Sam Humphries

Sam Humphries
BornSamuel Ryan Humphries
(1977-03-16) March 16, 1977 (age 47)
Maryland, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Our Love is Real
The Ultimates
Legendary Star-Lord
Jonesy
Green Lanterns
Harley Quinn

Sam Humphries (born March 16, 1977) is an American comic book writer located in London. Between 2018 and 2020, he co-hosted DC Daily on the DC Universe streaming platform.

Early life

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Humphries was born in Annapolis, Maryland and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]

Career

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Humphries began his career in the early 2000s as a Consulting Editor for Gutsoon! Entertainment[2][3] and, as part of his duties to "monitor the chatter" around the American comic book industry, joined the Warren Ellis Forum where he got acquainted with several professional and aspiring comic book creators.[4][5] After the dissolution of Gutsoon!, Humphries went on to work at MySpace,[6][7][2] where he developed several projects including the network's comics section and its most popular feature, MySpace Dark Horse Presents, the digital revival of Dark Horse's signature anthology series that had been canceled several years prior. Between 2010 and 2011, Humpries was a co-host on Meltcast, the official podcast of the comic book store Meltdown Comics.[8]

Humphries made his debut as a writer in 2010, contributing short stories to Fraggle Rock and a CBGB-themed anthology published by Boom! Studios. In 2011, he self-published Our Love is Real,[2][9] a sci-fi sex satire that brought him to the attention of comic book publishers.[10] The following year, he was hired by Marvel to write an adaptation of John Carter: The Gods of Mars and take over the scripting duties of Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates after the departure of Jonathan Hickman.[11][12] During his run on The Ultimates, Humphires wrote the storyline involving Captain America becoming the President of the United States, which received nation-wide coverage in the news.[13][14][15] In 2013, he launched the second volume of Uncanny X-Force[16][17] and wrote an Age of Ultron spin-off series, Avengers A.I..[18] After signing an exclusive contract with Marvel,[19] Humphries worked on Legendary Star-Lord, one of the Guardians of the Galaxy spin-off series launched in anticipation of the 2014 film,[20] and developed the multi-title crossover storyline "The Black Vortex".[21][22] In 2016, Humphries joined DC Comics, launching Green Lanterns as part of the company's DC Rebirth initiative. In 2018, he took over Harley Quinn, staying on the title for the next two years.[23][24] That same year, it was announced Humphries would resurrect the Silver Age title Dial H for Hero for Wonder Comics, DC's "pop-up" imprint curated by Brian Michael Bendis.[25]

Humphries' creator-owned comics include his second self-published series Sacrifice with Dalton Rose,[26][27] Jonesy with Caitlin Rose Boyle, published by Boom! Studios,[28][29] and Blackbird with Jen Bartel, published by Image.[30]

In addition to his work in comics, Humphries was a contributing writer for several comics-oriented websites such as Artbomb,[31] Comic Book Resources[32] and ComicsAlliance.[33] In 2014, he co-wrote the mobile fighting game Marvel Contest of Champions, developed by Kabam.[34]

Personal life

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Humphries has epilepsy.[35][27]

Bibliography

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Early work

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  • Free Comic Book Day 2010: Mouse Guard Spring 1153/Fraggle Rock: "The Birthday Present" (with Jeremy Love, co-feature in one-shot, Archaia Studios, 2010)
    • Collected in Fraggle Rock Volume 1 (hc, 136 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-9323-8642-4)
    • Collected in Fraggle Rock Omnibus (tpb, 240 pages, Boom! Studios, 2018, ISBN 1-684-15118-X)
  • Our Love is Real (with Steven Sanders, one-shot — self-published in July 2011, reprinted by Image in November 2011)
  • Sacrifice #1–6 (with Dalton Rose, self-published, 2011–2013) collected as Sacrifice (hc, 168 pages, Dark Horse, 2013, ISBN 1-59582-985-7)
  • Virginia (with Pete Toms, 8-page webcomic, Study Group Comics, 2012)
  • Ahoy, Booty!: "Beach Bums" (with Sloane Leong, short segment in the zine self-published by Lainey Diamond and Emily Partridge, 2012)

Boom! Studios

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Marvel Comics

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DC Comics

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Other publishers

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References

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  1. ^ Melo, Frederick (July 26, 2020). "An all-American hero on the phone: Minneapolis-bred Sam Humphries is latest to 'Dial H for HERO' for DC Comics". Twin Cities. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Zalben, Alex (July 10, 2011). "Interview: Sam Humphries on His SciFi Comic 'Our Love Is Real'". MTV Geek. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011.
  3. ^ "Interview with Coamix Chairman Nobu Horie". ICv2. July 13, 2002. Archived from the original on July 18, 2002.
  4. ^ Rivera, Joshua (December 5, 2018). "An Oral History of the Warren Ellis Forum". Image. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sam Humphries Talks About His Provocative Sci-Fi Comic, 'Our Love Is Real'". Comic Vine. July 11, 2011. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (March 27, 2008). "MySpace Comic Books relaunches". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008.
  7. ^ "Sam Humphries Out at MySpace". ICv2. February 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009.
  8. ^ "Meltcast 31: Joshua Dysart, welcome aboard Sam "the Hammer" Humphries, plus Marz "the Devil" and the Scared Fools stop in". Coolsville Comics. June 3, 2010. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010.
  9. ^ Ching, Albert (July 13, 2011). "Bizarre Love Quadrangle: Warped One-Shot OUR LOVE IS REAL". Newsarama. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.
  10. ^ Arrant, Chris (September 28, 2012). "Conversing on Comics with Sam Humphries". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012.
  11. ^ Flanagan, Josh (February 16, 2012). "Sam Humphries Joins Jonathan Hickman on THE ULTIMATES #10". iFanboy. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012.
  12. ^ Ching, Albert (March 9, 2012). "Indie Writer Explores New Worlds with JOHN CARTER, ULTIMATES". Newsarama. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012.
  13. ^ Truitt, Brian (September 19, 2012). "Captain America heeds call to be 'Ultimate' president". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012.
  14. ^ Cavna, Michael (September 18, 2012). "Marvel elects our next president: Captain America". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012.
  15. ^ Moore, Matt (September 18, 2012). "Captain America gets new job title: US president". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012.
  16. ^ Sims, Chris (September 17, 2012). "'I'm Gonna Write It Like I Stole It' -- Sam Humphries On Taking Over 'Uncanny X-Force' [Interview]". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012.
  17. ^ Sims, Chris (October 10, 2012). "Artist Kris Anka & Writer Sam Humphries On 'Uncanny X-Force' Fashions [Interview + Exclusive Art]". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012.
  18. ^ Ching, Albert (April 8, 2013). "The Future is Now in Vision-Focused AVENGERS A.I." Newsarama. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013.
  19. ^ Guerrero, Tony (May 5, 2014). "Marvel Announces Exclusive Agreement with Sam Humphries". Comic Vine. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014.
  20. ^ Sims, Chris (June 6, 2014). "Interview: Sam Humphries On 'Legendary Star-Lord' And The Weird History Of Marvel's Next Movie Star". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014.
  21. ^ Phegley, Kiel (January 9, 2015). "Bendis & Humphries Explore Marvel's "Black Vortex" Event". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015.
  22. ^ White, Brett (February 4, 2015). "X-POSITION: Sam Humphries Charts A Course Through "The Black Vortex"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015.
  23. ^ "First Look: Sam Humphries Takes on Harley Quinn". DC Comics. July 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019.
  24. ^ Johnston, Rich (May 19, 2020). "Sam Humphries Not Allowed to Talk Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy Does Anyway". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020.
  25. ^ Morris, Steve (October 4, 2018). "NYCC '18: Bendis Announces "Wonder Comics" Imprint with Wonder Twins, Dial H, Naomi and Young Justice". ComicsBeat. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018.
  26. ^ Ching, Albert (January 12, 2012). "Sam Humphries Repeats Self-Published Success with SACRIFICE". Newsarama. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012.
  27. ^ a b Reed, Patrick (August 28, 2013). "Self-Publishing, Collected Editions, Epilepsy And Aztecs: Sam Humphries Talks 'Sacrifice'". MTV Geek. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013.
  28. ^ Brown, Tracy (December 15, 2015). "Teen cupid Jonesy is having the worst day ever in this exclusive comic preview". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2015.
  29. ^ Abad-Santos, Alex (April 27, 2016). "Jonesy, a wonderful comic about a ferret-loving girl, is Boom! Studio's next big hit". Vox. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016.
  30. ^ Brown, Tracy (September 5, 2018). "See Exclusive 'Blackbird' Art from Sam Humphries and Jen Bartel's Comic Series Set in L.A." Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018.
  31. ^ "Who We Are And Why We Do It". Artbomb. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004.
  32. ^ "Sam Humphries Latest Articles". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017.
  33. ^ Humphries, Sam (April 20, 2011). "Generation TOKYOPOP: The Revolution Will be Translated". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 24, 2011.
  34. ^ Fisher, Jessica (October 27, 2014). "Sam Humphries and Cuz Parry Talk About Their Upcoming Marvel Fighting Game, Contest of Champions". 148Apps. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
  35. ^ O'Shea, Tim (August 19, 2013). "Sam Humphries on 'Sacrifice'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
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Preceded by Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates writer
2012–2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Uncanny X-Force writer
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Star-Lord writer
2014–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
n/a
 Green Lanterns writer
2016–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Tim Seeley
 Nightwing writer
2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Harley Quinn writer
2018–2020 		Succeeded by
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