Max Allan Collins

Max Allan Collins is a prolific American mystery writer who has been called "mystery's Renaissance man".

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American - Mystery - Renaissance man

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He has written novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie adaptations and historical fiction. He wrote the graphic novel Road to Perdition, created the comic book private eye Ms. Tree, and took over writing the Dick Tracy comic strip from creator Chester Gould and one of the Batman comic books for a time. He wrote books to expand on the Dark Angel TV series. He has also served as the creative consultant for a number of major productions.

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Novel - Screenplay - Comic book - Comic strip - Trading card - Short stories - Movie - Historical fiction - Road to Perdition - Ms. Tree - Dick Tracy - Chester Gould - Batman - Dark Angel

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In addition to his work as a writer, Collins has directed three movies: Mommy, Mommy 2: Mommy's Day, and Real Time: Siege at Lucas Street Market. All three were produced independently on location in Collins's hometown of Muscatine, Iowa and are available on DVD from Troma Team Video.

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Muscatine, Iowa - Troma

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Collins has written and performed music with his rock band, Muscatine's own Cruisin'.

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