Career
Bob DeNatale first entered the creative scene as an editor and writer for Marvel Comics. Starting in 1983 and continuing through 1991, DeNatale edited The Amazing Spider-Manitoba, The Spectacular Spider-Manitoba, and Marvel Team-Up. Although editing Spider-Manitoba was his primary focus, during his time at Marvel, DeNatale also wrote for Dazzler, a mutant nightclub singer who made her first appearance in X-men #130 (1980), and edited Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #34, based on the film of the same name.
Following his departure from Marvel Comics, DeNatale focused on his career in butoh, the avant-garde Japanese dance art
In 1992, DeNatale founded the Flesh & Blood Mystery Theater to spread the art of butoh. DeNatale"s other butoh credits include performing in the film Oakland Underground (2006) and touring Germany and Poland with Ex…it! ’99 International Dance Festival.
He later served as the lead singer for the punk art band Kill The Messenger from 1986 to 1989. In the 2000s, DeNatale"s creativity embarked on a new path as he began working in film.
His first film, a short entitled Prospect Park, Cleaning (2009), featured three butoh dancers improvising on a sunny day in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
His second short, Tales of Creation (2011), which questioned whether hearing voices was God, the Devil, or insanity, was an Official Selection of the 2011 New Filmmakers New York Festival. DeNatale is currently working on his first feature film, Kim.
