Roland Mann
Roland Mann is an American comic book writer and editor. He is known for being the founder, publisher, and editor of Silverline Comics as well as writing Cat & Mouse, a comic that ran for nearly two years, garnered critical acclaim, and was optioned by Trilogy Entertainment.
Career
Mann, along with Steven Butler, worked as editor and art director respectively for EF Graphics.[1] In 1987, they developed their line of comic books called Silverline. Mann would then go on to work as an editor at Malibu Comics from 1990 to 1994. After Marvel Comics bought Malibu Comics, Mann would then work for Marvel Comics until 1996 when the company filed for bankruptcy. [2]
Mann resurrected Silverline in 1997, but it only lasted until 2001.
After years out of the comics industry, Mann would write graphic novel adaptations of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.[3][4]
Mann has written about a hundred comics, and he brought Silverline Comics back in 2018 where he is the owner, publisher, and editor-in-chief.[5] [6]
Education
Mann earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing from Spalding University, a Master of Arts in English from the University of North Alabama, and a Bachelor of Science in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Mississippi. Mann teaches comic writing at Full Sail University.
Comics Bibliography
1989
- “A Game of Cat & Mouse” Cat & Mouse #1 published by EF Graphics
1990
- “Take Hold of the Flame” Cat & Mouse #10
- “Sight For Sore Eyes” Cat & Mouse #9
- “The Cat & Mouse Collection” The Cat & Mouse Collection Graphic Novel
- “Fight From the Inside” Cat & Mouse #8
- “Don’t Lose Your Head” Cat & Mouse #7
- “What is…And What Should Never Be” Cat & Mouse #6
- “Working 11 to 7…Really Makes Life a Drag” Cat & Mouse #5
- “Judah the Hammer” backup story in Nexus #70 from First Comics
- “Some Tails Are Gonna Roll” Cat & Mouse #4
- “The Lady Wore Black” Cat & Mouse #3
- “Homecoming” Cat & Mouse #2
- “A Game of Cat & Mouse” Cat & Mouse #1
1991
- “Do You Know Who Your Heroes Are?” Miss Fury #3 Adventure
- Blood of The Apes #2 Adventure
- “Coffin Maker” Vortex #1 Comico
- “Chahta Hapi A Hoke (We are Choctaw)” Vortex #2 Comico
- Blood Of The Apes #1 Adventure
- “Black Fury” Miss Fury #2 Adventure
- “From Generation to Generation” Miss Fury #1 Adventure
- “Future Shock”, “The Big Splash”, “Nazi Terror” Rocket Ranger #1 Adventure
- “This Is The End” Cat & Mouse #18
- “Ridin’ The Storm Out” Cat & Mouse #17
- “Two-faced detective from Io” prose story in Caliber Presents #23
- “Without Warning” Cat & Mouse #16
- “Keep Yourself Alive” Cat & Mouse #15
- “Bullets To Spare” Cat & Mouse #14
- “Love Is Not An Alien Thing” Seduction #1(an Anthology) Eternity
- “Good Times, Bad Times” Cat & Mouse #13
- “In the trenches” prose story in Caliber Presents #19
- “To reach the wall” prose story, Caliber Presents #18
- “Wearin’ n Tearin’” Cat & Mouse Collection Graphic Novel
- “Dead on Time” Cat & Mouse #12
- “Into the Fire” Cat & Mouse #11
1992
- “Shaft of Steel, Heart of Stone” Arrow #1 Genesis/Malibu
- Krey #4 Gauntlet
- Krey #3 Gauntlet
- Krey #2 Gauntlet
- Krey #1 Gauntlet
- She Devils On Wheels #3 (movie adaptation) Aircel
- “Arrested!”, “Blast Off!”, “The End?” Rocket Ranger #5 Adventure
- She Devils On Wheels #2 (movie adaptation) Aircel
- “Never Forgotten”,”In the trenches”,”To reach the wall”, “Two-faced detective from Io” Never Forgotten Caliber
- She Devils On Wheels #1 (movie adaptation) Aircel
- “The Temple”, “Nazi Ruins”, “The Rocket” Rocket Ranger #4 Adventure
- Heatseeker (script only) Caliber
- “Captured”, “Escape”, “Sandwiched” Rocket Ranger #3 Adventure
- Blood of The Apes #4 Adventure
- “Monkey On My Back” Miss Fury #4 Adventure
- Blood of The Apes #3 Adventure
- “Sky High”, “Catch A Spy”, “Jane” Rocket Ranger #2 Adventure
1993
- “The Queen of Heavy Metal” Lita Ford #1 Rock-it
- “Ch-Ch-Changes” Genesis Part 4 of 6 Ex-Mutants #12 Genesis/Malibu
- “Worlds to Conquer” Genesis: Part 1 of 6 Ex-Mutants #11 Genesis/Malibu
- “You see me cryin’” Demon’s Tails #4 Eternity
- “Ooooo, My Head!” Demon’s Tails #3 Eternity
- “Is Blood Really Thicker?” Demon’s Tails #2 Eternity
- “Do I Have A Tail For You!” Demon’s Tails #1 Eternity
1994
- “Last Chance On Star’s End” Battletech:Fallout #1 Malibu
- “Three Strikes” Wrath #7 Ultraverse
- Genesis #0 Malibu
1995
- “Age of Discovery” Eliminator #3 (co-written with Hank Kanalz) Ultraverse
- Infinity #0 8-page story
- “No Violins” Eliminator #2 (co-written with Hank Kanalz) Ultraverse
- “Rebirth” Eliminator #1 (co-written with Hank Kanalz) Ultraverse
- “Manic Monday” Eliminator #0 (co-written with Hank Kanalz) Ultraverse
- “Blow This Rock To Bits!” Battletech:Fallout #4 Malibu
- “Fallout” Battletech:Fallout #3 Malibu
- “Battletech” Battletech #0 Malibu
- “Long, Long Way From Home” Battletech: Fallout #2 Malibu
1997
- “Crescent City Blues” Switchblade #1 Silverline Dec
1998
- “Back for the Attack” SilverStorm #2 Silverline
- “Once Around the Block” SilverStorm #1 Silverline
- “The Loser In The End” Switchblade #3 Silverline
- “Ya Gotta Look Good If Ya Wanna Rock n Roll” Switchblade #2 Silverline
1999
- “Mississippi Queen” SilverStorm #4, Silverline
- “King of the Kastle” SilverStorm #3, Silverline
2009
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Campfire
2010
- “Polycarp” (8 pages) in Martyrs Graphic Novel, Kingstone, June
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Campfire
2014
- The Remaining (graphic novel), Kingstone
2015
- “To Carry The Colors” comic short in Victor’s Horror Compendium, High Anxiety Studios
- Krey Classic GN
- Demon’s Tails Classic GN
- The SadoMannequin (one-shot comic), Silverline
2016
- Tiny #1, Silverline
- Tiny #2, Silverline
- “Love Is Not An Alien Thing” comic short in Jeff Whiting’s Extra-Terrestrial
- “Detestable Practices” , “It’s A Crime” , “The Narrow Way” , “Enough!” comic shorts in The Truth For Youth, Revival Fires International
2018
- Cat & Mouse #1, Silverline
- Tiny GN, Silverline
2019
- Cat & Mouse #2, Silverline
- Switchblade Classic GN, Silverline
2020
- Cat & Mouse #3, Silverline
- Trumps #1, #2, Silverline
2021
- Silverline Team-Up featuring Champion and Ms Fury #1, Silverline
- Switchblade ReMix #1, Silverline
- Beah #1, Silverline,
2022
- The Rejects, Silverline[7]
Newspaper/Magazine
Mann has written for Caliber Presents, Piggott Times, Rankin Reminder, Mississippi Magazine, Courier Journal, The Flor-Ala, Vertical Magazine, and Sketch Magazine.[8]
Other works
Mann has written one novel called Buying Time. He’s also written various short stories.[9]
References
- ↑ "GCD :: Creator :: Roland Mann (b. 1964)". www.comics.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ "Roland Mann/Writer". Marvel Database. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". www.campfire.co.in. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". www.campfire.co.in. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ "Roland Mann Comics". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ admin (2019-03-03). "About". Silverline Comics. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ "Roland Mann Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology". www.comixology.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Bibliography". Roland Mann's Ramblin' Weblog. 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ Mann, Roland. Buying Time. Search this book on
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