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Kurt Busiek

Author of Marvels

713+ Works 10,897 Members 290 Reviews 23 Favorited

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Includes the names: Busiek, K. Busiek, Kurt Busiek, Kurt Busiek

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Series

Works by Kurt Busiek

Marvels (1994) — Author — 1,146 copies
Astro City Vol. 01: Life in the Big City (1999) — Writer — 879 copies
Astro City Vol. 02: Confession (1997) — Writer — 515 copies
Astro City Vol. 03: Family Album (1999) — Writer — 422 copies
Astro City Vol. 04: The Tarnished Angel (2000) — Writer — 390 copies
Superman: Secret Identity (2004) 384 copies
Astro City Vol. 05: Local Heroes (2004) — Writer — 321 copies
The Autumnlands, Vol. 1: Tooth & Claw (2015) — Author — 239 copies
Arrowsmith: So Smart in Their Fine Uniforms (2003) — Writer — 147 copies
Avengers Forever (2001) — Writer — 146 copies
The Wizard's Tale (1997) — Author — 98 copies
Astro City Vol. 10: Victory (2014) 94 copies
Superman: Up, Up, and Away! (2006) 90 copies
Avengers Assemble, Vol. 1 (2004) 87 copies
The Autumnlands, Vol. 2: Woodland Creatures (2017) — Author — 82 copies
JLA/Avengers (2004) 77 copies
Marvels: Eye Of The Camera (2010) 67 copies
Trinity Vol. 1 (2009) 66 copies
Miracleman: Apocrypha (1992) 61 copies
Conan: Book of Thoth (2006) — Author — 54 copies
Avengers Assemble, Vol. 3 (2012) 53 copies
Avengers Assemble, Vol. 2 (2005) 48 copies
Trinity Vol. 2 (2009) 45 copies
Avengers: Ultron Unlimited (1999) — Author — 41 copies
Avengers Assemble, Vol. 5 (2002) 41 copies
Shockrockets: We Have Ignition (2004) — Author — 40 copies
Trinity Vol. 3 (2009) 39 copies
Avengers Assemble, Vol. 4 (2001) 38 copies
Conan Omnibus Volume 1: Birth of the Legend (2016) — Author — 36 copies
Goblin Moon (1999) 34 copies
Superman: Redemption (2008) 33 copies
Superman: Shadows Linger (2009) 31 copies
Superman: Back in Action (2007) 31 copies
Avengers: The Morgan Conquest (2000) — Author — 26 copies
Superman: 3-2-1 Action (2008) 25 copies
Conan Omnibus Volume 2: City of Thieves (2017) — Author — 23 copies
Untold Tales of Spider-Man (1997) — Editor — 22 copies
The Marvels: The War in Siancong (2022) — Author — 21 copies
The Colossal Conan (2013) 20 copies
Negative Burn: Winter Special 2005 (2005) — Illustrator — 19 copies
Thor: Godstorm (2002) 19 copies
Untold Tales of Spider-Man (1997) 19 copies
The Liberty Project (2003) 18 copies
Deadly Solutions (2010) 17 copies
Kang Dynasty (Avengers) (2002) 16 copies
Superstar: As Seen on TV (2001) 16 copies
Avengers: Above and Beyond (2005) 16 copies
Thunderbolts Omnibus Vol. 1 (2021) 15 copies
Metal Hurlant Vol.2 (2011) 14 copies
Avengers Forever Part 1 (2010) 13 copies
JLA Deluxe Edition, Vol. 9 (2016) 12 copies
The Conan Reader (2018) — Author — 12 copies
Astro City (1995-1996) #1: In Dreams (1995) — Author — 12 copies
King in Black: Namor (2021) 12 copies
Kirby: Genesis Volume 1 (2012) 12 copies
Darkman vs. Army of Darkness (2007) — Writer — 12 copies
Kirby: Genesis #0 (2011) 11 copies
Marvels Book Two: "Monsters" (1994) — Author — 11 copies
Avengers: Living Legends (2004) 11 copies
Thunderbolts Omnibus Vol. 2 (2022) 11 copies
Avengers Forever Part 2 (2010) 11 copies
Marvels Book Four: "The Day She Died" (1994) — Author — 10 copies
Secret Identity :Superman Volume 1 (2004) — Writer — 10 copies
The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw #1 (2014) — Author — 10 copies
Marvels Book One: "A Time of Marvels" (1994) — Author — 10 copies
The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw #2 (2014) — Author — 9 copies
Age of Heroes (2011) 9 copies
Marvels Book Three: "Judgment Day" (1994) — Author — 9 copies
Open Space no. 1 (1989) — Editor; Contributor — 9 copies
The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw #3 (2015) — Author — 8 copies
Open Space no. 3 (1990) — Editor — 8 copies
Open Space no. 2 (1990) — Editor — 8 copies
Marvels Snapshots (2021) 8 copies
Kirby: Genesis #1 (2011) 7 copies
Conan (2003) # 1 (2015) 7 copies
Conan (2003) # 3 (2015) 7 copies
Conan (2003) # 12 (2015) 6 copies
Avengers (1997) #1 (1997) — Author — 6 copies
Conan (2003) # 18 (2015) 6 copies
Open Space no. 4 (1990) — Editor — 6 copies
Conan (2003) # 6 (2015) 6 copies
Conan (2003) # 5 (2015) 6 copies
Conan (2003) # 2 (2015) 6 copies
Avengers (1997) #50 (1997) — Author — 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 15 (2015) 5 copies
Avengers (1997) #21 (1999) — Author — 5 copies
Avengers (1997) #20 (1999) — Author — 5 copies
Avengers (1997) #4 — Author — 5 copies
Avengers (1997) #19 (1999) — Author — 5 copies
The Autumnlands #7 (2015) — Author — 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 17 (2005) 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 20 (2015) 5 copies
Astro City: The Dark Age Book Two #3 (1899) — Author — 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 24 (2006) 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 25 (2015) 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 46 (2015) 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 45 (2007) 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 28 (2006) 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 32 (2015) 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 8 (2015) 5 copies
The Autumnlands #8 (2015) — Author — 5 copies
The Autumnlands #9 (2016) — Author — 5 copies
From the Marvel Vault (2011) 5 copies
Iron Man (1998) #1 (1998) 5 copies
Conan (2003) # 21 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 22 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 23 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 4 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 26 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 27 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 7 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 19 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 14 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 9 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 16 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 10 (2015) 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 11 (2015) 4 copies
Avengers (1997) #22 (1999) — Author — 4 copies
Conan (2003) # 13 (2015) 4 copies
The Autumnlands #10 (2016) — Author — 4 copies
Avengers (1997) #3 (1998) — Author — 4 copies
Astro City: Beautie (2008) — Author — 4 copies
Arrowsmith unité d'élite aérienne, Tome 2 : (2004) — Writer — 4 copies
Astro City (1996-2000) #4 (1996) 4 copies
Avengers (1997) #2 (1998) — Author — 4 copies
Astro City: The Dark Age Book Two #4 — Author — 4 copies
The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw #6 (2015) — Author — 4 copies
The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw #4 (2015) — Author — 4 copies
Avengers (1997) #54 — Author — 4 copies
The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw #5 — Author — 4 copies
Astro City (1995-1996) #2 (1995) 4 copies
Avengers (1997) #40 — Author — 4 copies
Astro City (1996-2000) #6: The Gathering Dark (1997) — Author — 4 copies
Avengers Forever [1998] #11 - The Destiny War (1999) — Author — 3 copies
Avengers Forever [1998] #4 - Running Out of Time (1999) — Author — 3 copies
Action Comics # 850 (2007) 3 copies
Astro City (1996-2000) #1 (1996) 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #51 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #39 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #38 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #37 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #55 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #53 — Author — 3 copies
Astro City (1996-2000) #7 (1997) 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #49 — Author — 3 copies
Conan. A Lenda (2017) 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #0 (1996) — Author — 3 copies
The Autumnlands #13 — Author — 3 copies
The Autumnlands #14 (2017) — Author — 3 copies
Iron man (2008) 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #41 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #42 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #43 — Author — 3 copies
Astro City (1996-2000) #5 (1997) 3 copies
JLA #112 (2005) — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #44 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #35 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #34 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #36 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers Forever [1998] #12 - Avengers Assemble (2000) — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #48 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #45 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #46 — Author — 3 copies
Avengers (1997) #47 — Author — 3 copies
The Autumnlands #11 (2016) — Author — 3 copies
The Autumnlands #12 — Author — 3 copies
Action Comics # 852 (2007) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #22 (2015) 2 copies
Astro City (1996-2000) #9 (1997) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #23 (2015) 2 copies
Kirby: Genesis #7 (2012) 2 copies
Arrowsmith, tome 1 (2004) — Writer — 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #05 (2013) 2 copies
Marvel #5 (of 6) (2021) — Author — 2 copies
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #3 (1987) — Author — 2 copies
The Marvels (2021-) #12 (2022) 2 copies
Astro City (1996-2000) #8 (1997) 2 copies
Astro City (1996-2000) #3 (1996) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #37 (2016) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #36 (2016) 2 copies
Action Comics # 853 (2007) 2 copies
Kirby: Genesis #5 (2011) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #34 (2016) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #32 (2016) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #31 (2016) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #30 (2015) 2 copies
Kirby: Genesis #6 (2012) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #29 (2015) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #38 (2016) 2 copies
Kirby: Genesis #4 (2011) 2 copies
Astro City (1995-1996) #6 (1997) — Author — 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #25 (2015) 2 copies
Astro City (1995-1996) #5 (1995) — Author — 2 copies
Astro City (1995-1996) #4 (1994) — Author — 2 copies
Kirby: Genesis #3 (2011) 2 copies
Astro City (2013- ) #40 (2016) 2 copies
Kirby: Genesis #2 (2011) 2 copies
JLA #108 2 copies
Shadowhawks of Legend (1995) 2 copies
Avengers (1997) #56 — Author — 2 copies
Avengers (1997) #52 — Author — 2 copies
Valor #23 2 copies
Marvels. 2, Jugement dernier (1998) — Argumentista — 2 copies
Arrowsmith #6 (2021) 2 copies
Superman [1939] #712 (2011) 2 copies
JLA #107 2 copies
Astro City : 2 copies
Velocity #1 1 copy
Superman [1939] #660 (2007) 1 copy
The Marvels (2021-) #1 (2021) 1 copy
The Marvels (2021-) #4 (2021) 1 copy
The Marvels (2021-) #3 (2021) 1 copy
The Marvels (2021-) #2 (2021) 1 copy
EXCELSIOR MARVELS (2014) 1 copy
The Marvels (2021-) #9 (2022) 1 copy
The Marvels (2021-) #8 (2022) 1 copy
Superman [1939] #651 (2006) 1 copy
The Marvels (2021-) #7 (2022) 1 copy
The Marvels (2021-) #6 (2021) 1 copy
Superman [1939] #666 (2007) 1 copy
JLA #114 1 copy
JLA #110 1 copy
JLA #111 1 copy
JLA #113 1 copy
JLA #109 1 copy
Conan. 2 1 copy
Astro City (1996-2000) #2 — Author — 1 copy
Open Space no. 1-4 — Editor — 1 copy
Action Comics # 854 (2007) 1 copy
Kirby: Genesis #8 (2012) 1 copy
Superman [1939] #663 (2007) — Writer — 1 copy
Action Comics # 839 (2006) 1 copy
Kolosální Conan (2015) 1 copy
Astro City (1996-2000) #10 (1997) — Author — 1 copy
Conan. 1 1 copy
Superman [1939] #652 (2006) 1 copy
Superman [1939] #656 (2006) 1 copy
SUPER-EROI 1 copy
Marvels t1 genese (1999) 1 copy

Associated Works

Invincible, Volume 01: Family Matters (2003) — Introduction, some editions — 502 copies
The Adventures of Superhero Girl (2013) — Introduction — 218 copies
JLA: Year One (1998) — Introduction — 201 copies
Super-Folks (1977) — Introduction, some editions — 200 copies
Usagi Yojimbo, Book 10: The Brink of Life and Death (1998) — Introduction — 162 copies
The Usagi Yojimbo Saga Book 1 (2014) — Introduction — 154 copies
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror (1991) — Contributor — 145 copies
Wednesday Comics (2010) — Contributor — 131 copies
Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers (2002) — Contributor — 100 copies
The Dark Horse Book of Monsters (2006) — Contributor — 94 copies
Newer York (1991) — Contributor — 62 copies
Spirit: The New Adventures Archives, Volume 27 (2009) — Contributor — 44 copies
Echolands, Book One: Hope's Crucible (2022) — Introduction — 25 copies
Super Stories of Heroes & Villains (2013) — Contributor — 23 copies
George Pérez: Storyteller (2006) — Introduction, some editions — 22 copies
Legion of Super-Heroes: Five Years Later Omnibus Vol. 2 (2022) — Contributor — 15 copies
Thunderbolts: Marvel's Most Wanted (1998) — Introduction — 14 copies
Wonder Woman Black & Gold (2021) — Contributor — 12 copies
Green Lantern [1960] #162 (1983) — Author — 2 copies

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While naturally a well written comic (mr. Busiek does not do bad comics. Period.) it certainly doesn't hold a candle to other great works of his. Try Marvels, Astro City or Superman: Secret Identity to see a master at his best.
 
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George Perez Illustrator
Cary Nord Illustrator
Mark Bagley Illustrator
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Alex Sinclair Illustrator, Colorist
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Pete Woods Illustrator
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Alan Davis Illustrator, Cover artist
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Timothy Truman Author, Illustrator
Norm Breyfogle Contributor
Greg Ruth Illustrator, Colorist
David Wenzel Illustrator
Steve Rude Illustrator
Jay Anacleto Illustrator
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Ariel Olivetti Illustrator, Cover artist, Colorist
Steve Epting Illustrator
Manuel Garcia Illustrator
P. Craig Russell Illustrator, Author
Jimmy Palmiotti Illustrator, Author
Pat Olliffe Illustrator, Contributor
John Romita Jr. Illustrator
Walter Simonson Illustrator
Butch Guice Illustrator
Rick Leonardi Illustrator
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Evan Dorkin Illustrator
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Robert E. Howard Contributor
Jesus Merino Illustrator, Inker
Richard Starkings Letterer, Illustrator
Dave Stewart Colorist
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Richard Isanove Cover artist, Colorist
JD Mettler Cover artist
Tony Harris Cover artist
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Ray Lago Contributor
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Steve Ditko Illustrator
Mike Mignola Author, Illustrator
Bruce Timm Illustrator, Colorist
Marian Churchland Illustrator, Colorist
Michael Avon Oeming Illustrator, Author
Rafael Kayanan Colorist, Illustrator
Tom DeFalco Contributor
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Dwayne McDuffie Contributor
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Todd McFarlane Illustrator
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Dick Ayers Illustrator
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Tomás Giorello Illustrator
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Will Murray Contributor
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Statistics

Works
713
Also by
20
Members
10,897
Popularity
#2,175
Rating
3.9
Reviews
290
ISBNs
492
Languages
13
Favorited
23
Touchstones
96

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