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JOHN LAYMAN

Active: 1998–2026

268

AS WRITER

0

AS ARTIST

23

KEY ISSUES

66

SERIES

John Steele Layman is an American comic book writer and letterer. Layman is most known for his writing published by Image Comics: Chew, its spin-off/midquel series Chu, the stand-alone Outer Darkness, and the crossover series Outer Darkness/Chew, as well as the Marvel Comics series Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness, Gambit, and Cyclops: A Pirate's Life for Me.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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Detective Comics #27 cover

Detective Comics

#27

Earliest catalogued appearance of The Signal.

Detective Comics #21 cover

Detective Comics

#21

Earliest catalogued appearances of Bluebird and Cullen Row.

Chew #1 cover

Chew

#1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Tony Chu, John Colby, Mason Savoy, and 2 more.

Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority #1 cover

Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority

#1

Earliest catalogued appearance of The Carrier.

Chew #2 cover

Chew

#2

Earliest catalogued appearances of Mike Applebee, Amelia Mintz, and Caesar Valenzano.

Planetary #1 cover

Planetary

#1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Jakita Wagner, Elijah Snow, and Drummer.

SERIES · TOP 12 OF 66 BY ISSUES CREDITED

Chew

2009

60 credited issues

The Scorched

2022

23 credited issues

Detective Comics

2011

17 credited issues

Titans

2023

17 credited issues

The Authority

1999

16 credited issues

Planetary

1999

15 credited issues

Gambit

2004

12 credited issues

The Monarchy

2001

12 credited issues

Outer Darkness

2018

12 credited issues

Chu

2020

10 credited issues

Mars Attacks

2012

10 credited issues

DV8

1996

9 credited issues

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Rob Guillory 64 issues together Stephen Segovia 22 issues together Todd McFarlane 22 issues together Don Hillsman 14 issues together Jason Fabok 13 issues together Pete Woods 13 issues together Afu Chan 12 issues together Aaron Lopresti 10 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Tony Chu John Colby Mike Applebee Amelia Mintz Mason Savoy Caesar Valenzano Batman Olive Chu Jessica Priest Poyo

All (356)Writer (268)Artist (0)Keys (23)

COLLECTED EDITIONS

Chew, Vol. 1

Chew, Vol. 2

Chew, Vol. 3

Chew, Vol. 4

Chew, Vol. 5

Chew, Vol. 6

Chew, Vol. 8

Chew, Vol. 9

Chew, Vol. 10

Deadpool Classic Vol. 15

Batman : Detective Comics Vol. 5

Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 1

Godzilla Library Collection

Godzilla: World of Monsters

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Absolute Power: Task Force VII #2 cover

Absolute Power: Task Force VII

#2

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #38 cover

Amazing Spider-Man Annual

#38

Archer and Armstrong #25 cover

Archer and Armstrong

#25

Army of Darkness vs. Xena: Why Not? #1 cover

Army of Darkness vs. Xena: Why Not?

#1

Army of Darkness vs. Xena: Why Not? #2 cover

Army of Darkness vs. Xena: Why Not?

#2

Army of Darkness vs. Xena: Why Not? #3 cover

Army of Darkness vs. Xena: Why Not?

#3

Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire #1 cover

Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire

#1

Batman Eternal #10 cover

Batman Eternal

#10

Batman Eternal #4 cover

Batman Eternal

#4

Batman Eternal #8 cover

Batman Eternal

#8

Batman Eternal #9 cover

Batman Eternal

#9

Batman: Gotham Nights #17 cover

Batman: Gotham Nights

#17

Batman: The Dark Knight #23.3 cover

Batman: The Dark Knight

#23.3

Bermuda #1 cover

Bermuda

#1

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Bermuda

#2

Bermuda #3 cover

Bermuda

#3

Bermuda #4 cover

Bermuda

#4

Black Sun #6 cover

Black Sun

#6

C-23 #0 cover

C-23

#0

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C-23

#3

C-23 #4 cover

C-23

#4

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C-23

#5

C-23 #6 cover

C-23

#6

C-23 #7 cover

C-23

#7

C-23 #8 cover

C-23

#8

Catwoman #25 cover

Catwoman

#25

Charlie's Angels #1 cover

Charlie's Angels

#1

Charlie's Angels #2 cover

Charlie's Angels

#2

Charlie's Angels #3 cover

Charlie's Angels

#3

Charlie's Angels #4 cover

Charlie's Angels

#4

Charlie's Angels #5 cover

Charlie's Angels

#5

Chew #1 cover

Chew

#1

Chew #10 cover

Chew

#10

Chew #11 cover

Chew

#11

Chew #12 cover

Chew

#12

Chew #13 cover

Chew

#13

Chew #14 cover

Chew

#14

Chew #15 cover

Chew

#15

Chew #16 cover

Chew

#16

Chew #17 cover

Chew

#17

Chew #18 cover

Chew

#18

Chew #19 cover

Chew

#19

Chew #2 cover

Chew

#2

Chew #20 cover

Chew

#20

Chew #21 cover

Chew

#21

Chew #22 cover

Chew

#22

Chew #23 cover

Chew

#23

Chew #24 cover

Chew

#24