Editing Greg Rucka

{{short description|American writer}}
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{{Infobox comics creator
| image         = GregRucka.jpg
| caption       = Rucka in 2004
| birth_name    = Gregory Rucka
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1969|11|29}}
| birth_place   = [[San Francisco]], California, U.S.
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| area          = Writer
| alias         = 
| spouse        = [[Jen Van Meter]]
| notable works = ''[[Atticus Kodiak]]''<br>''[[Whiteout (Oni Press)|Whiteout]]''<br>''[[Batman: No Man's Land]]''<br>''[[Detective Comics|Batman: New Gotham]]''<br>''[[Queen & Country]]''<br>''[[Elektra (comics)|Elektra]]''<br>''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]''<br>''[[Wonder Woman (comic book)|Wonder Woman]]''<br>''[[Gotham Central]]''<br>''[[52 (comics)|52]]''<br>''[[Stumptown (comics)|Stumptown]]''<br>''[[Batwoman: Elegy]]''<br>''[[The Punisher (2011 series)|The Punisher]]''<br>''[[Lazarus (comics)|Lazarus]]''
| awards        = Three [[Eisner Award]]s<br>2004 Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story<br>2010 Annual [[GLAAD Media Award]] for Outstanding Comic Book
| website       = [http://www.gregrucka.com/ Official website]
}}
'''Gregory Rucka''' (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character [[Atticus Kodiak]], the creator-owned comic book series ''[[Whiteout (Oni Press)|Whiteout]]'', ''[[Queen & Country]]'', ''[[Stumptown (comics)|Stumptown]]'' and ''[[Lazarus (comics)|Lazarus]]'', as well as lengthy runs on such titles as ''[[Detective Comics]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman (comic book)|Wonder Woman]]'' and ''[[Gotham Central]]'' for [[DC Comics]], and ''[[Elektra (comics)|Elektra]]'', ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' and ''[[The Punisher (2011 series)|The Punisher]]'' for [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]. He has written a substantial amount of supplemental material for a number of [[DC Comics]]' line-wide and inter-title crossovers, including "[[Batman: No Man's Land|No Man's Land]]", "[[Infinite Crisis]]" and "[[Superman: New Krypton|New Krypton]]". 

Rucka made his debut as a screenwriter with the screenplay for the 2020 film ''[[The Old Guard (2020 film)|The Old Guard]]'', based on his comic book series of the same name.

==Early life==
Greg Rucka was born in [[San Francisco]] and raised on the [[Monterey Peninsula]] of California, in an area known to the locals as "Steinbeck Country". Rucka is Jewish.<ref name="ComicsAlliance2">{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=Laura |title=The Complete Greg Rucka Wondercon Panel Transcript |url=https://comicsalliance.com/greg-rucka-wondercon-panel-dc/ |access-date=December 27, 2020 |website=Comics Alliance |date=April 5, 2010 |publisher=Townsquare Media}}</ref> He first discovered comics at the Nob Hill Market in [[Salinas, California]], where at age five, he first saw digest-sized black and white reprints of [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]]'s work on ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', which he convinced his mother to buy. He began writing at a young age, and at age 10, he won a county-wide short story contest. He graduated from [[Vassar College]] with an A.B. in English. He then enrolled in the [[University of Southern California]]'s Master of Professional Writing program, graduating with a [[Master of Fine Arts]]. He names [[Douglas Adams]] as his biggest influence.<ref name="JupitersLegacy2">"The Third Degree: Greg Rucka". ''[[Jupiter's Legacy (comic)|Jupiter's Legacy]]'' #2 (June 2013) [[Image Comics]]. p. 27.</ref><ref name="OfficialBio">{{Cite web |last=Rucka|first=Greg |year=2012 |title=About Greg Rucka |url=http://www.gregrucka.com/wp/about-greg-rucka/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630022200/http://www.gregrucka.com/wp/about-greg-rucka/ |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |access-date=March 29, 2019 |publisher=gregrucka.com}}</ref>

Before becoming a professional fiction writer he worked in a number of other occupations, including house painting, restaurant work, [[emergency medical technician]], security guard, technical writer, and fight choreographer.<ref name=OfficialBio/>

==Career==
Rucka's writing career began with the [[Atticus Kodiak]] series. Kodiak is a bodyguard whose jobs are rarely as uncomplicated as they at first appear. The series to date consists of ''Keeper'', ''Finder'', ''Smoker'', ''Shooting at Midnight'', ''Critical Space'', ''Patriot Acts'', and ''Walking Dead''. These works garnered Rucka much critical acclaim and comparisons to the elite writers of crime/suspense fiction. The "Atticus" novels are notable for their realism and attention to detail, which is partly a product of Rucka's fight training and experience as an [[Emergency medical technician|EMT]]. He has written  six non-Atticus books: ''Fistful of Rain,'' ''Alpha,'' ''Bravo,'' ''A Gentleman's Game,'' ''Private Wars,'' and ''The Last Run''; the latter three are tie-ins to his comic book series ''[[Queen & Country]]''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=132 Spies Like Us: Greg Rucka Interview], Comic Book Resources, March 28, 2001</ref>

In 1998, Rucka entered the comics industry with ''[[Whiteout (Oni Press)|Whiteout]]'', published through [[Oni Press]].<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=writer|search=Greg+Rucka|title=Greg Rucka}}</ref> ''Whiteout'' focuses on a murder in an [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] base. It was followed by a sequel, ''[[Whiteout: Melt]]''.

The majority of Rucka's work throughout the 2000s was for [[DC Comics]],<ref name="GCD" /> where he was involved with their main trinity of characters: [[Superman]], [[Batman]] and [[Wonder Woman]]. Rucka wrote Batman on a regular basis in the ''[[Detective Comics]]'' series following the events of "[[No Man's Land (comics)|No Man's Land]]'".<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Manning |first1=Matthew K. |title=Batman: A Visual History |last2=Dougall |first2=Alastair, ed. |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-1465424563 |location=London, United Kingdom |page=246 |chapter=2000s |quote=A stand-out writer in the 'No Man's Land' event, Greg Rucka was handed the reins of ''Detetive Comics'', alongside artist Shawn Martinbrough.}}</ref> He wrote the novelization of the year-long arc.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rucka |first=Greg |title=Batman: No Man's Land |publisher=[[Pocket Books]] |year=2000 |isbn=0671038281 |pages=448}}</ref> While writing ''Detective Comics'', he created a number of background characters that led to the co-creation of ''[[Gotham Central]]'' with co-writer [[Ed Brubaker]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |title=DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle |last2=Dolan |first2=Hannah, ed. |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9 |location=London, United Kingdom |page=308 |chapter=2000s |quote=Presented by writers Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, with art by Michael Lark, the series followed the night and day shifts of the Gotham City Police Department.}}</ref> His Batman work includes such story arcs as "Bruce Wayne: Murderer?"<ref>Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 262</ref> and "[[Bruce Wayne: Fugitive]]".<ref>Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 263</ref> as well as the ''Batman: Death and the Maidens'' limited series.<ref>Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 269: "Writer Greg Rucka and artist Klaus Janson created this series that delved into the family tree of [Ra's al Ghul]."</ref> From October 2003 to April 2006 he wrote ''Wonder Woman'' after having previously written the character in the ''[[Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia]]'' original [[graphic novel]].

From 2002 to 2004, he did some work for Marvel, including the start of the third volume of ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'',<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Manning |first1=Matthew K. |title=Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History |last2=Gilbert |first2=Laura, ed. |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-0756641238 |location=London, United Kingdom |page=315 |chapter=2000s |quote=Novelist Greg Rucka restarted Wolverine's title and stayed on for a nineteen-issue run, pairing with artist Darick Robertson.}}</ref> ''[[Elektra (comics)|Elektra]]'' and the mini-series ''[[Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra]]''. He has worked for [[Image Comics]]. The first volume of his series ''[[Queen & Country]]'' concluded in July 2007 with issue #32.

He co-wrote ''[[Countdown to Infinite Crisis]]'', a [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] and the official start of the ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' storyline, with [[Geoff Johns]] and [[Judd Winick]].<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 319: "The prequel to ''Infinite Crisis'' was a collection of short stories...which were written by Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, and Judd Winick."</ref> Rucka's work on both ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Gotham Central'' ended in 2006. Although he was not involved in the main storyline of ''Infinite Crisis'', he did write [[The OMAC Project]]<ref name="GCD" /> which built towards the event, focusing on Batman's distrust of other superheroes. This led to the revival of ''[[Checkmate (comics)|Checkmate]]'', a UN authority that oversaw superheroes including [[Sasha Bordeaux]], an integral character of The OMAC Project. He was a co-writer on the weekly series ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'', which he co-wrote with Geoff Johns, [[Grant Morrison]], and [[Mark Waid]].<ref>Cowsill "2000s" in Dolan, p. 325: "The title was masterminded by writers Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid, with Keith Giffen providing art breakdowns."</ref> This series chronicled in real-time the year following ''Infinite Crisis'', and saw Rucka focus on Renee Montoya of ''Gotham Central''<ref>Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 292</ref> and the creation of the new Batwoman, Kate Kane.<ref>Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 287</ref> Rucka returned to the Batwoman character frequently over the years in a ''52'' sequel ''The Crime Bible'' and ''[[Final Crisis: Revelations]]'' before returning to the character in ''Detective Comics'' with artist [[J. H. Williams III]], as well as reviving Renee Montoya in the book's second feature with artist [[Cully Hamner]].<ref>Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 305: "Batman's flagship title had a new boss - Batwoman. Taking over as the title's protagonist...thanks to her longtime writer Greg Rucka and artist J. H. Williams III."</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Renaud |first=Jeffrey |date=February 9, 2009 |title=Greg Rucka Talks ''Detective Comics'' |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19983 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111224857/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19983 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Melrose |first=Kevin |date=February 7, 2009 |title=NYCC A relieved Rucka shares a little about Batwoman |url=http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/nycc-a-relieved-rucka-shares-a-little-about-batwoman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060924/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/nycc-a-relieved-rucka-shares-a-little-about-batwoman/ |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |publisher=Comic Book Resources}}</ref>

Rucka wrote the screenplay for the "[[Crossfire (Batman: Gotham Knight)|Crossfire]]" segment in the direct-to-DVD anime ''[[Batman: Gotham Knight]]'', in which [[Crispus Allen]], a character he created, appears.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Seth |date=July 8, 2008 |title=Rucka talks Gotham Central in ''Batman: Gotham Knight'' |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17118 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626124810/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17118 |archive-date=June 26, 2013 |publisher=Comic Book Resources}}</ref> In 2009, Rucka and artist Eddy Barrows took over ''[[Action Comics]]'' as the title moved its focus from Superman to [[Kryptonian]] heroes [[Nightwing]] and [[Flamebird]] in the aftermath of the "[[Superman: New Krypton|New Krypton]]" story arc.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Renaud |first=Jeffrey |date=March 24, 2009 |title=Greg Rucka: Man of ''Action'' |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20543 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008065517/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20543 |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |publisher=Comic Book Resources}}</ref> As well as writing ''Action Comics'', Rucka co-wrote the main ''New Krypton'' 12 part series with ''Superman'' writer [[James Robinson (writer)|James Robinson]].

At Wondercon 2010 Rucka announced he would part ways with DC Comics to focus on his own projects, in part because of DC's failure to keep him on as writer of ''[[Earth One (DC graphic novel series)|Wonder Woman: Earth One]]'' as promised.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2012 |title=The ''Wonder Woman Earth One'' That Could Have Been |url=http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/post/31365868610/grww2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113081337/http://dcwomenkickingass.tumblr.com/post/31365868610/grww2 |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |access-date=May 22, 2013 |publisher=DC Women Kicking Ass}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Armitage |first=Hugh |date=September 14, 2012 |title=''Wonder Woman Earth One'': Greg Rucka, J. H. Williams were original team |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a405926/wonder-woman-earth-one-greg-rucka-jh-williams-were-original-team.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703114451/http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a405926/wonder-woman-earth-one-greg-rucka-jh-williams-were-original-team.html |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |publisher=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brothers |first=David |date=April 2, 2010 |title=Greg Rucka Finished at DC, Off Batwoman |url=http://comicsalliance.com/greg-rucka-finished-at-dc-off-batwoman-wondercon/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006040834/http://comicsalliance.com/greg-rucka-finished-at-dc-off-batwoman-wondercon/ |archive-date=October 6, 2013 |publisher=Comics Alliance}}</ref> Rucka then wrote ''[[The Punisher (2011 series)|The Punisher]]'' for Marvel Comics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Esposito |first=Joey |date=July 17, 2012 |title=Comic-Con: Greg Rucka Says Goodbye to the Punisher |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/17/comic-con-greg-rucka-says-goodbye-to-the-punisher |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727025512/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/17/comic-con-greg-rucka-says-goodbye-to-the-punisher |archive-date=July 27, 2012 |publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

On July 11, 2011, Rucka launched the [[webcomic]] ''Lady Sabre and the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether'', a [[steampunk]] adventure series illustrated by [[Rick Burchett]]. New installments appear every Monday and Thursday.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ineffableaether.com/|title=''Lady Sabre and the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether''|access-date=May 21, 2013|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131214122/http://www.ineffableaether.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2013, Rucka launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to fund the publication of a print edition of ''Lady Sabre'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rucka |first=Greg |date=June 5, 2013 |title=Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether Vol. 1 |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1319733363/lady-sabre-and-the-pirates-of-the-ineffable-aether |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005224542/http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1319733363/lady-sabre-and-the-pirates-of-the-ineffable-aether |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |publisher=[[Kickstarter]]}}</ref> and achieved their initial funding goal of $27,500 within eight hours.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Armitage |first=Hugh |date=May 8, 2013 |title=Greg Rucka, Rick Burchett Kickstarter funded in eight hours |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a479594/greg-rucka-rick-burchett-kickstarter-funded-in-eight-hours.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605082534/http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a479594/greg-rucka-rick-burchett-kickstarter-funded-in-eight-hours.html |archive-date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=May 22, 2013 |publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref>

He wrote the creator-owned series, ''Black Magick'', which was drawn by [[Nicola Scott]] and published by [[Image Comics]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=Nicola Scott |url=https://imagecomics.com/creators/view/nicola-scott |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304182410/https://imagecomics.com/creators/view/nicola-scott |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |publisher=[[Image Comics]]}}</ref> The Rucka/Scott creative team produced a new ''Wonder Woman'' series for DC Comics in June 2016 as part of the [[DC Rebirth]] relaunch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phegley |first=Kiel |date=May 23, 2016 |title=Rucka, Sharp & Scott Aim To Make Rebirth's ''Wonder Woman'' Accessible & Fantastic |url=http://www.cbr.com/rucka-sharp-scott-aim-to-make-rebirths-wonder-woman-accessible-fantastic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910065045/http://www.cbr.com/rucka-sharp-scott-aim-to-make-rebirths-wonder-woman-accessible-fantastic/ |archive-date=September 10, 2016 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |quote=While ''Wonder Woman'' sees the return of writer Greg Rucka, he's teaming up with Liam Sharp, Matthew Clark and Nicola Scott to deliver a very different take from his previous run with the Amazon Princess.}} Archive requires scrolldown.</ref> Rucka concluded his run on ''Wonder Woman'' as of issue #25.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=April 12, 2017 |title=Greg Rucka Leaving ''Wonder Woman'' With Issue #25 |url=http://www.cbr.com/greg-rucka-leaves-wonder-woman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903034222/http://www.cbr.com/greg-rucka-leaves-wonder-woman/ |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |publisher=Comic Book Resources }}</ref>

In 2017, Rucka wrote the creator-owned series ''The Old Guard'', which was drawn by [[Leandro Fernández (artist)|Leandro Fernandez]], colored by Daniela Miwa and published by Image Comics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Old Guard is an action blockbuster with historical tragedy in its bones |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-old-guard-is-an-action-blockbuster-with-historical-1798262512 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |website=AV Club |date=June 2, 2017 |language=en-us}}</ref> In March 2017, [[Skydance Media]] picked up the rights to adapt the comic into a [[The Old Guard (2020 film)|film with the same name]]. Rucka wrote the film's script.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skydance Picks Up Rights to Greg Rucka Comic 'Old Guard' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/skydance-picks-up-rights-greg-rucka-comic-old-guard-990567 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 31, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The film was released on [[Netflix]] in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=May 7, 2020 |title=First Look at Charlize Theron's Immortal Warrior in The Old Guard |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/first-look-at-charlize-theron-immortal-warrior-in-the-old-guard |access-date=May 22, 2020 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2019, Rucka began writing the ''Lois Lane'' 12-issue limited series with artist [[Mike Perkins]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Tracy |date=April 12, 2019 |title=DC's new Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen comic-book series will debut in July |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-lois-lane-jimmy-olsen-dc-comics-20190412-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In December 2019, Rucka began writing a second volume of ''The Old Guard'' called ''The Old Guard: Force Multiplied.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Matthew |date=May 18, 2020 |title=Read this before you watch The Old Guard |url=https://www.looper.com/210148/read-this-before-you-watch-the-old-guard/ |access-date=May 22, 2020 |website=Looper.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2023 [[Netflix]] released ''[[Heart of Stone (2023 film)|Heart of Stone]]'', an action-thriller starring [[Gal Gadot]] whose story was conceived by Rucka,<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Heart of Stone'' |url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1223361/heart-of-stone |access-date=November 27, 2022 |website=[[Writers Guild of America West]] |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127230409/https://directories.wga.org/project/1223361/heart-of-stone |url-status=live }}</ref> and whose script was written by Rucka and [[Allison Schroeder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://time.com/6304150/heart-of-stone-review/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|title=Netflix's ''Heart of Stone'' Is a Mission: Impossible Wannabe That Mostly Misses|author=Zacharek, Stephanie|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=August 11, 2023|access-date=August 14, 2023|archive-date=August 14, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230814150119/https://time.com/6304150/heart-of-stone-review/}}</ref>

==Appearances in media==
Rucka was featured as a character in the ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' comic book mini-series ''[[CSI: Dying in the Gutters|Dying in the Gutters]]'', where he accidentally killed comics gossip columnist [[Rich Johnston]] while attempting to kill [[Joe Quesada]] over his perceived role in the cancellation of ''[[Gotham Central]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Grant |first1=Steven |title=[[CSI: Dying in the Gutters]] |last2=Mooney, Stephen |publisher=[[IDW Publishing]] |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-60010-048-2 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/csicrimesceneinv00coll_1/page/124 124] |author-link=Steven Grant}}</ref>

Rucka is one of several professional comics whose names were used for characters in an episode of the ninth season of the BBC police drama ''[[New Tricks]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Rich |title=Simon Bisley Was Not Killed In A Hit And Run Incident On BBC One Tonight |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/simon-bisley-was-not-killed-in-a-hit-and-run-incident-on-bbc-one-tonight/ |website=Bleeding Cool |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=21 January 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rucka, his wife, author [[Jen Van Meter]], and their two children, lived in [[Eugene, Oregon]], and {{as of|lc=y|2013}} live in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref name=JupitersLegacy2/><ref name=OfficialBio/>

Rucka names ''[[The Conversation]]'', ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' and ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' as his favorite films.<ref name=JupitersLegacy2/> He enjoys the music of [[Dexter Gordon]], [[Lester Bowie]], [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]], [[Warren Zevon]], and [[Melissa Ferrick]]. His other hobbies include role-playing games, computer games, playing the guitar and collecting action figures.<ref name=OfficialBio/>

==Awards==
===Wins===
*2000 [[Eisner Award]] for Best Limited Series (for ''[[Whiteout: Melt]]'')<ref name="2000Eisner">{{Cite web |title=2000 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner00.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054525/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner00.php |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac}}</ref>
*2002 Eisner Award for Best New Series (for ''[[Queen & Country]]'', with [[Steve Rolston]])<ref name="2002Eisner">{{Cite web |title=2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner02.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922042245/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner02.php |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac}}</ref>
*2004 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story (for ''[[Gotham Central]]'' #6-10: "Half a Life", with [[Michael Lark]])<ref name="2004Eisner">{{Cite web |title=2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner04.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921214412/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner04.php |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac}}</ref>
*2004 Harvey Award for Best Single Issue or Story (for ''Gotham Central'' #6-10, with Michael Lark; tied with [[Gilbert Hernandez]] and [[Jaime Hernandez]] for ''[[Love and Rockets (comics)|Love and Rockets]]'' #9)<ref name="2004Harvey">{{Cite web |title=2004 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/harvey04.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005001411/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/harvey04.php |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac}}</ref>
*2010 [[21st GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Award]] for Outstanding Comic Book (for ''[[Detective Comics]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2010 |title=English-Language Awards Announced in New York |url=http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/21/ny/recipients |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323073914/http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/21/ny/recipients |archive-date=March 23, 2010 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=[[GLAAD]]}}</ref>
*2011 [[Eisner Award for Best Short Story]] (for "Post Mortem" from ''I Am An Avenger'' #2, with [[Michael Lark]]).

===Nominations===
*1999 [[Eisner Award]] 
** Best Limited Series (for ''[[Whiteout (Oni Press)|Whiteout]]'', with [[Steve Lieber]])<ref name="1999Eisner">{{Cite web |title=1999 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner99.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921192543/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner99.php |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac}}</ref>
** Best Writer (for ''Whiteout'')<ref name=1999Eisner/>
*2000 Eisner Award 
** Best Graphic Album: Reprint (for ''Whiteout'', with Steve Lieber)<ref name=2000Eisner/>
** Best Writer (for ''[[Whiteout: Melt]]'')<ref name=2000Eisner/>
*2002 Eisner Award 
** Best Continuing Series (for ''Queen & Country'', with Steve Rolston)<ref name=2002Eisner/>
** Best Serialized Story (for ''[[Queen & Country]]'' #1-4: "Operation: Broken Ground", with Steve Rolston)<ref name=2002Eisner/>
** Best Writer (for ''Queen & Country'')<ref name=2002Eisner/>
*2003 Eisner Award 
** Best New Series (for ''[[Gotham Central]]'', with [[Ed Brubaker]] and [[Michael Lark]])<ref name=2003Eisner/>
** Best Serialized Story (for ''Queen & Country'' #8-12: "Operation: Crystal Ball", with [[Leandro Fernández (artist)|Leandro Fernández]])<ref name=2003Eisner/>
** Best Writer (for ''Queen & Country'' and ''[[Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia]]'')<ref name="2003Eisner">{{Cite web |title=2003 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner03.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921221138/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner03.php |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac}}</ref>
** Best Writer (for ''Queen & Country'')<ref name="2005Eisner" />
*2003 Harvey Award for Best Writer (for ''Gotham Central'', with Ed Brubaker)<ref name="2003Harvey">{{Cite web |title=2003 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/harvey03.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005000402/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/harvey03.php |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac}}</ref>
*2004 Eisner Award 
** Best Continuing Series (for ''Gotham Central'', with Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, Brian Hurtt, and Stefano Gaudiano)<ref name=2004Eisner/>
** Best Continuing Series (for ''Queen & Country'', with Jason Alexander, [[Carla Speed McNeil]], and [[Mike Hawthorne]])<ref name=2004Eisner/>
** Best Serialized Story (for ''Queen & Country'' #13-15: "Operation Blackwall", with [[Jason Shawn Alexander]])<ref name=2004Eisner/>
** Best Writer (for ''Queen & Country'', ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' and ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'')<ref name=2004Eisner/>
*2005 Eisner Award for Best Writer (for ''Queen & Country'' and ''Gotham Central'')<ref name="2005Eisner">{{Cite web |title=2005 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner05.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922034913/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner05.php |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac}}</ref>
*2007 Harvey Award for Best New Series (for ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'', with [[Geoff Johns]], [[Grant Morrison]], [[Mark Waid]], and [[Keith Giffen]])<ref name="2007Harvey">{{Cite web |title=2007 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/harvey07.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235220/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/harvey07.php |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac}}</ref>
*2011 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series (for ''Stumptown'', with [[Matthew Southworth]])
*2014 Eisner Award for Best New Series (for ''[[Lazarus (comics)|Lazarus]]'', with [[Michael Lark]])

==Bibliography==
{{main|Greg Rucka bibliography}}

===Video games===
*''AR-K: The Great Escape'' (writer)
*''[[Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow]]'' (story designer)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.gregrucka.com}}
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