Todd Dezago (; June 23, 2008 born 1961) is an American comic book writer best known for his collaborations with artist Mike Wieringo on The Sensational Spider-Man and their creator-owned fantasy series Tellos.
Early life Todd Dezago was raised in Rhinebeck, New York and studied to be an actor.
Career Dezago began his comics writing career on X-Factor for Marvel Comics in 1994. He first worked with penciller Mike Wieringo on The Sensational Spider-Man #8 (Sept. 1996). They then collaborated on the creator-owned fantasy series Tellos in 1999. The series, a coming-of-age adventure set in a magical, piratical world, ran 10 issues (May 1999–Nov. 2000). The last three issues were released by Gorilla Comics, a short-lived Image Comics imprint co-founded by Dezago and several other creators in 2000. Following the demise of Gorilla Comics, Dezago and Tellos returned to Image Comics with the oversized one-shots Tellos: Maiden Voyage #1 (2001), The Last Heist (2001), and Sons and Moons (2002). They were followed by the three-issue miniseries Tales of Tellos in 2004.
At DC Comics, Dezago co-created Young Justice with artist Todd Nauck in the 1998 one-shot Young Justice: The Secret. His other Young Justice work includes the 1998 miniseries JLA: World Without Grown-ups. From 1999 to 2002, he wrote Impulse #50–89. In 2005 he co-created The Perhapanauts with artist Craig Rousseau.
Bibliography Ardden Entertainment Casper and the Spectrals #1–3 (2009–2010)
CD Comics Occupational Hazards (among others) (2000)
Dark Horse Comics The Perhapanauts #1–4 (2005–2006) The Perhapanauts: Second Chances #1–4 (2006–2007)
DC Comics
Batman: Gotham Knights #24 ("Batman Black and White" backup story) (2002) The Flash 80-Page Giant #1 (1998) Impulse #50–54, 56–59, 62–89 (1999–2002) JLA 80-Page Giant #1 (1998) JLA: World Without Grown-Ups #1–2 (1998) Legends of the DC Universe #40–41 (2001) Sins of Youth: The Secret/Deadboy #1 (2000) Tangent Comics/The Flash #1 (1997) Tangent Comics/The Trials of the Flash #1 (1998) Teen Titans vol. 2 #50 (2007) Young Justice #22 (2000) Young Justice: The Secret #1 (1998)
Dynamite Entertainment DF Premiere: Tellos Prologue #1 (1999) Dynamic Forces: Tellos Preview Book #1 (1999)
Image Comics
Monster Pile-Up #1 (2008) The Perhapanauts vol. 2 #1–6 (2008–2009) The Perhapanauts Annual #1 (2008) The Perhapanauts: Danger Down Under #1–5 (2012–2013) Popgun #4 (2010) Section Zero #1 (Tellos backup story) (2000) Skullkickers #24 (2013) Tales of Tellos #1–3 (2004) Tellos #1–10 (1999–2000) Tellos Prelude #1 (1999) Tellos: The Joining #1 (1999) Tellos: The Last Heist #1 (2001) Tellos: Maiden Voyage #1 (2001) Tellos: Sons & Moons #1 (2002)
Marvel Comics
The Amazing Spider-Man #404–405, 663 (1995, 2011) Bug #1 (1997) Cable vol. 2 #40–43 (1997) Daydreamers #1–3 (script) (1997) Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #83 (1995) Excalibur #82 (script) (1994) Free Comic Book Day 2010: Iron Man/Nova (backup story) (2010) Generation X #11–12, 15–16 (script) (1996) Ka-Zar: Sibling Rivalry #-1 (co-plotter, scripting assist) (1997) Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #45–48 (2009) Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #10 (2009) Marvel Age: Spider-Man #7–11, 15, 17–18 (2004–2005) Marvel Age Spider-Man Team-Up #1–5 (2004–2005) Marvel Super Hero Squad #1–12 (2010–2011) Marvel Super Hero Squad Spectacular #1 (2011) Marvel Super Hero Squad Online Game: Hero Up #1 (2011) Marvel Universe: The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #10 (2013) Marvel Universe: Ultimate Spider-Man #8 (2012) Scarlet Spider #1–2 (script) (1995) The Sensational Spider-Man #7–33, -1 (1996–1998) The Spectacular Scarlet Spider #1–2 (1995) The Spectacular Spider-Man #216, 218–219 (script); #230–240 (1994, 1996) Spider-Man Family #7 (2008) Spider-Man Team-Up Special #1 (2005) Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage Alpha #1 (1995) Spider-Man: The Clone Journal #1 (1995) Spider-Man: The Jackal Files #1 (1995) Strong Guy Reborn #1 (1997) The Thing/She-Hulk: The Long Night #1 (2002) Web of Scarlet Spider #1–2 (script) (1995) Web of Spider-Man #121–122, 126–129 (1995) What If...? #90 (1996) Wolverine #129–131 (1998) Wolverine #900 (special) (2010) Wolverine: Killing Made Simple #1 (2008) X-Factor #103–111 (1994–1995) X-Force and Cable '95 #1 (backup story) (1995) X-Men #½ (1998) X-Men Unlimited #21 (1998)
Self-published The Bedlam Field Guide to Cryptozoology vol. 1–2 (2018, 2023) The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute vol.1–2 (2017) The Perhapanauts: Into Hollow Earth OGN (2016)
Sitcomics Startup Binge Book #3 (with Darin Henry) (2020)
References
Further reading First Class Comic Review #2, 2010 by Lily and Ellie Egleton.
External links
Todd Dezago at Mike's Amazing World of Comics Todd Dezago at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators