Christy Marx

Christy Marx
Marx at the 2015 Game Developers Conference
Marx at the 2015 Game Developers Conference
OccupationScreenwriter
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksJem, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Conan the Adventurer, G.I. Joe, Hypernauts, Captain Power
Years active1978–present
SpouseRandy Littlejohn
Peter Ledger
(1983–1994; his death)

Christy Marx is an American scriptwriter, author, and game designer.

She has written on many television series, for example, Jem, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Conan the Adventurer, G.I. Joe, Hypernauts, and Captain Power.

She is also known for her work on comic books. She made a comic book series known as Sisterhood of Steel. She has also worked on Conan, Red Sonja, and Elfquest.

Marx has written many biographies and books about history.

Career

The Red Sonja comic series has of some of the earliest comics Marx has shown to the public.[1][2]

The first video game she worked on was Conquests of Camelot in 1990. She worked as a writer and designer.[3] She also worked on the sequel Conquests of the Longbow.[4]

She started working at Zynga in late 2010. She worked on Hidden Chronicles and other games. She stopped working at Zynga in 2017.[5]

She wrote the character Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld in the 2012 comic series Sword of Sorcery. The series was based on an earlier comic series with the same name. It was released in August 2013.[6][7]

She also wrote a guide for writing, Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games.[8]

Personal life

Marx's first husband, Peter Ledger. was an illustrator. His art is in the computer game Conquests of Camelot[9] and the graphic novel Sisterhood of Steel.

Awards

  • Marx won the Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award from the Writers Guild of America in 2000. She won the award for her work in animation writing.[10]
  • Best Computer Adventure game 1990, by Video Games and Computer Entertainment Magazine, for Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Holy Grail [11]
  • Best Adventure game 1991, by Computer Game Review and Enchanted Realms, for Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood[11]
  • Marx was part of the team that won a 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers. The team won the award for the Harcourt Achieve Steck-Vaughn IMPACT Graphic Novels series[12]

Publications

Books

  • Life in the Ocean Depths (Life in Extreme Environments) 2003[13]
  • Watson and Crick and DNA (Primary Sources of Revolutionary Scientific Discoveries and Theories) 2005 [14]
  • The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (Tragic Fires Throughout History) 2004 [15]
  • Jet Li (Martial Arts Masters) 2002 [16]
  • Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games 2007

Comics

  • Sword of Sorcery Volume 1: Amethyst, 2013 [17]
  • Birds of Prey #27, 2014 [18]
  • Convergence: Zero Hour Book 1, published in 2015 [19]

Filmography

Television

(series where she is head writer are in bold)

  • The New Fantastic Four (1978)
  • Spider-Man (1981-1982)
  • Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981-1982)
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985)
  • Jem (1985-1988)
  • Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1988)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1988)
  • Dino-Riders (1988)
  • The Twilight Zone (1989)
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1990)
  • Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! (1991)
  • Conan the Adventurer (1992-1993)
  • Babylon 5 (1994)
  • Mighty Max (1994)
  • Darkstalkers (1995)
  • Hypernauts (1996)
  • Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys (1997)
  • ReBoot (1997)
  • Pocket Dragon Adventures (1998)
  • Beast Wars: Transformers (1998)
  • Shadow Raiders (1998-1999)
  • Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends (1999)
  • Kong: The Animated Series (2000)
  • X-Men: Evolution (2001)
  • Ultimate Book of Spells (2001)
  • Stargate Infinity (2002)
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2003)
  • Alien Racers (2005)
  • Zorro: Generation Z (2006)
  • Legend of the Dragon (2006)
  • Biker Mice from Mars (2006)
  • Dork Hunters from Outer Space (2008)

Film

Video games

  • Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail (1990)
  • Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (1991)
  • The Legend of Alon D'ar (2001)
  • Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus (2003)
  • CSI: Hard Evidence (2007)
  • The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011)

References

  1. ↑ "GCD :: Issue :: Marvel Super Special #9". www.comics.org. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  2. ↑ "GCD :: Story Search Results". www.comics.org. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Christy Marx Conquers Camelot". Sierra News Magazine Volume 3.
  4. ↑ "A Brief History of Comics, Animation, and Video Games with Christy Marx – Black Gate". 18 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Interview: The creator of the Conquests adventures on what made them special
  6. ↑ Rogers, Vaneta (June 8, 2012). "DC Adds Four to New 52, Including DiDio's Phantom Stranger". Newsarama. Retrieved June 10, 2012. This new series... will launch with the return of Amethyst to the New 52. Written by Christy Marx with art by Aaron Lopresti, the comic will show how Amethyst finds out she's the lost princess of Gemworld.
  7. ↑ "SWORD OF SORCERY VOL. 1: AMETHYST". DC. 8 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Christy., Marx (2007). Writing for animation, comics & games. Amsterdam: Focal Press. ISBN 9780240805825. OCLC 70230693.
  9. ↑ "Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail review". Adventure Gamers. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  10. ↑ "The Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award". Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Meagan, Marie (2018). Women in gaming : 100 professionals of play. Indianapolis, IN. ISBN 9780744019537. OCLC 1077268602.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ↑ "Award Programs: Distinguished Achievement Awards Instructional Materials Winners". Association of Educational Publishers. November 1, 2005. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007.
  13. ↑ Christy., Marx (2004). Life in the ocean depths (1st ed.). New York: Rosen Central. ISBN 082393988X. OCLC 51752018.
  14. ↑ Christy., Marx (2005). Watson and Crick and DNA (1st ed.). New York: Rosen Central Primary Source. ISBN 1404203125. OCLC 55511322.
  15. ↑ Christy., Marx (2004). The great Chicago fire of 1871 (1st ed.). New York: Rosen Central. ISBN 0823944875. OCLC 52602712.
  16. ↑ Christy., Marx (2002). Jet Li (1st ed.). New York [NY]: Rosen Pub. Group. ISBN 0823935191. OCLC 47208405.
  17. ↑ "SWORD OF SORCERY VOL. 1: AMETHYST". DC. 8 April 2013."SWORD OF SORCERY VOL. 1: AMETHYST". DC. 8 April 2013.
  18. ↑ "BIRDS OF PREY #27". DC Comics. 2013-10-14.
  19. ↑ "CONVERGENCE: ZERO HOUR BOOK 1". DC Comics. 2015-06-15.