Dennis Hopeless: Difference between revisions

| pseudonymalias = Dennis Hopeless

| birth_place = [[Kansas City, Missouri]], United StatesU.S.

| period = 2007–present

| notableworksnotable works = ''LoveSTRUCK''<br[[Cable and />''X-Men: Season OneForce]]''<br />''[[Avengers Arena]]''<br />''[[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)|Spider-Woman Vols. 5 & 6]]''<br />''[[Cable andAll-New X-ForceMen]]''<br />[[Spider-Man (2018 video game)|''Marvel's Spider-Man'' comics]]

'''Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/HopelessDent/status/1087867817620324353|title=So hey... My real name is Dennis Hallum and I'm going to start using it in my books.|last=Hallum|first=Dennis “Hopeless”|date=2019-01-22|website=@HopelessDent|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref> known professionally as '''Dennis Hopeless''' and '''Dennis''' "'''Hopeless'''" '''Hallum''', is an American [[comicscomic book writer]] from Kansas City, Missouri, who has written for [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], [[Image Comics|Image]], [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]], [[Boom! Studios]], [[Arcana Studio]], and [[Oni Press]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookdb.com/creator_chron.php?ID=11940|website=Comic Book DB|title=Dennis Hopeless|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref>

Hallum has written multiple series starring teenage [[superhero]]es and has said that he "tend[s] to write about the challenge of growing up."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/8209-x-men-season-one-aims-for-new-readers-with-old-characters.html|website=Newsarama.com|title=X-MEN: SEASON ONE Aims for New Readers with Old Characters|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref> He's been praised by critics for including a female point-of-view in his comics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2012/09/comics-who-is-dennis-hopeless.html/|website=Dallas Morning News|title=Comics: Who Is Dennis Hopeless?|accessdate=April 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604035949/http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2012/09/comics-who-is-dennis-hopeless.html/|archive-date=June 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> After finding success with two [[Creator ownership|creator-owned]] comics, Hallum began writing for Marvel in 2011. In 2015, Hallum wrote two limited series as part of Marvel's ''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]'' event. The following year, Hallum began scripting Marvel's relaunched ongoing series ''[[All-New X-Men]]''. That same year, he resumed his writing duties on Marvel's ''[[Spider-Woman]]'' comic, the sixth volume of the character's ongoing series. The series earned Hallum some of the best reviews of his career, as he and his creative team received praise from feminist critics for showing the realities of motherhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themarysue.com/spider-woman-no-4-interview/|website=The Mary Sue|title=Marvel’sMarvel's Dennis Hopeless and Nick Lowe Talk Writing a Single Mom Superhero in Spider-Woman|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Marvel published an ongoing ''[[Jean Grey]]'' comic, the character's first, with Hallum and artist Victor Ibanez at the helm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/jean-grey-hopeless-ibanez/|website=Comics Alliance|title=‘Jean'Jean Grey’Grey' Is On The Way From Dennis Hopeless And Victor Ibanez|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref>

Dennis Hallum worked in a comic store in the mid-2000s while trying to break into the [[comics]] industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/comics/dennis-hopeless-introduces-house-of-m-to-secret-wars-battleworld/|website=Hero Complex|title=Dennis Hopeless introduces ‘House'House of M’M' to Secret Wars’Wars' Battleworld|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref> In 2007, using the pen name " Dennis Hopeless", he created ''GearHead'' (with penciller Kevin Mellon), a four-issue comic about a female auto mechanic searching for her lost brother. The series was published by [[Arcana Studio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicvine.gamespot.com/gearhead-1/4000-106809/|website=Comic Vine|title=Gearhead #1 (Issue)|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref> His next notable work didn't hit shelves until 2011 when Hallum reunited with artist Kevin Mellon to create ''LoveSTRUCK'', a supernatural [[graphic novel]] inspired in part by [[Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert's]] ''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]'' and [[Garth Ennis|Garth Ennis's]] ''[[Preacher (comics)|Preacher]]'' that was published by [[Image Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westfieldcomics.com/blog/tag/dennis-hopeless/|website=Westfield Comics Blog|title=Interview: Dennis Hopeless & Kevin Mellon on Image's LoveStruck|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33949|website=Comic Book Resources|title=Hopeless Hits the Bullseye with LoveStruck|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref> That same year, Hallum began working with [[Marvel Comics]], writing the second volume of [[Legion of Monsters]] (with penciler Juan Doe). The series starred the titular Legion and monster-hunter [[Elsa Bloodstone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=4008|website=Comic Book Resources|title=Review: Legion of Monsters #1|accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref>

Both the All-New X-Men and Spider-Woman ongoing series came to an end in May 2017 with both series receiving fairly positive reviews throughout their run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/writer-artist/dennis-hopeless/|website=Comic Book Roundup|title=Dennis Hopeless Comic Reviews|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref> The final issue of Spider-Woman, in particular, garnered a great deal of positive sentiment, with [[The A.V. Club]]'s Oliver Sava calling the series "one of Marvel’s most consistently entertaining, fun-loving titles" in his review of the issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/spider-woman-(2015)/17|website=Comic Book Roundup|title=Spider-Woman #17|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/live/marvel-just-doesnt-know-what-do-its-group-young-ho-252885/entry/326|website=The A.V. Club|title=Spider-Woman thrives thanks to its superheroine’ssuperheroine's relatable, everyday problems|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref> Continuing his work at Marvel, Hallum was tapped to take over writing duties for the [[Doctor Strange]] ongoing beginning with issue #21 as well as scripting a new [[Jean Grey]] series, the character's first ongoing solo book and part of Marvel's ResurrXion revamp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbr.com/doctor-strange-jason-aaron-chris-bachalo-dennis-hopeless-niko-henrichon-marvel-may-solicitation/|website=Comic Book Resources|title=Hopeless & Henrichon Take Over Doctor Strange From Aaron & Bachalo|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/32188-jean-grey-s-first-ever-ongoing-is-coming-and-so-is-the-phoenix.html|website=Newsarama|title=JEAN GREY's First-Ever Ongoing Is Coming (And So Is THE PHOENIX)|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}</ref> Hallum's first Dr. Strange issue and the first issue of the Jean Grey series will both have a cover date of July, 2017. After the end of ''Jean Grey'' in early 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/37776-jean-grey-title-ending-in-january.html|title=JEAN GREY Title Ends in January|website=Newsarama|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref> Hallum continued writing for Marvel, including a digital ''[[Cloak and Dagger (comics)|Cloak and Dagger]]'' comic miniseries to coincide with the premier of the [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] [[Cloak & Dagger (TV series)|television series]] adaptation of the characters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/06/06/marvel-cloak-and-dagger-new-digital-series/|title=Marvel Announces New ‘Cloak'Cloak and Dagger’Dagger' Digital Series|website=Marvel|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref>

In January 2019, after having used the "Dennis Hopeless" pen name for many years, Hallum announced in a Twitter thread that he would begin using his given surname, Hallum, in his published works.<ref name=":0" /> To avoid audience confusion, however, he iswas credited as Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/43559-marvel-comics-april-2019-solicitations.html|title=Marvel Comics APRIL 2019 Solicitations|website=Newsarama|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/11901/dennis_hopeless_hallum|title=Dennis &quot;Hopeless&quot; Hallum|website=Marvel Entertainment|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref> He later deleted the tweet.<ref name=":0" />

Hallum is a Kansas State University alumnus. He lives in Kansas City, MO with his two sons.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cox |first1=Carolyn |title=Marvel’sMarvel's Dennis Hopeless and Nick Lowe Talk Writing a Single Mom Superhero in Spider-Woman |url=https://www.themarysue.com/spider-woman-no-4-interview/ |website=The Mary Sue |accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref>

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