Fred Van Lente

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Fred Van Lente is the New York Times-bestselling author of comics as varied as Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Taskmaster, MODOK's 11, Amazing Spider-Man, Conan the Avenger, Weird Detective, and Cowboys & Aliens (upon which the 2011 movie was based), as well as the novels Ten Dead Comedians and The Con Artist.

Van Lente also specializes in entertaining readers with offbeat histories with the help of his incredibly talented artists. He has written the multiple-award winning Action Philosophers! (American Library Association Best Graphic Novel for Teens), The Comic Book History of Comics, Action Presidents! (all drawn by Ryan Dunlavey), and The Comic Book Story of Basketball with Joe Cooper (Ten Speed September 2020).

He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Crystal Skillman, and some mostly ungrateful cats, and loves hearing from readers at fred.vanlente@gmail.com.

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The Best Archie Comic Ever (Archie (2015-)) Jun 15, 2022

by Fred Van Lente, Aubrey Sitterson, Ruben Najera, Tim Seeley, Jed Dougherty, Giorgia Sposito, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli

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THE BLOCKBUSTER OF THE SUMMER IS HERE featuring Superheroes! Barbarians! Spies! All this plus Archie’s trademark mix of romance, humor, and adventure in an all-new anthology! In the first of three all-new stories, Pureheart the Powerful encounters a superhero that looks a lot like himself! Is this other hero an imposter, or is it a case of imposter syndrome? Next up, the reluctantly heroic barbarian Jughead Jones is scaling a tower, hell-bent on saving the day and waging war against a menacing wizard in a tale that action & adventure fans will love! Finally, intrigue and espionage take hold as the world’s most dangerous woman Veronica Lodge teams with spy extraordinaire Betty Cooper on a top-secret case! THE BEST ARCHIE COMIC EVER #1 is here from comic power-hitters including FRED VAN LENTE, TIM SEELEY, the incredible team behind Savage Hearts, AUBREY SITTERSON and JED DOUGHERTY, plus rising talents RUBEN NAJERA and GIORGIA SPOSITO!

Jennifer Blood (2021-) #8 May 18, 2022

by Fred Van Lente, Tim Bradstreet, Vincenzo Federici

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"BLOOD DEBT" continues, from FRED VAN LENTE (DIE!namite) and VINCENZO FEDERICI (Army Of Darkness). Anyone that knows Jennifer Blood, knows that her life's passion is to kill mobsters. So now that she's teamed up with ANOTHER mob assassin, who ALSO only wants to make mobsters suffer...well, too good to be true. (Spoiler...it is actually too good to be true.)

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Marvel Zombies: The Complete Collection Vol. 2: The Complete Collection Volume 2 May 20, 2014

by Robert Kirkman, Fred Van Lente, David Wellington, Jonathan Maberry, Seth Grahame-Smith, Sean Phillips, Kev Walker, Nick Dragotta, Andrea Mutti, Jason Shawn Alexander, Richard Elson, Wellington Alves, Arthur Suydam, Wellinton Alves

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Collects Marvel Zombies 2 #1-5, Marvel Zombies 3 #1-4, Marvel Zombies 4 #1-4, Marvel Zombies Return #1-5 and material from Marvel Spotlight: Marvel Zombies Return.

The Marvel Zombies have left Earth, turning their ravenous attentions to outer space! But when the zombies finally return home and find a tiny pocket of mankind still alive, will they feast on flesh once more — or can they learn how to overcome their all-consuming hunger? Then, dimension-traveling zombies have found their way into the Marvel Universe, and no one is safe! Machine Man, Jocasta, Morbius, Werewolf by Night and the Son of Satan must repel the undead epidemic — but will they uncover the traitor lurking within their own headquarters? And when the Marvel Zombies are unleashed on yet another unsuspecting dimension, can the guilt-ridden undead Spider-Man stop a gruesome history from repeating itself?

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Halo: Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe Jan 1, 2019

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The thrilling short story collection featuring Jeff VanderMeer, Karen Traviss, and Eric Nylund—part of the expanded universe based on the New York Times bestselling video game series Halo!

When humanity expanded beyond the safety of Earth to new stars and horizons, it never dreamed what dangers would be encounter there. When the theocratic alien juggernaut known as the Covenant declared war upon the fragile human empire, millions of lives were lost—but millions of heroes also rose to the challenge. In such a far-reaching conflict, not many tales of the brave have a chance to become legend. This collection of eleven stories dives into the depths of the vast Halo universe, not only from the perspective of those who fought and died to save humanity, but also from those who vowed to wipe it out of existence.

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Marvel Zombies: The Complete Collection Vol. 3: The Complete Collection Volume 3 Nov 4, 2014

by Karl Kesel, Fred Van Lente, Frank Marraffino, Peter David, Todd Nauck, Adam Dekraker, Roberto Di Salvo, Kano, Francesco Francavilla, Rob Di Salvo, Fernando Blanco, Mirco Pierfederici, Al Barrionuevo, Alessandro Vitti

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Collects Marvel Apes: Prime Eight #1, Marvel Zombies: Evil Evolution #1, Marvel Zombies 5 #1-5, Marvel Zombies Supreme #1-5, Marvel Zombies Destroy #1-5 And Marvel Zombies Halloween #1.

Zombies on infinite earths! First, it’s monkey on the menu as the original Marvel Zombies invade the dimension of the Marvel Apes! Then, to uncover an antidote to the zombie plague, Machine Man and Howard the Duck set out across the multiverse — battling zombies in the Wild West, Camelot, a future megacity, during a Martian invasion, and on a world suspiciously similar to our own! But back home, undead clones of the Squadron Supreme have overrun Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., and only a long-dead former Avenger can stop them! And when the Marvel Universe is targeted by a dimension of Nazi zombies, Howard the Duck must assemble a brigade of misfits to beat them back!

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Spider-Man: 24/7 Feb 10, 2010

by Fred Van Lente, Zeb Wells, Dan Slott, Mark Waid, Phil Jimenez, Paulo Siqueira, Barry Kitson, Mike McKone, Paolo Rivera

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Collects Amazing Spider-Man #589-594.
You think your life is hard? Try being Spider-Man 24/7! First shift, your old baddie the Spot returns deadlier than ever! Second shift, you've got to head to the Microverse on an adventure with the Fantastic Four. Then, a third shift: a showdown with the new mayor's Spidey-killing strike-force.

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DIE!namite Never Dies #3 May 4, 2022

by Fred Van Lente, Tony Fleecs, Vincenzo Carratú

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MARS NEEDS MONSTER WOMEN!
Woe be to EVIL SONJA. For even if you do not know her name, doom is upon you. Daughter of the Lesser Moon...Mother of the Nearer Moon...She of the Life Eternal...ISSUS, THE GODDESS OF DEATH OF THE PLANET BARSOOM.

Dead Man's Hand: An Anthology of the Weird West May 13, 2014

by John Joseph Adams

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HOW THE WEST WAS WEIRD!

From a kill-or-be-killed gunfight with a vampire to an encounter in a steampunk bordello, the weird western is a dark, gritty tale where the protagonist might be playing poker with a sorcerous deck of cards, or facing an alien on the streets of a dusty frontier town.

Here are twenty-three original tales—stories of the Old West infused with elements of the fantastic—produced specifically for this volume by many of today’s finest writers. Included are Orson Scott Card’s first “Alvin Maker” story in a decade, and an original adventure by Fred Van Lente, writer of Cowboys & Aliens.

Other contributors include:
Tobias S. Buckell * David Farland * Alan Dean Foster * Jeffrey Ford * Laura Anne Gilman * Rajan Khanna * Mike Resnick * Beth Revis * Fred Van Lente * Walter Jon Williams * Ben H. Winters * Christie Yant * Charles Yu *

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Spider-Man: The Gauntlet Vol. 2: Rhino and Mysterio Sep 15, 2010

by Joe Kelly, Dan Slott, Fred Van Lente, Max Fiumara, Marcos Martin, Javier Pulido, Michael Lark

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Collects Amazing Spider-Man #617-621. The Gauntlet continues as the Rhino charges into Spider-Man's life, out to make a name for himself...by killing the Rhino? AND, Mysterio is back from the dead...and he's not alone!

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DIE!namite Lives Vol. 2 Mar 2, 2022

by Fred Van Lente, Vincenzo Carratú

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The hit series returns, cuz you can't kill a never-ending army of zombies... you can only hope to beat the ---- out of them! After tragically losing their first Chosen One against the zombie plague, Vampirella, Miss Fury, and what remains of the Project Superpowers look for a new savior -- but Ash Williams is an even more reluctant Deadite hunter than usual! This time, the Army of Darkness has ray guns, super powers and a brilliant new general: Evil Sonja, who takes her role of Queen of Hel quite seriously!

Collecting DIE!NAMITE LIVES #1-5.

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Spider-Man: The Gauntlet Vol. 3: Vulture and Morbius Oct 20, 2010

by Fred Van Lente, Mark Waid, Joe Kelly, Tom Peyer, Greg Weisman, Joe Quinones, Paul Azaceta, Max Fiumara, Luke Ross, Javier Rodriguez

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Collects Amazing Spider-Man #622-625. The Vulture is back and terrorizing the city of New York, and J. Jonah Jameson stands accused of masterminding his creation! And just when you thought the Rhino would be able to put his bad-guy past behind him, the new Rhino is back and demanding his blood!

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Jennifer Blood (2021-) #7 Apr 20, 2022

by Fred Van Lente, Vincenzo Federici

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"BLOOD DEBT” continues! Jennifer Blood’s body count was high enough already…now that she’s teamed up with a legendary hitman with a death wish, all hell’s gonna break loose!

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