Renée Witterstaetter, sometimes credited as Eva Renee Witterstaetter, is an American
comic book
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colorist, editor, producer, and writer. She has worked on comics such as
the Avengers
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* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
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,
Spider-Man
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,
She-Hulk
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, and
Superman
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. She is best known for her work as an editor with
John Byrne on the
Marvel Comics
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series ''The Sensational She-Hulk''. Witterstaetter was also featured as a
fourth wall
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breaking character in the same series.
Career
Witterstaetter started her career as an assistant editor at DC Comics working on the Superman comics.
She later worked at Marvel Comics on Silver Surfer and Conan. While at Marvel she was a colorist on many series including the Avengers, Spider-Man, and Captain America. As a colorist her influences include
Maxfield Parrish
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.
Bibliography
As an editor Witterstaetter's work includes:
DC Comics
* Superman
Marvel Comics
*
Silver Surfer
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*
Savage Sword of Conan
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*
The Sensational She-Hulk
Topps Comics
* Hercules
* Jurassic Park
* Jason Vs. Leatherface
* Spartan X
* Xena
* X-Files
Other publishers
As an author:
* Dying for Action: The Life and Films of Jackie Chan
* Excess: The Art of Michael Golden
* Kerry and the Scary Things
* Nick Cardy: The Artist at War
* Nick Cardy: Wit-Lash
* Tex: The Art of Mark Texeira
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Marvel Comics people
Comic book editors
American comics writers
DC Comics people
Women print editors
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