Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is an American writer whose parents were both émigrés from Nicaragua. He is known for his work on the comic books, "Marvel Knights 4", "Nightcrawler" (vol. 3), and "The Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2)". His current project is "Dead of Night" vol. 2, featuring Man-Thing and hosted by Digger of "Tower of Shadows" [|" Aguirre _Sacasa talks Dead of Night featuring Man-Thing" Comic Book Resources February 13, 2008 http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12975] .In May, 2008 Aguirre-Sacasa returns to the Fantastic Four with a Secret Invasion tie-in mini-series ["Brevoort announces Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four limited series (among others)", Comicboards.com. February 16, 2008. http://www.comicboards.com/fantasticfour/view.php?trd=080216052713 ] and an "Angel Revelations" mini-series with artists Barry Kitson and Adam Polina, respectively [Kiel Phegley "Marvel Mondays: Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four" Wizard Entertainment. March 10, 2008 http://www.wizarduniverse.com/031008marvelmondays.html] . In September of 2008, he is set to write "The Stand", a comicbook adaptation of Stephen King's epic novel of the same name.

Aguirre-Sacasa received his undergraduate degree at Georgetown University, where he studied playwriting under Donn B. Murphy. He then graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 2003 [http://www.prismcomics.org/profile.php?id=744 retrieved on March 7, 2008] where his play "Rough Magic", an interpretation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" was produced.

His plays include "Based on a Totally True Story", "Bloody Mary", "Rough Magic", "Dark Matters", [ cite news |url = http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=764 |title = Other Worlds: Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Fantastic Journeys |publisher = Metro Weekly |author = Sean Bugg |date= 11 December 2003 |accessdate = 2008-03-16 ] "Good Boys and True", "The Mystery Plays", and "Say You Love Satan".

Working Theater presents Roberto's newest play, "King of Shadows," which will have its world-premiere at Theater for the New City in New York City, directed by Connie Grappo, with performances running September 2-28, 2008.

His agency is Rosenstone / Wender.

He is the recipient of a GLAAD award.

He is one of the writers of the show Big Love [Kiel Phegley "Marvel Mondays: Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four" Wizard Entertainment. March 10, 2008 http://www.wizarduniverse.com/031008marvelmondays.html] ["Whatever knows fear..."Broken Frontier, February 7, 2008 http://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/details.php?id=1183] .

Comics (collected)

Marvel Knights 4

* Vol 1. "Wolf at the Door" (Art: Steve McNiven) Collects 1-7
* Vol 2. "The Stuff of Nightmares" (Art: Jim Muniz) Collects 8-12
* Vol 3. "Divine Time" (Art: Jim Muniz) Collects 13-18
* Vol 4. "Impossible Things Happen Every Day" (Art: Valentine DeLandro) Collects 19-24
* Vol 5. "The Resurrection of Nicholas Scratch" (Art: Valentine DeLandro; Clay Mann) Collects 25-30

Nightcrawler

* Vol 1. "The Devil Inside" (Art: Darick Robertson) Collects 1-6
* Vol 2. "The Winding Way" (Art: Darick Robertson) Collects 7-12

ensational Spiderman

* Vol 1. "Feral" (Art: Angel Medina (artist)) Collects 23-27
* Vol 2. "Peter Parker, Spiderman: Civil War" (Art: Angel Medina; Sean Chen) Collects 28-34
* Vol 3. "Peter Parker, Spiderman: Back in Black" (Art: Angel Medina; Lee Weeks; Clayton Crain) Collects 35-40

Published plays

* "The Mystery Plays" Dramatists Play Service, 2005 ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-2038-1
* "Say You Love Satan" Dramatists Play Service, 2005 ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-2039-8
* "Based on a Totally True Story" Dramatists Play Service, (forthcoming) ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-2224-8

References

*"Marvel Spotlight: David Finch/Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa" (March 2006)

External links

* [http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsA/aguirre-sacasa-roberto.html Details on Aguirre-Sacasa's stage plays]
*Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa interviewed in [http://www.americantheatrewing.org/seminars/detail/playwrights_12_06 The Playwright] Working in the Theatre CUNY-TV/American Theatre Wing, December 2006