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Alex Segura

Alex Segura (born 1980)[1] is an American author, comic book writer, artist, and editor. He has written numerous comics and novels, including Secret Identity, which won the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller.

Biography

Segura was born in 1980[1] and raised in Miami.[2] His parents were exiled from Cuba.[3]

Segura began his career as a journalist, which has inspired his series about Pete Fernandez.[3]

In 2003, Segura moved to New York and began working for publishing companies, including with Wizard World and DC Comics.[3] In 2009, he became the senior vice president of sales and marketing at Archie Comics,[4] then was named DC Comic's executive director of publicity.[5] By 2017, he had returned to Archie Comics, where he also served as the editor for Dark Circle Comics.[3] Segura joined Oni Press as senior vice president of sales and marketing in 2021.[4] Along with other members of the organization's leadership, Segura was fired in 2023.[6]

Segura published his debut novel, Silent City, with Codorus Press in 2013; it was republished with Polis Books in 2016.[3]

Segura resides with his wife and children in New York.[7]

Awards

Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, NPR, and the Sun Sentinel named Secret Identity one of the best mystery novels of the year.[8]

Publications

Pete Fernandez books

Carmen Valdez books

Standalone books

Comic bibliography

Marvel Comics

  • Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic #33-36 (2023)
  • Spider-Verse:
  • Edge of Spider-Verse vol. 2 #1, short story "The Hero Within" (2022)
  • Edge of Spider-Verse vol. 3 #4, short story "Charging Station" (2023)
  • Edge of Spider-Verse vol. 4 #1, 4, short stories "Prologue" and "In the Crosshairs" (2024)
  • Web of Spider-Man vol. 3 #1, short story "Spider-Society" (2024)
  • Spider-Society #1-4 (2024)
  • Star Wars:
  • Sar Wars: Return of the Jedi - The Rebellion #1 (2023)
  • Star Wars: Battle of Jakku - Insurgency Rising #1-4 (2024)
  • Star Wars: Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Siege #1-4 (2024)
  • Star Wars: Battle of Jakku - Last Stand' #1-4 (2024-2025)
  • Marvel's Voices: Comunidades #1, short story "Homecoming" (2021)
  • Marvel's Voices: Comunidades vol. 2 #1, short story "Secret Savior" (2022)
  • Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic #78-79 (2023)
  • Marvel Zombies: Black, White, & Blood #1, short story "Hope" (2023)
  • What If...? Galactus Transformed Moon Knight #1 (2025)
  • Who Is... America Chavez Infinity Comic #1 (2022)
  • Who Is... Ms. Marvel Infinity Comic #1 (2023)
  • X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #96-99 (2023)

DC Comics

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold vol. 2 #15-17, three-part story "Duality" (2024)
  • DCU Halloween Special 2010 #1, short story "Time or Your Life!" (2010)
  • Knight Terrors: Green Lantern #1-2, backup story (2023)
  • Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn #1, short story "Masks and Monsters" (2023)
  • The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1-6 (2024-2025)
  • Superman: Kal-El Returns #1, short story "Home" (2023)

Archie Comics

  • Archie & Friends #156, "The Great Riverdale Comic Con" (2011)
  • Archie #627-630, "Archie Meets KISS" (2011-2012)
  • Archie #635, 639, 659, 660 (2012-2014)
  • Archie Meets Ramones #1 (2016), co-written with Matthew Rosenberg
  • The Archies: One Shot #1 (2017), co-written with Matthew Rosenberg
  • The Archies #1-7 (2017-2018), co-written with Matthew Rosenberg
  • Archie Meets the B-52s #1 (2020), co-written with Matthew Rosenberg

Other companies

  • AHOY Comics
  • Project: Cryptid #2, short story "Diana Montalvan and the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker" (2023)
  • Dark Horse
  • The Black Ghost #1-5 (2021)
  • The Black Ghost vol. 2 #1-5, collected as The Black Ghost: Shame the Devil (2023)
  • Humanoids
  • First Degree: A Crime Anthology, short story "The Raincoat" (2021)
  • Image Comics
  • Lazarus Risen #6, text story "Turnabout" (2021)
  • Mad Cave Studios
  • Dick Tracy #1-present (2024–present), co-written with Michael Moreci
  • The Legendary Lynx #1 (2024)
  • Chispa Comics
  • The Dusk #1-4 (2025)
  • The Legendary Lynx #1 (2024)
  • National Public Radio
  • The Mysterious Micro-Face in Sound Advice #1 (2022)

External links

References

  1. Alex Segura Stop, You're Killing Me!, retrieved 2024-05-13^
  2. Eli Cranor. Shop Talk: Alex Segura Is Always Writing, Even When He's Not CrimeReads, 2021-12-02, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  3. Calvin Reid. Like His Publisher, Crime Novelist Alex Segura Wears Many Hats Publishers Weekly, 2017-04-14, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  4. Calvin Reid. Segura Leaves Archie to Join Oni-Lion Forge PublishersWeekly.com, 2021-05-17, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  5. Alex Segura Named Executive Director of Publicity at DC Comics PublishersWeekly.com, 2012-08-28, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  6. Jim Milliot. Oni-Lion Forge Names New Editor-in-Chief PublishersWeekly.com, 2023-02-21, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  7. About Alex Segura, 2012-06-18, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  8. Authors in the Tent. Alex Segura on Spider-Man 2099, secret identities, and writing comics Literary Hub, 2023-08-16, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  9. 2019 Anthony Award Winners Mystery Scene Magazine, retrieved 2022-07-31^
  10. Announcing the 2019 Anthony Award Winners CrimeReads, 2019-11-03, retrieved 2022-07-31^
  11. The Anthony Award Winners Poisoned Pen, 2020-10-19, retrieved 2022-07-31^
  12. Announcing the 2021 Anthony Award winners CrimeReads, 2021-08-30, retrieved 2022-07-31^
  13. 2021 Anthony Award Winners Novel Suspects, 31 August 2021, retrieved 2022-07-31^
  14. Michael Schaub. Winners of the Anthony Awards Are Revealed Kirkus Reviews, 2021-08-30, retrieved 2022-07-31^
  15. Teri Duerr. 2023 Anthony Award Nominees Announced Mystery Scene Magazine, retrieved 2024-05-13^
  16. Los Angeles Times Book Prizes winners announced Los Angeles Times, 2023-04-22, retrieved 2023-04-26^
  17. Awards: Los Angeles Times, Gotham Book Winners Shelf Awareness, 2023-04-25, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  18. Macavity Awards Mystery Readers International, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  19. Silent City by www.publishersweekly.com, 2013-11-11, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  20. Down the Darkest Street: A Pete Fernandez Mystery by Alex Segura www.publishersweekly.com, 2016-02-08, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  21. Dangerous Ends by Alex Segura www.publishersweekly.com, 2017-02-27, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  22. Book Marks reviews of Blackout by Alex Segura Book Marks, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  23. Miami Midnight: A Pete Fernandez Mystery by Alex Segura www.publishersweekly.com, 2019-06-07, retrieved 2024-05-14^
  24. Book Marks reviews of Secret Identity by Alex Segura Book Marks, retrieved 2024-05-14^