Did you know that one of the creators of Deadpool is Argentinian? “Author of Suburban Dicks and The Self-Made Widow. Co-creator of Deadpool”. This is how it is defined on Facebook Fabian Niciezaan artist who, thanks to the theatrical release of Deadpool & Wolverine, is seeing his work continue to gain popularity.
That’s what the movie is about: Deadpool finally finding his rightful place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Or, even simpler, that the world recognizes him as a superhero.
The other co-creator of the “mercenary with a big mouth” is the American Rob LiefeldTogether they “gave birth” to the character in the comic New Mutants (vol. 1) #98from 1991.
How did Fabián come to create the character that dominates the mainstream cinema scene today?
His arrival at Marvel
Fabián Nicieza is a comic book editor and writer born in Argentina on the last day of 1961. At 62 years old, he is recognized for having written multiple characters in comics, such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Cable, Deadpool and Thunderbolts.
Nicieza was four years old when his family moved to New Jersey, in the United States. There he grew up and became passionate about comics, which helped him learn to read and write.
Nicieza in his youth. He is the third from the left. Photo: Facebook
Nicieza graduated in advertising and public relations from Rutgers University in 1983, while already working for the ABC television network. Two years later he landed a job in the production department of the Berkley Publishing Groupof which he would be editor-in-chief.
That same year, the writer joined the staff of Marvel Comics as a production assistant, but it was not until he joined the promotions department as a publicity manager that he began to do his first creative work.
His promotion in the company
Nicieza went from writing articles for the House of Ideas’ promotional magazine Marvel Age to creating his first story for the company. It was in July 1987, in the comic Psi-Force #9, belonging to the New Marvel Universe (his foray into Psi-Force left him as a regular writer from issue #16 to #32).
The first comic featuring Deadpool written by Nicieza.
The big leap came when Tom DeFalcowho was then Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief, called on him to create the New Warriors in The Mighty Thor Vol. 1 #412.
Nicieza accepted the job because he saw potential in these characters and wanted to write a regular series. He went on to write 53 issues until November 1994. Later, the writer said that he considered these issues to be the best he had ever written in his career.
In the mid-nineties, Nicieza left Marvel’s stable to begin making independent projects, many of them related to the company.
Among his most recent works are: Avengers Alliance, Age of Apocalypse for Marvel, and his participation in several specials related to the saga Convergence in DC Comics.
Fabián Nicieza is 62 years old and has lived in the United States since he was four. Photo: Facebook
Lately, the Argentinean appeared on Facebook at different events related to the premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine, and in one of them he is seen sharing the red carpet with Hugh Jackman y Ryan Reynoldsthe film’s protagonists. “We ran into a couple of cute guys last night,” Nicieza said.
