Gary Reed (comics)

Gary Reed is an American comic book writer who was also the publisher of Caliber Comics, an independent comic book company that released 1,300 titles in the 1990s and gave a chance to many of today’s top comics talents. Reed has written over 200 comics and graphic novels, sometimes under assumed names (including Kyle Garrett, Brent Truax, and Randall Thayer). He was also Vice President of McFarlane Toys when the company launched in 1993. His comics writing credits include Saint Germaine, Baker Street and Deadworld. In addition to comics, Reed wrote a role-playing game for Palladium, wrote some of the storyline scenarios for Final Fight: Streetwise for Capcom, and is currently working on a novel with writer Gary Francis based on Deadworld. Deadworld had recently been signed up for a film, with David Hayter (Watchmen, X-Men) providing the script. but Reed announced in January 2014 that he did not renew the option and is looking to move Deadworld to another producer.