Dan Jolley — comics creator

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Known forVoltron: Defender of the Universe

Issues credited85

Active1993–2013

Primary rolewriter

Dan Jolley is an American novelist and comic book writer, born in 1965 in the United States. He is best known for co-creating Jason Rusch, the second Firestorm, alongside artist Chris Cross for DC Comics. Jolley’s comic work spans series such as *Firestorm*, *Voltron: Defender of the Universe*, *Bloodhound*, and *Obergeist: Ragnarok Highway*, as well as contributions to *G.I. Joe: Frontline* and the *Lazarus Five* miniseries. He also wrote *Twisted Journeys*, a series of interactive graphic novels from Graphic Universe that blend gamebook mechanics with sequential art. In prose, Jolley authored the young-adult science fiction espionage series *Alex Unlimited* and the international bestseller *The Gray Widow’s Walk*, the first book in his Gray Widow trilogy published through Seventh Star Press. His career in comics spans from 1993 to 2013, during which he worked as both a writer and letterer on over eighty issues. Jolley’s style often combines genre storytelling with character-driven plots, and his collaborations with artists like Chris Cross helped shape modern takes on established properties. He continues to write novels, maintaining a presence in both prose and comics.

Full bibliography · 25 series

Voltron: Defender of the Universe (2003) · 16

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Firestorm (2004) · 13

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Bloodhound (2004) · 10

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10

Obergeist: Ragnarok Highway (2001) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Lazarus Five (2000) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Doctor Strange (1999) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Sabretooth: Mary Shelley Overdrive (2002) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

G.I. Joe: Frontline (2002) · 4

#5 #6 #7 #8

Superman Adventures (1996) · 3

#56 #59 #63

Vampirella (1992) · 2

#5 #22

JSA: The Liberty File (2000) · 2

#1 #2

JSA: The Unholy Three (2003) · 2

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G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers Comic Book, Vol. II (2004) · 2

#1 #4

Universal Monsters: The Mummy (1993) · 1

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No Honor (2001) · 1

JLA: Gods and Monsters (2001) · 1

Obergeist: Director's Cut (2002) · 1

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Obergeist: The Empty Locket (2002) · 1

Moonstone Noir: The Lone Wolf (2003) · 1

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G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers (2003) · 1

Aliens Omnibus (2007) · 1

World of Warcraft: Death Knight (2009) · 1

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Obergeist: The Essential Edition (2010) · 1

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Bloodhound: Crowbar Medicine (2013) · 1

Vampirella Comics Magazine (2003) · 1

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