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“putting the character back into comics...”

Richard started his comic publishing career with his own company A P Comics - which he started in 2002. Writing several

titles such as Monster Club, B1N4RY and Assassin School and publishing award winning titles such as

In 2005 Richard was employed by Markosia Enterprises as its EiC/publishing director and

chief designer and in that time he published titles such as Starship Troopers, GP Taylor's

Leaving Markosia in early 2007, Richard started to think about his future in the field of comic books and in

may 2007 he opened his 2nd retail store in his home town of Stevenage in the UK and concentrated on

Working with Brendan (Deneen) on the hit series Scatterbrain for APComics / Markosia in 2006 and The

Weinstein Company's Fanboys comic book, the duo started to talk, in the summer of 2007, about opening

After talks with several Hollywood production companies, investors and top creators, Richard and Brendan

decided to embark on ARDDEN - an entertainment / publishing company - launching to the world in 2008

with its first title Flash Gordon.

He currently resides in Hertfordshire, UK and is co-owner of Ardden Entertainment and looks after the

following areas:

Richard is also the director of Limited Edition Comix - a comic book retail shop located in his home town of

Stevenage and can be found selling comics there every day!!

Creative Credits: @ Ardden

Flash Gordon : (L)(D)(P)

Merlin Prophecies : (L)(D)(P)

The Stand In : (L)(D)(P)

DeathShade : (L)(D)(P)

Casper and the Spectrals : (L)(D)(P)(LD)

He began his career as an Assistant Literary Agent at the William Morris Agency in New York

City, and went on from there to be an executive for acclaimed producer Scott Rudin (THERE

After two years with Rudin, Brendan accepted an executive position at Dimension Films

(HALLOWEEN, SCREAM, SPY KIDS, etc), which segued into a position with Miramax Films

(KILL BILL, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, etc) as well as The Weinstein Company (HOODWINKED,

THE MATADOR, etc). While there, he did development and/or production work on a number of films,

including RAMBO, KNIGHT RIDER, THE EQUALIZER, 1408, SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS, FEAST,

OCCULT CRIMES TASKFORCE, CELL, SIN CITY, PANIC, THE SILENCE OF SIX, ADRIFT, ROGUE,

In July 2007, Deneen left the Weinstein Company/Dimension Films and joined fledgling management /

production company Objective Entertainment, representing novelists and screenwriters for publishing &

On top of his executive work, Deneen also wrote the acclaimed 2006 comic book mini-series,

SCATTERBRAIN, which Aint It Cool News called "one of the best indie surprises of the year," and which also

garnered praise from Geoff Johns, Brian K. Vaughan, Robert Kirkman, Jim Krueger, Michael Avon Oeming,

He'll be writing Ardden Entertainment's debut comic book series, FLASH GORDON, as well as working with

a number of top comic book talent, novelists and screenwriters on upcoming series.

Creative Credits: @ Ardden

Flash Gordon : (W)(C)(E)

Merlin Prophecies : (E)

The Stand In : (E)

DeathShade : (E)(C)

JM DeMatteis

(Editor in Chief)

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, J. M. DeMatteis was a professional musician and rock music journalist (writing

reviews and interviews for a variety of music publications, including Rolling Stone), before

One of the most versatile writers in the graphic story medium, DeMatteis has been applauded

for his intense characterizations and psychological themes, winning acclaim for a wide variety

of projects. The epic Kraven’s Last Hunt (which About.com chose as one of the Top 10

Superhero Graphic Novels) is considered a high-water mark in the history of Marvel’s Spider-

Man, while DC’s award-winning Speeding Bullets effortlessly blended the Superman and Batman myths.

Collaborating with Keith Giffen, he produced DC’s hilarious Justice League, an acclaimed spoof of the super-

hero genre that spawned spin-offs and imitations throughout the industry. The 2004 mini-series I Can’t

But DeMatteis’s greatest acclaim has come for sophisticated original graphic novels like Seekers Into The

Mystery, Blood: A Tale, The Last One, Mercy, the groundbreaking, critically-lauded Moonshadow and the

autobiographical Brooklyn Dreams, which the ALA picked as one of the Ten Best Graphic Novels and

Booklist, in a starred review, called “As graphically distinguished and creatively novelistic a graphic novel as

More recently DeMatteis has had great success with the acclaimed fantasy Abadazad —which Entertainment

Weekly, giving the series an A grade, hailed as “...one of those very rare fantasy works that can enchant

preteen kids and 40-year old fanboys...” and Publisher’s Weekly, in a starred review, called “an appealing

blend of Spirited Away and The Wizard of Oz..” Abadazad began life as a CrossGen comic book before

morphing into a three-book series, a unique blend of prose, illustration and sequential art, published by

Other current projects include the all-ages fantasy Stardust Kid, illustrated by Abadazad’s Mike Ploog, and two super-hero comedies, co-

His fame in the comic book medium has led DeMatteis to work in both television (writing live action and animation) and movies (creating

In the late 90’s, DeMatteis returned to his rock music roots with the release of the independent CD, “How Many Lifetimes?”—featuring

Creative Credits: @ Ardden

Flash Gordon : (E-I_C)

Merlin Prophecies : (C)(E-I-C)

The Stand In : (E-I-C)

DeathShade : (E-I-C)