The Amazing Spider-Man by J.M. DeMatteis

DeMatteis and artist Brian Bolland produced a backup story titled 'Falling Down to Heaven' in Madame Xanadu, DC's first attempt at marketing comics specifically to the ' direct market' of fans and collectors. He briefly wrote the Aquaman feature in Adventure Comics as well. 1980) and I…Vampire in House of Mystery #290 (March 1981). He contributed to the company's line of horror comics notably with the creation of the Creature Commandos in Weird War Tales #93 (Nov. His first published story for the company was 'The Blood Boat!' in Weird War Tales #70 (Dec. After a number of rejected submissions, his first accepted story was 'The Lady-Killer Craves Blood', but it would not be published until years later in House of Mystery #282 (July 1980). He got his start in comic books at DC Comics in the late 1970s. ĭeMatteis then turned from drawing to writing. Somewhere after that what little drawing skills I had began to atrophy.' He graduated from Midwood High School in Brooklyn in 1971. DeMatteis recalled, '.for some reason, I think it was financial, I ended up not going. He began drawing at a young age, and was accepted into the School of the Visual Arts. He began playing in bands starting in the sixth grade, generally in the role of lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist, and also wrote music reviews for a number of publications. DeMatteis's earliest aspirations were to be a rock musician and comic book artist. John Marc DeMatteis ( / d ə ˈ m æ t iː s/ born December 15, 1953) is an American writer of comic books, television and novels.

The Amazing Spider-Man by J.M. DeMatteis