Laurie S. Sutton Explained

Birth Date:19 March 1953
Birth Place:Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality:American
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Notable Works:"Adam Strange"
Scooby-Doo!: The Terror of the Bigfoot Beast
Awards:Publishing Innovation Award 2015

Laurie S. Sutton (born March 19, 1953)[1] is an American writer of comic books and children's books. She worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics in the 1980s and has written several books for Capstone Publishers in the 2010s.

Career

Laurie S. Sutton was born in Woodbury, New Jersey. Her father was a project manager for Mobil and the family frequently moved across the country. She began reading comic books at the age of 8 after receiving a large number of them as a Christmas gift. After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College in 1975,[2] Sutton worked for Abaris Books and the Comics Code Authority.[3] Sutton has stated that "when I was a reviewer at the Comics Code from 1978 to 1979, I never considered my job to be one of censorship...As a matter of fact, being a comic book fan, I was very open-minded and lenient with artists, writers and editors who brushed up against the letter of the regulations."[4] She began writing for DC Comics in 1980 and worked on the "Adam Strange" backup feature in Green Lantern as well as stories for Secrets of Haunted House, Star Trek, and The Unexpected.[5] Frank Miller credits Sutton with introducing him to Japanese comics which influenced his work on Ronin.[6] She worked as an editor for DC (1981–1982) and oversaw "The Great Darkness Saga" storyline in the Legion of Super-Heroes. After leaving DC, Sutton worked for Marvel Comics' Epic Comics line (1983–1985) and for Donning Publishing from 1985 to 1987. She returned to comics in the mid-1990s and wrote Star Trek: Voyager stories for Marvel.

Sutton has written several children's books for Capstone Publishers featuring various DC Comics characters. She credits DC executive Paul Levitz for helping her get this job.[7] She won the Publishing Innovation Award in the category "Ebook – Flowable: Children" for her book Scooby-Doo!: The Terror of the Bigfoot Beast in 2015.[8]

Bibliography

Comic books

DC Comics

Malibu Comics

Marvel Comics

Warren Publications

Children's books

Capstone Publishers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miller . John Jackson . John Jackson Miller . Comics Industry Birthdays . . June 10, 2005 . Iola, Wisconsin . https://web.archive.org/web/20110218031356/http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays . February 18, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Barr. Mike W.. Mike W. Barr. DC Profile #72: Laurie Sutton. World's Finest Comics. 269. DC Comics. June 1981. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909210310/http://docs.comics.org/images/5/53/DC_Profiles_72.jpg. September 9, 2015. live. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Sutton, Laurie. Jerry. Bails. Jerry Bails. Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151010030323/http://www.bailsprojects.com/%28S%28m4x5nu554pmldn55ath2v145%29%29/bio.aspx?Name=SUTTON%2C%2BLAURIE . October 10, 2015. live. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: SDCC: Tales from the (Comics) Code. Brigid. Alverson. August 2, 2014 . Comic Book Resources. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224025956/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=54516&page=article. December 24, 2015. live. mdy-all.
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  6. Web site: Frank Miller Part 1: Dames, Dark Knights, Devils, and Heroes. Irving. Christopher. December 1, 2010. NYCGraphicNovelists.com. November 25, 2011. July 1, 2012. live. mdy-all. https://web.archive.org/web/20120701074451/http://www.nycgraphicnovelists.com/2010/12/frank-miller-part-1-dames-dark-knights.html. 'Then, through a girlfriend Laurie Sutton, I discovered the Japanese comics,' Frank reveals. 'That all gave birth to Ronin.'.
  7. Web site: Aquaman Shrine Interview with Laurie S. Sutton – 2011 . Rob. Kelly. March 28, 2011. The Aquaman Shrine. https://web.archive.org/web/20160514213723/http://www.aquamanshrine.net/2011/03/aquaman-shrine-interview-with-laurie-s.html. May 14, 2016. live. mdy-all. Neptune smiled upon this humble Pisces and guided my long-time friend Paul Levitz to introduce me to Ben Harper in DC's Licensed Publishing department. Ben is in charge of the Capstone/Stone Arch Super Heroes books for DC. He invited me to pitch some story ideas for one of the Wonder Woman books. There were a couple of ideas he liked, and he sent those on to the Stone Arch editor, Donnie Lemke..
  8. Web site: Winners of the 2015 Digital Book Awards Announced at Gala Hosted by Ira Wolfman. Digital Book World. January 14, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160503194048/http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2015/winners-of-the-2015-digital-book-awards-announced-at-gala-hosted-by-ira-wolfman/. May 3, 2016. live. mdy-all. March 14, 2015.

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