And we were talking about how much we liked the new X-Men, and he said, 'It's just a pity there's no way to bring Jean Grey back,' and I said, 'Sure there's a way, there's always a way.'' Career ĭuring the last semester of his senior year, Busiek submitted some sample scripts to editor Dick Giordano at DC Comics. Busiek explains, 'A couple of years later, after I’d broken in, I attended my first convention as a pro, in Ithaca, New York, and I stayed at Roger Stern's house. The pair also contributed to comics hobbyist publications like NMP's Comics Feature.ĭuring this time, Busiek had many letters published in comic book letter columns, and originated the theory that the Phoenix was a separate being who had impersonated Jean Grey, and that therefore Grey had not died - a premise which made its way from freelancer to freelancer, and which was eventually used in the comics. Throughout high school and college, he and McCloud practiced making comics. This was the first part of a continuity-heavy four-part story arc Busiek was drawn to the copious history and cross-connections with other series.

He began to read them regularly around the age of 14, when he picked up a copy of Daredevil #120 (April 1975). Busiek did not read comics as a youngster, as his parents disapproved of them. He grew up in various towns in the Boston area, including Lexington, where he befriended future comic book creator Scott McCloud. Early life īusiek was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His work includes the Marvels limited series, his own series titled Astro City, a four-year run on The Avengers, Thunderbolts and Superman.

Kurt Busiek ( / ˈ b j uː s ɪ k/ BYOO-sik ) (born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer.

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