Tom DeFalco's earliest comic-book scripts were for Archie and DC;
he soon moved to Marvel, where he wrote Avengers, Machine Man and
other titles, also launching Dazzler, a hit series of the early
'80s. In addition to writing long and well-received runs on Amazing
Spider-Man and Thor, DeFalco edited many titles, eventually
becoming editor in chief. During the 1980s, he headed the creative
team that provided fictional biographies for G.I. Joe members,
originally included with Hasbro's toys and later used as the basis
for multiple storylines on the animated series. Perhaps his
best-known work is multi-title character Spider-Girl, whom he
introduced in 1998. DeFalco has authored multiple books, including
Ultimate Guides for Avengers, Fantastic Four, Hulk and
Spider-Man.
Writer Todd Dezago began his career on X-Factor. He then penned
several Clone Saga-era Spider-books, including a lengthy
Spectacular Spider-Man run. Dezago soon moved to Sensational
Spider-Man, where he teamed with artist Mike Wieringo. For DC
Comics, Dezago co-created Young Justice, wrote the JLA- World
Without Grown-Ups miniseries and penned an acclaimed run on
Impulse. In 1999, Dezago and Wieringo re-teamed to create the Image
Comics fantasy series Tellos, and he co-created the Perhapanauts
with artist Craig Rousseau in 2003. Dezago has written several
stories for Marvel's all-ages titles, including Marvel Age
Spider-Man and Super Hero Squad.
Howard Mackie got his start at Marvel during the late 1980s as an
editor and then a writer. One of his first series as full-time
scribe was 1990's massively popular Ghost Rider, which introduced
the alter ego Danny Ketch to the mythos of the Spirit of Vengeance.
He also wrote prolifically in the Spider-Man and X-Men titles of
the '90s.
Tom Morgan started his comics career at Marvel in the mid-1980s. He
contributed inks, pencils and cover art to a variety of series,
including several Spider-Man and New Universe titles. Morgan next
illustrated short runs on Captain America, Power Pack and Alpha
Flight, along with the miniseries The War and two Excalibur special
editions. During the early 1990s, Morgan landed his first long-term
assignment as penciler of Punisher 2099. He went on to illustrate
several Iron Man issues, an Extreme Justice arc for DC Comics and
Topps Comics' licensed miniseries Xena- Warrior Princess vs.
Callisto. In 2008, Morgan illustrated IDW's comic biography
Presidential Material- Barack Obama.
Hired on the strength of his Official Marvel Tryout penciling
submission, Mark Bagley rose to prominence as the artist of 1990s
sleeper hit New Warriors. Following an acclaimed run on Amazing
Spider-Man, he worked with writer Kurt Busiek on Thunderbolts. When
Marvel launched its Ultimate line, Bagley and Brian Michael Bendis
led the way with Ultimate Spider-Man, whose years of success made
the pair the longest-running creative team in Marvel history.
Bendis and Bagley have also collaborated on Avengers Assemble and
the creator-owned Brilliant. His subsequent credits include
Fantastic Four, Cataclysm- The Ultimates' Last Stand, Hulk, All-New
X-Men and Venom.
The career of the late Gil Kane began in comicdom's Golden Age.
Following his role in ushering in the Silver Age of Comics via the
re-creations of Green Lantern, the Atom and others, he became
Marvel's star cover artist and the regular penciler on Amazing
Spider-Man. Kane also helped develop Iron Fist, Morbius the Living
Vampire and other Marvel mainstays. In 1971, he published the
sword-and-sorcery/science-fiction hybrid Blackmark, often called
the first American graphic novel. He was a multiple winner of the
National Cartoonist Society Award; in 1997, he was inducted into
both the Eisner Award Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby
Hall of Fame.
John Romita Jr. is a modern-day comic-art master, following in his
legendary father's footsteps. Timeless runs on Iron Man, Uncanny
X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man and Daredevil established him as his own
man artistically, and his work on Wolverine and World War Hulk is
among the most explosive comic art of the 21st century. In addition
to Eternals with writer Neil Gaiman, JRJR teamed with Mark Millar
on the creator-owned Kick-Ass, later developed into a blockbuster
feature film starring Nicolas Cage. Spidey fans rejoiced at the
artist's return to Amazing Spider-Man with the "Brand New Day"
storylines "New Ways To Die" and "Character Assassination." He
later helped relaunch Avengers with writer Brian Michael Bendis and
Captain America with Rick Remender, and contributed to the
blockbuster crossover Avengers vs. X-Men. For DC Comics, he has
drawn big-name characters such as Superman, Batman and the Suicide
Squad.
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