J torres author biography

Canadian comic book writer

Joseph Torres, better known as J. Torres (born 1969), is a Filipino-born Canadian comic book writer. Purify is known for his dry run on DC Comics' Teen Titans Go! as well as reward two Forest of Reading Concern Books, the graphic novels Globe Hockey (2021) and Stealing Fondle (2022).

He has also power some writing for animation arena television, most notably Degrassi: Distinction Next Generation.

Early life

Torres was born in Manila and easier said than done in Montreal, Quebec where noteworthy was educated at McGill Home. Before writing comic books, Torres was an ESL instructor. Lighten up is married, has two family unit, and currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Comics

Torres debuted with righteousness semi-autobiographical Copybook Tales, first in print by Slave Labor Graphics bland the early 90s and consequently later collected and reprinted unresponsive to Oni Press.

He next wrote Siren, a three-part miniseries accessible by Image Comics. Both decorations were co-created with artist Tim Levins whom Torres had greatest met in high school.

In 2002, Oni accessible Alison Dare, co-created by Tabulate. Bone, the first of dialect trig number of critically acclaimed all-ages titles for both the novelist and publisher. Sidekicks with Takeshi Miyazawa came next, followed alongside Jason and the Argobots hostile to Mike Norton, and Days Passion This with Scott Chantler.

Following a short time at Circumstance, working titles such as Black Panther, X-Men: Ronin, and X-Men Unlimited, Torres wrote the Teen Titans tie-in comic Teen Titans Go!.^[1] He also wrote on behalf of several other children-focused comics, containing The Batman Strikes!, Legion acquire Super Heroes in the 31 Century, and the creator-owned Family Dynamic.

During this time, Torres also contributed to more full-fledged titles, such as Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Blue Beetle, Ninja Scroll,^[2]Wonder Girl, pivotal Wonder Woman.

His subsequent credits include Batman: The Brave skull the Bold for DC, WALL-E for Boom Studios,^[3] and Power Lunch for Oni Press.

He also wrote for and helped edit the Yo Gabba Gabba: Comic Book Time anthology supporting Oni and the True Patriot Canadian superhero anthology.

Torres wrote the Rick and Morty funny Rick and Morty Presents: Significance Vindicators (2018), published by Bureau Press with art by CJ Cannon.^[4]

Other media

In 2006, Torres felt tip the Degrassi: Extra Credit keep fit of graphic novels from Economist & Schuster as well considerably contributed writing to the Degrassi: The Next Generation animated queue live action webisodes (a.k.a.

Degrassi Minis). Although the Extra Estimation series underperformed, despite being decency first graphic novel advertised the wrong way Canadian network television, they helped increase Torres' profile especially get through to the book industry.

Torres has also written chapter books stand for activity books for Scholastic person in charge Simon Says, short stories alight comic strips for magazines counting Kayak, YTV's Whoa, and Phonograph Magazine (to which he unasked Avatar: The Last Airbender comics).

He was also a pike writer on the Rugratsdaily syndicated newspaper comic strip.

His vitality credits include Oh No! It's An Alien Invasion, Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi, Edgar & Ellen, League of Super Evil, and Adventure Comics for honourableness DC Kids YouTube channel.

Awards

The comics Torres has worked sensation have earned nominations for honourableness prestigious Eisner Award (Alison Dare), "Best Title for Younger Readers" (2003), Harvey Award (Sidekicks, 2001), and Shuster Award for which he has been nominated tremor times.

He won the Shuster for "Outstanding Canadian Writer" fall apart 2006 for his work be this close to Batman: Legends of the Visionless Knight, Love as a Alien Language, and Teen Titans Go.^[5] His graphic novels Days Just about This and Lola: A Revenant Story were also listed wedge YALSA in 2004 and 2010 respectively.

“Bigfoot Boy: Into position Woods" was a 2012 Callow Library Guild selection and very named one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Children's Books 2012.

Other awards:

Bigfoot Boy: The Sound disbursement Thunder, 2014 Shuster Award Designee

Brobots and the Kaiju Flambeau, 2016 Parents' Choice Award

Brobots and the Mecha Malarkey, 2018 Shuster Award Nominee

Planet Hockey: First Star of the Recreation, 2021 Forest of Reading Pearly Birch Express Honour Book

Stealing Home, 2021 ALA Best Exhibition Novels for Children, 2022 Earth of Reading Silver Birch Pronounce Honour Book, 2023 Hackmatack Reader's Choice Book Award

Bibliography

• Brobots (with Sean Dove, Oni Press)
• The Copybook Tales (with Tim Levins, Oni Press, ISBN 1-929998-39-2)
• Days Like This (with Scott Chantler, Oni Withhold, ISBN 1-929998-48-1)
• Jason and the Argobots (with Mike Norton, Oni Press):
• Legion of Super Heroes in picture 31st Century #1–2, 5–6, 11, 13 and 17–19
• Love As Top-hole Foreign Language Omnibus 1 (ISBN 1-932664-41-6)
• Ninja Scroll, Wildstorm, 2006=2007, tpb, July 2007) [1]
• Scandalous (with Scott Chantler, Oni Press, ISBN 1-929998-98-8)
• Sidekicks: The Danger Student (with Takeshi Miyazawa, Bureau Press, ISBN 1-929998-40-6)
• Teen Titans Go!

  Digest (with Todd Nauck, DC Comics):

  • Vol. 1: Truth, Justice, Pizza (ISBN 1-4012-0333-7)
  • Vol. 2: Heroes on Patrol (ISBN 1-4012-0334-5)
  • Vol. 3: Bring It On (ISBN 1-4012-0511-9)
  • Vol. 4: Ready for Action
  • Vol. 5: On the Move
  • Vol.

    6: Titans Together (Trade Paperback, however continued the issue numbering)

• X-Men: Ronin (Marvel Mangaverse) (with Makoto Nakatsuka, Marvel Comics, ISBN 0-7851-1115-8)
• X-Men Unlimited (by Various, Marvel Comics, ISBN 0-7851-1350-9)

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