


Vaughan signing a poster for his creator-owned series, Sagaįrom 2002 to 2008, Vaughan, who came to prefer writing his own characters, wrote the creator-owned monthly series Y: The Last Man, a post-apocalyptic science fiction series about the only man to survive the apparent simultaneous death of every male mammal on Earth. He would also write Batman and Green Lantern for DC Comics, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight for Dark Horse Comics. He would eventually write for some of the highest-profile characters at Marvel, including X-Men, Spider-Man, and Captain America. Vaughan's first credit was for Marvel Comics' Tales from the Age of Apocalypse #2 (December 1996). While a student there, Vaughan took part in Marvel Comics's Stan-hattan Project, a class for fledgling comic book writers. Vaughan attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts to study film. Ignatius High School, from which he graduated in 1994. Vaughan also cites Joss Whedon as the reason he wanted to become a writer, a decision he made while attending St. Vaughan and his older brother are both fans of writer Peter David, and according to Vaughan, their adolescent comics reading was largely defined by a shared love of David's 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk. Vaughan was born J in Cleveland, Ohio, to Geoffrey and Catherine Vaughan. įor his writing, Vaughan has won 14 Eisner Awards, 14 Harvey Awards, and a Hugo Award.īrian K. Something like Spider-Man, a book that never has a third act, that seems crazy." In 2007, Erik Malinowski, also of Wired, called Vaughan "the greatest comic book visionary of the last five years", comparing him to Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Paul Pope, and Steve Niles, and praised his addition to the TV series Lost as redeeming that series' third season. His creator-owned comics work is also characterized by "finite, meticulous, years-long story arcs", on which Vaughan comments, "That's storytelling, with a beginning, a middle, and an end. Wired describes Vaughan's comics work as "quirky, acclaimed stories that don't pander and still pound pulses". He was formerly the showrunner and executive producer of the TV series Under the Dome. The writing staff was nominated for the award again at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the fifth season. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the fourth season.

Vaughan was a writer, story editor and producer of the television series Lost during seasons three through five. Vaughan (born July 17, 1976) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, Pride of Baghdad, Saga, and Paper Girls. Science fiction, superhero, space opera/ fantasyīrian K.

Comic book writer, television writer/producer
