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Asrar, Mahmud
Mahmud Anjum Asrar (born November 20, 1976) is an Austrian comic book artist who is known for his work on American and non-American comic books. His American work includes runs on Conan the Barbarian, King Conan, X-Men, X-Men Red, Wolverine & the X-Men, All-New All-Different Avengers and others for Marvel Comics, Supergirl and Batman vs Robin for DC Comics, and for co-creating, with writer Jay Faerber, the series ''Dynamo 5'', which debuted in March 2007 from Image Comics. Early life Asrar was born in Ankara, Turkey to an Austrian mother and a Pakistani father. He expressed an interest in art and comic books at an early age. He attended Hacettepe University from 1994 to 1996, majoring in fine arts and graphics, and Anatolian University from 1996 to 2000, majoring in the same. Career Asrar came to the attention of writer Jay Faerber through his work on the independent anthology '' Digital Webbing Presents'', and through a recommendation by ''Invincible'' artist Ryan Ottley, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Comic Con
The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to comics, Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, Film, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. With an attendance of 200,000 in 2022, it is North America's most attended fan convention. The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPop, a division of Reed Exhibitions, RX and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con, nor the Big Apple Comic Con, Big Apple Convention, later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment. History Previous conventions in New York The first recorded "official" comic book convention occurred in 1964 in New York City. Known as the "New York Comicon",Ballman"The 1964 New York Comicon: The True Story Behind the World's First Comic Book Convention (The 1960s: The Silver Age of Comic Conventions) (Volume 1)"/ref>History Channel"Superheroes Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
