Bob Schreck

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bob Schreck
Occupation	American Comic Book Writer
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1955(1955-02-02)
Age	69
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Bob Schreck Biography

Bob Schreck is one of the most popular and richest American comic book writer who was born on February 2, 1955 in United States. Robert Schreck (/S r e the k born February 2 1955) is an American comic book editor and writer. Schreck is well-known for his role as an influential editor and director of marketing in Dark Horse Comics in the 1990s, and for co-founding Oni Press, and for his subsequent role as editor of DC Comics. Schreck is the deputy director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

He quit Dark Horse in 1997 and shortly thereafter , he founded Oni Press with Joe Nozemack. Oni’s mission was to publish graphic novels and comics that its founders would love to read. Not content with the materials which was dominating the market They believed that the art of sequencing could be utilized to tell almost every story. Oni’s publications Schreck edited are Kevin Smith’s Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob comics, Whiteout, Bad Boy by Frank Miller and Simon Bisley as well as the prize-winning Oni Double Feature.

In 2010, he was named editor-in-chief of Legendary Comics, a division he co- founded with editor Greg Tumbarello, where they launched as a top ten publisher with their inaugural title Holy Terror by Frank Miller. Other works they published include the Eisner Award-nominated Annihilator by Grant Morrison and Frazer Irving, The Tower Chronicles by Matt Wagner and Simon Bisley, A Town Called Dragon by Judd Winick and Geoff Shaw, Shadow Walk by Mark Waid and Shane Davis, and Cops for Criminals by Steven Grant and Pete Woods, as well as NY Times #1 Best Selling Graphic Novel Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero, NY Times Best Seller Godzilla: Awakening, and tie-ins to Warcraft, and King Kong.

Schreck credits his editorial philosophy in part to the influence of Archie Goodwin, explaining: “I try to provide very fertile topsoil. A place for these people to take root and grow… a certain amount of stepping back and compassion, just being able to listen to what it is… many times the writer or the artist you’re working with, they’re not quite sure what it is they want to say at this juncture. So you’re there to hear things that even they’re not picking up on and help them see it.”

Following a brief time with Graphitti Designs, Schreck worked for Dark Horse Comics from 1990-97 in which he was the editor, marketing director as well as group editor. In this period, Dark Horse became the third top-selling comics publisher across the US. The editor position, Schreck introduced a variety of talents to wider audience for example, Mike Allred and Paul Pope who has credited Schreck as an influential aspect of his career and also served as director of others Frank Miller’s Sin City, The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Madman, Art Adams’ Monkeyman as well as O’Brien as well as the anthology called Dark Horse Presents. Schreck was also crucial in convincing Frank Miller to work with director Robert Rodriguez on a film version of Sin City.

Bob Schreck Net Worth

Bob Schreck is one of the richest American Comic Book Writer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Schreck 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the late 1970s, Bob Schreck began working for Creation Entertainment organizing and running conventions throughout the United States He got to meet many of the comic book industry professionals and also met aspirants and newcomers like Matt Wagner, who has said that Schreck “a major force in the comics industry.” In the early 1980s , he worked in the marketing department in the marketing department at Marvel Comics.

In 1985, Schreck and his spouse (now separated) Diana Schutz were hired as administrator director (in charge of publishing and marketing) in addition to editor at Comico Comics. Under their direction, Comico became the third highest-selling comics company following Marvel as well as DC.

After leaving DC in January 2009, Schreck joined IDW Publishing as a senior editor, where he also wrote the comic book series Jurassic Park: Redemption.

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Facts & Trivia

Bob Ranked on the list of most popular American comic book writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bob Schreck celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.