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'{{Infobox comics creator | name = Bob Schreck | image = 10.12.12BobSchreckByLuigiNovi1.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Schreck at the 2012 [[New York Comic Con]]. | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|2|2}} | birth_place = | death_place = | nationality = [[United States|American]] | cartoonist = | write = | art = | pencil = | ink = | edit = y | publish = | letter = | color = | alias = | signature = <!-- very optional --> | notable works = Co-founder of [[Oni Press]]<br />Editor-in-chief of [[Legendary Comics]] | awards = [[Inkpot Award]], 1990 | website = | subcat = American }} '''Bob Schreck''' ({{IPAc-en|ʃ|r|ɛ|k}}; born February 2, 1955)<ref name="CBG">{{cite web |last=Miller |first=John Jackson |authorlink=John Jackson Miller |url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=[[Comics Buyer's Guide]] |date=June 10, 2005 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw?url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archivedate=October 30, 2010 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[comic book]] writer and editor. A co-founder of [[Oni Press]], Schreck worked for long stretches at both [[Dark Horse Comics]] and [[DC Comics]]. He is currently editor-in-chief of [[Legendary Comics]]. ==Career== [[File:10.12.12LegendaryComicsPanelByLuigiNovi2.jpg|thumb|left|Schreck, second from left, at the [[Legendary Comics]] panel at the 2012 [[New York Comic Con]]. Sharing the stage with him from left to right: emcee [[Chris Hardwick]], [[Matt Wagner]], [[Guillermo del Toro]] and [[Travis Beacham]].]] In 1977 Schreck began working for [[Creation Entertainment]] running conventions around the country, where he got to know most of the era’s comic book professionals,<ref name="cbr.com">[https://www.cbr.com/the-editors-editor-the-sub-genius-of-bob-schreck/]</ref> and met aspirants and up-and-comers such as [[Matt Wagner]],<ref>[https://nerdist.com/c2e2-exclusive-interview-with-legendary-comics-bob-schreck/]</ref> who has called Schreck "a major force in the comics industry."<ref name="ReferenceA">Portland Life, Vol 5 No 5, October 1997</ref> In the early 1980s he worked in marketing at [[Marvel Comics]]. In 1985 Schreck and his future wife (now divorced) [[Diana Schutz]] were hired as, respectively, administrative director (in charge of marketing and publishing)<ref>Bob Schreck & Travis Langley (2012, March 17). ''Focus on Bob Schreck''. Panel presented at the Comics Arts Conference, WonderCon. Anaheim, California.</ref> and editor of [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico Comics]].<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/diana-schutz-interview/]</ref> Under their stewardship Comico rose to the third best-selling comics publisher, after [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[DC Comics|DC]].<ref name="wweek.com">[http://www.wweek.com/arts/2016/08/10/dark-horse-comics-secret-origins-as-told-by-the-people-who-were-there-30-years-ago/]</ref> After a brief stint at Graphitti Designs,<ref name="cbr.com"/> Schreck worked at [[Dark Horse Comics]] from 1990-97,<ref name="wweek.com"/> where he served as marketing director, editor and group editor.<ref name="cbr.com"/> During this time Dark Horse became the third best-selling comics publisher in the country.<ref name="wweek.com"/> As editor, Schreck brought several talents to a wider audience, including [[Mike Allred]]<ref>“In many ways he was my own personal marketing director.... For that and many other reasons Dark Horse launched Madman even higher into the stratosphere. “ Modern Masters Volume 16: Mike Allred by Eric Nolen-Weathington (TwoMorrows, 2008), page 22</ref> and [[Paul Pope]], who credits Schreck as an important factor in his career,<ref>“He knows how to get me working on it. Sometimes it’s flattery, sometimes it’s encouragement, sometimes it’s — well, he just opens Holy Hell before you.”Following Cerebus #5, Win-Mill Productions, August 2005</ref> and was the editor of, among other titles, [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]'s ''[[Sin City]]'', ''[[The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot]]'', ''[[Madman (Image Comics)|Madman]]'', [[Art Adams]]’s ''[[Monkeyman and O'Brien]]'', and the anthology title ''[[Dark Horse Presents]]''.<ref>[http://comicbookdb.com/creator_chron.php?ID=188]</ref> Schreck was later instrumental in compelling Frank Miller to work with director [[Robert Rodriguez]] on a film version of ''Sin City''.<ref>[http://moviehole.net/20044572robert-rodriguez-is-still-a-madman]</ref> He left Dark Horse in 1997 and shortly thereafter<ref name=Thomas /> co-founded [[Oni Press]] with Joe Nozemack.<ref name="antixpress.com">[http://antixpress.com/post/171358790902/portrait-of-an-editor-with-bob-schreckpt1]</ref> Oni's goal was publishing comics and graphic novels the founders would want to read.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Unsatisfied with the material that was dominating the industry, they believed firmly that [[sequential art]] could be used to tell virtually any story.<ref>[http://www.bookslut.com/features/2005_07_005951.php]</ref> Oni titles Schreck edited include [[Kevin Smith]]'s ''[[Clerks. (comics)|Clerks]]'' and ''[[Chasing Dogma| Jay and Silent Bob]]'' comics, ''[[Whiteout (Oni Press)|Whiteout]]'', ''[[Bad Boy (comics)|Bad Boy]]'' by Frank Miller and [[Simon Bisley]], and the award-winning ''Oni Double Feature''. After having been courted by [[DC Comics]] for over a decade,<ref name="cbr.com"/> Schreck left Oni to join them as editor of the [[Batman]] titles, which included the acclaimed storyline ''[[Batman: Hush|Hush]]'',<ref>[https://nerdist.com/c2e2-exclusive-interview-with-legendary-comics-bob-schreck/ ]</ref> and the mini-series ''[[The Dark Knight Strikes Again]]'',<ref name="cbr.com"/> and ''[[Batman: Year 100]]'' as well as recruitment of writers [[Judd Winick]], [[David Lapham]],<ref name="cbr.com"/> and [[Brad Meltzer]] with his first work in comics.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060719045300/http://www.ninthart.com/display.php?article=1009]</ref> Schreck was also the editor of [[Green Lantern]], the acclaimed ''[[Quiver (comics)|Quiver]]'', ''[[All-Star Superman]]'' and ''[[All-Star Batman]]''. For DC's [[Vertigo]] imprint he produced the award-winning ''[[Daytripper (DC Comics)|Daytripper]], [[Sweet Tooth (Vertigo)|Sweet Tooth]]'', and the horror anthology ''Toe Tags'', which featured a story by film director [[George Romero]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160307060252/https://www.ninthart.org/display.php?article=1012]</ref> After leaving DC in January 2009, Schreck joined [[IDW Publishing]] as a senior editor, where he also wrote the comic book series ''[[Jurassic Park]]: Redemption''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36581/jurassic-park-story-continues-print-form-idw|title=Jurassic Park Story Continues in Print Form from IDW}}</ref> In 2011, he was named editor-in-chief of [[Legendary Comics]],<ref>[http://deadline.com/2010/11/bob-schreck-will-run-legendary-comics-81210/]</ref> with whom he brought out ''[[Holy Terror (graphic novel)|Holy Terror]]'' by Frank Miller, ''[[The Tower Chronicles]]'' by Matt Wagner and [[Simon Bisley]], ''Shadow Walk'' by [[Mark Wade]] and [[Shane Davis]], ''Annihilator'' by [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Frazer Irving]], and ''Cops for Criminals'' by [[Steven Grant]] and [[Pete Woods]], as well as tie-ins to ''[[Warcraft]], [[Pacific Rim]], [[Godzilla]],'' and ''[[King Kong]]''. Schreck credits his editorial philosophy in part to the influence of [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]],<ref name="antixpress.com"/> explaining: "I try to provide very fertile topsoil. A place for these people to take root and grow... a certain amount of stepping back and compassion, just being able to listen to what it is... many times the writer or the artist you’re working with, they’re not quite sure what it is they want to say at this juncture. So you’re there to hear things that even they’re not picking up on and help them see it."<ref name="cbr.com"/> ==Personal life== Schreck grew up in Levittown, Long Island, New York. Schreck was married for a short period to [[Diana Schutz]], whom he met in the early 1980s while he was with Creation Entertainment.<ref name="cbr">Thomas, Michael [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=684 "Reining in a Dark Horse: An Interview with Diana Schutz"], [[Comic Book Resources]], December 20, 2001. Accessed March 17, 2008</ref> He is openly bisexual.<ref name=Thomas>Thomas, Michael. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=954 "The Editor's Editor: The Sub-Genius of Bob (Schreck)"]. [[Comic Book Resources]]. March 15, 2002</ref><ref>[http://prismcomics.org/profile.php?id=47 Schreck profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727190301/http://prismcomics.org/profile.php?id=47 |date=July 27, 2011 }}, [[Prism Comics]] (April 10, 2008).</ref>{{Clear}} ==Awards== *1990: Won [[Inkpot Award]] *1995: ** Won "Best Anthology" [[Harvey Award]] for ''[[Dark Horse Presents]]'' ** Nominated for "Best Editor" [[Eisner Award]], for ''[[Madman (Image Comics)|Madman]]'', ''Dark Horse Presents'', ''[[Rascals in Paradise]]''<ref name=eisner95>[http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner95.php 1995 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners]</ref> ** Nominated for "Best Anthology" Eisner Award, for ''Dark Horse Presents''<ref name=eisner95 /> *1997: Won "Best Anthology" Harvey Award for ''Dark Horse Presents'' *1998: Won "Best Anthology" Harvey Award for ''Dark Horse Presents'' *1999: ** Won "Best Anthology" Harvey Award for ''[[Oni Double Feature]]'' ** Nominated for "Best Anthology" Eisner Award, for ''Oni Double Feature''<ref name=eisner99>[http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner99.php 1999 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees Winners]</ref> *2002: Nominated for "Favorite Editor" [[Eisner Award]], for ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' and ''[[Green Arrow]]'' ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Bob Schreck}} *{{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=188}} *{{official website|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727190301/http://prismcomics.org/profile.php?id=47}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | title=''[[Batman]]'' Group Editor| before=[[Denny O'Neil]]| after= [[Peter Tomasi]] | years=2000&ndash;2006}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schreck, Bob}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Bisexual men]] [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:Comic book editors]]'