Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson

Writer/Editor

Richmond, Virginia, United States

About

Published author; Comic-"Sondra of the Secret Service," Aces Weekly, "DC Comics Before Superman" Hermes Press. Writer for journals and magazines, blogs and websites with over 27 years of experience. Primary focus on popular culture especially early comics history and the pulps. Panelist at comiccons for 12 years with numerous YouTube videos and podcasts. Guest lecturer at colleges and universities on early comics history. (M.A.) Producer of audio books and video documentaries as the co-owner BMA Studios for over 10 years. Freelance writing/editing/media clients includes multi-national news corporation focusing on marketing and social selling. Publishing experience focused on ghostwriting and editing, working collaboratively with authors. 31 years of experience in line editing. Published projects include diverse subjects from gardening books to esoterica. List available upon request.

Experience

  • Writer at Freelance
    Jan 1996 - Present · 30 yrs 7 mos

    Current projects: Graphic Novel of Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, founder of DC Comics; New website launched, Create and maintain website and blog for Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. Pop culture articles include "Wonder Woman Loses Her Staying Power" for Women's eNews and profiles of "the Major" in International Journal of Comic Art, Alter Ego Magazine, The Overstreet Comic Book Guide, Pulp Adventures #19 and The Pulpster. Contributor to The Beat, a news blog of comics culture.

  • Contributing Writer at Comics Conspiracy, Inc.
    Sep 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Concept and script for "Adventures in Comics: The Case of the Crazed Collector" featured in anthology, Meanwhile...A Comic Shop Anthology.

  • Writer at ACES WEEKLY LIMITED
    Mar 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

    21 page comic "Sondra of the Secret Service and the Cuban Affair." Illustrated by Lee Marrs. Character originally created by Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. Plot based on an incident during WWII when gangster Meyer Lansky assisted the US Navy in discovering German subs in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

  • Writer at University of Chicago PressC
    Jul 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr

    Essay on Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson contribution to comics for a special comics edition of "Source: Notes on the History of Art."

  • Writer at DC Comics
    Aug 2019 - Dec 2019 · 5 mos

    DC Comics Famous First Editions New Fun #1, April 2020. Wrote biography of Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, founder of DC Comics and bios of all the contributors to New Fun #1, originally published in January 1935 as National Allied Publications, Inc. DC Comics first comic book.