Mary Skrenes
Encyclopedia
Mary Skrenes is a comic book
writer and screenwriter
. She may be best known as co-creator (with Steve Gerber
) of Omega the Unknown
for Marvel Comics
, although she worked on other Marvel characters such as the Defenders
and Guardians of the Galaxy. She was the creator of and inspiration for Beverly Switzler, the companion of Howard the Duck, as depicted in his classic social satirical series in the 1970s. For Omega, Skrenes created the realistic, complex supporting characters, Amber Grant and Dian Wilkins. She wrote several episodes of Jem
, GI Joe and Transformers
in the 1980s. She published a number of horror stories for DC under the name Virgil North, and began a long collaboration with Steve Skeates
.
In 2004 she re-united with Gerber to write the short-lived comic Hard Time
. For contractual reasons, she was credited only on Season Two; however, the first issue stated that she had been involved with the series form the beginning.
The name is pronounced skree-neez.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
writer and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. She may be best known as co-creator (with Steve Gerber
Steve Gerber
Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber was an American comic book writer best known as co-creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck....
) of Omega the Unknown
Omega The Unknown
Omega the Unknown was an American comic book published by Marvel Comics from 1976 to 1977, featuring the eponymous fictional character. The series, written by Steve Gerber and Mary Skrenes and illustrated by Jim Mooney, ran for 10 issues before cancellation for low sales...
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...
, although she worked on other Marvel characters such as the Defenders
Defenders (comics)
The Defenders is the name of a number of Marvel Comics superhero groups which are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders," each known for following their own agendas...
and Guardians of the Galaxy. She was the creator of and inspiration for Beverly Switzler, the companion of Howard the Duck, as depicted in his classic social satirical series in the 1970s. For Omega, Skrenes created the realistic, complex supporting characters, Amber Grant and Dian Wilkins. She wrote several episodes of Jem
Jem (TV series)
Jem, also known as Jem and the Holograms, is an American animated television series that ran from 1985 to 1988 in U.S. first-run syndication...
, GI Joe and Transformers
The Transformers (TV series)
The Transformers is an animated television series depicting a war among giant robots who could transform into vehicles, other objects and animal-like forms. Written and recorded in America, the series was animated in Japan and South Korea...
in the 1980s. She published a number of horror stories for DC under the name Virgil North, and began a long collaboration with Steve Skeates
Steve Skeates
Steve Skeates is an American comic book creator known for his work on books such as Spectre, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Aquaman, and Namor the Sub-Mariner.-Career:...
.
In 2004 she re-united with Gerber to write the short-lived comic Hard Time
Hard Time (comics)
Hard Time is a comic book series written by Steve Gerber and Mary Skrenes and originally published by DC Focus, a short-lived imprint of DC Comics. The aim of the imprint was to feature super-powered characters who did not follow the traditional format of classic superhero adventures...
. For contractual reasons, she was credited only on Season Two; however, the first issue stated that she had been involved with the series form the beginning.
Personal life
Collaborator Steve Gerber once described her in his blog as, "such a private person that when she gets back to town she’ll probably castigate me for having just revealed that she’s such a private person".The name is pronounced skree-neez.