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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.

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Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

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CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Tony ChuJohn ColbyMike ApplebeeAmelia MintzMason SavoyCaesar ValenzanoBatmanOlive ChuJessica PriestPoyo

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