Brad Meltzer (born April 1, 1970) is an American author of several New York Times best-selling books including The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, The Zero Game, and The Book of Fate. He released his seventh novel, The Book of Lies , on September 2, 2008. Meltzer is also a comic book writer, penning a six-issue story arc for DC Comics' Green Arrow #16 - #21 (October 2002 - April 2003), and the controversial 2004 miniseries Identity Crisis. He took over the writing duties for a 13-issue stint on the new monthly Justice League of America series, which started with issue #0 on July 19, 2006. Issue #1 following a month later. After he finished with his brief run he returned to writing a novel, leaving open the possibility of returning to comics when he has time.
Meltzer grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and then moved to South Florida, where he graduated from North Miami Beach Senior High School in 1988, after which he graduated from the University of Michigan. In 1993 Meltzer lived in Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts with roommate, fellow comic book writer/artist Judd Winick, working in sales at Games Magazine by day while working on his first novel by night. Afterwards Meltzer attended Columbia Law School, from which he graduated. In addition to his novels, he was the co-creator of the cancelled television series Jack & Bobby, which ran for one season (2004-2005) on the WB television network. He married his high school sweetheart, Cori Flam, also an attorney. They recently moved back to South Florida and have one son and one daughter.
In 2008, it was announced that Meltzer is also slated to write an arc of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic book for Dark Horse Comics. Whedon would later star as himself, alongside Brian K. Vaughan and Damon Lindelof in the trailer for Meltzer's 2008 release of The Book of Lies. Whedon, Vaughan and Lindelof - who portray themselves - act as conspiracy theorists who believe in a so-called "Book of Lies", which in Meltzer's novel connects the original murder story (Cain and Abel) to the murder of Jerry Siegel's father, shortly before the conception of the iconic Superman character.
In September 2006, Meltzer participated in a work group along with the CIA, FBI, various psychologists, and Department of Homeland Security intelligence staff to brainstorm new ways that terrorists might attack the U.S. [1][2]
Selected bibliography
- The Tenth Justice (1998)
- Dead Even (1999)
- The First Counsel (2001)
- The Millionaires (2002)
- The Zero Game (2005)
- The Book of Fate (2006)
- The Book of Lies (2008)
External links
- Brad Meltzer's Homepage
- Interview: Brad Meltzer on Writing
- Interview: Brad Meltzer on The Book of Fate
- Comic contribution history at ComicBookRealm.com
- Interview with Brad Meltzer on The Sound of Young America: MP3 Link
| Preceded by Kevin Smith |
Green Arrow writer 2002—2004 |
Succeeded by Judd Winick |
| Preceded by Bob Harras |
Justice League of America writer 2006—2007 |
Succeeded by Dwayne McDuffie |
Sources
- Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss and What I Learned by Judd Winick; (2000; Henry Holt)
Part I Grand Funk's Mark Farner Interview on Joe Viglione's Visual Radio
Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad on Visual Radio with host Joe Viglione. Joe has written a number of reviews of Mark Farner, Grand Funk Railroad and Flint on the All Media Guide, Allmusic a.k.a. AMG. Put Joe and Mark's names in Google to see those reviews. Visual Radio - called "The best program on public access in the country" has broadcast since 1995 with guests that include Marty Balin and The Jefferson Starship, Greg Hawkes of The Cars, members of The Joe Perry Project, Professor Stephen Hawking, Linda Ronstadt, Boston Mayor Tom Menino, Senator George McGovern, Lou Reed, drummer Steve Holley, Ian Hunter, author Donald Westlake, producer Wayne Wadhams, Ray Manzarek of The Doors, John Densmore of The Doors, Suzanne Vega, Danny Klein of J.Geils Band, Laurie Anderson, Eric Andersen, Judy Collins, Diane Renay, Bobby Hebb, Barbara Harris, Buzzy Linhart, author Peter Ames Carlin, author Brad Meltzer, author Stephen Davis, author Jennifer Weiner (In Her Shoes) and hundreds more.
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Keywords: "Visual Radio" "Grand Funk Railroad"
Added: January 3, 2009
Jamie Lue - Drill Instructor
Jamie dancing (tapping) her final to I wanna be your drill instructor by Brad Meltzer
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Added: December 19, 2008
Jack and Bobby Episode 7 Part 4
Jack and Bobby - Episode 7 "Valentino" Original Air Date: October 27, 2004 Written by Steve Cohen and Brad Meltzer Directed by John David Coles Part 4 of 4 Copyright 2004 The WB, Warner Brothers Television, Shoe Money Productions, and Berlanti Liddell Productions
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Keywords: jack and bobby the wb tv series christine lahti matt long logan lerman jessica pare edwin hodge john slattery
Added: November 30, 2008
Jack and Bobby Episode 7 Part 3
Jack and Bobby - Episode 7 "Valentino" Original Air Date: October 27, 2004 Written by Steve Cohen and Brad Meltzer Directed by John David Coles Part 3 of 4 Copyright 2004 The WB, Warner Brothers Television, Shoe Money Productions, and Berlanti Liddell Productions
Author: bdirknoel1077
Keywords: jack and bobby the wb tv series christine lahti matt long logan lerman jessica pare edwin hodge john slattery
Added: November 30, 2008
Jack and Bobby Episode 7 Part 2
Jack and Bobby - Episode 7 "Valentino" Original Air Date: October 27, 2004 Written by Steve Cohen and Brad Meltzer Directed by John David Coles Part 2 of 4 Copyright 2004 The WB, Warner Brothers Television, Shoe Money Productions, and Berlanti Liddell Productions
Author: bdirknoel1077
Keywords: jack and bobby the wb tv series christine lahti matt long logan lerman jessica pare edwin hodge john slattery
Added: November 30, 2008