Bronwyn Carlton
American comic book writer
Bronwyn Carlton is an American comic book author, editor, and radio DJ. She has written a number of DC Comics titles, including Catwoman and The Books of Faerie, as well as the Paradox Press imprint title, The Big Book of Death.
She has worked as an editor for both DC and Marvel. At DC, she worked on both the Paradox Press and Piranha Press imprints. At Marvel, she worked on the Marvel Knights line.
In 2008, she was featured in the documentary film Guest of Cindy Sherman.
She was also a DJ for WFMU, a free-form radio station in New Jersey. She has hosted various shows from late 1988 through 2017. These include "Truck Stop Tea Party" and "Sportsy Talk with Bronwyn C. & Jim the Poet."
From October 6, 1989–October 2, 1990, Carlton wrote a regular weekly column called "Myster Date" for the New York Press weekly newspaper.
Carlton has spoken publicly about her experience with "prosopagnosia" ("face blindness"), and is an advocate for recognition of that condition as a disability.
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