Alex Irvine: Difference between revisions

Irvine was born on March 22, 1969.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=737659401&ref=ts ]</ref> Irvine first gained attention with his [[Locus Award for Best First Novel|Locus Award]]-winning 2002 novel ''A Scattering of Jades'' (which also won the [[Crawford Award]] in 2003) and the stories that would form the 2003 collection ''Unintended Consequences''. He has also published the [[The Grail Quest|Grail Quest]] novel ''One King, One Soldier'' (2004), and the [[World War II]]-era historical fantasy ''The Narrows'' (2005).<ref name=contemp/> He released a collection of thirteen short stories called ''Pictures from an Expedition'' in 2006.<ref name=contemp/> ''Buyout,'' a novel set in 2041, was published by [[Random House]] in 2009.▼

In addition to his original works, Irvine has published ''Have Robot, Will Travel'' (2004), a novel set in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s [[positronic robot]] milieu; and ''Batman: Inferno'' (2006), about the [[DC Comics]] [[Batman|superhero]]. His novel ''[[The Ultimates]]: Against All Enemies'', about the [[Marvel Comics]] [[Ultimates|superhero team]] was published by [[Pocket Books]] in September 2007. He also wrote the ''[[Vertigo (DC Comics)|Vertigo]] Encyclopedia''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17495 CCI: The Vertigo Encyclopedia], [[Comic Book Resources]], July 29, 2008</ref><ref>[[Jeff VanderMeer|VanderMeer, Jeff]]. [http://www.omnivoracious.com/2008/09/alex-irvine-and.html Alex Irvine and the Vertigo Encyclopedia], Omnivoracious, September 30, 2008</ref><ref name=fpinterview>[https://archive.today/20130420112316/http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/?p=10258 Alex Irvine talks us through our case of Vertigo], [[Forbidden Planet (bookstore)|Forbidden Planet]] blog, November 14, 2008</ref> As well as writing about comics he has written a number of comic book series, including one featuring [[Daimon Hellstrom]] for the [[Marvel Comics]] imprint [[MAX (comics)|MAX]],<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7208 Shout at the Devil: Irvine talks "Son of Satan"], [[Comic Book Resources]], June 2, 2006</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060612200329/http://www.newsarama.com/WWPhilly06/Marvel/MondoMvl/Alonso_Hellstorm.html WW Philadelphia - Axel Alonso on The Return of Hellstrom] (cached), [[Newsarama]], June 2, 2006</ref> ''[[Daredevil Noir]]'',<ref>[http://www.wizarduniverse.com/091208daredevilnoir.html 'Daredevil Noir' Q&A With Writer Alex Irvine] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802085544/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/091208daredevilnoir.html |date=2009-08-02 }}, [[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]] Universe, September 12, 2008</ref><ref>[http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20665 The Man Who Would be King(pin): Irvine on Daredevil Noir], [[Comic Book Resources]], April 3, 2009</ref> and "[[Iron Man: The Rapture]]."<ref>https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/134278-my-own-private-singularity-iron-man-rapture-and-the-horror-the-horro/</ref>▼

Irvine appeared on ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' in 2015, winning one day to win $26,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=9964&highlight=alex+irvine|title=J! Archive - Alex Irvine|website=www.j-archive.com|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>▼