Brian K. Vaughan

American screenwriter, comic book creator · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1976 · age 50

Brian K. Vaughan is an American writer and producer. He is best known for the comic book series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, Pride of Baghdad, Saga, and Paper Girls.

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2024Hugo Award for Best Graphic StoryAward2017Eisner Award for Best WriterAward2016Eisner Award for Best New SeriesAwardHarvey Award for Best New SeriesAward2015Best foreign work published in SpainAwardEisner Award for Best Digital ComicAward2014Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited SeriesAward2013Eisner Award for Best New SeriesAwardHarvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited SeriesAwardHarvey Award for Best WriterAward2008Eisner Award for Best Continuing SeriesAwardHarvey Award for Best WriterAward2007“Writer's block" is just another word for video games. If you want to be a writer, get writing, you lazy bastards.”In their words9 April 2007MySpace blogRead the whole statement

2006Harvey Award for Best Continuing or Limited SeriesAward2005Eisner Award for Best New SeriesAward2003“Comics are essentially films with fewer frames per second.”In their words21 May 2003TALKING "Y" WITH BKV: THE BRIAN K. VAUGHN INTERVIEW conducted by Nolan Reese 21 May 2003Read the whole statement

“Your own creations are your own children; you gave life to them, so you’ll always have, if not more passion to them, more connections to them.”In their words21 May 2003TALKING "Y" WITH BKV: THE BRIAN K. VAUGHN INTERVIEW conducted by Nolan Reese 21 May 2003Read the whole statement

1976Born17 July 1976

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Vaughan signing a poster for his creator-owned series, Saga

Vaughan speaking on a panel at the 2013 WonderCon

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Brian K. Vaughan

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I really like Colossus, actually, especially because only Ultimate writers get to use him. Eat it, Whedon!
Interview, Own words
I've always thought of fantasy as a genre of best-case scenarios, and horror as a genre of worst-case scenarios.
DC Comics interview, Own words
If a good editor will let me tell my story with the right artist, I'm happy.
Ain't It Cool News interview, Own words