Daniel Way was born on December 27, 1974. He received the Xeric Foundation's Xeric Grant in 2000 for his first publication, Violent Lifestyle #1. Through Violent Lifestyle, Way was introduced to Marvel Comics editor Axel Alonso, who hired Way for a Deathlok miniseries that was canceled prior to publication. Way's first published work for Marvel was the "Heartbreaker" storyline in Spider-Man's Tangled Web #16 and #17. This was followed by Gun Theory, a miniseries with artist Jon Proctor under the revived Epic Comics imprint. Way continued to work for Marvel; his subsequent work for the publisher includes Agent X #12, Bullseye: Greatest Hits, Ghost Rider, the "Prelude to Planet Hulk" storyline in The Incredible Hulk, Sabretooth: Open Season, Supreme Power: Nighthawk, Venom, What If . . . Featuring Wolverine: Enemy of the State, Wolverine, and Wolverine: Origins.
