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Craig Kyle
American comic book writer
Craig Paul Kyle (born November 3, 1971) is an American writer for Marvel Comics. He is best known for his creation of the character X-23. He has also produced several of Marvel's direct-to-DVD animated films and worked on several aspects of the Thor film series.
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| Born | (1971-11-03) November 3, 1971 (age 52) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Screenwriter, producer |
| Pseudonym(s) | J.D. Murray |
Notable works | X-23: Innocence Lost X-23: Target X X-Force Thor (Marvel Comics) Thor: The Dark World Thor: Ragnarok Hulk VS Planet Hulk Doctor Strange New X-Men |
Kyle was born in Houston, Texas. He is a frequent collaborator with Christopher Yost, and they are perhaps best known for the creation of mutant character X-23, teenage female clone of Wolverine. In 2003, Kyle and Yost co-wrote the episodes of X-Men: Evolution that introduced X-23 to the X-Men: Evolution universe. Marvel executives were impressed with X-23's reception on TV, and subsequently asked Yost and Kyle to adapt the character into comics, first by writing the character into a six issue eponymous mini-series, and then by taking over writing chores (as of issue #20) on the New X-Men (formerly New X-Men: Academy X) title, bringing X-23 in as a regular character. The success of X-23's first miniseries (X-23: Innocence Lost) prompted Marvel to order a second six-issue miniseries with Kyle and Yost at the helm, titled X-23: Target X.
Kyle and Yost concluded their stint on the New X-Men title after the events of "X-Men: Messiah Complex" when the title turned into Young X-Men. Chris Yost and Kyle co-wrote the revamped X-Force with Clayton Crain on pencils; the cast featured Wolverine, Warpath, Wolfsbane, and X-23 as black ops agents on assassination missions per the orders of Cyclops. The series ended in 2010 and was replaced by Uncanny X-Force, written by Rick Remender.
Film
Theatrical
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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| Writer | Producer | |||
| 2011 | Thor | No | Executive | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | No | Executive | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Yes | No | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; writer with Christopher Yost and Eric Pearson |
Direct-to-video
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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| Writer | Producer | |||
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers:The Movie | Story | Yes | Released as part of the Marvel Animated Features collection |
| Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther | Yes | Executive | ||
| 2007 | The Invincible Iron Man | Story | Executive | |
| Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme | Story | Executive | ||
| 2008 | Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow | Story | Yes | |
| 2009 | Hulk vs Thor | Story | No | |
| Hulk vs Wolverine | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Planet Hulk | No | Yes | |
| 2011 | Thor: Tales of Asgard | Story | Yes | |
Television
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
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| Writer | Producer | |||
| 2000–2003 | X-Men: Evolution | Yes | Yes | 8 episodes |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | No | Associate | |
| 2006 | Fantastic Four | No | Yes | |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | Story | No | |
| 2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | Pacific Rim: The Black | Yes | Executive | Web series Showrunner, alongside Greg Johnson |
- Craig Kyle at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Craig Kyle at IMDb
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