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Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing

Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing are an American writing duo who have written for film and TV, books, and comics. They are colloquially known as the "Hivemind."[1][2] They have been nominated for multiple Eisner Awards and worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and independent comic companies, including on Star Trek. They were the lead writers and executive producers for Kings of Atlantis, the "first-ever animated kids series from YouTube Originals."[1]

Collin Kelly
BornCollin Kelly
Santa Cruz, California
Area(s)Writer
Jackson Lanzing
BornJackson Lanzing
Kauai, Hawaii
Area(s)Writer

Career

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Collin and Jackson met and became friends when they both went to USC,[3] bonding over comics.[4] Per Kelly: "Comics let us write stories — stories weirder and more wonderful than Hollywood would ever dream of green-lighting — and then within six months, they can be on the shelves. In comics, you can actually tell stories that people can READ; for a writer, that’s the first step towards happiness." Their first script together was "a Samurai vs. Feral Monster movie called Sundown."[4]

Their first major comic writing credit was a 2014 four-issue mini-series with Boom! Studios called Hacktivist, where they collaborated with Alyssa Milano and artist Marcus To.[5] They followed that up with a six-issue sequel. In 2016, they got their first writing job for DC Comics, where they wrote issues of Batman and Robin Eternal,[6] and then took over writing Grayson from Tom King and Tim Seeley.[7]

Their first creator-owned series, published in 2016 through Boom! Studios, was Joyride, where they teamed up again with artist Marcus To to tell the story of some disaffected teenagers who steal a spaceship, which AiPT called a "space epic with a punk-rock attitude."[8] The book lasted twelve issues and they followed it up with Zojaquan, published in 2017 through Vault Comics, a fantasy comic about a woman who wakes up on a primordial world.[9]

In 2017, they wrote Gotham City Garage, a mini-series set in a dystopian Elseworld inspired by DC Collectibles' Gotham City Garage statues.[10] Per Kelly: "Gotham City Garage is an anti-fascist anthem for the open road, starring reimagined takes on DC's great female characters through an outlaw lens. We’re bringing Big Barda, Steel, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Silver Banshee, Hawkgirl and the first Kryptonian this world has ever seen--the mysterious girl named Kara Gordon--into a world of bikes, outlaws and elaborate tattoos." The series lasted twelve issues. In 2019, they became the writers for DC's six-issue gen:LOCK mini-series.[11]

In 2018, they took over writing the book Green Arrow starting with issue #48 and wrote it until issue #50, when it was cancelled.[12] In 2019, they were announced as the showrunners of Star Trek: Year Five for IDW, which told the "final year of the Enterprise’s original five-year mission."[13] Lanzing spoke at WonderCon 2019 about it: "To me it is one of the greatest unanswered questions of Star Trek canon: how did the five-year mission end? How did we end up where we begin in Star Trek: The Motion Picture? How do these characters -- the last time we saw them in season three -- function so strongly as a family and so strongly as a crew. How do we then find them splintered -- particularly with Spock -- at the beginning of The Motion Picture?"[14] The series lasted twenty-five issues and ended in 2021.[15] In 2022, IDW announced that Kelly and Lanzing were the writers of their new Star Trek comic which would include bring together "characters from across the galaxy--and all eras and variations of the beloved franchise--who must band together to prevent the mysterious murder of the gods."[16] As of 2024, it is still ongoing and has spun off several other comics, such as Star Trek: Defiant, and was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2023 for Best New Series.[17] Also in 2023, they released Brandon Sanderson's Dark One, an Original Graphic Novel set in Sanderson's Cosmere, through Vault Comics.[18]

In 2021, they wrote their first work for Marvel Comics, a five-issue mini-series for Kang the Conqueror.[19] Per Kelly: "We are hoping to, by the end of issue five, take you through the entirety of King’s [sic] life. So that any Kang story that you have read over the course of the last several decades, you can look at it and see where it fits inside the secret history of Kang the Conqueror, and the personal story he’s been through."[20]

In 2022, they wrote the one-shot Devil's Reign: Winter Soldier, which explored the dark past of Bucky Barnes[21] and led into the announcement of their ongoing Captain America series, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty. "Steve is a member of the Greatest Generation. That's so important, especially now, because he's seen so much of the 20th century and he's really able to weigh it."[22] In 2023, they crossed over their book with the Sam Wilson-led Captain America: Symbol of Truth, written by Tochi Onyebuchi, in a crossover titled "Cold War."[23] Sentinel of Liberty came to an end after thirteen issues, with the book leading into Captain America #750 and Captain America Finale.

Starting in 2022, they wrote two mini-series for DC: Batman Beyond: Neo-Year[24] and Aquaman & the Flash: Voidsong.[25] The next year, they wrote a follow-up to Neo-Year, Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic.[26] The same year, they wrote the oversized one-shot Batman: One Bad Day -- Clayface. Per Kelly, "We love the character and that entire side of Gotham -- that goopy, monstrous side of Gotham."[27]

In 2023, they were announced as the writers for the new volume of Guardians of the Galaxy with artist Kev Walker.[28] The driving force of the series was an event called "Grootfall."[29] The series lasted ten issues and an annual. They were also announced as the writers for the new volume of Thunderbolts, focusing on a team led by Bucky Barnes.[30] Even though the book only lasted four issues, it was announced in 2024 that it will receive a sequel, Thunderbolts: Doomstrike, that takes place during Marvel's "One World Under Doom" event.[31] They also were the writers for 2023's Timeless #1, an annual issue exploring Marvel's future storylines.[32]

In 2023, it was announced that they would be writing a new volume of Outsiders for DC, about Luke Fox and Kate Kane exploring mysteries of the DC universe. Per Lanzing, "What does it mean to live in that kind of universe? What does it mean to be a historian or an archaeologist in that kind of universe? And what does it mean to try to understand your place in a constantly shifting, changing, rebooting universe?"[33] The series came to an end after eleven issues.[34]

In 2023, they published their first middle-grade novel, Thor Quest: Hammer of the Gods, through Disney Books.[35]

In 2024, they were part of the X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch for the X-Men, writing the book NYX. Per Lanzing: "The cool thing about teen superhero books is that [characters] tend not to come together over a big threat. They tend to instead be a lot closer to hang out or friendship books. They tend to be a little bit closer to a teen drama, than they do to a big action extravaganza."[36] They also wrote the three-issue tie-in Venom War: Spider-Man.[37]

Personal lives

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Collin Kelly is a professor at USC School of Cinematic Arts.[38] Jackson Lanzing is a creative director in brand marketing.[39] They both live in Los Angeles, California, minutes away from each other.[40]

Bibliography

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Television and streaming

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Novels

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  • Thor Quest: Hammer of the Gods, with illustrations by Billy Young (Disney Books, July 25th, 2023, ISBN 9781368074353)

DC Comics

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  • Aquaman and the Flash: Voidsong #1-3 (2022)
  • Are You Afraid of Darkseid #1, short story "The Endless Staircase" (2021)
  • Batman
    • Batman & Robin Eternal #9-10, 15-16 (2016)
    • Batman Secret Files #1, short story "He Help Us" (2019)
    • Batman: One Bad Day -- Clayface #1 (2023)
    • Batman: The Brave and the Bold vol. 2 #3-4, stories "City of Monsters" and "Enter the Abyss" (2023)
    • Batman: Urban Legends #7, story "Batman Beyond: Wake" (2021)
  • Batman Beyond:
    • Batman Beyond: Neo-Year #1-6 (2022)
    • Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic #1-6 (2023–2024)
  • DC Nuclear Winter Special #1, short story "Warmth" (2019)
  • DC's Beach Blankent Bad Guys Summer Special #1, short story "Independence" (2018)
  • Dog Days of Summer #1, short story "The Crucible" (2019)
  • gen:LOCK (digital) #1-14 (2019–2020)
  • Gotham City Garage #1-12 (2017–2018)
  • Grayson #18-20, Annual #3 (2016)
  • Green Arrow vol. 6 #39-40, 48-50 (2018, 2019)
  • Let Them Live!: Unpublished Tales from the DC Vault #2, short story "Without a Net" (2021)
  • Nightwing vol. 4 #42 (2018)
  • Outsiders vol. 5 #1-11 (2024)
  • Strange Love Adventures #1, short story "Romance on Dinosaur Island" (2022)
  • Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee #1, short story "Contingency" (2023)
  • Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Dark Nights Metal #1 (2021)
  • Wonder Woman Annual vol. 5 #1, short story "The Last Kaiju" (2017)
  • Young Monsters in Love #1, short story "The Dead Can Dance" (2018)

Marvel Comics

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  • Alien: Black, White, and Blood #1-4, four-part story "Utopia" (2024)
  • Captain America:
    • Devil's Reign: Winter Soldier #1 (2022)
    • Captain America vol. 10 #0 (2022)
    • Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty vol. 2 #1-13 (2022–2023)
    • Captain America and the Winter Soldier Special #1 (2022)
    • Captain America: Cold War Alpha #1 (2023)
    • Captain America: Cold War Omega #1 (2023)
    • Captain America vol. 1 #750, story "Nothing But a Fight" (2023)
    • Captain America Finale #1 (2023)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 7 #1-10, Annual vol. 5 #1 (2023–2024)
  • Kang the Conqueror #1-5 (2021–2022)
  • NYX vol. 2 #1-present (2024-present)
  • Thor Annual vol. 6 #1, story "Mythos" (2023)
  • Spider-Man:
  • Thunderbolts:
    • Thunderbolts vol. 5 #1-5 (2024)
    • Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #1-5 (2025)
  • Timeless:
    • Timeless (vol 3) #1 (2023)
    • Power Man: Timeless #1-present (2025)[41]

Other Publishers

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References

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