Ann Nocenti

Ann Nocenti
Born (1957-01-17) January 17, 1957
AreaWriter, Editor
Notable works
Longshot, Daredevil
AwardsInkpot Award, 2018

Ann "Annie" Nocenti (/nəˈsɛnti/; born January 17, 1957) is an American journalist, filmmaker, teacher, comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work at Marvel in the late 1980s, particularly a four-year stint as the editor of Uncanny X-Men and The New Mutants (written by Chris Claremont) as well as her run as a writer of Daredevil, illustrated primarily by John Romita Jr. Nocenti has created such Marvel characters as Longshot, Mojo, Spiral, Blackheart, and Typhoid Mary.

Nocenti is noted for her outspoken political views, including on animal rights, which characterized her run on Daredevil.