James Asmus


James Asmus is a writer, actor, and comedian known for his work with such theaters as The Annoyance and the sketch group Hey You Millionaires, as well as for his work writing comic books such as Quantum and Woody, Thief of Thieves, Gambit, and Rick and Morty.
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Career

Asmus has written several plays for both the Annoyance Theater and The New Colony theater group in Chicago. The plays he has written include Love Is Dead, Hearts Full of Blood and Amelia Earhart Jungle Princes. Both Love is Dead and Hearts Full of Blood received remounts in the New York Fringe Fest, winning awards for Outstanding Music & Lyrics and Outstanding Achievement in Playwrighting respectively.
Asmus is currently most prolific as a comic book writer, contributing to titles such as Gambit for Marvel Comics, Rick and Morty for Oni Press, Survival Street for Dark Horse Comics, and Quantum & Woody for Valiant Entertainment.

Awards and nominations

  • 2008 Fringe NYC Outstanding Music & Lyrics - Love Is Dead: a NecRomantic Musical Comedy
  • 2008 After Dark Awards' Outstanding Original Score - Love Is Dead: a NecRomantic Musical Comedy
  • 2009 Chicago Readers' Choice Best Emerging Playwright
  • 2010 Fringe NYC Overall Excellence in Playwrighting - Hearts Full of Blood
  • 2014 Stan Lee Excelsior Award - Silver Award, Readers' Favorite Graphic Novel - Quantum & Woody vol. 1 - World's Worst
  • 2014 Harvey Awards, 3 Nominations - Best Writer, Most Promising New Talent, and Special Award for Humor in Comics - Quantum & Woody
  • 2015 Harvey Awards, 2 Nominations - Special Award for Humor in Comics - Quantum & Woody and ''The Delinquents''

Marvel Comics

X-Men

Image Comics

Thief of Thieves #8-13 CBLDF Liberty Annual #5, story "Last Rights" with art by Takeshi Miyazawa, Image Comics, 2012)The End Times Of Bram & Ben #1-4, Evolution #1-18, Creepshow Holiday Special #1, art by Letizia Cadonici, Image Comics/Skybound, 2023)

Valiant Comics

Quantum and Woody #1-12, Quantum and Woody: Goat #0 The Delinquents #1-4, Valiant-Sized Quantum and Woody #1, Quantum and Woody Must Die! #1-4, Unity #23-25, 2015

DC Comics

DC Holiday Special 2016 The Terrifics Annual

BOOM! Studios

Kong of Skull Island #1-12, Adventure Time Comics #20,

IDW Publishing

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #51-53,, Holiday Special 2017, Holiday Special 2019 Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare graphic novel Transformers / My Little Pony - Friendship In Disguise #1-4,
  • Transformers / My Little Pony - The Magic of Cybertron #1-4, Voyage to the Stars #1-4,

ONI Press

Rick and Morty Presents - Mr. Meeseeks Aggretsuko: Meet Her Friends #3 Rick and Morty: Corporate Assets Rick and Morty: Super Spring Break Special

Dark Horse Comics

Survival Street

Opus Comics

Bill & Ted Roll the Dice #1-4,

Bad Egg

ALTRVERSE #0, The Somewhat Incredible Jackie-Boy Man #1-,

Insight Editions

The Official Rick and Morty Cookbook
  • ''Supernatural: The Official Cocktail Book''