Marc Silvestri

Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He serves as CEO of both Top Cow Productions and Image Comics.

Early life

Marc Silvestri was born on March 29, 1958 in Palm Beach, Florida.Rosenberg, Aaron (March 29, 2008)
"Happy Birthday: Marc Silvestri"
ComicMix. Silvestri first discovered comics through his cousin, who was an avid collector. It was during visits to his cousin's house that Silvestri would become familiar with artists such as Jack Kirby, Bernie Wrightson and John Buscema. Silvestri names Wrightson, Buscema, and Frank Frazetta as his biggest influences."The Third Degree: Marc Silvestri". ''Point of Impact''. Image Comics. October 2012. Page 27.

Career

Silvestri began his career drawing issues for DC Comics and First Comics. He joined Marvel Comics in the mid-1980s (having earlier guest pencilled for Marvel as early as 1982 on Master of Kung Fu issue 119), and became the penciller on ''Uncanny X-Me''n from 1987 to 1990. He subsequently spent two years pencilling its spin-off title ''Wolverine''.

In 1992, Silvestri became one of the original seven artists — along with Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Rob Liefeld, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane and Jim Valentino — to form the breakaway comics company Image Comics. Silvestri's stable of titles was published under the imprint Top Cow with the first title released being '' Cyberforce''. Besides his art, Silvestri was also scripter (and co-plotter) on the Top Cow title '' Codename: Stryke Force''. Many of Silvestri's stories were scripted by his brother, Eric Silvestri.

Disputes among the Image partners led to Silvestri briefly leaving the publisher in 1996, but he returned after Liefeld severed his own ties with Image.Dean, Michael
"The Image Story, part 3"
. ''The Comics Journal''. 2000. Retrieved April 20, 2007.

Top Cow's successes include the titles '' Witchblade'', '' The Darkness'', ''Inferno Hellbound'' (publication of which was interrupted for unknown reasons), and ''Fathom''.

Silvestri produced the story and preliminary character sketches for the 1997 video game ''Fighting Force''.

In 2004, Silvestri made a brief return to Marvel to pencil several issues of ''X-Men'', collaborating with writer Grant Morrison. Later in the year, he launched a new Top Cow title, ''Hunter-Killer'' with writer Mark Waid. He provided covers for the Marvel Comics mini-series, '' X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' by Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine.

In June 2006, Top Cow released ''Cyberforce'' #0 featuring art by Silvestri.

In late 2007 (cover date December), he pencilled the '' X-Men: Messiah Complex'' one-shot, as well as many covers in the crossover of the same name that followed.

Silvestri executive produced the anime adaptation of '' Witchblade''.

He continued his work on ''X-Men'', penciling the first installment, in the form of the Uncanny X-Men/Dark Avengers one-shot crossover ''Utopia'' in 2009. That same year, he contributed to the crossover miniseries ''Image United'', penciling all the characters he created during his run at Image that featured in the story.

In 2012, Silvestri was one of several artists to illustrate a variant cover for Robert Kirkman's '' The Walking Dead'' #100, which was released July 11 at the San Diego Comic-Con.Logan, Michael (June 4, 2012)
"Exclusive First Look: The Walking Dead Comic Hits 100"
''TV Guide''.

Personal life

Silvestri is married to Bridget Silvestri.

Bibliography

DC

*''Batman Black and White'' #3 (1996)
*''Ghosts'' #104 (1981)
*''House of Mystery'' #292 (1981)
*'' The Unexpected'' #222 (1982)
*''Weird War Tales'' #113 (1982)

Image/TopCow

*''21'' #3 (along with Billy Tan) (1996)
*'' Cyberforce'' #1–4 (miniseries, also referred as vol. 1) (1992)
*''Cyberforce'', regular series, #1–7, 9–13, 18 (1993–95)
*''Cyberforce Ashcan'', one-shot
*'' Cyblade/ Shi: The Battle for Independents'' #1 (1995)
*''Darkness'' #1–7, 9–12 (1996–97); #75 (2009)
*'' EVO: Endgame #1''
*''Hunter-Killer'' #0–6 (2005–06)
*''Image United'' #1–3 (2009–10)
*''Spawn'' #25 (1994) (Cover Art)
*'' Codename: Stryke Force''
*"September Mourning"

Marvel

*'' Civil War: The Initiative'', one-shot (2007)
*''Cloak and Dagger'' #7 (1986)
*''King Conan'' #13–16, 19–29 (1982-85)
*'' Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia'' #1, one-shot (2009)
*'' Incredible Hulk'', vol. 3, #1–3 (2011)
*'' Marvel Graphic Novel'' #17: Revenge of the Living Monolith (1985)
*'' Master of Kung Fu'' #119 (1982)
*''Star Trek/X-Men'', one-shot (among other artists) (1996)
*'' New X-Men'' #151–154 (2004)
*''Uncanny X-Men'' #218, 220–222, 224–227, 229, 230, 232–234, 236, 238–244, 246, 247, 249–251, 253–255, 259–261 (1987–90)
*'' What If?'' ( Sub-Mariner) #41 (1983)
*''Web of Spider-Man'' #16–20, 22 (1986–87)
*''Wolverine'' #31–43, 45, 46, 48–50, 52, 53, 55–57 (1990–92)
*''X-Factor'' #8, 12, 54 (1986–90)
*'' X-Men: Messiah Complex'', one-shot (2007)

Other publishers

*''Warp Special'' #2 (First Comics, 1984)

Notes

References

Marc Silvestri
on Marvel.com

External links

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1959 births
Living people
American comics artists
American people of Italian descent
Image Comics
People from Palm Beach, Florida
Top Cow Productions
Witchblade
Marvel Comics people