Deadpool Classic, Vol. 1 by Fabian Nicieza

First, I saw a lot of potential in these characters that had already been deemed useless. Nicieza recalled 'I took the assignment for two reasons. 1989), he selected Nicieza to write the spin-off series. This led to fill-in work on titles such as Classic X-Men, for which he provided backup stories, and in the Marvel Annuals' 1989 summer crossover ' Atlantis Attacks'.Īfter Tom DeFalco, then Marvel's editor-in-chief, created the superhero team the New Warriors, using existing characters, in Thor No. 412 (Dec. This led to his becoming that title's regular writer from #16 (Feb. Nicieza's first published comics story came with Psi-Force No. 9 (July 1987), a title in Marvel's short-lived New Universe imprint. During this period he began to take his first freelance work for Marvel, writing short articles for Marvel's promotional magazine Marvel Age. In 1985, Nicieza joined the staff at Marvel Comics, initially as a manufacturing assistant, later moving to the promotions department as an advertising manager. Until 1985, Nicieza worked for the Berkley Publishing Group, starting in the production department and becoming a managing editor. His brother is Mariano Nicieza, also a comic book writer and editor. He studied at Rutgers University, interning at the ABC television network before graduating in 1983 with a degree in advertising and public relations. He lived first in Sayreville, New Jersey and moved to Old Bridge Township, where he attended Madison Central High School, from which he graduated in 1979.

Growing up in New Jersey, Nicieza learned to read and write from comic books. He was four years old when his family moved to the United States. Nicieza was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of Omar and Irma Riguetti Nicieza. Fabian Nicieza (born December 31, 1961) is an Argentine-American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Nomad, Cable, Deadpool and Thunderbolts, for all of which he helped create numerous characters, among them Deadpool, Domino, Shatterstar, and Silhouette.

Deadpool Classic, Vol. 1 by Fabian Nicieza