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Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is an American mystery writer, noted for his graphic novels. His work has been published in several formats and his Road to Perdition series was the basis for a film of the same name. He wrote the Dick Tracy newspaper strip for many years and has produced numerous novels featuring the character as well.

Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins early in his career (1982)
Born (1948-03-03) March 3, 1948 (age 74)
Muscatine, Iowa, U.S.
Pen nameBarbara Allan, Patrick Culhane
NationalityAmerican
GenreMystery in the following media: novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, short stories, and historical fiction.
Notable awardsInkpot Award 1982
Shamus Award 1984 and 1992
SpouseBarbara Collins
Children1
Website
maxallancollins.com

Biography



Writing career


Collins has written novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations and historical fiction. He wrote the graphic novel Road to Perdition (which was developed into a film in 2002), created the comic book private eye Ms. Tree,[1] and took over writing the Dick Tracy comic strip from creator Chester Gould.[2] Collins briefly wrote the Batman comic book in 1987 and crafted a new origin for the Jason Todd character.[3] Collins and artist Terry Beatty created Wild Dog at DC that same year in a self-titled limited series. The character later appeared as a feature in the Action Comics Weekly anthology.[4] As of 2016, Wild Dog became a recurring character in the Arrow television series and is portrayed by actor Rick Gonzalez.[5]

Another Collins contribution to the Batman franchise was scripting the English-language translation of Batman: Child of Dreams in 2003.[6] He wrote books to expand on the Dark Angel TV series. He has written books and comics based on the TV series franchise CSI. In 2006 he wrote Buried Deep (also released as "Bones Buried Deep"), based on the TV series Bones.[7]

He has written two sequel novels to Road to Perdition: Road to Purgatory and Road to Paradise. He wrote three more graphic novels starring the characters from Road to Perdition. These graphic novels, called collectively On the Road to Perdition, form the basis of the film.[8]

He co-founded the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers with Lee Goldberg.[9] The IAMTW is an organization for writers of tie-ins and novelizations.[10]

Collins studied in the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.[11]

Collins is a fan of the mystery writer Mickey Spillane from childhood and later became friends with him. The two collaborated on a comic book series in the 1990s called Mike Danger. Upon Spillane's death in 2006, Collins was entrusted to finish several uncompleted works by Spillane including Dead Street, The Goliath Bone, and The Big Bang.[12]

In 2021, he and Canadian actor/writer Dave Thomas teamed to write the sci-fi mystery novel, The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton. [13]


Movies and music


In addition to his work as a writer, Collins has written and directed four movies: Mommy, Mommy 2: Mommy's Day, Real Time: Siege at Lucas Street Market, and Eliot Ness: An Untouchable Life (based on his Edgar Award–nominated play).[7] All four were produced independently on location in Collins' hometown of Muscatine, Iowa. The first three are available on DVD — separately or in the Black Box set — from Troma Team Video, and the Ness film is distributed by VCI Entertainment. The DVD release of 'Real Time: Siege at Lucas Street Market' being notable for being one of the first films to take advantage of the multi-angle feature on DVD players, thus giving viewers the opportunity to watch the story unfold from different viewpoints.

Collins has written and performed music with his rock band, Crusin'.[14]


Political views


Collins is a Democrat, describing his political views thus: "I think of myself as slightly left of center, but my father thought of himself as slightly right of center, when he was slightly right of Genghis Khan. So who knows? I do know that I veer left when the right is getting out of hand, which they frequently do."[15]


Personal life


Collins and his wife, Barbara, have a son, Nathan.[7]


Awards


Collins received an Inkpot Award in 1982.[16] He won the Shamus Award in 1984 and 1992.[17]


Selected bibliography


Collins with Leslie Nielsen in 1982
Collins with Leslie Nielsen in 1982

Quarry series


This series features a former U.S. Marine sniper turned professional assassin after returning from the Vietnam War in 1973.

Cinemax has created a TV adaptation of Quarry. Written by Michael D. Fuller and Graham Gordy based loosely on the book series, the project centers on a Marine marksman who, upon returning home from Vietnam in 1972, finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. The disillusioned vet is quickly recruited into a network of contract killers and corruption spanning the Mississippi River.[18][19] The show was cancelled in May 2017.[20]


Nolan series


This series features a professional thief, similar to and apparently inspired by Richard Stark's "Parker" character, who operates in the Midwest.


Mallory series


The Mallory series is about a mystery writer in Iowa who solves crimes.


Nathan Heller series


Collins' longest running series and arguably his best known work is his Nathan Heller series. Heller is a Chicago private investigator who gets involved in famous crimes and meets famous people of the 1930s and 1940s, including Orson Welles, Frank Nitti, and Sally Rand. The first novel in this historical fiction series, True Detective, won the 1984 Shamus Award for Best P.I. Hardcover from the Private Eye Writers of America. Collins won his second Shamus in 1992 for the Heller novel Stolen Away,[17] an account of the Lindbergh kidnapping. His 1999 novel Flying Blind sees Heller investigate the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, along the way becoming romantically involved with her. With the release of Chicago Confidential, Collins moved the action into the 1950s. Target Lancer, about an alleged attempt to assassinate John F. Kennedy in Chicago just weeks before the actual assassination in Dallas, was published in November 2012.


Eliot Ness series


This series of novels is about real life Untouchable Eliot Ness's career as Director of Public Safety in Cleveland.


Dick Tracy series


Main article: Dick Tracy

Novelizations



Road to Perdition series


TitleAuthorRelease Date
Road to PerditionMax Allan Collins with Richard Piers RaynerJune 1998
Road to Perdition Movie tie-in novelMax Allan CollinsJune 2002
On the Road to Perdition Book 1: OasisMax Allan Collins with José Luis García-López and Josef RubinsteinMay 2003
On the Road to Perdition Book 2: SanctuaryMax Allan Collins with José Luis García-López and Steve LieberDecember 2003
On the Road to Perdition Book 3: DetourMax Allan Collins with José Luis García-López and Steve LieberJuly 2004
Road to Perdition: On the Road (*)Max Allan Collins with José Luis García-López and Josef Rubinstein/Steve LieberDecember 2004
Road to PurgatoryMax Allan CollinsDecember 2004
Road to ParadiseMax Allan CollinsDecember 2005
Return to PerditionMax Allan CollinsAugust 2011[21]
Road to Perdition: The New Expanded Edition (Novel)Max Allan CollinsNovember 2016[22]

(*) Note: Road to Perdition: On the Road, is a single-volume collection of On the Road to Perdition Books 1–3.


Disaster series



CSI: Crime Scene Investigation novels


Main article: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TitleAuthorRelease Date
Double DealerMax Allan CollinsNovember 2001
Sin CityMax Allan CollinsOctober 2002
Cold BurnMax Allan CollinsApril 2003
Body of EvidenceMax Allan CollinsNovember 2003
Grave MattersMax Allan CollinsOctober 2004
Binding TiesMax Allan CollinsApril 2005
Killing GameMax Allan CollinsNovember 2005
Snake EyesMax Allan CollinsSeptember 2006
Mortal Wounds *Max Allan CollinsOctober 2006

CSI: Miami novels


Main article: CSI: Miami
TitleAuthorRelease Date
Florida GetawayMax Allan CollinsAugust 1, 2003
Heat WaveMax Allan CollinsJuly 5, 2004
Exotic Racing Bombers Of DeathMax Allan CollinsJune 19, 2003

Criminal Minds novels


Main article: Criminal Minds
TitleAuthorRelease Date
Jump CutMax Allan CollinsNovember 6, 2007
Killer ProfileMax Allan CollinsMay 6, 2008
Finishing SchoolMax Allan CollinsNovember 4, 2008

Jack & Maggie Starr series


A mystery series set in and around the American comic book industry during the tail end of the Golden Age of Comic Books


J.C. Harrow Series



Other television novels



With Mickey Spillane


Main article: Mickey Spillane

Writing as Barbara Allan (with wife Barbara Collins): Trash 'n' Treasure series



Other Barbara Allan books



Writing as Patrick Culhane



Miscellaneous



Comics



Aardvark-Vanaheim


AiT/Planet Lar


Big Entertainment/Tekno Comix


Dark Horse Comics


DC Comics


Eclipse Comics


First Comics


IDW Publishing


Marvel Comics


Renegade Press


Titan Comics


References


  1. Markstein, Don (2009). "Ms. Tree". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Collins teamed with artist Terry Beatty to introduce Ms. Tree in the first issue of Eclipse Magazine (May, 1981).
  2. Collins, Max Allan; Gould, Chester (2003). Dick Tracy: The Collins Casefiles, Volume 1. Miamisburg, Ohio: Checker Book Publishing Group. p. 5. ISBN 0-9741664-2-1.
  3. Manning, Matthew K.; Dougall, Alastair, ed. (2014). "1980s". Batman: A Visual History. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 167. ISBN 978-1465424563. Jason Todd's origin had been a virtual carbon copy of Dick Grayson's. However, with the clean slate offered by Crisis on Infinite Earths, writer Max Allan Collins decided to make the characters more different. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  4. Martin, Brian (August 2017). "Where the Action is...Weekly". Back Issue!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (98): 64.
  5. Damore, Meagan (April 13, 2017). "Arrow: Wild Dog & Black Canary Upped to Series Regulars for Season 6". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Wild Dog was introduced at the beginning of Arrow Season 5.
  6. Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 266: "Translated into English by a voice familiar with chronicling Bruce Wayne's adventures, writer Max Allan Collins, this epic story followed a Japanese reporter...who traveled to Gotham City."
  7. "Biography". The Official FOMAC Website. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  8. Jagernauth, Kevin (October 14, 2011). "Max Allan Collins Says 'Road To Perdition' Sequel Still Happening; Talks Beatty's 'Dick Tracy' Doc". IndieWire. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  9. "International Association of Media Tie-in Writers". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
  10. "About the IAMTW". International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  11. "Max Allan Collins a 2017 Grand Master of Mystery Writing". Iowa Writers' Workshop. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  12. "A Conversation With Max Allan Collins On Graphic Novel "The Night I Died"". Mystery Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  13. "Dave Thomas and Max Allan Collins take mystery to the multiverse". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  14. Kuhlenbeck, Mike (November 19, 2015). "Psychedelic Siren: Crusin' with Max Allan Collins and The Daybreakers". Iowa Free Press. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Crusin’s lead singer and keyboardist Max Allan Collins is better known to fans as a prolific author of novels, short stories and comic books.
  15. Collins, Max Allan (February 2, 2010). "Collins Hits The Third Rail". Maxallancollins.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015.
  16. "Inkpot Award Winners". Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
  17. "Shamus Award Winners". The Private Eye Writers of America. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  18. Andreeva, Nellie (April 3, 2013). "Cinemax Orders Contract Killer Drama Pilot Based On Max Allan Collins' Quarry Books". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015.
  19. "Pilot Scoop: Cinemax Orders 1970s Drama Quarry". TV News Today. April 5, 2013. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013.
  20. Andreeva, Nellie (May 31, 2017). "'Quarry' Canceled By Cinemax After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  21. "Return to Perdition". Vertigo. August 24, 2011. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
  22. Breen, Jon L. (2017). "The Jury Box". Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.


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