Steven T. Seagle

Steven T. Seagle is an American writer who works in the graphic novel/comic book, television, film, live theater and animation industries. He was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, and grew up principally in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Burbank, California. He is best known for his acclaimed graphic novel memoir IT'S A BIRD... and, as part of MAN OF ACTION Entertainment (along with Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, and Joe Casey), is creator of the Cartoon Network series BEN 10 and BIG HERO 6 team and characters from the Oscar-winning MARVEL/Disney team. MAN OF ACTION also created/executive produced ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN and AVENGERS ASSEMBLE for Marvel/Disney XD, MEGAMAN: FULLY LOADED for CARTOON NETWORK, and the forthcoming POWER PLAYERS for CN as well. MAN OF ACTION publishes its own original graphic novels through Image Comics. Seagle's newest work is GET NAKED, the double -Eisner nominated collection of graphic essays. Other works for the imprint include: Eisner-nominated spy thriller KAFKA; experimental historical graphic novel The Red Diary/The RE[a]D Diary; black comedy SOUL KISS; urban crime thriller THE CRUSADES; and children's books FRANKIE STEIN, BATULA, and CAMP MIDNIGHT. A second volume, CAMP MIDNIGHT vs. CAMP DAYBRIGHT is scheduled for October 2019. Seagle also worked extensively for DC Comics/Vertigo creating the original series HOUSE OF SECRETS and AMERICAN VIRGIN. In mainstream comics, Seagle wrote both SUPERMAN and UNCANNY X-MEN as well as many other franchise characters. Seagle's comics work has received numerous other Eisner Award nominations, including twice for best writer - in 1995 for his work on SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE(DC/Vertigo) and in 1999 for the same title and his story "Drive By" in ONI DOUBLE FEATURE #10 (Oni Press). Seagle's work on AMERICAN VIRGIN was nominated twice for the GLAAD Media Award for Best Comic Book. Seagle's run on UNCANNY X-MEN was awarded the Wizard Fan Award for Favorite Ongoing Series. His original graphic novel SOLSTICE was called the best graphic novel of the year by Comic Book Resources. Seagle has sold original concepts as feature films to Warner Brothers, television pilots to FOX, HULU, and the UK's SKY. He is also a founding member of Speak Theater Arts, creators of innovative live stage productions. His writing/directing credits include the comedies N*W*C, and ARMENIAMANIA! Seagle co-directed the Los Angeles national premiere staging of THE LARAMIE PROJECT: AN EPILOGUE with a celebrity cast and the Gay Mens' Chorus Los Angeles. He designed the original set and logo for the national tour of the stage version of IT GETS BETTER. Seagle is an occasional college instructor and has taught and coached speech and debate at Ball State University, Pasadena City College, and Mt. San Antonio College where he served as a coach for many of their national championship seasons. He currently teaches occasional classes at The Animation Workshop - VIA University College in Viborg, Denmark.