Ivan Brandon

Ivan Brandon (born 1976) is a comic book writer known for his work on titles such as DC Comics' Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape and Men of War as well as creator-owned series Viking, The Cross Bronx and NYC Mech, published by Image Comics. He is also the creator and producer of the Eisner-nominated anthology series 24Seven.

Early life Ivan Brandon was born in New York City in 1976 to Cuban immigrants. He has an older brother, two younger brothers and a younger sister. Brandon's earliest exposure to comics came in the early 1980s, from the books that were passed down to him from his older brother, including such Marvel publications as Daredevil, The Amazing Spider-Man, Uncanny X-Men and Secret Wars. Brandon names Bill Sienkiewicz's work on New Mutants and Frank Miller's work on Daredevil and Elektra as having had an influential impact on him.

Also in 2009, Brandon started writing for DC Comics with Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape. For DC Comics' 2011 company-wide title relaunch The New 52, Brandon wrote Men of War, which lasted eight issues before its cancellation.