Beth Sotelo is an American

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

colorist In comics, a colorist is responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art. For most of the 20th century this was done using brushes and dyes which were then used as guides to produce the printing plates. Since the late 20th century it is ...

working with

Aspen MLT Aspen Comics (Aspen MLT Inc.) is a California entertainment company founded in 2003 by artist Michael Turner. It has locations in Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey. The company is best known for producing comic books and figurines. History The co ...

. Having started at

Top Cow Productions Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992. History During the early years of Image Comics, which was founded in 1992, co-founder Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim Le ...

in 2001, she has since worked at both

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and

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, two of the largest American comic publishers.

Early life

Sotelo grew up in Hesperia and

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. She began drawing at a young age, and took classes related to her interest in art whenever possible.

Career

Sotelo began her career as a colorist for

in 2001. She was mentored by

Peter Steigerwald Peter Steigerwald is an American comic book artist primarily known for his work as a colorist and his work at Aspen Comics. He has also worked in inking, writing, and graphic design. Career Steigerwald first worked with Top Cow Productions, col ...

. She continued to work mostly for

Aspen Comics Aspen Comics (Aspen MLT Inc.) is a California entertainment company founded in 2003 by artist Michael Turner. It has locations in Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey. The company is best known for producing comic books and figurines. History The com ...

, but also did work for

and

. Among her Marvel works is the 2008 comic book '' Wolverine: Killing Made Simple''. She was the colorist on the ''All New

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'' and ''

Shrugged Shrugged is a comic series published by Aspen MLT, publishers of '' Soulfire'' and ''Fathom A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to , used especially for measuring the depth of water. The fathom ...

'' comics series produced by Aspen MLT. She was also the colorist on ''Fathom'' volume 5 in 2016. She was noted for her work on ''

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'' #0, on which Sotelo collaborated with fellow colorist Peter Stiegerwald. Doug Zawisza of

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noted their "solid coloring", saying that "the duo delivered consistency in this book -- but some of their color choices seemed murky and undefined, such as Firestorm's skin tone." Zawisza later praised the color in issue #18, saying, "All the same, the colors are played as a strength in this issue, even serving as a framing sequence." Her work on ''Soulfire'' #9 was called "electric" by David Pepose of

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. In 2013, she used

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to fund her comic, ''Grump''. Sotelo had been working on the character and concept of Grump for about 7 years, and describes the character: "Grump is a 9 year old boy with a pinch of agoraphobia. He lives in a house that looks like it should be condemned. He has no friends. His adopted stray dog has gone missing. Now, Grump’s world is about to change. We'll watch him explore his own neighborhood for the first time." Sotelo was one of the colorists on ''Catwoman'' in 2014. She was a colorist on ''Jason Coffee's Warhawks'' in 2014. She worked as a colorist on ''

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'' in 2015. She was an artist on the 2016 one-shot ''Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Boomerang''. Sotelo appeared at the Long Beach Comic Con in September 2014. She was one of the special guests at the event "A League of Extraordinary Ladies" at Big Red Comics in Orange, California in February 2015. She was one of the industry personalities at the Middle East Film & Comic Con in Dubai in April 2016.

Personal life

Sotelo is married to fellow artist

Joel Gomez Joel Gomez is an American comic book artist, known for his work on books such as WildStorm Productions' '' Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs''. Career Gomez started his career at Top Cow, working on books such as ''Witchblade'' and '' The Darkness''. Aft ...

. They live in San Diego, California.

Bibliography

Aspen

* ''Aspen Seasons: Spring 2005'' #1 (2005) * ''Aspen Showcase: Kiani'' (2009) * ''Aspen Splash'' #1 * '' Fathom Prelude'' #1 * '' Fathom: Cannon Hawke Beginnings'' * ''Fathom: Cannon Hawke'' #0-2,4,5 * ''Fathom: Cannon Hawke: Dawn of War'' #1 * ''Fathom: Cannon Hawke: Prelude'' #1 * '' Fathom: Killian's Tide'' #2-3 * ''

Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

'' #12-14 * ''

Preview'' * ''Shrugged'' #0-5 * ''Shrugged Beginnings'' * '' Soulfire'' #4-6 * ''Soulfire: Dying Of The Light'' #0-5 * ''Worlds of Aspen'' #1

DC Comics

* ''

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'' #826 * '' Adventures of Superman'' #639 * ''Prelude to

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'' #1 * ''

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...

'' #1-2 * ''

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'' #216

Image Comics/Top Cow Productions

* ''

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'' #3-4 * ''

Common Grounds ''Common Grounds'' is a six-issue comic book limited series created by writer Troy Hickman and published by Top Cow Productions in 2004. The series examined the life of superheroes and villains in and around a chain of coffee shops called ''C ...

'' #5 * ''EVO'' #1 * ''

'' #1/2, 13 * ''

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'' V.2 #1-4 * ''

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'' TPB * ''Tomb Raider Journeys'' #9 * ''

Witchblade ''Witchblade'' is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owner Marc Silvestri, editor David Wohl, writers B ...

'' #58, 62-64 * ''Witchblade and Tomb Raider'' #1 * ''Witchblade/Wolverine'' #1

Marvel Comics

* ''

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'' #3-4 * '' New X-Men'' #154

Other

* ''Ant'' #4 (cover) * ''Atomika'' #1-8 * ''Cici'' #1-2 * "The Revolution" - ''

Heavy Metal Magazine ''Heavy Metal'' is an American science fiction and fantasy fiction, fantasy comics magazine, published beginning in 1977. The magazine is known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction, erotica and steampunk comics. Unlike the tra ...

'' (January 2002) * ''Lucky Bamboo Presents'' #0 * "Lady Mechanika - The Clockwork Assassin" #1-2

References

External links

Official site
*
Sotelo's Blog
on

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* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVkh06fJZuc for www.scriptsandscribes.com * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPVikD8zMgI for http://www.ideatetv.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Sotelo, Beth American female comics artists Comics colorists Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)