Joe Keatinge
Joe Keatinge is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for his writing work with Marvel Comics, Image Comics and as the co-editor of Popgun with Mark Andrew Smith.Early life
Joe Keatinge was born on June 11, 1982 in Santa Monica, California. He attended school in Portland, Oregon.Career
After finishing school, Keatinge left for San Francisco, California to pursue a career in comics, eventually working with Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen, leading to his hiring at Image Comics shortly after Larsen became Publisher.
Keatinge's career at Image spanned various positions including Public Relations and Marketing, as well as Sales and Licensing.
He has contributed to anthology titles such as Negative Burn with artist Evan Bryce and Fantastic Comics #24 with artists Michael Allred and Laura Allred, which was part of The Next Issue Project. In 2018, Keatinge collaborated with artist Bret Blevins on the Stellar limited series published by Image Comics.
He is most well known for his work on the anthology, PopGun with co-editor Mark Andrew Smith.Awards
- 2008 Harvey Award for Best Anthology
- 2010 Eisner Award for Best Anthology
Nominations
- 2009 Harvey Award for Best Anthology for PopGun Volume 2
As a writer
- Ant #8: "Moving On: Part Four"
- The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual 2012: "Lumière"
- Negative Burn #6: "Me, Myself, and Time"
- Next Issue Project:
- *Fantastic Comics #24: "Stardust the Super Wizard"
- *Silver Streak Comics #24: "Kelly the Cop"
- *Crack Comics #63: "Slap Happy Pappy"
- PopGun Volume 1: "Afterword: Graphic Music"
- Savage Dragon #171: "Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies: Finale" collected in Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies
- Glory #23-#34
- Hell Yeah #1-ongoing
- SHUTTER #1-ongoing
As an editor
- Popgun :
- *Volume One
- *Volume Two
- *Volume Three
- *Volume Four
- One Model Nation
- 50 Girls 50 #1-4
As a colorist
- Jack Staff #11
- Masters of the Universe #4
- Savage Dragon #115: "Freak Force: Together Again for the First Time!"
- Savage Dragon: God War #1-2
As an artist
- Bedtime Stories for Impressionable Children #1: "Life Stinks"