Editing Mark Evanier (section)

==Career==
Evanier was president of a Los Angeles comic book club from 1966 to 1969.<ref name="DAK2">{{cite news | author = Kraft, David Anthony | author2 = Slifer, Roger | author-link = David Anthony Kraft | author-link2 = Roger Slifer | date = April 1983 | title = Mark Evanier | work = [[Comics Interview]] | issue = 2 | pages = 23–34 | publisher = [[Fictioneer Books]]}}</ref> In 1967, he suggested the titles of the officers of the [[Merry Marvel Marching Society]].<ref>{{cite book|last = DeFalco|first = Tom|author-link = Tom DeFalco|editor-last= Gilbert|editor-first= Laura|chapter= 1960s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 120|isbn= 978-0756641238|quote= Mark Evanier...wrote [to Marvel Comics] suggesting that the M.M.M.S have officers: anyone who bought a Marvel comic was entitled to the rank of RFO (Real Frantic One) and a published letter elevated him or her to QNS (Quite 'Nuff Sayer) status.}}</ref> He made his first professional sale in 1969;<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/06/19/tales-of-my-father-3/|title= Tales of My Father #3|first= Mark|last= Evanier|date= June 19, 2013|publisher= News From ME|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130629051113/http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/06/19/tales-of-my-father-3/|archive-date= June 29, 2013|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> that same year, through a mutual association with a Marvel Comics mail-order firm, he was taken on as a production assistant to [[Jack Kirby]].<ref name="DAK2"/> Several years later Evanier began writing foreign comic books for the [[Disney comics#Disney Studio Program|Walt Disney Studio Program]], then from 1972 to 1976 wrote scripts for [[Gold Key Comics]], including "The Greatest of E's", where he revealed that the E in [[Wile E. Coyote]] stands for "Ethelbert", and comics for the [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] estate.<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search= Mark+Evanier|title= Mark Evanier}}</ref>

In 1974, he teamed with writer Dennis Palumbo and wrote for a number of television series, including ''[[The Nancy Walker Show]]'', ''[[The McLean Stevenson Show]]'', and ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]'', on which he was a story editor.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
[[File:KirbyPanel11.15.08ByLuigiNovi2.jpg|thumb|left|Evanier speaking on a panel about [[Jack Kirby]] with (from left to right) [[Roy Thomas]], [[Joe Sinnott]] and [[Stan Goldberg]], at the [[Big Apple Comic Con|Big Apple Con]] in Manhattan, November 15, 2008]]

After leaving ''Kotter'' in 1977 and amicably ending his partnership with Palumbo, Evanier wrote for and eventually ran the [[Hanna-Barbera]] comic book division.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.newsfromme.com/2018/07/13/corrections-corrections/|title=Corrections, Corrections...|first= Mark|last= Evanier|date= July 23, 2018|publisher= News From ME|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180716054006/https://www.newsfromme.com/2018/07/13/corrections-corrections/|archive-date= July 16, 2018|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> He also wrote a number of variety shows and specials, and he began writing for animated cartoon shows, including ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'', ''[[The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show]]'', ''[[Thundarr the Barbarian]]'', ''[[The ABC Weekend Special]]'', ''[[Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper]]'', ''[[Richie Rich (1980 TV series)|Richie Rich]]'', ''[[The Wuzzles]]'', and ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]''.  He is most noted in animation for his work on ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'', a seven-season series for which Evanier wrote or co-wrote nearly every episode and acted as voice recording director.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsfromme.com/garfield-friends-episode-guide/|title= Garfield and Friends Episode Guide|first= Mark|last= Evanier|date= November 23, 2013|publisher= News From ME|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140524012321/http://www.newsfromme.com/garfield-friends-episode-guide/|archive-date=May 24, 2014|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Since 2008, Evanier has been the co-writer and voice director of ''[[The Garfield Show]]'', which won a [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]] for [[June Foray]].

Evanier credits himself with convincing Jack Kirby to stop using [[Vince Colletta]] as an inker, and he considers himself one of Colletta's "main vilifiers".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsfromme.com/2007/05/05/about-vince-colletta/|title= About Vince Colletta|first= Mark|last= Evanier|date= May 5, 2007|publisher= News From ME|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140524030329/http://www.newsfromme.com/2007/05/05/about-vince-colletta/|archive-date=May 24, 2014|url-status= live|df=mdy-all|quote= I don't think I've ever gotten through a major comic convention without someone coming up to me and bestowing thanks for my role in getting Jack Kirby to dump Colletta as his inker around 1971. It could easily be my greatest contribution to the world of comics.}}</ref>

He wrote a script and provided "'technical advice' about comic books" for ''[[Bob (TV series)|Bob]]'', [[Bob Newhart]]'s unsuccessful third sitcom for [[Columbia Broadcasting Company|CBS]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsfromme.com/2007/12/01/briefly-noted-88/|title= Briefly Noted…|first= Mark|last= Evanier|date= December 1, 2007|publisher= News From ME|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140524012750/http://www.newsfromme.com/2007/12/01/briefly-noted-88/|archive-date=May 24, 2014|url-status= live|df=mdy-all|quote= The show was created, produced and largely written by Bill Steinkellner, Cheri Steinkellner and Phoef Sutton. I merely wrote one episode and, in an unofficial capacity, provided some "technical advice" about comic books and the comic book business.}}</ref>

He has produced a number of comic books, including ''[[Blackhawk (DC Comics)|Blackhawk]]'', ''[[Crossfire (Eclipse comics)|Crossfire]]'' and ''[[Hollywood Superstars]]'' (with [[Dan Spiegle]]),<ref name="GCD" /> ''[[Groo the Wanderer]]'' (with [[Sergio Aragonés]]),<ref>DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 220: "Marvel's Epic Comics imprint also launched their longest running and most successful title, ''Groo the Wanderer''. It was drawn by Sergio Aragonés...and was written by Mark Evanier."</ref> and ''[[The DNAgents]]'' (with [[Will Meugniot]]). For the Spiegle comics, Evanier contributed lengthy essays on the entertainment industry. In 1985, he launched the ''[[DC Challenge]]'' limited series with artist [[Gene Colan]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last=Dolan|editor-first=Hannah|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 215|quote = A mad experiment, ''DC Challenge'' was a fun adventure, starring many DC icons. Its debut issue was penned by Mark Evanier and drawn by Gene Colan.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last= Greenberger|first= Robert|author-link= Robert Greenberger|title= It Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time: A Look at the ''DC Challenge!''|journal= [[Back Issue!]]|issue= 98|pages= 34–44|publisher= [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date= August 2017|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> He wrote the ''[[New Gods]]'' series of 1989–1991. Evanier collaborated with [[Joe Staton]] on the ''[[Superman & Bugs Bunny]]'' mini-series in 2000.<ref>Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 296: "Writer Mark Evanier and artist Joe Staton produced a cool and wacky adventure that featured many of DC's greatest heroes and their cartoon counterparts."</ref>

For many years, Evanier wrote a regular column, "Point of View", for ''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]''.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Evanier's illustrated Jack Kirby biography, ''[[Kirby: King of Comics]]'', was published in February 2008 by Abrams Books.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsfromme.com/2007/09/15/where-ill-be-12/|title= Where I'll Be|first= Mark|last= Evanier|date= September 15, 2007|publisher= News From ME|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140524013224/http://www.newsfromme.com/2007/09/15/where-ill-be-12/|archive-date=May 24, 2014 |url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It won the 2009 [[Eisner Award]] for Best Comics-Related Book.<ref name=WonderCon/> Evanier collaborated with Aragonés and [[Thomas Yeates]] on the ''Groo vs. [[Conan (comics)|Conan]]'' crossover for [[Dark Horse Comics]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://herocomplex.latimes.com/comics/wondercon-sergio-aragones-mark-evanier-talk-new-groo/|title= WonderCon: Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier talk new Groo|first= Blake|last= Hennon|date= April 18, 2014|newspaper= [[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141218101428/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/comics/wondercon-sergio-aragones-mark-evanier-talk-new-groo/|archive-date= December 18, 2014|url-status= live|df=mdy-all|quote= In the series, Aragonés draws Groo, and Tom Yeates draws Conan.}}</ref>

In 1970, Evanier attended the Golden State Comic Con in San Diego, the first annual gathering of what came to be known as [[San Diego Comic-Con]].  Evanier is one of a small group of people (estimated at six or fewer) who have attended every year.  In 1973, he first hosted a panel at the yearly event and the volume soon escalated to the point where he was hosting as many as fourteen over a four-day convention. They usually include Quick Draw!, which pits fast cartoonists against one another to respond with drawings to challenges Evanier throws at them; the Annual Jack Kirby Tribute Panel, Cover Story (artists discussing the skills involved in creating covers for comic books), and several panels about the art of providing voices for animated cartoons. For years, he hosted the annual Golden Age Panel featuring artists and writers who'd worked in comic books in the 1940s but it ended after 2010 due to a lack of available panelists and was replaced by That 70's Panel, celebrating comic book creators from that era.  Evanier also serves as Administrator of the [[Bill Finger Award|Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing]]. Several of the panels he hosts at Comic-Con also appear at the annual [[WonderCon]] in Anaheim, California.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

In April 2022, Evanier was reported among the more than three dozen comics creators who contributed to [[Operation USA]]'s benefit anthology book, ''Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds'', a project spearheaded by [[IDW Publishing]] Special Projects Editor [[Scott Dunbier]], whose profits would be donated to relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees resulting from the February [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/zoop-launches-benefit-anthology-comics-for-ukraine-sunflower-seeds/|author=Kaplan, Rebecca O.|title=ZOOP launches benefit anthology COMICS FOR UKRAINE: SUNFLOWER SEEDS|newspaper=The Beat|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=April 18, 2022|access-date=April 26, 2022|archivedate=April 18, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418170150/https://www.comicsbeat.com/zoop-launches-benefit-anthology-comics-for-ukraine-sunflower-seeds/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aiptcomics.com/2022/04/18/comics-for-ukraine-sunflower-seeds/|publisher=AIPT|title='Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds' to benefit Ukrainian refugees|author=Brooke, David|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=April 18, 2022|accessdate=April 26, 2022|archivedate=April 26, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426153140/https://aiptcomics.com/2022/04/18/comics-for-ukraine-sunflower-seeds/}}</ref>