Adam Kubert (; born 1959) is an American

comics artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

known for his work for publishers such as

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 19 ...

and

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...

, including work on ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/ magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publication ...

'', '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine'', ''

The Incredible Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book ...

'', ''

Ultimate Fantastic Four ''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running ''Fantastic Four'' comic book franchise as part of the Ultimate Marvel imprint. The Ultimate ...

'', '' Ultimate X-Men'', and ''

Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a musc ...

''. Kubert was rated by '' Wizard'' magazine as one of the "Hot 10 Writers and Artists" in the industry in 2008. He is the son of

Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Polish-born American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman. He is also ...

and brother of

Andy Kubert Andrew Kubert (; born February 27, 1962) is an American comics artist, letterer and writer. He is the son of Joe Kubert and brother of Adam Kubert, both of whom are also artists, and the uncle of comics editor Katie Kubert. He is a graduate of an ...

, both comic book artists as well, and the uncle of comics editor Katie Kubert. Born in

Dover, New Jersey Dover is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Located on the Rockaway River, Dover is about west of New York City and about west of Newark, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 18,157,

he is an instructor at the Joe Kubert School located there, which Joe Kubert founded, and at which he and Andy studied.

Early life

Adam Kubert was born in 1959, the son of Muriel (née Fogelson) and Joe Kubert. His siblings include a sister, Lisa, and brothers David, Daniel, and

Andrew Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...

. Comics editor Katie Kubert is his niece. He and his siblings grew up in

. He began his professional comics career at age 12 as a

letterer A letterer is a member of a team of comic book creators responsible for drawing the comic book's text. The letterer's use of typefaces, calligraphy, letter size, and layout all contribute to the impact of the comic. The letterer crafts the co ...

. He attended the

Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university, private research university in the town of Henrietta, New York, Henrietta in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree ...

and graduated with a degree in

medical illustration A medical illustration is a form of biological illustration that helps to record and disseminate medical, anatomical, and related knowledge. History Medical illustrations have been made possibly since the beginning of medicine in any case for ...

. He subsequently attended his father's

The Kubert School The Kubert School, formerly the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art and Joe Kubert School, is a private, for-profit technical school focused on cartooning and located in Dover, New Jersey. It teaches the principles of sequential art a ...

in Dover, New Jersey.

Career

Adam Kubert began his comics career as a letterer for DC Comics. His first credited artwork for the company is the story "Gremlins" published in ''

Sgt. Rock Sgt. Franklin John Rock is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Sgt. Rock first appeared in '' Our Army at War'' #83 (June 1959), and was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert. The character is ...

'' #394 (Nov. 1984). In 1988, Adam Kubert drew the '' Jezebel Jade'' limited series, a spin-off from the ''

Jonny Quest ''Jonny Quest'' is a science fiction-adventure media franchise that revolves around the titular boy named Jonny Quest, who accompanies his scientist father on extraordinary adventures. The franchise started with a 1964–1965 television serie ...

'' series, for Comico. He collaborated with his brother on ''

Adam Strange Adam Strange is a fictional space adventurer appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by editor Julius Schwartz with a costume designed by Murphy Anderson, he first appeared in '' Showcase'' #17 (November 1958). Adam Stra ...

'' (1990) and the '' Batman Versus Predator''

intercompany crossover In comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics in which characters, that at the time of publication are the property or licensed property of one publisher, meet character ...

(1992).

Marvel Comics

Adam Kubert is known for his work at Marvel Comics. From 1993 to 1996 he illustrated 17 issues of writer

Larry Hama Larry Hama (; born June 7, 1949) is an American comic-book writer, artist, actor, and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s. During the 1970s, he was seen in minor roles on the TV shows ''M*A*S*H' ...

's run on ''

'' between issues #75 to 102. His first issue on the series featured the aftereffects of

Magneto A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not contain a commutator to produce direct current. It is categorized as a form of alternator, ...

removing the

adamantium Adamantium is a fictional metal alloy appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and in various games in the Elder Scrolls franchise. It is best known as the substance bonded to the character Wolverine's skeleton and claws. I ...

from Wolverine's body. Kubert drew the ''Weapon X'' limited series as part of the "

Age of Apocalypse "Age of Apocalypse" is a 1995 comic book crossover storyline mostly published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics. The ''Age of Apocalypse'' briefly replaced the universe of Earth-616 and had ramifications in the main Marvel Comic ...

" storyline in 1995. The following year, he drew the '' Onslaught: X-Men'' and ''Onslaught: Marvel Universe'' one-shots which lead into the " Heroes Reborn" crossover. From 1997 to 1998 he illustrated 12 issues of

Peter David Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Greatest Hits" Co ...

's run on ''

'' from #454 to 467, as well as the -1 issue (July 1997). From late 1998 to early 1999 Kubert drew ''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to ...

'' #81 - 84, on which he was teamed up with European colorist Richard Isanove, who subsequently followed Kubert to ''Ultimate X-Men'', employing the pencils-to-color approach seen on most of ''Ultimate X-Men'' covers. In 2001, Kubert drew the new '' Ultimate X-Men'' title, penciling the first four issues, and then illustrating 16 various issues beginning with #7, before leaving the title with issue #33 (July 2003). In 2004, he began a run on ''

'', once again with writers Mark Millar and

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ...

, illustrating that series' first six issues, and then issues 13-18.

DC Comics

Both Kubert and his brother Andy signed exclusive contracts with DC Comics in June 2005. Kubert's first project for DC was illustrating " Last Son", a Superman story arc co-written by

Geoff Johns Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash and Superman, has drawn critical acclaim. He se ...

and

Richard Donner Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American filmmaker whose notable works included some of the most financially-successful films during the New Hollywood era. According to film historian ...

, which ran in ''

'' #844–847, 851 and ''Action Comics Annual'' #11. Further delay forced DC Comics to bring in substitute creative teams and delay the fourth part of the "Last Son" storyline and the 3D issue to #851, which was released in early July 2007. The final part of the storyline was in ''Action Comics Annual'' #11. Following his work on Superman he penciled the " Final Crisis" tie-in, ''DC Universe: Last Will and Testament'', written by

Brad Meltzer Brad Meltzer (born April 1, 1970) is an American novelist, non-fiction writer, TV show creator, and comic book author. His novels touch on the political thriller, legal thriller and conspiracy fiction genres, while he has also written superhero ...

. His last work for his latest tenure at DC was the ''Batman and The Outsiders Special,'' released in February 2009. This issue, written by

Peter Tomasi Peter J. Tomasi is an American comic book editor and writer, best known for his work for DC Comics. As an editor, he oversaw numerous comic books featuring the Justice League, including series starring various members of that team such as Batman, ...

, highlighted

Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Pennyworth is depicted as Bruce Wayne's loyal and tireless butler, l ...

's efforts to recruit a new team of Outsiders in the wake of

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...

's apparent death. After the release of the comic book, Kubert said he was pleased with his work at DC and had done, "what eset out to do," which was to draw Superman.

Return to Marvel

May 2009 marked Adam Kubert's return to Marvel, his first interior work being published as one of two stories in ''

'' #73 and 74. Following this he contributed several covers to ''

New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the X- ...

'' and ''Wolverine: Weapon X'', and penciled the " Dark Reign" tie in, ''The List: Amazing Spider-Man''. When he returned to penciling for Marvel, he continued to do some work for DC, contributing the stories for the '' Wednesday Comics'' "

" feature, drawn by his father. He has since stated that he is Marvel-exclusive, but they are allowed him to work on the "Sgt. Rock" feature as he had signed on to do it before his contract at DC had expired. Kubert's next job was providing pencils on '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine''. In 2012, Kubert penciled issues #8–10 and #12 of the Marvel crossover miniseries '' Avengers vs. X-Men''. He then drew issues #4–6 of

Jonathan Hickman Jonathan Hickman (born September 3, 1972) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series ''The Nightly News'', ''The Manhattan Projects'' and '' East of West'', as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on M ...

's run on '' The Avengers''. In June 2017, Kubert began penciling ''Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man'' written by

Chip Zdarsky Steve Murray (born December 21, 1975), known by the pen-name Chip Zdarsky, is a Canadian comic book artist and writer, journalist, illustrator and designer. He has also used the pseudonym Todd Diamonte. He worked for ''National Post'' for over a ...

. The revamped title being billed as a “back-to-basics” approach for the character. In February 2020, Kubert and writer Benjamin Percy were the creative team on a new ''Wolverine'' series that debuted as part of the Marvel's Dawn of X relaunch the X-Men line of comics. The series was Wolverine's first ongoing series since his resurrection following the ''Hunt For Wolverine'' one-shot and ''Return of Wolverine'' miniseries. Issue #1 was best-selling comic for the month of February 2020.

Teaching work

Kubert and his brother Andy teach at

, which was founded by their father, who also taught there before his passing in 2012.

Awards

*1992

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

for Best Inker for '' Batman Versus Predator''

Bibliography

Interior work

Comico Comics

* ''Jezebel Jade'' #1–3 (1988) * ''

'' #6 (1986)

DC Comics

* ''

'' #844–846, 851, ''Annual'' #11 (2006–2008) * ''

'' #1–3 (1990) * '' Batman & the Outsiders Special'' #1 (2009) * '' Batman Versus Predator'' #1–3 (1992) * ''Clash'' #1–3 (1991–1992) * ''DC Universe: Last Will and Testament'' #1 (2008) * ''

Doc Savage Doc Savage is a fictional character of the competent man hero type, who first appeared in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. Real name Clark Savage Jr., he is a doctor, scientist, adventurer, detective, and polymath who "rights ...

'' #1–4 (1987–1988) * ''

Justice League The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...

of America'' vol. 2 #0 (2006) * ''

'' #394, 401, 417, 422 (1984–1988) * ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...

'' #38 (1987) * '' The Warlord'' #95, 99–100, ''Annual'' #5 (1985–1986) * '' Wednesday Comics'' (Sgt. Rock) (writer) (2009)

Marvel Comics

* ''

All-New, All-Different Avengers The Avengers are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers'' #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/ ...

'' #1–3, 7–8, 13–15 (2015–2016) * '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine'' #1–6 (2010–2011) *'' The Avengers'' vol. 5 #4-6 (2013) *'' Avengers vs. X-Men'' #8-10, 12 (2012) *''AvX: Vs.'' #1 (2012) * '' Avengers & X-Men: Axis'' #1–2, 7 (2014) * ''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1 ( cover dated March 1941) from T ...

'' #7-12 (2019) * ''

Civil War II "Civil War II" is a 2016 comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in June of that year, it is the sequel to 2006's "Civil War" and consists of a nine-issue eponymous core limited series, by writer Brian Michael Bendis ...

'' #8 (2016) * '' Dark Reign: The List – The Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 (2010) *'' Fear Itself:

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing ...

'' #7.2 (2012) * ''

Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of multiple antiheroes and superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider. The first s ...

/ Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance'' #1–10, 12–13 (1992–1993) * ''

'' vol. 2 #454, -1, 455–456, 458–460, 462–464, 466–467 (1997–1998) * ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 3 #87 (2005) * '' Mark Hazzard: Merc'' #9 (1987) * '' Monsters Unleashed'' #5 (2017) * '' Onslaught: Marvel Universe'' #1 (1996) * ''Onslaught: X-Men'' #1 (1996) * ''Origin II'' #1–5 (2014) * ''

The Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

''#1–6, 297–300, 304-307 (2017–) * ''

'' #1–6, 13–18 (2004–2005) * '' Ultimate X-Men'' #1–8, 10–12, 15–17, 20–22, 25, 29, 31–33 (2001–2003) * ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the ...

'' #339, 368–370, 372–373, 375, 378, 381, 383–384 (1996–2000) * ''

Weapon X Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government genetic research facility project appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are conducted by Department K, which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons, carr ...

'' #1–4 (1995) * ''

'' vol. 2 #75, 77–79, 81–82, 85, 87–88, 90, 92–93, 95–97, 100, 102 (1993–1996) * ''Wolverine'' vol. 3 #73–74 (2009) * ''

'' vol. 2 #81–84 (1998–1999) *'' X-Men: Schism'' #5 * ''

X-Men 2099 ''X-Men 2099'' is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1993 to 1996 that chronicled the adventures of an X-Men team in the year 2099. It extends the Marvel 2099 imprint, which features other future versions of popular Marvel cha ...

'' #1–3 (1993) * ''Wolverine'' vol. 7 #1– (2020)

Cover work

Marvel Comics

* ''All New Captain America'' #1 (2015) * '' All-New Wolverine'' #19 (2016) * ''

All-New X-Men ''All-New X-Men'' was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in November 2012, with the launch of Marvel NOW! The series centers on the five original X-Men, brought from the past to the present to confront their future counter ...

'' vol. 2 #1 (2012) * ''

Astonishing X-Men ''Astonishing X-Men'' is the name of four X-Men comic book series from Marvel Comics, the first two of which were limited series. The third volume, an ongoing series, began in 2004, with its first run written by Joss Whedon and art by John Cassa ...

'' vol. 4 #14 (2017) * ''

Avengers Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to: Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes **Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...

'' vol. 7 #1 (variant cover only) (2012) * ''

Blink Blinking is a bodily function; it is a semi-autonomic rapid closing of the eyelid. A single blink is determined by the forceful closing of the eyelid or inactivation of the levator palpebrae superioris and the activation of the palpebral porti ...

'' #1–3 (2001) * '' Cable'' vol. 3 #1 (variant cover only) (2017) * '' Daredevil'' vol. 3 #25 (variant cover only) (2014) * ''Ghost Rider'' vol. 7 #1 (2015) * ''

Guardians of the Galaxy The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It may more specifically refer to: Comic book teams * Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team f ...

'' vol. 3 #8 (variant cover only) (2013) * '' X-Men: hellfire club'' #4 (2000) * ''

Infinity Infinity is that which is boundless, endless, or larger than any natural number. It is often denoted by the infinity symbol . Since the time of the ancient Greeks, the philosophical nature of infinity was the subject of many discussions am ...

'' #1-6 (2013) * ''

'' vol. 3 #6 (2009) * ''Spider-Man/Deadpool'' #1 (variant cover only) (2016) * ''

Uncanny Avengers ''Uncanny Avengers'' is a comic book series first appearing in the October 2012 debut of Marvel NOW!, published by Marvel Comics. The series follows an interconnected fictional superhero team, featuring members from the Marvel Universe (specifica ...

'' vol. 3 #20-21 (2015) * ''Uncanny X-Men'' #377 (2016) * '' Wolverine: Weapon X'' #10 (2017)

References

External links

*
Adam Kubert
at The Kubert School
Adam Kubert
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Kubert, Adam 1959 births American comics artists American comics writers American people of Polish-Jewish descent American art educators Artists from New Jersey Eisner Award winners for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Jewish American artists Living people Marvel Comics people People from Dover, New Jersey Rochester Institute of Technology alumni The Kubert School alumni Educators from New Jersey