Justin "J-Po" Ponsor (April 20, 1977 – May 18, 2019) was an American

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colorist. Ponsor was born in

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. After graduating from

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, Ponsor began his professional career in 1996, working for

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as an in-house colorist. He went freelance in 2000 and was one of the first creatives at

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in 2002. In 2005, he began coloring almost exclusively for

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. His work on ''

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'' earned him a nomination for a Golden Issue Award by

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in 2018. Ponsor died on May 18, 2019, after a two-year battle with

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. He continued working up until his death.

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