Jordan Blum


Jordan Blum is an American comics and television writer. He is best known for his work as the showrunner for Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. and for his work with Patton Oswalt on the comic books Minor Threats and M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games.

Career

Blum started off as a PA and then as a writer's assistant, before becoming a writer on American Dad! and then Community. He had written a pilot for Patton Oswalt for FOX that went nowhere which also had Ben Schwartz in it, so, after a meeting with Marvel, he was able to pitch the idea of doing a M.O.D.O.K. show to him and together they pitched it to Marvel.
M.O.D.O.K. was supposed to be part of the larger The ''Offenders line of adult animation on Hulu before it was cut down to just M.O.D.O.K. and Hit-Monkey. The show was released on Hulu on May 20, 2021, where it got good reviews, eventually getting a 86% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite plans for season two, the show was canceled in May 2022. Due to the show, Blum and Oswalt were invited to write the four issue comic mini-series M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games for Marvel.
Shortly after M.O.D.O.K.'s cancellation, Blum and Oswalt announced that they were collaborating on their own independent superhero comic book, Minor Threats, for Dark Horse. In June 2023, it was announced that Minor Threats would get a spin-off called From the World of Minor Threats: The Alternates, co-written by Tim Seeley. In February 2024, a sequel to Minor Threats was announced, Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down and in July, the comic was optioned by Netflix, with Blum and Oswalt serving as writers, showrunners, and executive producers. Three more spin-offs were announced in 2024: Barfly by Kyle Starks and Ryan Browne, The Brood co-written by Heath Corson, and Welcome to Twilight, an anthology series with stories from Matt Fraction, Mike Allred, Brian Michael Bendis, Gail Simone, and Gerry Duggan.''
In November 2024, Marvel announced that Blum and Oswalt had been chosen to curate a new collection from the Folio Society called Marvel: Unforgettable Stories, which would include ten Marvel comics picked by them''.''

Personal life

Blum got his love of comics from his father, who learned to read and speak English from comics.

Marvel Comics

  • Edge of Spider-Verse vol. 2 #4, short story "The Last Laugh"
  • Extreme Venomverse #5, short story "Field of Screams"
  • M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games #1-4, co-written by Patton Oswalt
  • Spider-Bot Infinity Comic #1-12
  • X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #62-67, "A World Without X"

    DC Comics

  • DC Horror Presents #4, short story "The Diamond That Steals Back," co-written by Patton Oswalt

    Dark Horse Comics

  • Minor Threats:
  • * Minor Threats #1-4, co-written by Patton Oswalt
  • * From the World of Minor Threats: The Alternates #1-4, co-written with Patton Oswalt and Tim Seeley
  • * Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down #1-4, co-written with Patton Oswalt
  • * From the World of Minor Threats: Barfly #1-4, co-written by Patton Oswalt and Kyle Starks
  • * From the World of Minor Threats: The Brood #1-4, co-written by Patton Oswalt and Heath Corson

    IDW

  • Star Trek #500, short story "I Knew You Were Tribble When You Walked In," co-written by Patton Oswalt

    Filmography