Ron Marz was born on November 17, 1965, and has built a substantial career as one of American comics' more versatile and prolific writers. He broke into the industry around 1990 and over the following three-and-a-half decades accumulated credits on more than 700 issues across a wide range of publishers and genres.
He is perhaps best recognized for his long tenure on Green Lantern, during which he introduced Kyle Rayner as a new bearer of the ring — a storyline that proved both influential and, at the time, genuinely controversial among readers. His work on Silver Surfer helped define that character's cosmic melancholy for a generation of fans, and his contributions to the DC vs. Marvel crossover event gave him a prominent place in one of the medium's most ambitious publisher collaborations.
Marz also demonstrated a sustained commitment to CrossGen's fantasy line in the early 2000s, writing Scion, Sojourn, and Mystic with considerable consistency. His longest single-title association, however, is with Witchblade at Top Cow Productions, where his extended run reshaped the book's direction and tone.
Across his career he has worked in superhero, fantasy, horror, and crossover formats, showing a range that few writers of his generation have matched in sheer breadth of output.
Green Lantern (1990) · 81
Silver Surfer (1987) · 57
Star Wars: Empire (2002) · 9
DC versus Marvel (1997) · 8
Samurai: Heaven & Earth (2004) · 8
The Secret Defenders (1993) · 6
Marvel versus DC / DC versus Marvel (1996) · 5
Green Lantern Die ersten Abenteuer (1999) · 5
Star Wars: Darth Maul (2000) · 5
Blade of Kumori (2004) · 5
Silver Surfer Annual (1988) · 4
DC versus Marvel / Marvel versus DC (1996) · 4
DC / Marvel: All Access (1996) · 4
Batman / Tarzan : les Griffes de Cat-Woman (2005) · 4
JLA - Die neue Gerechtigkeitsliga Special (1998) · 3
Star Wars: Angriff der Klonkrieger (2002) · 3
Stormwatch Special (1994) · 2
Green Lantern Annual (1992) · 2
Doctor Strangefate (1996) · 2
DC gegen Marvel (1996) · 2
Batman / Aliens (1997) · 2
Green Lantern / Sentinel: Heart of Darkness (1998) · 2
Adventures of Superman (1987) · 2
Green Lantern: Fear Itself (1999) · 2
Batman / Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-Woman (1999) · 2
Star Wars Tales (1999) · 2
Batman / Tarzán: Las garras de la Mujer-Gato (2000) · 2
CrossGen Chronicles (2000) · 2
Darkness / Superman (2005) · 2
Marvel Comics Presents (1988) · 1
Namor, the Sub-Mariner Annual (1991) · 1
Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (1992) · 1
Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight (1994) · 1
Planète Comics (1995) · 1
Cosmic Powers Unlimited (1995) · 1
Strange Spécial Origines (1989) · 1
Wildstorm Rising (1995) · 1
Silver Surfer: Dangerous Artifacts (1996) · 1
Parallax: Emerald Night (1996) · 1
Green Lantern Plus (1996) · 1
Green Lantern / Flash: Faster Friends (1997) · 1
Amalgam/Doctor Strangefate (1997) · 1
Tangent Comics / Metal Men (1997) · 1
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (1998) · 1
DC/Marvel: All Access (1998) · 1
Green Lantern Secret Files (1998) · 1
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) · 1
Green Lantern: Baptism of Fire (1999) · 1
Green Lantern versus Aliens (2001) · 1
Scion Traveler Edition (2003) · 1
The Darkness Black Sails (2005) · 1
Red Sonja, Goes East, One Shot (2006) · 1
Witchblade: Witch Hunt (2006) · 1
Image Comics Future Shock (2006) · 1
Cyberforce / X-Men (2007) · 1
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