Tony Isabella
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- Born
- 1951 · Cleveland.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter · writer · journalist · illustrator · editor · literary critic
- Fields
- comic
- Honours
- Inkpot Award
- Languages
- English
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Tony Isabella, a comics author, was born in 1951.
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The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is comic. Distinctions recorded are Inkpot Award.
Tony Isabella speaking at the 2024 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.
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- 1.Miller, John Jackson. Comics Industry Birthdays. Comics Buyer's Guide. June 10, 2005.
- 2.Arndt, Richard J. Marvel's Black & White Horror Magazines Checklist. Enjolrasworld.com. "A 2005 Interview With Tony Isabella", first item after the end of the checklist itself. February 8, 2006.
- 3.Smith, Stephen Scott Beau. The LOCsmiths. Amazing Heroes. Fantagraphics Books. 23. May 15, 1983.
- 4.Wymann, Adrian. The Mighty World of Bronze Age British Marvel 1972–1974: Setting Up Marvel UK. Panelology!. May 13, 2009.
- 5.editor. Tony+Isabella. Tony Isabella (editor).
- 6.Mithra, Kuljit. Interview With Tony Isabella. ManWithoutFear.com. May 1997.
- 7.credit. Tony+Isabella. Tony Isabella.
- 8.Hughes, William. Luke Cage casts its Misty Knight, too, while it's at it. The A.V. Club. September 2, 2015.
- 9.Sanderson, Peter. Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History. Dorling Kindersley. 171. 2008. 978-0756641238.
- 10.Walker, Karen. 'We'll Keep on Fighting 'Til the End': The Story of the Champions. Back Issue!. TwoMorrows Publishing. 65. 17–23. July 2013.
- 11.Isabella, Tony. The Ghost Rider movie opens on February 16. Comics Buyer's Guide #1628 (May 2007) via Tony's Online Tips (April 11, 2007).
- 12.Isabella, Tony. It's Everett True Tuesday here at TOT Central!. Tony's Online Tips (June 15, 2010).
- 13.Howe, Sean. Marvel Comics: The Untold Story. HarperCollins. 2012. 978-0061992100.
- 14.Roger Priebe. Off The Record with Jim Shooter. Apr 20, 2020.
- 15.McAvennie, Michael. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. 173. 2010. 978-0-7566-6742-9.
- 16.Manning, Matthew K. "1990s" in Dolan, p. 269: "Writer Tony Isabella returned to his prized character, Black Lightning, in an ongoing series with artist Eddy Newell."
- 17.Cave, Rob. DC, Tony Isabella Reach Agreement on Black Lightning. Comic Book Resources. March 27, 2017.
- 18.Cohen, Jason. Black Lightning Creator Returns for Cold Dead Hands Mini. Comic Book Resources. August 19, 2017.
- 19.Isabella, Tony. Black Lightning Beat #1. Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing. August 30, 2017.
- 20.Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 215: "May [1985] saw the return of the Winged Wonder in a four-issue miniseries entitled The Shadow War of Hawkman by writer Tony Isabella and penciller Richard Howell."
- 21.Zawisza, Doug. Hawkman in the Bronze Age. Back Issue!. TwoMorrows Publishing. 97. 15–20. July 2017.
- 22.Martin, Brian. The Twisted History Mystery or.Welcome to the Machine. Back Issue!. TwoMorrows Publishing. 94. 28–31. February 2017.
- 23.Isabella, Tony. Tony's Online Tips. WorldFamousComics.com. June 22, 2010.
- 24.Isabella, Tony. Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing: Here's Something About Tony. Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing. 2013-04-04.
- 25.Search Results for "Tony's Tips" – Tales of Wonder Blog. blog.talesofwonder.com.
- 26.Tony Isabella's Bloggy Thing. tonyisabella.blogspot.com.
- 27.Berkley Books. The Ultimate Super-Villains: New Stories Featuring Marvel's Deadliest Villains. 341. 1996. 978-1572971134.
- 28.Isabella, Tony. Captain America: Liberty's Torch. Berkley Books. 272. 1998. 978-0425166192.
- 29.Isabella, Tony. The Case of the Colonist's Corpse: A Sam Cogley Mystery. Simon & Schuster. 288. 2003. 978-0743464970.
- 30.1000 Comic Books You Must Read Krause Books. www.krausebooks.com.
- 31.Coville, Jamie. An Interview With Tony Isabella. Coville's Clubhouse. 2000.
- 32.World Famous Comics >> Tony's Online Tips - Tony Isabella, Jun 21, 2005. worldfamouscomics.com.
- 33.Johnston, Rich. Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden Black Lightning S3 Finale Cameos. bleedingcool.com. 2020-05-19.
- 34.Tony Isabella - Biography. IMDb.
- 35.Shatto, Rachel. 'Black Lightning' creator Jenny Blake Isabella comes out as transgender at 73. Pride. February 10, 2025.
- 36.Isabella, Tony. This morning's frequently asked questions. Facebook. 2025-02-09.
- 37.Darcy, Diane. ‘DC Pride’ 2025 perfectly captures LGBTQIA experiences. AIPT. 2025-06-04.
- 38.The Comic Reader #90 (October 1972).
- 39.San Diego Comic-Con International. Comic-Con International's Newest Inkpot Award Winners!. 2013.
- 40.Bill Finger Award. Comic-Con International.
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