Michael Avon Oeming (Pronounced O-Ming) is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer. He is known for using a stark art style to tell stories with sophisticated and mature subject matter.
Oeming is a fan of ancient mythology, having written or drawn several projects centering on the Norse gods. He frequently collaborates with long-time friend Bryan Glass, and with Brian Michael Bendis. He is part of the M.O.B. crew of comic book creators, David Mack Brian Bendis and Daniel Berman.
His 1998 comic book Bulletproof Monk was made into a film of the same name.
Recent projects include The Mice Templar from Image Comics which he has drawn and co-authored with Bryan J.L. Glass. The M I C E T E M P L A R//Oeming-Glass In an interview with comic book website Project Fanboy, Oeming confirmed that he is also working on a creator owned project, RAPTURE," with his wife, Taki Soma from Dark Horse Comics.
Oeming is currently at work on the third volume of Powers from Icon Comics with Brian Bendis.
Oeming noted for his arm wrestling fund raising for the non-profit charity Hero Initiative.
As of 2010, he is employed as a staff member of Valve Software, working on Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2 webcomics.
Space Slutz (script and art, pornographic parody of Star Wars)
Hammer of the Gods (script and art, with co-author Mark Wheatley, 5-issue limited series, Insight Studios Group, February—November 2001)
Bastard Samurai (script and inks, with co-author Miles Gunter and pencils by Kelsey Shannon, 3-issue mini-series, Image Comics, April—August 2002)
Thor #80-84: "Ragnarok" (with co-author Daniel Berman and art by Andrea Di Vito, Marvel Comics, August—December 2004, tpb, December 2004, ISBN 0785115994)
Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill (with co-author Daniel Berman and art by Andrea Di Vito, Marvel Comics, 6-issue limited series, March—August, 2005)
Blood Oath (with art by Scott Kolins, 6-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, November 2005 - February 2006)
Ares (with pencils by Travel Foreman, 5-issue limited series, Marvel Comics, March—July 2006, tpb, ISBN 978-0785119913)
Highlander (with co-author Brandon Jerwa and art by Lee Moder, 4-issue mini-series, Dynamite Entertainment, July 2006 - February 2007)
The Cross Bronx (script and art, with co-author Ivan Brandon, 4-issue mini-series, Image Comics, September—December 2006)
Wings of Anansi
Blood River (co-writer with Dan Berman)
Quixote : A modern day retelling of Don Quixote (co-writer with Bryan Glass)
Red Sonja
Six (co-written with Dan Berman)
Parliament Of Justice
God Complex (with art by John Broglia, 6-issue limited series, December 2009 - May 2010)
Art
His art credits include:
Judge Dredd #1-5 (with writer Andrew Helfer, DC Comics, August—December 1994)
Atomic Robo
Bastard Samurai
Bluntman and Chronic
The Soul of Venice
Hammer of the Gods
Bulletproof Monk (pencils, with writer Brett Lewis, Image Comics, 1998—1999, tpb, 2002, ISBN 1582402442)
Avengers (inking)
Daredevil (inking)
Judge Dredd: "Straight Eye for the Crooked Guy" (with Robbie Morrison, in 2000 AD Prog 2006, December 2005)
Parliament of Justice
Powers (with Brian Michael Bendis, Icon Comics)
Ship of Fools
Six
The Foot Soldiers
What If... Thor
The Cross Bronx
The Mice Templar
Catwoman
The Team Fortress 2 web comics, up until the release of Loose Canon, when he was moved to the Left 4 Dead team.
A 160 page webcomic based upon Left 4 Dead titled The Sacrifice
