Ariel Olivetti (born November 15, 1967) is an
Argentine
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comic book penciller best known for his work on
American
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comic book
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titles such as ''
Daredevil'', ''
X-Man
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'', ''
Space Ghost
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'' and ''
Punisher War Journal
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''.
Career
Olivetti studied
Graphic Design
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in college and first had his work published in the Argentine magazine ''Fierro''.
His first work in USA was 1995's ''The Last
Avengers
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Story'', which was written by
Peter David
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and published by
Marvel Comics
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. He went on to have a brief stint as regular penciller on Marvel's ''Daredevil'' between 1997 and 1998, where he worked with writer
Joe Kelly. His next major work was in 1998 when he worked with writer
Steven Grant
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Comic books
Grant has ...
on the
Warren Ellis
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devised "
Counter X" revamp of Marvel's ''
X-Man
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'' title. In 2005 he again collaborated with Joe Kelly on
DC Comics
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''Space Ghost''
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which revealed the character's origins for the first time.
Other titles he has worked on include ''
Mystique and
Sabretooth'' (1996), ''
Alpha Flight
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'' (1997) and ''
What If?'' (1997) at Marvel and ''
JLA: Paradise Lost'' (1998), ''Haven: The Broken City'' (2002), ''
Green Lantern
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'' (2003) and ''
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' (2006) at DC. In 1999, he collaborated with writer
Mark Waid
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on ''
The Kingdom'' (illustrating issue #1, with
Mike Zeck
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illustrating issue #2), a sequel to ''
Kingdom Come''.
In 2006 he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics and launched the second volume of ''
Punisher War Journal
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'' with writer
Matt Fraction
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. Olivetti did art on the first ten numbers. Other work for Marvel includes the
Cable
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(vol. 2) ongoing series that debuted in March 2008, and more recently, ''Incredible Hulk'', and ''Namor'' (vol. 3).
Throughout his career Olivetti has worked in different mediums, including black and white, digital color, acrylics and oils. Olivetti himself declared having been influenced by artists like
Richard Corben
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,
Simon Bisley
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Early life
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and his fellow countryman Mauro Cascioli
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In 2012 he collaborated with the comic book Hero Seeds, drawing two covers of the comics and several drawings in the same comics.
Bibliography
DC
*'' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #207-211 (along with Mauro Cascioli, 2006)
*'' DCU: Brave New World'' #1 (among other artists) (2006)
*''Elseworlds 80-Page Giant
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Publication history
This comic includ ...
'' #1 (among other artists) (1999)
*''Flash
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'', vol. 2, 80-Page Giant #1 (among other artists) (1998)
*''Future Quest
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Presents'' (Space Ghost) #1-3 (2017)
*''G.I. Combat
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Publication history
The focu ...
'', vol. 2, #1 (2012)
*'' Haven The Broken City'', miniseries, #1-9 (2002)
*'' JLA'' (Martian Manhunter
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) Annual #1 (1997)
*'' JLA'':
**''Paradise Lost'', miniseries, #1-3 (1998)
**''Primeval'' (1999)
*''JLA/ Haven:
**''Arrival'' (2002)
**''Anathema'' (2002)
*''JLA Showcase
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* ''Showcase'' (Bill Anderson album), 1964
* ''Showcase'' (Patsy Cline album), 1961
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* ''Showcase'' (Philly Joe Jones album), 1959 ...
'' 80-Page Giant #1 (among other artists) (2000)
*'' The Kingdom'', 2-part miniseries, #1 (1999)
*'' Lobo'' #63-64 (1999)
*''Martian Manhunter
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'' Annual #1 (1998)
*''Space Ghost
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In his original incarnation, he was a superhero who, with his teen sidekicks, Jan and Jace, ...
'', miniseries, #1-6 (2005)
*''Superman
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'', vol. 2, #179 (2002)
*''Superman Returns
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Prequel'', 4-part miniseries, #1 (2006)
*''Superman
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Secret Files and Origins
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2005'' (2006)
DC / Dark Horse
*''Superman
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and Batman
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vs. Aliens
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and Predators
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'', miniseries, #1-2 (2007)
Marvel
*''Alpha Flight
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'', vol. 2, #11 (1997)
*''Cable
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* Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof
* Wire rope, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a hel ...
'', vol. 2, #1-15 (2008–09)
*'' Daredevil'' (full art): #369, 371-372, 374; (among other artists): #375 (1997–98)
* ''Death of the Inhumans
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'', miniseries, #1 (2018)
*''Hercules
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: Fall of an Avenger'', miniseries, #1-2 (2010)
*'' Incredible Hulk'' #601-605 (2009–10)
*'' Iron Man 2.0'' #4-5, 8 (2011)
*''Last Avengers Story
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'', miniseries, #1-2 (1995)
*'' Mystique and Sabretooth'', miniseries, #1-4 (1996–97)
*''Namor
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'', vol. 3, #1-3, 5 (2010-11)
*''Punisher War Journal
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'', vol. 2, #1-3, 5-10 (2007)
*''Thor
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: Heaven & Earth'', miniseries, #1 (2011)
*''Ultimate Civil War
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: Spider-Man
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'', one-shot (among other artists) (2007)
*'' What If?'' #88 (1996)
*''X-Men
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: Declassified'' #1 (among other artists) (2000)
*''X-Men Unlimited
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'' #12 (along with Steve Epting
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) (1996)
*''X-Man
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'' #38 (with ChrisCross
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); #63, 66-73 (2000–01)
*''X-Force
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'' #107 (2000)
*''X-Factor
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'', vol. 2, #7 (2006)
*''Venom - Space Knight'' #1-4 (2015-16)
Other publishers
*''Brutal Nature: Concrete Fury'', miniseries, #1-4 (IDW, 2017)
*'' Conan and the People of the Black Circle'', miniseries, #1-4 (Dark Horse, 2013-14)
*''El Cazador de Aventuras
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'' #1-65 (gone along with Jorge Lucas
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, Mauro Cascioli and Claudio Ramírez) (Ediciones de la Urraca - Argentina, 1992–99)
*''Fierro'' #?-? (Ediciones de la Urraca)
*''ICH: Naturaleza Salvaje'' (Yermo Ediciones, 2016)
Notes
References
External links
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Olivetti's Yahoo fan club
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People from Buenos Aires
1967 births
Living people
Argentine comics artists