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Alex Saviuk

Alex Saviuk(/ˈsævɪk/;[1]born August 17, 1952)[2]is anAmericancomics artistprimarily known for his work on theMarvel ComicscharacterSpider-Man.

Alex Saviuk
Saviuk at the November 2008Big Apple Comic ConinManhattan.
Born(1952-08-17)August 17, 1952(age 72)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller,Inker
Notable works
The Amazing Spider-Man(newspaper comic strip)
Web of Spider-Man

Early life

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Alex Saviuk grew up onLong Island,New York, graduating fromFloral Park Memorial High Schoolin 1970.[3]He attended theSchool of Visual Arts,where he studied with (among others)Will Eisner,[4][5]graduating in 1974 with a degree in Illustration.[3]Saviuk also studied biology atHofstra UniversityandYork College.[6]

Career

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Saviuk's professional career began in 1977 atDC Comics,where he illustrated such titles asGreen Lantern,The Flash,andSuperman.[7]Saviuk's first work for DC was a one-page story titled "The Victim!" inHouse of Mystery#255 (Nov.-Dec. 1977).[8]His first full work for the company,Green Lantern#100 (Jan. 1978), introduced an updated version of theAir Wavecharacter.[9]Saviuk drewThe Flash#275 (July 1979) wherein the title character's wife,Iris West Allenwas killed.[10]

In the early 1980s, Saviuk was the regular backup feature artist onAction Comics,where he drew the exploits of Air Wave,Aquaman,and theAtomin collaboration with writerBob Rozakis.Rozakis stated in a 2014 interview that "I don't recall how we ended up with the three of them. It may have simply been that all three had names that began with 'A' and it was a backup inAction Comics".[11]Saviuk frequently drew the "Whatever Happened to...?" backup feature inDC Comics Presents.[12]He and writerE. Nelson Bridwellintroduced theGlobal GuardiansinDC Comics Presents#46 (June 1982).[13]

The Amazing Spider-ManSunday stripfrom 2004. Pencils by Saviuk, inks byJoe Sinnott.

In 1986, Saviuk moved toMarvel Comics,where he eventually established himself as a keySpider-Manartist with a seven-year run onWeb of Spider-Man(issues #35–116). It was the longest run of a single artist on that series.[5]In 1989, he drewThe Amazing Spider-Man: Parallel Livesgraphic novel.[14]From 1994 to 1997, Saviuk worked on the seriesSpider-Man Adventures(later retitledThe Adventures of Spider-Man).[15]Beginning in 1997, Saviuk drewThe Amazing Spider-ManSunday newspaper comic strip,[15]written byStan Leeand inked byJoe Sinnott.Starting in 2003, he inked the daily Spider-Man strip, pencilled by Lee's brotherLarry Lieber.[4][16]After Lieber retired from the daily strip in September 2018, Saviuk took over as penciller as well[17]and stayed on until the cancellation of the strip in March 2019.[18]He created variant covers forSymbiote Spider-Man#1–5 (2019).

In 1997–1998, he spent a one-year stint atTopps ComicsdrawingThe X-Filesuntil the end of its run.[15]For writer and filmmakerRobert Tinnell,Saviuk (alternating withEd Piskor) did the artwork for the comic stripFeast of the Seven Fishes,first published online and, in 2005, as a collected print edition which has been nominated for anEisner Awardas "Best Graphic Album - Reprint" in 2006.[19]In 2018, Tinnell adapted it for aneponymous movie.

In 2004, Alex Saviuk returned toThe Phantom,a character he had already drawn inDefenders of the Earthin 1987, this time for European publisherEgmont.He has drawn numerousFantomen(The Phantom) comics since then. From 2018 to 2019, he pencilled and inked the first and fourth issue of the new anthology seriesThe Phantom Strikes.[20]

Some of the characters Saviuk has co-created include Arkiss Chummuck and Malet Dasim of theGreen Lantern Corps(withBob Toomey),Sunburst(withPaul Kupperberg),Olympian(with E. Nelson Bridwell),Tombstone(withGerry Conway),Nightwatchand theNew Enforcers(both withTerry Kavanagh).

In addition to comics, Saviuk does storyboards for advertising agencies and, occasionally, film and animation studios.[15]Among the films he storyboarded areHootandNever Back Down.[21]

Saviuk lives in Florida[3]with his wife.[22]They have two children.[16]

Bibliography

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DC Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Other publishers

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Newspaper comic strips

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  • The Amazing Spider-Man(inker) (2003–2018), (penciller/inker) (2018–2019)
  • The Amazing Spider-Man Sunday Page(1997–2019)

References

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  1. ^Alex Saviuk Spider-Man Crawlspace Interview Pt. 1.YouTube.August 21, 2012.
  2. ^"Bullpen Bulletins,"Marvel Comics cover-dated August 1992:" 'Where were you in June '62?'... [Saviuk]: 'I was nine years old'.... "
  3. ^abc"Alexander Saviuk".Plaxo.n.d. Archived fromthe originalon May 27, 2011.RetrievedMay 17,2009.
  4. ^ab"Comic Strips & Panels: Amazing Spider-Man by Stan Lee & Alex Saviuk".Retrieved2018-12-18.
  5. ^abBest, Daniel (December 1, 2006)."Alex Saviuk Speaks".20th Century Danny Boy.Archivedfrom the original on January 25, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 28,2013.
  6. ^Saviuk, Alex."About".Facebook.RetrievedSeptember 28,2013.
  7. ^Bails, Jerry(2006)."Saviuk, Alex".Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999.Archivedfrom the original on February 19, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 28,2013.
  8. ^Alex Saviukat theGrand Comics Database
  9. ^McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1970s".DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle.London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley.p. 176.ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9.Writer Denny O'Neil and artist Alex Saviuk introduced Hal Jordan, Green Lantern, to another Hal Jordan, son of the elder Hal's late uncle Larry and successor to the mantle of Air Wave.{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 182: "Life for the Fastest Man Alive screeched to a halt after writer Cary Bates and artist Alex Saviuk played 'The Last Dance' for the Flash's wife, Iris West Allen."
  11. ^Trumbull, John (October 2014). "Shrinking Roles and Shorter Features: The Atom in the Bronze Age".Back Issue!(76). Raleigh, North Carolina:TwoMorrows Publishing:27–28.
  12. ^Wells, John (May 2013). "Flashback: Whatever Happened to...?".Back Issue!(64). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 51–61.
  13. ^Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 197: "The DCU's newest superhero team, the Global Guardians, was formed in this Superman tale by writer E. Nelson Bridwell and penciler Alex Saviuk."
  14. ^Manning, Matthew K.; Gilbert, Laura, ed. (2012). "1980s".Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging.London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley.p. 176.ISBN978-0756692360.The lives of both Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson were recounted in this graphic novel by writer [Gerry] Conway and penciler Alex Saviuk.{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^abcdRozakis, Bob (2003)."It's BobRo, the Answer Man: Alex Saviuk, What's it Worth & More".Silver Bullet Comics. Archived fromthe originalon April 25, 2010.RetrievedMarch 25,2009.
  16. ^ab"The Amazing Spider-ManAbout the Cartoonist: Alex Saviuk ".King Features. n.d. Archived fromthe originalon June 5, 2010.RetrievedMarch 25,2009.
  17. ^Degg, D.D. (September 9, 2018)."Larry Lieber Retires from The Amazing Spider-Man".The Daily Cartoonist.Archivedfrom the original on April 13, 2019.
  18. ^Douglas, Brad (March 9, 2019)."Spider-Man Newspaper Strip Future Uncertain".Spider Man Crawlspace.Archivedfrom the original on May 5, 2019.
  19. ^"Chris Ware & Warren Ellis Lead 2006 Eisner Nominations".Comic Book Resources.April 5, 2006.Archivedfrom the original on May 5, 2019.
  20. ^"The Phantom Strikes! Updated".Chronicle Chamber.October 5, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on April 4, 2019.
  21. ^Alex SaviukatIMDb
  22. ^"Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel Comics cover-dated December 1988.
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Preceded by Green Lanternartist
1978–1979 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
John Calnan andRich Buckler
 The Flashartist
1979 		Succeeded by
Don Heck
Preceded by The Amazing Spider-Manartist
1987–1988 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Web of Spider-Manartist
1988–1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by The X-Filesartist
1997–1998 		Succeeded by
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