91 ratings | 23 reviews | avg rating:3.84

Fred’s Year In Books

Fred’s 2020 Year in Books

Take a look at Fred’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.

See Fred’s 2020 Year in Books

Fred Van Lente’s Followers (243)

More followers…

Fred’s Bookshelves

read (91)
currently-reading (0)
to-read (0)
action-presidents-ref (34)
archer-armstrong-ref (21)
cbhoanimation (2)
fun (20)
future-reference (1)

Fred’s Friends (949)

John Rachel

727 books | 2,808 friends

Carlos Ors bravo

347 books | 16 friends

Justin Tate

784 books | 3,858 friends

Jackie

2,217 books | 67 friends

Matthew Flick

1,306 books | 38 friends

Mauro Cosentino

1,353 books | 42 friends

Paul Spence

2,107 books | 84 friends

Mike Dubisch

99 books | 440 friends

More friends…

Fred Van Lente

Goodreads Author

Born

Tacoma, WA (Fort Lewis), The United States

Website

http://www.fredvanlente.com

Twitter

fredvanlente

Genre

Mystery, Nonfiction, Humor and Comedy

Member Since

November 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/fredvanlente

edit data

Fred Van Lente is the New York Times-bestselling author of comics as varied as Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Taskmaster, MODOK's 11, Amazing Spider-Man, Conan the Avenger, Weird Detective, and Cowboys & Aliens (upon which the 2011 movie was based), as well as the novels Ten Dead Comedians and The Con Artist.

Van Lente also specializes in entertaining readers with offbeat histories with the help of his incredibly talented artists. He has written the multiple-award winning Action Philosophers!, The Comic Book History of Comics, Action Presidents! (all drawn by Ryan Dunlavey), and The Comic Book Story of Basketball with Joe Cooper (Ten Speed September 2020).

He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Crystal Skillman, and som ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Fred Van Lente questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Fred Van Lente’s books

Average rating: 3.79 · 56,966 ratings · 4,925 reviews · 856 distinct works • Similar authors

	Captain America: The First Avenger #1: First Vengeance by Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author), Luke Ross (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 2,816 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marvel Zombies 3 by Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author), Kev Walker (Illustrator) 3.66 avg rating — 1,361 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archer & Armstrong, Volume 1: The Michelangelo Code by Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Clayton Henry (Artist), Matt Milla (Colourist) 3.90 avg rating — 1,081 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marvel Adventures Iron Man (2007-2008) #1 by Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author), James Cordeiro (Illustrator), Michael Golden (Illustrator), Scott Koblish (Illustrator), Marte Gracia (Illustrator), Marte Garcia (Illustrator), Ronan Cliquet (Illustrator), Rafa Sandoval (Illustrator), more… 4.24 avg rating — 1,364 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spider-Man: Grim Hunt by Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author), Phil Jimenez, Joe Kelly 3.91 avg rating — 784 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Dead Comedians: A Murder Mystery 3.18 avg rating — 1,087 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Halo: Blood Line by Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author), Francis Portela 4.10 avg rating — 690 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Captain America & Thor: Avengers! #1 by Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author), Ron Lim (Illustrator), Val Staples (Color), Joe Caramagna (Letters), Charlie Beckerman (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 638 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	X-Men Noir by Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author), Dennis Calero (Illustrations) 3.07 avg rating — 887 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archer & Armstrong, Volume 2: Wrath of the Eternal Warrior by Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Emanuela Lupacchino (Artist), Guillermo Ortego (Artist) 3.94 avg rating — 629 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Fred Van Lente…

50 posts
Fred Van Lente's Blog: Maximum Fred

Top 13 WANDAVISION...er, VISION & SCARLET WITCH

With the impending premiere of WANDAVISION on Disney+, I thought I'd try something a little different with my 13th Dimension column and run down my favorite issues of the two VISION & THE SCARLET WITCH miniseries from the '80s that were clearly a big inspiration for the show. Enjoy!

Series by Fred Van Lente

Archer & Armstrong (2012) (7 books)
by

Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author) (Writer),

Ray Fawkes (Goodreads Author) (Writer),

Ramon Villalobos (Artist),

Andy Kuhn (Artist),

Rafer Roberts (Artist),

Juan Doe (Artist),

Khari Evans (Artist),

Barry Kitson (Artist),

more…
3.90 avg rating — 3,374 ratings

Ivar, Timewalker (3 books)
by

Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author) (Writer),

Pere Pérez (Artist),

Raul Allen (Cover Artist)

3.78 avg rating — 1,045 ratings

Comic Book History of Comics (2 books)
by

Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author)

4.11 avg rating — 628 ratings

Wolverine: First Class (Collected Editions) (5 books)
by

Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author),

Francis Portela,

Scott Koblish (Illustrations),

Hugo Petrus (Illustrations),

Marc Sumerak,

Dave Williams (Illustrations)

3.60 avg rating — 594 ratings

Generation Zerø (2 books)
by

Fred Van Lente (Goodreads Author),

Diego Bernard (Contributor),

Javier Pulido (Contributor)

3.58 avg rating — 243 ratings

More series by Fred Van Lente…

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

rss
Fred’s Recent Updates

Fred Van Lente wrote a new blog post TOP 13: Nick Cardy's AQUAMAN! My latest for 13th Dimension: Take a cruise with me through the best stories of that Swingin' Sultan of the Seas, NICK CARDY! On his 100th birthday we Read more of this blog post »
Oct 21, 2020 01:23PM · like
Fred Lente rated a book really liked it A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Ingenious Young Women Whose Secret Board Game Helped Win World War II by Simon Parkin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great look at an aspect of history I knew nothing about. Would have been nice to have more nuts-and-bolts about the rules and play of the wargame itself, but maybe that's limited to gaming fanatics like myself. ...more
Aug 25, 2020 06:14AM · 3 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Fred Lente rated a book it was amazing Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Very well done, with a nice balance of academic info and pure-pleasure reading. Reminded me in the best of ways of Métraux's Voodoo in Haiti, another great scholarly Practical-Magic book. ...more
Aug 25, 2020 06:14AM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Drawing Down the Moon by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Drawing Down the Moon by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Fred Lente rated a book it was amazing Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Very well done, with a nice balance of academic info and pure-pleasure reading. Reminded me in the best of ways of Métraux's Voodoo in Haiti, another great scholarly Practical-Magic book. ...more
Aug 25, 2020 06:12AM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Drawing Down the Moon by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Drawing Down the Moon by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Fred Lente rated a book it was amazing Captain America and The Falcon: Madbomb by Jack Kirby	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Aug 08, 2020 05:16PM · 3 likes · like
Fred Lente made a comment on I rank the Top 13 ADAM STRANGE stories by Gardner Fox! " Michael wrote: "I haven't read all 13 of those - - but "Ray Gun In The Sky" was a personal favorite." Yeah, that one's memorably batty. ...more "
May 24, 2020 04:59AM · see blog post
Fred Lente rated a book it was amazing The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 20, 2020 08:27AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Fred Lente rated a book it was amazing Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 11, 2020 12:17PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Walt Disney by Neal Gabler. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Walt Disney by Neal Gabler <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Fred Lente rated a book it was amazing The Queens of Animation by Nathalia Holt (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 03, 2020 08:23AM · 1 like · like
Fred Lente answered Bruce's question: Just read "The Extremist" collection of 5 stories from Web. Best book ever!!! Wish Marvels were like that nowadays. Why aren't they?? Oh well. Thanks for doing this! Keep being you... Thanks so much for reading Bruce! I've written plenty of non-Marvel books too, if the current Marvels aren't to your liking you can check those out as well. ;)
Dec 08, 2019 03:14PM · 2 likes · like

More of Fred's books…

Quotes by Fred Van Lente

“Float like a corpse sting like a lemon.”
― Fred Van Lente, Deadpool Team-Up, Volume 1: Good Buddies

9 likes

“Myths, legends and stories are the signposts previous generations have left us so we don't have to figure out our own personal journey in solitude!

They have to be metaphorical, because their interpretation will be different for each individual life!”
― Fred Van Lente, Action Philosophers! Giant-Sized Thing, Vol. 1

tags: history, history-of-philosophy, history-of-science, joseph-campbell, journey-of-life, legends, metaphor, myths, religion

6 likes

“Fandom has a nasty tendency to absorb the surface appearances of a thing without ever bothering to internalize its underlying message.

Huh. I guess it is just like a religion”
― Fred Van Lente, The Con Artist

tags: appearances, comics, deeper-meaning, fandom, geek-culture, religion, underlying-message

2 likes

See all Fred Van Lente's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Apocalyptic Readi...: Megan's 150 books in 2009	8	99	Dec 30, 2009 05:05PM
Read 150+ Books a...: Megan's Book List for 2009 (151)	46	159	Dec 30, 2009 05:45PM
Graphic Novel Rea...: What is your suggestion for our 32nd Group Read (August 2014)	9	53	Jul 25, 2014 07:36PM
The Seasonal Read...: Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)	3477	636	Sep 01, 2015 07:40PM
Cozy Mysteries : Mystery ABC's, Round 2	12174	1062	Mar 21, 2016 12:30PM
The Seasonal Read...: Spring Challenge 2016: Completed Tasks:PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS THREAD	2971	491	May 31, 2016 09:02PM

More…

Fred’s Year In Books

Fred Van Lente’s Followers (243)

Fred’s Bookshelves

Fred’s Friends (949)

Fred Van Lente

Goodreads Author

Learn more
Ask the Author

Popular Answered Questions

Combine Editions
Fred Van Lente’s books

50 posts
Fred Van Lente's Blog: Maximum Fred

Top 13 WANDAVISION...er, VISION & SCARLET WITCH

Series by Fred Van Lente

Upcoming Events

rss
Fred’s Recent Updates

TOP 13: Nick Cardy's AQUAMAN!

See a Problem?

Preview — A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin

See a Problem?

Preview — Drawing Down the Moon by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III

See a Problem?

Preview — Drawing Down the Moon by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III

See a Problem?

Preview — The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers

See a Problem?

Preview — Walt Disney by Neal Gabler

Quotes by Fred Van Lente

Topics Mentioning This Author

Fred’s Friend Comments

Flag Abuse

Fred Van Lente

Goodreads Author

Popular Answered Questions

Upcoming Events

rssFred’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin

See a Problem?

Preview — Drawing Down the Moon by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III

See a Problem?

Preview — Drawing Down the Moon by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III

See a Problem?

Preview — The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers

See a Problem?

Preview — Walt Disney by Neal Gabler

Topics Mentioning This Author

Flag Abuse

rss
Fred’s Recent Updates