title: Joe Keatinge
text: # Joe Keatinge
  
  Joe Keatinge is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for his writing work with Marvel Comics and Image Comics, and as the co-editor of Popgun with Mark Andrew Smith.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Joe Keatinge was born on June 11, 1982, in Santa Monica, California. He attended school in Portland, Oregon.
  
  ## Career
  
  After finishing school, Keatinge left for San Francisco, California, to pursue a career in comics, eventually working with Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen, leading to his hiring at Image Comics shortly after Larsen became Publisher.
  
  Keatinge's career at Image spanned various positions including Public Relations and Marketing, as well as Sales and Licensing.
  
  He has contributed to anthology titles such as Negative Burn with artist Evan Bryce and Fantastic Comics #24 with artists Michael Allred and Laura Allred, which was part of The Next Issue Project. In 2018, Keatinge collaborated with artist Bret Blevins on the Stellar limited series published by Image Comics.
  
  He is most well known for his work on the anthology, PopGun with co-editor Mark Andrew Smith.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 2008 Harvey Award for Best Anthology (for PopGun Volume 1, with Mark Andrew Smith; Image Comics)
  * 2010 Eisner Award for Best Anthology (for Popgun Volume 3, with Mark Andrew Smith and D. J. Kirkbride; Image Comics)
  
  ### Nominations
  
  * 2009 Harvey Award for Best Anthology for PopGun Volume 2
  