David Wohl

{{short description|American comic book writer and editor}} {{other people||David Wohl (disambiguation)}} {{multiple issues| {{like resume|date = April 2010}} {{more footnotes|date = April 2010}} }}

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| image = David Wohl.jpg | imagesize = | caption = David Wohl in 2012 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | cartoonist = | write = y | art = | pencil = | ink = | edit = y | publish = | letter = | color = | alias = | signature = | notable works = ''Witchblade''<br />''The Darkness''<br />''Battle of The Planets'' | awards = | website = }} '''David Wohl''' is an American comic book writer and editor. He is best known as an editor at Marvel Comics and Top Cow Productions and, at the latter, writing ''The Darkness'' and ''Witchblade''.

==Career== David Wohl began his creative career as a high school intern at Marvel Comics. He later became an assistant editor on titles ranging from ''Spider-Man'' to ''X-Men'', and later still was promoted to managing editor.

In 1993, Wohl left Marvel to become editor-in-chief and executive vice president of Top Cow Productions, eventually becoming president in 1999. While at Top Cow, he co-created and wrote such comic book franchises as ''The Darkness'', ''Witchblade'', and ''Aphrodite IX''. He worked as a producer on the ''Witchblade'' television series that aired on TNT for two seasons. Several episodes of the series were based on Wohl's original story ideas.

In 2003, Wohl joined John Woo's Tiger Hill Entertainment as creative director, working with Clive Barker on ''Demonik'' for Majesco Entertainment and with Woo on ''Stranglehold'' for Midway Games.

In 2006, Wohl became vice president of development for the fledgling animation company Blockade. As of the late 2000s, the company has four shows in production, led by a television series based on Sony's ''Heavenly Sword'' videogame franchise.

Wohl has also worked on comics for HBO's ''True Blood'' and New Regency's ''Se7en'' franchise.

After a two-year stint as editor-in-chief of Radical Comics, Wohl resumed his role at Blockade, and is currently creating and writing several new projects with Aspen Comics<ref name=cbr22588>{{cite web |first=Shaun |last=Manning |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22588 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820054256/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22588 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 20, 2009 |title=David Wohl Discusses New Role as Radical's EiC |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=August 18, 2009 |accessdate=February 26, 2010 }}</ref> and served as producer on the film adaptation of ''Ratchet & Clank'', released in April, 2016, as well as ''Sly Cooper'' (currently in development). Wohl has also recently taken a position as consultant at DC Entertainment, editing several comic lines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/28241-veteran-editor-david-wohl-joins-dc.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309110220/http://www.newsarama.com/28241-veteran-editor-david-wohl-joins-dc.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 9, 2016|title = DC | GamesRadar+| date=7 November 2023 }}</ref>

Wohl's most recent series for Aspen are ''Executive Assistant: Iris'' (currently in Active Development with ''American Sniper'' production company Mad Chance) and ''Santeria: The Goddess Kiss'' (released in 2016).

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==References== * {{gcdb|type=credit|search=David+Wohl|title=David Wohl}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=2078|title=David Wohl}}

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