fairy Tales, with a third, Avengers Fairy Tales, in the pipeline.
Although Cebulski has not directly worked on the Runaways
series, he has worked on series directly related to it: its spin-off Loners. What if the Runaways became the Young Avengers? and leader of the Runaways' Nico Minoru
's section in the series Mystic Arcana
.
As well as writing for Marvel he continues his editorial duties (searching for new artists) as well as working on creator-owned titles at Image Comics
, like Drain and Wonderlost.
His other projects include X-Infernus
, the sequel to Inferno
, which will star the return of the character Magik
and the War of Kings
: Darkhawk
mini-series, a character he had previously worked on in The Loners.
Cebulski received an homage in the video game Marvel Ultimate Alliance. In a sub-quest, the player needs to recommend one of two hackers to help Weasel
hack into S.H.I.E.L.D. files and find out if the Black Widow is a double agent or not. One of them is named after Cebulski, and proves to be the right choice, since the other (Beroge) is a squealer.
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writer and editor for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, known for his work on titles such as Marvel Fairy Tales. As of 2011, he holds the position of Senior Vice President of Creative & Creator Development.
Career
Cebulski started his comics career editing mangaManga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
. He started actively writing manga-influenced work like Marvel Mangaverse
Marvel Mangaverse
The Marvel Mangaverse is a series of comic books published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2002, with a sequel "New Mangaverse" released in late 2005 and early 2006....
.
He stepped down from editing in early 2006 but returned to Marvel later in the same year to adopt a more mixed role, and in 2007 signed an exclusive deal with Marvel which was still flexible enough to allow him to pursue other projects.
He has contributed two installments of Marvel Fairy Tales, X-Men Fairy Tales
X-Men Fairy Tales
The X-Men Fairy Tales is a 4-part mini-series that was created by ex-editor C. B. Cebulski, with art by Sana Takeda. It was published by Marvel Comics in 2006....
and Spider-Man Fairy Tales, with a third, Avengers Fairy Tales, in the pipeline.
Although Cebulski has not directly worked on the Runaways
Runaways (comics)
Runaways is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series features a group of teenagers who discover that their parents are part of an evil crime group called the Pride. Created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, the series debuted in April of 2003 as part of Marvel Comics'...
series, he has worked on series directly related to it: its spin-off Loners. What if the Runaways became the Young Avengers? and leader of the Runaways' Nico Minoru
Nico Minoru
Nico Minoru , is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Comics award-winning series, Runaways. Created in 2003 by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Adrian Alphona, the character first debuted in Runaways vol. 1 #1 with most of the other main characters...
's section in the series Mystic Arcana
Mystic Arcana
Mystic Arcana is a 2007 Marvel Comics storyline published as a series of four one-shot titles. Each book in the series contains an individual main story followed by a back-up story whose plot continues through all four books. The main story in each book focuses upon a different fictional character,...
.
As well as writing for Marvel he continues his editorial duties (searching for new artists) as well as working on creator-owned titles at Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
, like Drain and Wonderlost.
His other projects include X-Infernus
X-Infernus
X-Infernus is a four-issue comic book mini-series that started December 2008. Written by C. B. Cebulski, with art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, it was a sequel to Inferno. It sees the return of the character Magik searching Limbo for her soul....
, the sequel to Inferno
Inferno (Marvel Comics)
Inferno was a Marvel Comics company-wide crossover in 1989 that mainly involved the mutant titles, namely The Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, X-Terminators, Excalibur, and The New Mutants...
, which will star the return of the character Magik
Magik (comics)
Magik is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. She is the younger sister of the Russian X-Man Colossus.-Publication history:...
and the War of Kings
War of Kings
"War of Kings" is a comic book crossover storyline written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, published by Marvel Comics, and set in Marvel's main shared universe. The six issue limited series was published between March and August, 2009....
: Darkhawk
Darkhawk
Darkhawk is a fictional comic book superhero who first appeared in his own self-titled series, Darkhawk #1...
mini-series, a character he had previously worked on in The Loners.
Cebulski received an homage in the video game Marvel Ultimate Alliance. In a sub-quest, the player needs to recommend one of two hackers to help Weasel
Weasel (comics)
Weasel is a fictional character who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Joe Madureira, he first appeared in Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1 . Weasel is a friend, sidekick, information broker and arms dealer for Deadpool...
hack into S.H.I.E.L.D. files and find out if the Black Widow is a double agent or not. One of them is named after Cebulski, and proves to be the right choice, since the other (Beroge) is a squealer.
External links
- X-POSITION: C.B. Cebulski & Cammo, Comic Book ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
, December 9, 2008 - Interview in Portuguese Webzine