Marc Sumerak was born in 1978 in Solon, Ohio, and grew up in the Cleveland area. After graduating from Bowling Green State University in 2000, he joined Marvel Comics as an editor, working alongside Tom Brevoort from 1999 to 2003 before transitioning to freelance writing. His first published work as a writer was the *Avengers Casebook 1999*, and he soon became a prolific contributor across the Marvel line, with credits on *Avengers*, *Thor*, *Iron Man*, *Fantastic Four*, *Black Panther*, *Captain Marvel*, *Thunderbolts*, *Hulk*, *Sentinel*, and *Agent X*.
Sumerak is best known for his all-ages work, particularly seven consecutive four-issue limited series of *Power Pack*, and the Eisner Award– and Harvey Award–nominated *Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius*, which he co-wrote with Chris Eliopoulos. He also wrote *Ororo: Before the Storm*, *Machine Teen*, *Guardians*, and *Marvel Age: Fantastic Four*, and provided English translations for *Spider-Man J* in the *Spider-Man Family* series. He handled the writing for the video game *Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*.
Sumerak has cited his time as a costumed character at SeaWorld in Aurora, Ohio, as a key influence on his storytelling. He remained active in comics through 2021, with his most-credited titles including *Marvel Adventures Spider-Man*, *Marvel Age Fantastic Four*, and *Hulk and Power Pack*.
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man (2005) · 9
Marvel Age Fantastic Four (2004) · 6
Ororo: Before the Storm (2005) · 5
Hulk and Power Pack (2007) · 5
X-Men and Power Pack (2005) · 4
The Avengers and Power Pack Assemble! (2006) · 4
Spider-Man and Power Pack (2007) · 4
Wolverine and Power Pack (2009) · 4
Iron Man and Power Pack (2008) · 3
Marvel Adventures The Avengers (2006) · 3
Weapon X: First Class (2009) · 3
Marvel Previews (2005) · 2
Marvel Adventures Flip Magazine (2005) · 2
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four (2005) · 1
Power Pack: Pack Attack! (2005) · 1
Spider-Man Unlimited (2004) · 1
Fantastic Four Presents Franklin Richards (2005) · 1
Machine Teen: History 101001 (2005) · 1
Target X-Men and Power Pack (2006) · 1
Teen Titans: SparkTop (2006) · 1
X-Men and Power Pack: The Power of X (2006) · 1
Free Comic Book Day 2006 [X-Men / Runaways] (2006) · 1
Franklin Richards: Super Summer Spectacular (2006) · 1
Avengers and Power Pack Assemble! (2006) · 1
Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four in Hard Choices (2006) · 1
Archie & Friends (1992) · 1
Franklin Richards: Happy Franksgiving (2007) · 1
Superman Confidential (2007) · 1
X-Men Power Pack (2007) · 1
Franklin Richards: Lab Brat (2007) · 1
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005) · 1
Franklin Richards: March Madness (2007) · 1
Free Comic Book Day 2007 (Marvel Adventures) (2007) · 1
Franklin Richards: World Be Warned (2007) · 1
Franklin Richards: Monster Mash (2007) · 1
Franklin Richards: Fall Football Fiasco! (2008) · 1
Franklin Richards: Spring Break (2008) · 1
Franklin Richards: Not-So-Secret Invasion (2008) · 1
Custom: Triple A Baseball Heroes (2007) · 1
Spider-Man J: Japanese Knights (2008) · 1
AAFES 7th Edition [New Avengers: An Army of One] (2009) · 1
Franklin Richards: Sons of Geniuses (2009) · 1
What If? Fallen Son (2009) · 1
Mini Marvels: Secret Invasion (2009) · 1
Spider-Man J: Japanese Daze (2009) · 1
Wolverine and Power Pack: The Wild Pack (2009) · 1
Spider-Man Magazine (2008) · 1
Mini Marvels Ultimate Collection (2009) · 1
Chaos War: God Squad (2011) · 1
Astonishing Spider-Man (2009) · 1
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes (2010) · 1
Dexter Down Under (2014) · 1
Loki: Agent of Asgard (2014) · 1
Avengers in Gearing Up (2015) · 1
Avengers: King of the Road (2016) · 1
Franklin Richards: A Fantastic Year (2018) · 1
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