Gerry Duggan (;Rapid-Fire Questions with INFINITY WARS Writer Gerry Duggan<!-at 0.03--> born 1973) is an American comics writer, director and photographer living in Los Angeles.
Early life Gerry Duggan was born in New York City and raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1992.O'Donnell, Chuck. "Ridgewood native's love of comics takes him to The Infinite Horizon", The Ridgewood News, December 2, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 21, 2014. Accessed October 30, 2017. "Staring at a dog-eared copy of Homer's The Odyssey he had pulled off a shelf, Duggan's mind flashed back to the first time he was introduced to the book as a student at Ridgewood High School.... The senior class president of the class of 1992 was an exuberant, outgoing, intelligent kid - "a big teddy bear" as one former classmate put it - with a healthy imagination" He attended Emerson College, graduating in 1996.
Career
Duggan was working at Golden Apple Comics in 1999 where he met many of his future collaborators, and eventually began production jobs working at Dakota Films. For the next 10 years worked in live TV, awards shows, pilots, comics, and films before finding traction in American comic books. Gerry Duggan has written Hulk, Nova, Hawkeye Vs. Deadpool, Batman: Arkham Manor, and co-writing Deadpool with Brian Posehn."'Infinity Gauntlet' No. 1 preview" Los Angeles Times Feb 17, 2015"Marvel NOW! Review: Deadpool #1 by Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan, and Tony Moore". Comix Nexus, Grey Scherl | November 12, 2012"Deadpool #10 Review – Brian Posehn And Gerry Duggan ". WhatCulture, Noel Thorne
Duggan was a writer and producer on Attack of the Show! and was on the staff for its final shows. His comics career began at Image Comics by writing and co-creating series The Last Christmas with Posehn and Rick Remender, and later The Infinite Horizon with Phil Noto, with was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2008 for Best New Series. Duggan was a regular cast member on Posehn's role-playing podcast Nerd Poker, but was forced to exit due to increased writing deadlines.
In 2013, Marvel re-launched the Deadpool series, with Duggan and Brian Posehn as writers. In 2014 Duggan contributed to the script for the Xbox game Sunset Overdrive, and was part of a team that wrote the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards hosted by Patton Oswalt, for which he was nominated for a WGA Award."Patton Oswalt Returns For Second Year As WGA Awards Host". Deadline, by Anthony D'Alessandro November 16, 2016"Patton Oswalt to Host Writers Guild Awards". Variety, February 4, 2016. Dave McNary Duggan also directed the promotional ads for that year's awards shows. In the same year he commenced a contract with Marvel Entertainment,"Between the Panels: The Marvel Comics Relaunch Already Has a Big Problem". IGN and began work on a reboot of the Avengers series."All-New All-Different Avengers SDCC Panel Reveals Future Of Earth's Mightiest Heroes" . iDigitalTimes. By Phillip Martinez
In 2016 Duggan co-wrote Marvel's Doctor Strange: The Last Days of Magic,"The Marvel Rundown: PLEASANT HILL Ends, THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC Begin". Comics Beat, 04/28/2016 by Alexander Jones and continued to write for the Deadpool series until the run's conclusion with issue 36."Deadpool is totally a feminist, according to DEADPOOL writer Gerry Duggan", HitFix, By Donna Dickens @MildlyAmused| Feb 8, 2016 Feb 21, 2020 Duggan currently writes the critically acclaimed Marauders, as part of Marvel's 2019 reboot of the X-Men titles and also began writing Cable in 2020. Feb 21, 2020 In 2021, Duggan began writing the X-Men flagship series, replacing Jonathan Hickman.
Personal life Duggan has lived and worked in Los Angeles since 1998. He is divorced and has one son.
Bibliography DC Comics Batman vol. 2 #34, "The Meek" (with Scott Snyder and Matteo Scalera, August 2014) collected in Volume 6: Graveyard Shift (hc, 224 pages, 2015, ) Arkham Manor (6-issue limited series, October 2014-March 2015) Arkham Manor (tpb, 144 pages, 2015, ) collects: "A Home for the Criminally Insane" (with Shawn Crystal, in #1-6, 2014–2015)
Marvel Comics Deadpool vol. 3 #1-44, 250 (November 2012-March 2015) Volume 1: Dead Presidents (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ) collects: "In Wade We Trust" (with Brian Posehn and Tony Moore, in #1, 2012) "We Fought A Zoo" (with Brian Posehn and Tony Moore, in #2, 2012) "Dr. Strange Lives (Or, How I Learned Deadpool Was Da Bomb)" (with Brian Posehn and Tony Moore, in #3, 2012) "The Quick and the Dead and the Really Dead" (with Brian Posehn and Tony Moore, in #4, 2013) "Star Wars: Revenge of the Gripper" (with Brian Posehn and Tony Moore, in #5, 2013) "National Maul" (with Brian Posehn and Tony Moore, in #6, 2013) Volume 2: Soul Hunter (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ) collects: "Drinking Game" (with Brian Posehn and Scott Koblish, in #7, 2013) "Running with the Devil" (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #8, 2013) "The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea" (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #9, 2013) "Eight Legs to Kick You" (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #10, 2013) "Dare to be Deviled" (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #11, 2013) "Damned if You Win, Damned if You Lose" (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #12, 2013) Volume 3: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (tpb, 160 pages, 2014, ) collects: "Untitled" (with Brian Posehn and Scott Koblish, in #13, 2013) "The White Man Cometh!" (with Brian Posehn and Scott Koblish, in #14, 2013) "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (with Brian Posehn and Declan Shalvey, in #15-19, 2013) Volume 4: Deadpool vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. (tpb, 136 pages, 2014, ) collects: "WAKANDAN VACATION!!!" (with Brian Posehn and Scott Koblish, in #20, 2013) "Deadpool vs. S.H.I.E.L.D." (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #21-25, 2013–2014) Volume 5: Wedding of Deadpool (tpb, 168 pages, 2014, ) collects: "Death Comes To Tinseltown (Or The Last Hitler)" (with Brian Posehn and Scott Koblish, in #26, 2014) "The Wedding of Deadpool" (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #27, 2014) "Operation Ballerina Drop" (with Scott Koblish, in #27, 2014) "Honeymoon in Tokyo" (with Brian Posehn and Scott Koblish, in #28, 2014) Volume 6: Original Sin (tpb, 144 pages, 2014, ) collects: "The Honeymoon Is Over" (with Brian Posehn and John Lucas, in #29, 2014) "The Brave and the Blonde" (with Brian Posehn and John Lucas, in #30, 2014) "My Robot Buddy" (with Brian Posehn and John Lucas, in #31, 2014) "Daddy/Daughter Day" (with Brian Posehn and John Lucas, in #32, 2014) "Out the Window" (with Brian Posehn and John Lucas, in #33, 2014) "The One With the Super Rare 3-D Cover!" (with Brian Posehn and Scott Koblish, in #34, 2014) Volume 7: Axis (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, ) collects: "When Cometh the Deadpool-Spider-Slayer" (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #35, 2014) "On His Axis" (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #36, 2014) "Guess Who's Bumming At Dinner?" (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #37, 2014) "A Friend in Need..." (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #38, 2014) "A Friend Indeed..." (with Brian Posehn, Mike Hawthorne and Mirko Colak, in #39, 2014) "The Magic of Gracking" (with Brian Posehn and Scott Koblish, in #40, 2015) Volume 8: All Good Things (tpb, 176 pages, 2015, ) collects: "Wade's No Good, Horrible, Very Bad Day" (with Brian Posehn and Salvador Espin, in #41, 2015) "Sand and Deliver" (with Brian Posehn and Salvador Espin, in #42, 2015) "After Mash" (with Brian Posehn and Salvador Espin, in #43, 2015) "Soul Coffin" (with Brian Posehn and Salvador Espin, in #44, 2015) "The Aristocrats" (with Brian Posehn and Mike Hawthorne, in #250, 2015) "Deadpool Roasts the Marvel Universe" (with Brian Posehn and Scott Koblish, in #250, 2015) Uncanny Avengers vol. 1 #8AU, "Age of Ultron" (with Rick Remender and Adam Kubert, May 2013) collected in Age of Ultron Companion (tpb, 200 pages, 2014, ) A+X #8, 13-18 (May 2013-March 2014) Volume 2: A+X=Amazing (tpb, 136 pages, 2013, ) collects: "Spider-Woman + Kitty Pryde" (with Salvador Larroca, in #8, 2013) Volume 3: A+X=Outstanding (tpb, 136 pages, 2014, ) collects: "Captain America + Cyclops" (with David Yardin and Matteo Lolli, in #13-18, 2013–2014) Nova vol. 5 #11-31 (November 2013-May 2015) Volume 3: Nova Corpse (tpb, 152 pages, 2014, ) collects: "Nova #1000" (with Y. Stewart, in #10, 2013) "Chapter XI: Pawn Takes Night" (with Paco Medina and Carlo Barberi, in #11, 2013) "Chapter XII: Help Wanted" (with Paco Medina and Ed McGuinness, in #12, 2014) "Chapter XIII: The Punch-Out at the Carefree Corral" (with Paco Medina, in #13, 2014) "Chapter XIV: Road to Knowhere" (with David Baldeon, in #14, 2014) "Chapter XV: Can we keep him?" (with David Baldeon, in #15, 2014) "Chapter XVI: Battle Skaarns" (with David Baldeon, in #16, 2014) Volume 4: Original Sin (tpb, 136 pages, 2015, ) collects: "Chapter XVII: Home Alone" (with Paco Medina, in #17, 2014) "Chapter XVIII: El Día de los Muertos" (with David Baldeon, in #18, 2014) "Chapter XIX: Original Sin Part II" (with David Baldeon, in #19, 2014) "Chapter XX: The Truth About the Black Hats" (with David Baldeon, in #20, 2014) "Chapter XXI: Moving Day" (with David Baldeon, in #21, 2014) "Chapter XXII: Children of the Candy Corn" (with Federico Santagati and John Timms, in #22, 2014) Volume 5: AXIS (tpb, 120 pages, 2015, ) collects: "Chapter XXIII: Wouldn't Mama Be Proud" (with David Baldeon, in #23, 2014) "Chapter XXIV: Stupidity Tries" (with David Baldeon, in #24, 2014) "Chapter XXV: The Super-Saver Club Card" (with David Baldeon, in #25, 2014) "Chapter XXVI: Look What The Bus Dragged In" (with John Timms, in #26, 2015) "Chapter XXVII: Mr.Carnage Goes To Carefree" (with John Timms, in #27, 2015) Volume 6: Homecoming (tpb, 128 pages, 2015, ) collects: "The Adventures of Doc & Sammy" (with David Baldeon, in Annual vol. 2 #1, 2015) "Chapter XXVIII: The Black Vortex" (with David Baldeon, in #28, 2015) "Chapter XXIX: A Sort Of Homecoming - Part I" (with David Baldeon, in #29, 2015) "Chapter XXX: A Sort of Homecoming - Part 2" (with David Baldeon, in #30, 2015) "Chapter XXXI: A Sort of Homecoming, Finale" (with David Baldeon, in #31, 2015) Deadpool: The Gauntlet #1-13 (January 2014-April 2014) Deadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet (tpb, 200 pages, 2016, ) collects: "Chapter 1: From America with Love... and No Backsies!" (with Brian Posehn and Reilly Brown, in #1, 2014) "Chapter 2: Deadpool & The Temple Of Boom!" (with Brian Posehn and Reilly Brown, in #2, 2014) "Chapter 3: You Had One Job, Deadpool" (with Brian Posehn and Reilly Brown, in #3, 2014) "Chapter 4: Rail Grind" (with Brian Posehn and Reilly Brown, in #4, 2014) "Chapter 5: Blade Makes Three" (with Brian Posehn and Reilly Brown, in #5, 2014) "Chapter 6: An American Mercenary in Paris" (with Brian Posehn and Reilly Brown, in #6, 2014) "Chapter 7: Ready? A.I.M. FIRE!" (with Brian Posehn and Reilly Brown, in #7, 2014) "Chapter 8: Werewolf of London-Adjacent" (with Brian Posehn and Reilly Brown, in #8, 2014) "Chapter 9: Gangs of New York" (with Brian Posehn and Khary Randolph, in #9, 2014) "Chapter 10: When Cometh the Frightful Four" (with Brian Posehn and Reilly Brown, in #10, 2014) "Chapter 11: Domestic Dispute" (with Brian Posehn, Reilly Brown and Scott Koblish, in #11, 2014) "Chapter 12: Deadpool, Disarmed" (with Brian Posehn, Reilly Brown and Scott Koblish, in #12, 2014) "Chapter 13: Give Love a Hand" (with Brian Posehn and Reilly Brown, in #13, 2014) Hulk vol. 3 #5-16 (August 2014-May 2015) Volume 2: Omega Hulk Book 1 (tpb, 168 pages, 2015, ) collects: "The O Hulk" (with Mark Bagley, in #5-10, 2014–2015) Volume 3: Omega Hulk Book 2 (tpb, 152 pages, 2015, ) collects: "The O Hulk" (with Mark Bagley, in #11-16, 2015) Uncanny Avengers vol. 2 #3-4, "Counter-Evolutionary" (with Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña, April–May 2015) collected in Volume 1: Counter-Evolutionary (tpb, 112 pages, 2015, )