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Iron Man (comic Book)
''Iron Man'' is the name of several comic book titles featuring the character Iron Man and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original ''Iron Man'' series that debuted in 1968. Publication history Volume 1 The character made his first appearance in '' Tales of Suspense'' #39 (cover dated March 1963). After issue #99 (March 1968), the ''Tales of Suspense'' series was renamed ''Captain America''. An Iron Man story appeared in the one-shot issue '' Iron Man and Sub-Mariner'' #1 (April 1968), before the "Golden Avenger" made his solo debut with ''Iron Man'' #1 (May 1968). The series' indicia gives its copyright title as ''Iron Man'', while the trademarked cover logo of most issues is ''The Invincible Iron Man''. Artist George Tuska began a decade-long association with the character with ''Iron Man'' #5 (Sept. 1968). Writer Mike Friedrich and artist Jim Starlin's brief collaboration on the ''Iron Man'' series introduced Mentor, Drax, Starfox, and Thanos in issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Colan
Eugene Jules Colan (; September 1, 1926 – June 23, 2011)Eugene Colan at the via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on February 22, 2013. was an American best known for his work for , where his signature titles include the |
Danny Fingeroth
Daniel Fingeroth (; born September 17) is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for a long stint as group editor of the Spider-Man books at Marvel Comics. Early life Fingeroth was born in New York City, New York. Career As a writer and editor Fingeroth got his start in the comics business in 1976 as an assistant to Larry Lieber at Marvel Comics. At Marvel Comics in the 1980s, he edited the Spider-Man titles as well as ''Marvel Team-Up'' and '' Ka-Zar''. As a writer, Fingeroth worked on '' Darkhawk'', writing all 50 issues of the book between 1991 and 1995. Before that, he had a long stint on '' Dazzler'', wrote the ''Deadly Foes of Spider-Man'' and ''Lethal Foes of Spider-Man'' mini-series, the ''Howard the Duck'' movie adaptation comic and various issues of several Marvel titles, including '' Avengers'', ''Daredevil'', ''Iron Man'' and '' What If?'', as well as the ''Deathtrap: The Vault'' graphic novel. Fingeroth resigned from Marvel in 1995 to become editor-in- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' (2002–2004) and ''Red'' (2003–2004), which was adapted into the feature films ''Red'' (2010) and '' Red 2'' (2013). Ellis is the author of the novels ''Crooked Little Vein'' (2007) and ''Gun Machine'' (2013) and the novella ''Normal'' (2016). A prolific comic book writer, Ellis has written several Marvel series, including ''Astonishing X-Men'', '' Thunderbolts'', ''Moon Knight'' and the "Extremis" story arc of ''Iron Man'', which was the basis for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Iron Man 3'' (2013). Ellis created '' The Authority'' and '' Planetary'' for WildStorm, and wrote a run of ''Hellblazer'' for Vertigo and ''James Bond'' for Dynamite Entertainment. Ellis wrote the video games ''Hostile Waters'' (2001), '' Cold Winter'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Scott Ricketts
Mark Ricketts (born December 9, 1955) is an American comic book writer, illustrator and cartoonist. He has worked for a variety of publishers including McGraw-Hill, Caliber Comics, Chaos! Comics, Mojo Press, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Moonstone (comics) and Image Comics. He won the 2000 Klasky Csupo screenwriting award for his teleplay "Whiskey Dickel, Int'l Cowgirl." Biography Mark Ricketts was born in 1955 in Stuttgart, Arkansas to the propretior of a fast food restaurant called The Dairy Creme. He attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas where he studies painting under Roger Calisle, a landscape artist. Here he met musician and songwriting partner Almis Zdanius. In 1982, Ricketts moved to Chicago to form a band. His collaboration with Zdanius was explored in a series of podcasts entitled "Songs From the Matted Shag". During his time in Chicago, Ricketts created illustrations for ''Playboy'' magazine and various other publications. While providing spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jackson Miller
John Jackson Miller (born January 12, 1968) is an American science-fiction author, comic book writer, and commentator, known for his work on the ''Star Wars'' franchise and his research into comic book circulation history, as presented in the Standard Catalog of Comic Books series and the Comichron website. Early life Miller attended high school with Nerdist founder and entertainer Chris Hardwick. Career A collector of comics and publisher of mini-comics since childhood, Miller began as editor of the trade magazine ''Comics Retailer'' in 1993. Following the introduction of '' Magic: The Gathering'', he added games to its coverage, changing the title to '' Comics & Games Retailer'' in 2001. In 1998, Miller was appointed managing editor of ''Comics Buyer's Guide''. His first professional comics work appeared in 2003 in Crimson Dynamo for Marvel Comics, which led to a run on Iron Man (#73/418 – 85/430). He writes a regular column called ''Longbox Manifesto'' for regular comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Tieri (writer)
Frank Tieri is an American comic book writer. Career At Marvel Tieri has written '' New Excalibur'', ''Iron Man'', ''Wolverine'', ''Weapon X'', ''Underworld'', a post-" Avengers Disassembled" Hercules mini-series, ''Wolverine/Darkness'', ''X-Men: Dracula vs. Apocalypse'', ''Civil War: War Crimes'', and ''World War Hulk: Gamma Corps'' for Marvel Comics. For DC, he has written a ''JSA Classified'' story, as well as ''Countdown'' tie-ins ''Lord Havok and the Extremists'', '' Gotham Underground'', and two upcoming issues of ''Batman and the Outsiders''. Tieri is the writer of the basic storyline the 2011 video game '' Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds'', and has confirmed his involvement with the overall story for '' Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite''. He has also written a 2012 episode of the ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' animated series. He appeared at the MarvelFest NYC 2009 event along with other writers Dan Slott and Chris Claremont and comedic writer Scott Adsit.''Dark Avengers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Grell
Mike Grell (born September 13, 1947) is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as '' Green Lantern/Green Arrow'', '' The Warlord'', and '' Jon Sable Freelance''. Early life Grell studied at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, the Chicago Academy of Fine Art, and took the Famous Artists School correspondence course in cartooning. To avoid getting drafted into Army service during the Vietnam War, he enlisted for four years in the U.S. Air Force, including a stint as illustrator in Saigon. After the Air Force, Grell enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Art, and also worked as a freelance graphics artist. Career Grell entered the comics industry as an assistant to Dale Messick on the ''Brenda Starr'' comic strip in 1972. DC Comics In 1973 Grell moved to New York City, and began his long relationship with DC Comics. At DC, Grell worked on characters such as Aquaman, Batman, Green Arrow, and the Phantom Stranger in arcs or single-issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Quesada
Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as ''Ninjak'' and ''Solar, Man of the Atom''. He later worked on numerous books for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, such as '' Batman: Sword of Azrael'' and ''X-Factor'', before forming his own company, Event Comics, where he published his creator-owned character, Ash. In 1998 he became an editor of Marvel Comics' Marvel Knights line, before becoming editor-in-chief of the company in 2000. He was named Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment in 2010 and left his editor-in-chief role in January 2011, being replaced by Axel Alonso. His position was re-titled as executive vice president and creative director in October 2019 before leaving in 2022. Early life Quesada was born in New York City to Cuban-born parents, and grew up i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Stern
Roger Stern (born September 17, 1950) is an American comic book author and novelist. Biography Early career In the early 1970s, Stern and Bob Layton published the fanzine ''CPL'' ('' Contemporary Pictorial Literature''), one of the first platforms for the work of John Byrne. ''CPL'' rapidly became a popular fan publication, and led to the two forming an alliance with Charlton Comics to produce and publish "the now-famous '' Charlton Bullseye'' magazine". During the mid-1970s, both Marvel and DC were publishing in-house "fan" publications ('' FOOM'' and ''The Amazing World of DC Comics'' respectively), and Charlton wished to make inroads into the superhero market, as well as "establish a fan presence," leading to the alliance with CPL to produce the ''Charlton Bullseye''. This led to Charlton giving Layton and Stern "access to unpublished material from their vaults by the likes of Steve Ditko, Jeff Jones and a host of others." Comics Stern broke into the industry as a writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek ( ) (born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the ''Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled '' Astro City'', a four-year run on '' The Avengers, Thunderbolts'' and '' Superman.'' Early life Busiek was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in various towns in the Boston area, including Lexington, where he befriended future comic book creator Scott McCloud. Busiek did not read comics as a youngster, as his parents disapproved of them. He began to read them regularly around the age of 14, when he picked up a copy of ''Daredevil'' #120 (April 1975). This was the first part of a continuity-heavy four-part story arc; Busiek was drawn to the copious history and cross-connections with other series. Throughout high school and college, he and McCloud practiced making comics. The pair also contributed to comics hobbyist publications like NMP's '' Comics Feature''. During this time, Busiek had many letters published in comic book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeph Loeb
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series ''Smallville'' and ''Lost'', writer for the films '' Commando'' and ''Teen Wolf'', and a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC TV show '' Heroes'' from its premiere in 2006 to November 2008.Cynthia Littleton. "'Heroes' duo get the ax" ''''; November 2, 2008 In 2010, Loeb became Executive Vice President of Marvel Television. A four-time |
Jim Lee
Jim Lee (Korean 이용철; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work, Lee has received a Harvey Award, Inkpot Award and three Wizard Fan Awards. He entered the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as ''Alpha Flight'' and ''The Punisher War Journal'', before gaining popularity on ''The Uncanny X-Men''. ''X-Men'' #1, the 1991 spin-off series premiere that Lee penciled and co-wrote with Chris Claremont, remains the best-selling comic book of all time, according to ''Guinness World Records''. His style was later used for the designs of '' X-Men: The Animated Series''. In 1992, Lee and several other artists formed their own publishing company, Image Comics, to publish their creator-owned titles, with Lee publishing titles such as '' WildC.A.T.s'' and ''Gen¹³'' through his studio WildStorm Producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
