Phil Noto is an
American
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
painter and
comic book artist
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who is known for his work on such titles as ''
Jonah Hex'', ''
X-23'', ''
Uncanny X-Force'' and, more recently, ''
Black Widow
Black widow may refer to:
Spiders
* Black widow spider, a common name for some species of spiders in the genus ''Latrodectus''
American species
* ''Latrodectus apicalis'', the Galapagos black widow
* ''Latrodectus curacaviensis'', the South Amer ...
''. His work on ''The Infinite Horizon'' (a modern retelling of ''
The Odyssey'') with Gerry Duggan earned him an
Eisner nomination for Best New Series. Noto has also worked as a concept artist for video games such as
BioShock.
Career
According to Noto, he attended the
Ringling School of Art & Design for three years before gaining an internship at
Disney. This internship turned into a ten-year career there as a
clean-up artist for animated work, including ''
The Lion King'', ''
Pocahontas'', ''
The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', ''
Mulan
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According to legend, Mulan took her aged father's place in the conscription for the army by disguising herself as ...
'', ''
Tarzan'', ''
Lilo & Stitch'', and ''
Brother Bear''. He began to get jobs as an artist for
Marvel and
DC, as well as
Image
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and
Dark Horse Comics after selling some of his
fan art. One painting in particular was purchased by fellow comic book artist Tim Townsend, which sparked a friendship between the two.
Noto describes his art as "“retro paperback cover” style and cites
Adam Hughes,
Robert McGinnis,
Mike Mignola and
Alex Toth as influences.
Bibliography
Interior art
Marvel Comics
*''
Mystic Arcana: Sister Grimm'': "To Try in Vein" (with
C. B. Cebulski
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Early life
Chester B. Cebulski is of Polish desc ...
, one-shot, 2007)
*''
X-Men Origins: Iceman'' (with
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, one-shot, 2009)
*''
Avengers: The Origin'' #1-5 (with
Joe Casey, 2010)
*''
Wolverine and Jubilee
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'' #1-4 (with
Kathryn Immonen, 2010)
*''
X-23'' #13-16, 20-21 (with
Marjorie Liu, 2011–2012)
*''
Uncanny X-Force'' #24, 26-27, 31-35 (with
Rick Remender, 2012–2013)
*''
SpyGal: Thrills, Frills & Espionage'' (with
James Asmus, one-shot, 2012)
*''
Thunderbolts
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'' #7-11 (with
Daniel Way, 2013)
*''
Black Widow
Black widow may refer to:
Spiders
* Black widow spider, a common name for some species of spiders in the genus ''Latrodectus''
American species
* ''Latrodectus apicalis'', the Galapagos black widow
* ''Latrodectus curacaviensis'', the South Amer ...
'' (with
Nathan Edmondson, 2014–2015)
*''
Star Wars
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:'' ''
Chewbacca
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'' #1-5 (with Gerry Duggan, miniseries, 2015)
*''
Star Wars
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:
Poe Dameron'' (with
Charles Soule, ongoing, 2016–)
*''Inhumans - Once and Future Kings'' (2017)
*''
Daredevil
Daredevil may refer to:
* A stunt performer
Arts and media Comics
* Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro
* Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superher ...
'' #606-612 (with
Charles Soule, 2018)
*''
Cable'' (vol. 4) (with Gerry Duggan, March 2020)
DC Comics
*''
Batgirl
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'':
** "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive, Part Five" (with
Kelley Puckett
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Bibliography DC Comics
* '' Batgirl'' #1-19, 21–25, 27–29, 33-37
* '' The Batman and Robin Adventures'' #24
** ...
, in #27, 2002)
** "Raising Cain" (with
Scott Peterson, in ''Secret Files and Origins'' #1, 2002)
*''
Jonah Hex'' #10, 16-17, 19-20, 22 (with Jimmy Palmiotti and
Justin Gray, 2006–2007)
*''
Chuck'' (
Wildstorm):
** "Captain Awesome's Tips for Being Awesome!" (with
Zev Borow Zev may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Ze'ev, also spelt ''Zev'', a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Zev, variant of the name of Jebe, a general of Genghis Khan
*Z'EV (1951–2017), American musician
*Z ...
and
Peter Johnson, co-feature, in #1, 2008)
** "Untitled" (with
Scott Rosenbaum, co-feature, in #2, 2008)
** "Buy Noir" (with
Matt Lau
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*In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance)
*Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...
, co-feature, in #3, 2008)
** "Untitled" (with Zev Borow, co-feature, in #4, 2008)
** "Buy More Odyssey" (with
Max Denby
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Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ( ...
, co-feature, in #5, 2008)
** "Captain Awesome, Chapter One Volume One: "A New Beginning" (The Origin Story)" (with Zev Borow, co-feature, in #6, 2009)
*''
Superman
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/
Supergirl: Maelstrom'' #1-5 (with Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, 2009)
*''Get Christie Blaze'' (co-feature,
Wildstorm):
** "Part One" (with
Christos Gage, in ''
WildCats'' #6, 2009)
** "Part Two" (with Christos Gage, in ''
The Authority'' #6, 2009)
** "Part Three" (with Christos Gage, in ''
Gen¹³'' #26, 2009)
** "Part Four" (with Christos Gage, in ''
Stormwatch: P.H.D.'' #18, 2009)
*''
Batman/Doc Savage Special'': "Bronze Night" (with
Brian Azzarello, one-shot, 2010)
*''
House of Mystery'' #28: "Peace" (with
Matthew Sturges,
Vertigo, 2010)
*''
Before Watchmen:
Minutemen
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'' #1-6 (colours, with
Darwyn Cooke, 2012–2013)
Image Comics
*''
Gun Candy
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'' #2: "Mardi Gras, Act 4: Bourbon & St. Peter" (with
Chuck Dixon
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Early life
D ...
, 2006)
*''
The Infinite Horizon'' #1-6 (with Gerry Duggan, 2007–2011)
*''
Pilot Season: 7 Days from Hell'' (with
Bryan Edward Hill
Bryan Edward Hill is an American author, screenwriter, musician, comic book writer, and graphic designer.
Early life and education
Hill was born in Chicago and moved to St. Louis, Missouri as a child, where he attended the prep academy John Burrou ...
and Robert Levine, one-shot,
Top Cow, 2010)
Dark Horse Comics
*''
Grendel: Red, White and Black'' #3: "Devilish Escapades" (with
Matt Wagner,
Maverick, 2002)
*''
Angel and Faith'' #5: "In Perfect Harmony" (with Christos Gage, 2011)
*''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine'' #6 (Dark Horse, 2011)
*''
Creator-Owned Heroes'' #1-4: "TriggerGirl 6" (with Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, 2012)
*''
Ghost
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'' (with
Kelly Sue DeConnick):
** "Resurrection Mary" (in ''
Dark Horse Presents'' #13-15, 2012)
** "Phantom Finders" (in #0, 2012)
** "In the Smoke and Din" (in #1-4, 2012–2013)
Other
*''
Beautiful Killer'' #1-3 (with
Jimmy Palmiotti,
Black Bull, 2002–2003)
*''
Danger Girl'' (with
J. Scott Campbell
Jeffery Scott Campbell (born April 12, 1973) is an American comic book artist. He was initially known professionally as Jeffery Scott, but is best known as J. Scott Campbell. He rose to fame as an artist for Wildstorm Comics, though he has since ...
and
Andy Hartnell
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Career
Hartnell got his big break at Wildstorm Productions, where he wo ...
,
Cliffhanger):
**''Hawaiian Punch'' (
one-shot
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Film and television
* One-shot film, a feature film shot in one long take with no edits, or manufactured to look like so
* ''One Shot'' (2005 film), a Sri Lankan action film directed by Ranjan Ramanayake
* ''One Shot'' (2 ...
, 2003)
**''Viva Las Danger'' (one-shot, 2004)
*''
The Many Worlds of Tesla Strong'' (with
Alan Moore,
Peter K. Hogan and various artists, one-shot,
ABC, 2003)
*''
The New West'' #1-2 (with Jimmy Palmiotti, Black Bull, 2005)
*''
G.I. Joe: Scarlett: Declassified'' (with
Mike O'Sullivan,
Devil's Due, one-shot, 2006)
*''
Halo Wars: Genesis'' (with
Eric Nylund,
graphic novel,
Microsoft Game Studios
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, 2009)
*''
Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'' #18: "Margemary's Baby" (with Gerry Duggan,
Bongo
Bongo may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Bongo'' (Australian TV series), on air from August to November 1960
* Bongo Comics, a comic book publishing company
* Bongo (''Dragon Ball'') or Krillin, a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media
* ''Bongo'' ...
, 2012)
Covers only
*''
Birds of Prey'' #32-35, 37-55, ''Secret Files'' '03 (
DC Comics, 2001–2003)
*''
Codename: Knockout'' #5-6 (
Vertigo, 2001)
*''
Batman
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'' #605 (DC Comics, 2002)
*''
Mystic Volume 2'' tpb (
CrossGen
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, 2002)
*''
Scion Volume 3'' tpb (CrossGen, 2002)
*''
Captain Marvel'' #4 (
Marvel, 2003)
*''
Hellblazer Special: Lady Constantine'' #1-4 (Vertigo, 2003)
*''
X-Men Unlimited'' #45 (Marvel, 2003)
*''
Vampi Vicious'' #1 (
Harris, 2003)
*''
Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror'' #9 (
Bongo
Bongo may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Bongo'' (Australian TV series), on air from August to November 1960
* Bongo Comics, a comic book publishing company
* Bongo (''Dragon Ball'') or Krillin, a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media
* ''Bongo'' ...
, 2003)
*''
Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
**Bush-robin
**Forest rob ...
'' #118 (DC Comics, 2003)
*''
Wonder Woman'' #198-199 (DC Comics, 2004)
*''
Hellboy: Weird Tales'' #7 (
Dark Horse
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Origin
Th ...
, 2004)
*''
Wildguard: Casting Call'' #6 (
Image
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, 2004)
*''
Vampirella Comics Magazine
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'' #3 (Harris, 2004)
*''
Man with the Screaming Brain
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'' #1 (Dark Horse, 2005)
*''
Jonah Hex'' #3 (DC Comics, 2006)
*''
G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #12 (
Devil's Due, 2005–2006)
*''
The Oz/Wonderland Chronicles'' #1 (
Buymetoys.com, 2006)
*''
Painkiller Jane'' #2 (
Dynamite
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, 2006)
*''
Back to Brooklyn
''Back to Brooklyn'' is a five-issue miniseries created by writers Garth Ennis and Jimmy Palmiotti and artist Mihailo Vukelic, published by Image Comics in 2008. The series was collected in a trade paperback in 2009.
Plot
''Back to Brooklyn'' ...
'' #1 (Image, 2008)
*''
Batgirl
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'' #1-7 (DC Comics, 2009–2010)
*''
Captain America: Theater of War: To Soldier On'' #1 (Marvel, 2009)
*''
Hunter's Fortune'' #1-4 (
Boom! Studios, 2009–2010)
*''
World's Finest'' #1-4 (DC Comics, 2009–2010)
*''
Mindfield'' #0-6 (
Aspen, 2010–2011)
*''
Gen¹³'' #36 (
Wildstorm, 2010)
*''
Stan Lee's Soldier Zero'' #1-2 (Boom! Studios, 2010)
*''
I am an Avenger'' #3 (Marvel, 2011)
*''
Superboy'' #2-3 (DC Comics, 2011)
*''
Artifacts'' #6 (
Top Cow, 2011)
*''
Dollhouse: Epitaphs'' #1 (Dark Horse, 2011)
*''
Namor: The First Mutant'' #6-10 (Marvel, 2011)
*''
Widowmaker'' #3-4 (Marvel, 2011)
*''
Falling Skies
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'' #3 (Dark Horse, 2011)
*''
Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'' hc (Marvel, 2011)
*''
Dollhouse'' #1-5 (Dark Horse, 2011)
*''
Road Rage: Throttle'' #1-4 (
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly recog ...
, 2012)
*''
Higher Earth
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'' #1-4 (Boom! Studios, 2012)
*''
Fanboys vs. Zombies
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'' #1 (Boom! Studios, 2012)
*''
The Hypernaturals'' #1 (Boom! Studios, 2012)
*''
Steed and Mrs. Peel
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'' #0 (Boom! Studios, 2012)
*''
Hit-Girl'' #1 (
Icon, 2012)
*''
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
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'' gn (
New Legend
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New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
, 2012)
*''
Before Watchmen:
Ozymandias'' #2 (DC Comics, 2012)
*''
Ultimate X-Men'' #15 (Marvel, 2012)
*''
Astonishing X-Men'' #54-68 (Marvel, 2012–2013)
*''
Freelancers'' #1 (Boom! Studios, 2012)
*''
Grace Randolph's Supurbia
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'' #1 (Boom! Studios, 2012)
*''
Journey into Mystery'' #646 (Marvel, 2013)
*''
Jupiters Legacy
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'' #1 (Image, 2013)
*''
Star Wars: Lost Stars'' (Del Rey, 2015)
Notes
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Living people
American comics artists
Year of birth missing (living people)