Devin Kalile Grayson is an American writer of comic books and novels. Titles that she has written include Catwoman, Gotham Knights, The Titans, the Vertigo series USER, and Nightwing.

Early life

Grayson was born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Northern California. Her early ambition was to be an actress; she studied at the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival and attended the San Francisco School of the Arts, but while in community college she decided to become a writer instead, and subsequently transferred to Bard College in upstate New York. Her interest in comics was first kindled when she happened to see an episode of Batman: The Animated Series on television.

Career

Grayson's first comic book script to see print was "Like Riding a Bike", a 10-page short that appeared in the Batman Chronicles in 1997. Other work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics soon followed.

Personal life

Grayson is openly bisexual. She has insulin-dependent Type I Diabetes, lives with Cody, an assistance dog trained to alert her to severe drops in her blood glucose levels, and volunteers for Early Alert Canines. She has also experienced chronic depression.

Awards and nominations

Ahoy Comics

Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics

DC Comics/Vertigo

DC Comics/Wildstorm

Dynamite Comics

IDW

Marvel Comics

Novels