Scott Snyder (born 1976) is an American comic book author, best known for his Vertigo Comics indie series American Vampire and his run on Batman. Snyder cut his teeth with his short story Voodoo Heart before doing his first comic work with Marvel in Iron Man: Noir. He eventually joined Vertigo and in collaboration with Stephen King wrote the Eisner Award-winning American Vampire. He went on to write 11 issues of Detective Comics to critical acclaim.
As of 2024, he is overseeing the Absolute DC imprint, featuring versions of DC’s biggest characters with some major features removed, and writes its Absolute Batman book, about a Batman without his usual wealth and resources.
He is known for his work for DC Comics, including series such as American Vampire, Detective Comics, Batman, Swamp Thing, and Justice League as well as the company-wide crossover storylines “Dark Nights: Metal” and “Dark Nights: Death Metal.” He has also written creator-owned comics published through Image Comics, including Wytches, Undiscovered Country, and Nocterra.
AWARDS: 2011 Eisner Award for Best New Series (American Vampire)
2014 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series (with Sean Murphy for The Wake)
2019 Inkpot Award
2023 Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic (with Tula Lotay for Barnstormers)