10 Facts About Beau Smith

Beau Smith got his start in the comics field as a letterhack, having written over 400 letters to various comics, and actually was solicited to send letters based on early preview copies.

Beau Smith's first published work was for Eclipse Comics in 1985, a series of one- to two-page backup features in the Scout comic.

Beau Smith's next work was a collaboration with Chuck Dixon on a revival of The Black Terror in a crime noir tale.

Beau Smith had the challenge of developing a new direction for Guy Gardner not including the use of a power ring, part of his mythos from the creation of the character:.

Beau Smith would depend on his own manly personality and guts.

Beau Smith was editorially mandated to give morphing powers to Guy Gardner.

Beau Smith served as IDW's vice president of sales and marketing until February 1 of 2005, but has continued to write comics for the publisher.

In February 2008, IDW will be releasing the Beau Smith penned original story set in the 24 mythology entitled 24: Cold Warriors.

Beau Smith has maintained a regular opinion column at Comics Bulletin titled "Busted Knuckles".

Beau Smith has maintained a long term How-To column about the comic business in Sketch Magazine, entitled "From the Ranch".