Ann "Annie" Nocenti (/nəˈsɛnti/; born January 17, 1957)[2] 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 but not limited to animal rights and alcoholism, which characterized her run on Daredevil.

[4] Nocenti made her comics writing debut with a six-page mythological story, drawn by Greg LaRocque, in the Marvel anthology Bizarre Adventures #32 (August 1982).

[6] During this period Nocenti was on staff at Marvel, working as an assistant editor for Carl Potts[8] on such titles as The Incredible Hulk, The Defenders, Doctor Strange, and The Thing.

[9] Nocenti and artist Arthur Adams created the character Longshot in a titular, six-issue miniseries (September 1985 – February 1986).

[6][10] Explaining the concept of the character, which Nocenti borrowed from existentialist writers, she states, "Longshot is the idea of stripping someone of everything that they are.

Longshot's archvillain, Mojo, a slaver and dictator who rules his dimension through the television programs he produces, was created as a direct result of these influences.

Nocenti specifically addressed societal issues, with Murdock, now running a non-profit urban legal center, confronting sexism, racism, and nuclear proliferation while fighting supervillains.

[23] Nocenti's story "The Most Expensive Road Trip in the World" was collected in The Best American Travel Writing 2008, edited by Anthony Bourdain (Houghton Miifflin).

[citation needed] Nocenti co-directed the documentary The Baluch,[24][25] shot in Baluchistan, and made the short Creep for Glass Eye Pix.

[26] In 2009, Nocenti taught screenplay writing at the Ciné Institute in Haiti[24] and in 2012 wrote a series for HiLobrow about the country.

[27] Nocenti made a short documentary film with Wendy Johnson called Disarming Falcons in 2014 which premiered at DOCNYC.

Nocenti, along with John Byrne, Ron Wilson, Jim Shooter and Roger Stern are featured in The Thing # 7 (January 1983).