Introduction
Todd Dezago is an American comic book writer best known for his collaborations with artist Mike Wieringo on The Sensational Spider-Man and their creator-owned fantasy series Tellos.
Early life
Todd Dezago was raised in Rhinebeck, New York and studied to be an actor.
Career
Dezago began his comics writing career on X-Factor for Marvel Comics in 1994. He first worked with penciller Mike Wieringo on The Sensational Spider-Man #8 (Sept. 1996). They then worked together on the creator-owned fantasy series Tellos in 1999. The series, a coming-of-age adventure set in a magical, piratical world, ran 10 issues (May 1999 – Nov. 2000). The last three issues were released by Gorilla Comics, a short-lived Image Comics imprint co-founded by Dezago and several other creators in 2000. Following the demise of the series, Dezago wrote the post-series one-shot, Tellos: Maiden Voyage #1 (March 2001).
Dezago co-created Young Justice with artist Todd Nauck in the 1998 one-shot Young Justice: The Secret. His other Young Justice work includes the 1998 miniseries JLA: World Without Grown-ups. From 1999 to 2002, he wrote Impulse #50–89. In 2005 he co-created The Perhapanauts with artist Craig Rousseau.
Interviews
- First Class Comic Review #2, 2010 by Lily and Ellie Egleton.