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13-460: The first three books in the series were optioned for a potential television series on ABC and a pilot was written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach . It was not picked up for a full series.. In August of 2024, it was announced that a television series adaptation of the novels was to be developed and produced by Chad Stahelski and his production studio. The series follows the titular Captain Joe Ledger,

26-996: A former Army Ranger and Baltimore police detective. Joe is hired by a clandestine, investigative agency known as the Department of Military Sciences (DMS). The DMS is a shadow agency formed for the purpose of pursuing technologically advanced threats to the US and the world at large by terrorists. Threats encountered throughout the series range from designer pathogens that create zombies to transgenics used for ethnic cleansing. Patient Zero The Dragon Factory The King of Plagues Assassin's Code Extinction Machine Code Zero Predator One Kill Switch Dogs of War Deep Silence Echo Team—Current members Other DMS members Enemies Allies Javier Grillo-Marxuach Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach ( listen ; born October 28, 1969, in San Juan, Puerto Rico ),

39-575: A new body before his death. Later, Wraith works with Starfox to find Knull , the primordial deity who created the Klyntar and the Exolon, to remove the Exolon from his body. Eventually, Wraith tracks down Knull, who mortally wounds him. However, he learns that Knull has an opposite, a god of light, and travels to Earth to tell Eddie Brock before dying. Wraith is an experienced fighter and possesses an unidentified polymorphic weapon which can take on

52-538: Is a television screenwriter and producer , and podcaster, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the ABC television series Lost , as well as other series including Charmed and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . Grillo-Marxuach graduated from Huron High school in Ann Arbor , Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1991 from Carnegie Mellon . While at CMU he

65-827: Is also the co-host of the Children of Tendu Podcast, a weekly series offering advice for getting into the television industry. Wraith (Zak-Del) Wraith ( Zak-Del ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Kyle Hotz , Wraith first appears in the prologue of Annihilation: Conquest as a vision, with his first physical appearance being in Annihilation Conquest: Wraith #1. Wraith first appeared in Annihilation: Conquest : Wraith #1 (2007) and

78-724: The ABC Family picked up his television series The Middleman , for which he is the writer and producer. The series was not picked up for a second season due to poor ratings. In 2010, a pilot for Department Zero was moved to active production by ABC. The pilot is based upon work by Jonathan Maberry . In 2014 & 2015, Grillo-Marxuach served as co-executive producer of the SyFy channel's series Helix . Grillo-Marxuach has also served as writer and producer on other series, such as The 100 , The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and most recently, From . Alongside Jose Molina , he

91-610: The February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons. The writing staff were nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series again at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons. In 2006, he left the Lost team, and began working as a co-executive producer for Medium , as well as entering the world of comics with his own Viper Comics title, The Middleman . He also wrote

104-490: The 2006 Annihilation - Super-Skrull limited series for Marvel Comics , part of the company's Annihilation event, and the Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith limited series for the 2007 Annihilation: Conquest follow-up project. He is also writer of Dynamite Entertainment 's four-issue limited series Classic Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse. He wrote Cops On the Edge: Episode 89 (2000). In 2008,

117-728: The help of Super-Skrull and Praxagora to battle the Phalanx and absorbs the Phalanx-infected Supreme Intelligence. Praxagora is later possessed by Ultron before Wraith uses the Exolon to purge him and the Phalanx-infected Kree. After Gamora kills Thanos in Infinity Wars , Wraith attends Thanos's funeral and witnesses Starfox showing all the guests a recording of Thanos stating that he uploaded his consciousness into

130-488: Was active as an actor, writer and director with Scotch'n'Soda , the theatrical club for non-theater majors that also counts composer Stephen Schwartz , author Iris Rainer Dart and actor Frank Gorshin among its notable alumni. Grillo-Marxuach also wrote a weekly pop-culture column for the campus newspaper, The Tartan . He has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Southern California and from 2015

143-586: Was created by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Kyle Hotz . Wraith returned in Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw's 2019 relaunch of Guardians of the Galaxy . Wraith is the son of Kree scientist Sim-Del, who created a power source sufficient to "light an entire galaxy". Kree society banished him, but he continued his work, using the power source to turn his barren planetoid into a paradise. The Kree then killed him, his wife, and all traces of his work. However, his son

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156-633: Was sent off on an escape ship. He is later found and adopted by the Nameless, an offshoot of the Kree who were possessed by the parasitic Exolons. Subsequently, Wraith seeks revenge against the Kree and obtains a polymorphic weapon. During the Annihilation event, Wraith is kidnapped by Ronan the Accuser , who seeks to harness his power and infects him with Phalanx . After escaping, Wraith enlists

169-479: Was sponsoring a fellowship there for MFA students who demonstrate an interest or facility with Hispanic language and culture. Grillo-Marxuach joined the crew of Lost as a supervising producer and writer for the first season in 2004. He returned as a supervising producer and writer for the second season in 2005. The writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at

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