Nationality American Area(s) Writer | Name Robert Fleming Role Writer | |
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Born November 5, 1956 (age 67) ( 1956-11-05 ) Notable works Ambush Bug
Eclipso
Eclipso: The Darkness Within
Thriller | ||
Robert Loren Fleming (born November 5, 1956) is an American comic book writer. He is best known as the co-creator of Thriller with Trevor Von Eeden and for his collaborations with Keith Giffen.
Career
Robert Loren Fleming worked for DC Comics initially as a proofreader and later as a writer. His first published comics story was "String-Out" in House of Mystery #316 (May 1983). He and artist Trevor Von Eeden created Thriller in 1983. Fleming left the series as of its seventh issue due to difficulties with DC Comics' management.
He has frequently worked with Keith Giffen. They produced two Ambush Bug limited series in 1985 and 1986 and an Aquaman one-shot special and a limited series in 1989. In 1991, Fleming and Giffen collaborated on a Ragman limited series. The following year, the Fleming/Giffen team produced the Eclipso: The Darkness Within miniseries with artist Bart Sears. The duo reunited for 2008's Ambush Bug: Year None.
Fleming has worked in the animation field as well. He wrote for The Real Ghostbusters series produced by DIC Entertainment in 1986.