J. T. Krul

J. T. Krul
Krul at a signing for Teen Titans #97 at Midtown Comics in Manhattan, July 13, 2011.
BornJeffrey T. Krul
(1972-11-14) November 14, 1972
Michigan
NationalityAmerican
AreaWriter
Notable works
Fathom
http://jtkrul.blogspot.com/

Jeffrey T. Krul (born November 14, 1972, in Michigan)[1] is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on Aspen MLT's Fathom comic series.

Early life

J.T. Krul was born and raised in Michigan. He received a Bachelor's degree in Film and Video Production from Michigan State University.[2]

Career

Krul moved to Los Angeles in 1996, where he landed the job of production assistant on the TV show Seinfeld.[1][2] He was promoted to the position of the show's production coordinator in its last season.

J.T. Krul's first comic book work was at Marvel Comics, writing X-Men Unlimited and later, Spider-Man Unlimited.[3] He subsequently went to work for Michael Turner's company, Aspen MLT, writing their flagship titles Fathom and Soulfire. He then launched a creator-owned comic book there called Mindfield, which debuted in 2010.[2]

In 2008 Krul wrote Past Experience, a Heroes comic book story starring characters from the NBC TV series of the same name.[2][4] That same year, he wrote the third book in the Joker's Asylum series of one-shots, which featured Poison Ivy.[5][6]

Other books he has written for DC Comics include several issues of Teen Titans and Titans, including Blackest Night: Titans,[7] the tie-in to DC's 2009–2010 "Blackest Night" crossover storyline. In 2009 Krul wrote Justice League: The Rise and Fall, and Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal and later took over the Green Arrow series with issue #31 (May 2010), with a storyline titled "The Fall of Green Arrow".[8] After four issues a new volume of Green Arrow was launched with a new #1 with Krul writing.[9] He returned to Teen Titans as the main writer.[10]

As part of DC Comics' The New 52 relaunch in 2011, Krul wrote Green Arrow[11][12] and Captain Atom.[13] He left Green Arrow after issue #3 due to time pressures but continued to write Captain Atom.[14]

Krul has written for Dynamite Entertainment's books including Red Sonja and Highlander: Way of the Sword.[2]

Personal life

Krul lives in Southern California with his wife and their two daughters.[2]

Bibliography

Aspen MLT

  • Aspen Seasons: Fall 2005 #1 (2005)
  • Aspen Seasons: Spring 2005 #1 (2005)
  • Fathom vol. 2 #0–8 (2005–2006)
  • Fathom vol. 3 #0–10 (2008–2010)
  • Fathom Beginnings #1 (2005)
  • Fathom: Cannon Hawke #0–5 (2004–2006)
  • Fathom: Cannon Hawke: Prelude #1 (2005)
  • Fathom Prelude #1 (2005)
  • Jirni #1 (2013)
  • Michael Turner's Cannon: Dawn of War #0–3 (2004)
  • Soulfire #3–10 (2005–2009)
  • Soulfire: Chaos Reign #0–3 (2006–2007)
  • Soulfire: Dying Of The Light #0–5 (2005–2006)
  • Worlds of Aspen #1–4 (2006–2009)

DC Comics

Dynamite Entertainment

Marvel Comics

ZMX Comics / Aspen Comics

  • Nu Way #1–5 (2018–2019)

References

  1. ^ a b Goodman, David (May 20, 2013). "J. T. Krul: writer for Aspen, Marvel and DC Comics Interview". Front Towards Gamer. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Krul, J. T. (2012). "J. T. Krul". Wizard World. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  3. ^ J. T. Krul at the Grand Comics Database
  4. ^ "Past Experience" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-29. (14 MB)
  5. ^ Arrant, Chris (June 18, 2008). "J. T. Krul on Joker's Asylum: Poison Ivy". Newsarama. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013.
  6. ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (June 25, 2008). "The Joker's Asylum, Part III: Poison Ivy". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013.
  7. ^ a b George, Richard (May 15, 2009). "Blackest Night's Future: August 2009". IGN. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013.
  8. ^ Segura, Alex (December 11, 2009). "DCU In 2010: The Rise of Arsenal and the Fall of Green Arrow". DC Comics. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  9. ^ Segura, Alex (March 18, 2010). "After the Fall, Green Arrow rises again". DC Comics. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  10. ^ Rogers, Vaneta (June 1, 2010). "Writer J. T. Krul To Take Over Teen Titans in Late 2010". Newsarama. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  11. ^ Guerrero, Tony (August 15, 2011). "J.T. Krul Talks About the Future of Green Arrow in the 'New 52'". Comic Vine. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Rogers, Vaneta (June 14, 2011). "Billionaire World-Traveling Green Arrow Returns for DCnU". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013.
  13. ^ a b Rogers, Vaneta (June 16, 2011). "Krul to Bring 'Intense, Sci-fi Feel' to DCnU Captain Atom". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013.
  14. ^ Chou, Richard (September 19, 2011). "Comics: J. T. Krul Leaves Green Arrow, Continues Captain Atom". Critiques4geeks.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012.