Scott Snyder

Scott Snyder is, to me, the modern master of comic-book dread. His Batman runs and American Vampire prove a Brown-educated mind can render fear and darkness with literary precision. The Eisners, Inkpot, and Harvey awards confirm what readers already feel: he builds worlds with architectural care. What I love is that his horror always serves emotion, never shock for its own sake; the darkness exists to make the light register. Rising from a short-story collection to carrying DC's flagship characters speaks to real craft, not luck. I deeply respect writers who scare you and move you in the same panel.

Name (English)

Scott Snyder

Name (Japanese)

スコット・スナイダー

Reading

すこっと・すないだー

Born

January 15, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

writer / comics writer

University

Brown University

Awards & achievements

• 2019 Inkpot Award
• 2011 Eisner Award for Best New Series
• 2014 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series
• 2024 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic
• 2012 Eagle Award
• 2011 Harvey Award for Best New Series

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ssnyder1835/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott%20Snyder
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q322415

Tags

• New York
• writer
• comics writer

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.