Jeff Parker(born October 25, 1966) is an Americancomic book writerandartist.He is a member ofHelioscope Studio(formerly Periscope Studio, also known as Mercury Studio).

Jeff Parker
Born(1966-10-25)October 25, 1966(age 58)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer,penciller,inker,letterer,colorist
Notable works
Agents of Atlas
Thunderbolts
Hulk
Batman '66
Aquaman
Future Quest
https://www.jeffparkerwrites.com

Early life

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Parker, a son of a grocery store owner, grew up inBurlington, North Carolina.[1]His first exposure to comics came from reading the titles sold on the store'sspinner racks,which includedDennis the Menaceas well as variousArchieandHarveypublications.[2]After graduating fromEast Carolina University,[3]where he majored in English Literature and Communications, Parker joined theHillsbourough-based illustration studio Artamus Studios, whose other members over the years includedMike Wieringo,Richard Case,Scott Hampton,Dave Johnson,Craig Gilmore and Casey Jones.[4]

Career

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Parker began his career in comics as an artist, inking various projects pencilled by his Artamus Studios colleagues and illustratingSolitaireforMalibuandWonder WomanforDC Comics.In 1999, Parker moved toLos Angeles,where he worked as a storyboard artist on theBig Guy and Rusty the Boy Robotanimated series while contributing art to a number of short stories featuring theEscapistandBuffy the Vampire SlayerforDark Horseand variousancillary Batman charactersfor DC.[4]Parker's first major work as a writer was the 2003graphic novelThe Interman,which he also pencilled, inked, lettered, colored and self-published under the Octopus Press name.[5][6]In 2006, Parker announced a continuation of the story in the form of a 32-page release titledThe Interman#0, to be illustrated by artistTomm Coker,[7]but the issue never came out.

In 2005, Parker began working as a writer forMarvel,penning short stories for various anthology titles as well as theFantastic Fourongoing series for the all-ages imprintMarvel Adventures,[8]followed byMarvel Adventures: The Avengers.[9]In 2006, Parker and artistLeonard KirklaunchedAgents of Atlas,[10][11]a six-issue mini-series featuring the adventures of the eponymous superhero team composed of seldom-usedGolden Agecharacters,[12][13][14]such asMarvel Boy,[15]Jimmy Woo[16]andNamora.[17]The mini-series was followed by several short stories and eventually the second volume ofAgents of Atlas,launched in 2009.[18]This iteration lasted for 11 issues,[19]and was followed by two mini-series that saw Agents of Atlas crossover withAvengersandX-Men.[20]In 2010, Parker and artist Gabriel Hardman launched another attempt at an ongoing series, titled simplyAtlas,[21]which ended after five issues.[22]Between 2006 and 2009, Parker also wroteX-Men: First Class,another series aimed at younger audiences which retold the earliest adventures of X-Men.[23][24]

Parker's other work of the period includesWalk-In[25]and the second volume ofGamekeeperforVirgin Comics.[26]In 2006, he revived the Octopus Press branding to publishDear John,a book collecting 25 years of correspondence between comic book retailer John Hitchcock and the legendary artistAlex Toth.[27][11]In 2009, Parker launched two creator-owned series:Mysterius the Unfathomablewith artistTom Fowler,published by DC Comics'Wildstormimprint,[28]andUndergroundwith artistSteve Lieber,published byImage.[29]Upon its completion,Undergroundwas posted in its entirety on the "Comics and Cartoons" subsection of the imageboard website4chan,which attracted the attention of Lieber, who joined thethreaddiscussing the series and held an impromptu Q&A session with the anonymous users of the website.[30]According to Parker and Lieber, this particular instance ofcomic book piracyled to a noticeable rise in sales of the series' collected edition.[31]In 2021, Parker launched aKickstartercampaign to fund his next creator-owned project, the graphic novelBlighter: Tracker of the Realmwith art by Drew Moss.[32]

In 2010, Parker took over the writing duties of the ongoing seriesHulk,launched two years prior byJeph Loeb.[33]That same year, Parker became the writer of the long-running seriesThunderbolts.[34]After seeing the titular team through the company-wide crossover storyline "Siege",[35]Parker revamped the title as part of the "Heroic Age"initiative which promised lighter tone for Marvel's superhero offerings.[36]In 2013, Parker helmed the launch of the comic book continuation of the1960sBatmantelevision seriesfor DC Comics in the form of thedigital-firstseriesBatman '66.The following year, he began writing theAquamanongoing series.[37]2016 saw the release ofFuture Quest,written by Parker and drawn by Evan Shaner, the flagship series of DC Comics' short-lived attempt at reimagining variousHanna-Barberacharacters for the modern audiences.[38]In 2021, Parker and artistJavier Pulidolaunched a new volume of theNinjakseries forValiant,[39]although Pulido was taken off the title after three issues for undisclosed reasons.[40]

Influences

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Parker citesAlex Toth,Milton Caniff,Harvey Kurtzman,Carl BarksandAlan Mooreamong his influences.[2][6][11]

Bibliography

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Early work

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  • Malibu:
  • Negative Burn(anthology,Caliber):
    • "The Calculus Test" (with Craig Gilmore, as inker — on Casey Jones; written by Edward Martin III, in #13, 1994)
    • "Volt 2000" (script and art, in #36, 1996)
  • Uther: The Half Dead King(with Craig Gilmore, as inker — onBo Hampton;written byDan Abnett,graphic novel,64 pages,NBM Publishing,1994,ISBN1-56163-110-8)
  • Heroic Tales(anthology, Lone Star Press):
    • "A Victim of Fate" (as letterer; written byBill Willingham,drawn by Bobby Diaz, in #6, 1998)
    • "The Judgement of Atlas" (as artist, written by Bill Williams, in #8, 1998)
    • "Claws and Effect" (as artist — with Matt Reynolds and Bill Williams; written by Bill Williams, in #9, 1998)
    • "A Matter of the Heart" (as letterer; written by Bill Willingham, drawn by Bobby Diaz) and "Ape Company" (script and art, in #10, 2000)
  • The Deception#1–3 (as artist, written by Bill Spangler,Image,1999)
  • GT Labs:
    • Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb:"Work" (as artist — with Janine Johnston; a chapter of the graphic novel written byJim Ottaviani,240 pages, 2001,ISBN0-9660-1063-9)
    • Suspended in Language(as artist — three 1-page strips written by Jim Ottaviani, graphic novel, 320 pages, 2004,ISBN0-9660106-5-5)
  • The Interman(script and art, graphic novel self-published as Octopus Press, 128 pages, 2003,ISBN0-97255-530-7)
  • Vampirella Comics Magazine#3: "Hate Mail" (script and art, anthology,Harris,2004)

Covers

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Pin-ups

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DC Comics

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Dark Horse Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Marvel Adventures

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Dynamite Entertainment

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Other publishers

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References

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  1. ^Montgomery, Mitch (September 27, 2006)."Jeff Parker and the New Adventures of Old Marvel".Silver Bullet Comics.Archived fromthe originalon October 4, 2006.
  2. ^abLien-Cooper, Barb."Declaration of Independents: Jeff Parker".Sequential Tart. Archived fromthe originalon April 1, 2004.
  3. ^"Jeff Parker, East Carolinian cartoonist, 1989".East Carolina University.Archived fromthe originalon September 18, 2003.
  4. ^abParker, Jeff."History".parkerspace.com. Archived fromthe originalon October 11, 2002.
  5. ^"The Interman Graphic Novel".Archived fromthe originalon February 10, 2003.
  6. ^abJozic, Mike (February 20, 2003)."Jeff Parker: Adapting to a Hostile Environment".Silver Bullet Comic Books.Archived fromthe originalon April 13, 2003.
  7. ^Singh, Arune (January 31, 2006)."JEFF PARKER KICKS IT OLD SCHOOL WITH" KICKERS, INC. "".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon June 28, 2006.
  8. ^Minnick, Remy (May 17, 2005)."JEFF PARKER: WRITER BY NIGHT".ComiX-Fan Forums. Archived fromthe originalon January 19, 2006.
  9. ^Ong Pang Kean, Benjamin (December 3, 2007)."INSIDE THE ADVENTURES VI: JEFF PARKER".Newsarama.Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2009.
  10. ^Brady, Matt (February 5, 2006)."JEFF PARKER ON AGENTS OF ATLAS".Newsarama.Archived fromthe originalon February 8, 2009.
  11. ^abcSpurgeon, Tom (August 5, 2006)."A Short Interview With Jeff Parker".The Comics Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2006.
  12. ^Richards, Dave (May 12, 2006)."SECRET AVENGERS REASSEMBLED? PANICCIA TALKS" AGENTS OF ATLAS "".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon May 26, 2006.
  13. ^Richards, Dave (May 19, 2006)."THE MARVEL UNIVERSE NOW WITH EXTRA PULP: PARKER TALKS" AGENTS OF ATLAS. "".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon May 26, 2006.
  14. ^Richards, Dave (May 26, 2006)."THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON HIS PENCIL: KIRK TALKS" AGENTS OF ATLAS "".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon May 28, 2006.
  15. ^Richards, Dave (June 3, 2006)."AGENTS OF ATLAS" WEEK 4 - AGENT PROFILE: MARVEL BOY & A CRYPTIC INVITATION ".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon June 16, 2006.
  16. ^Richards, Dave (June 12, 2006).""AGENTS OF ATLAS" AGENT PROFILE: WOO, JIMMY WOO ".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon June 15, 2006.
  17. ^Richards, Dave (June 16, 2006)."AGENTS OF ATLAS: THE FINAL AGENT PROFILE".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon June 19, 2006.
  18. ^Richards, Dave (July 24, 2008)."CCI EXCLUSIVE: Parker and Paniccia on" Agents of Atlas "".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon December 21, 2008.
  19. ^Richards, Dave (September 24, 2009)."Jeff Parker's" Agents of Atlas "Plans".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon September 26, 2009.
  20. ^Richards, Dave (December 14, 2009)."Parker Deploys the Agents of Atlas".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon January 6, 2010.
  21. ^Richards, Dave (February 10, 2010)."Parker Remaps Marvel's" Atlas "".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon February 12, 2010.
  22. ^O'Shea, Tim (September 27, 2010)."Talking Comics with Tim - Jeff Parker".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon September 29, 2010.
  23. ^Moyerman, Sam (September 15, 2006)."First Day at the Mansion".Broken Frontier.Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2006.
  24. ^Phegley, Kiel (September 23, 2008)."Tuesday Q&A;: Jeff Parker".Marvel.com.Archived fromthe originalon September 25, 2008.
  25. ^Brady, Matt."VIRGIN COMICS WEEK:TALKING TO DAVE STEWART".Newsarama.Archived fromthe originalon September 29, 2007.
  26. ^Smith, Zack (January 9, 2008)."JEFF PARKER ON VIRGIN'S GAMEKEEPER & MORE".Newsarama.Archived fromthe originalon December 5, 2008.
  27. ^"DEAR JOHN-The Alex Toth Doodle Book".Octopus Press. Archived fromthe originalon June 15, 2006.
  28. ^Smith, Zack (November 4, 2008)."Getting 'Mysterius' With Jeff Parker - His New Series".Newsarama.Archived fromthe originalon December 8, 2008.
  29. ^Lamar, Andre (September 21, 2009)."Steve Lieber & Jeff Parker: Tell a Story of Park Rangers in Underground".Comics Bulletin.Archived fromthe originalon October 19, 2009.
  30. ^Goellner, Caleb (October 19, 2010)."'Underground' Artist Steve Lieber Wins Over 4chan ".ComicsAlliance.Archivedfrom the original on October 22, 2010.
  31. ^Weiland, Jonah (October 26, 2010).""Underground": From Bootleg To Breakout ".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon October 27, 2010.
  32. ^Johnston, Rich (September 9, 2021)."Jeff Parker And Drew Moss Create New Tiger Comic, Blighter".Bleeding Cool.Archivedfrom the original on September 9, 2021.
  33. ^Phegley, Kiel (July 25, 2010)."CCI: Parker Sees Red" Hulk "".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon July 27, 2010.
  34. ^Richards, Dave (August 9, 2009)."CCC09: Parker Hears the sound of Thunder(bolts)".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon August 10, 2009.
  35. ^Richards, Dave (January 20, 2010)."Parker's Thunderbolts Gear Up For" Siege "".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon January 22, 2010.
  36. ^Richards, Dave (February 9, 2010)."Jeff Parker Cages the" Thunderbolts "".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon February 12, 2010.
  37. ^Salvatore, Brian (October 25, 2021)."Jeff Parker on" Aquaman: "" What Can Aquaman Do That Superman and Batman Can't? "".Multiversity Comics.Archivedfrom the original on October 26, 2021.
  38. ^Towers, Andrea (January 29, 2016)."DC Entertainment announces new slate of Hanna-Barbera titles".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on January 30, 2016.
  39. ^Kit, Borys (May 3, 2021)."Valiant Unveils" Right for the Time "'Ninjak' From Jeff Parker, Javier Pulido (Exclusive)".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on November 19, 2021.
  40. ^Johnston, Rich (October 22, 2021)."Javier Pulido's Art On Ninjak #4 Was Redrawn By Beni Lobel".Bleeding Cool.Archivedfrom the original on October 22, 2021.
  41. ^Weiland, Jonah (January 18, 2005)."DC COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR PRODUCT SHIPPING APRIL, 2005".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon February 21, 2005.
  42. ^Cronin, Brian (May 25, 2006)."Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #52!".Comic Book Resources.Archived fromthe originalon July 19, 2006.
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Preceded by Exileswriter
2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Thunderboltswriter
2010–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by (Red) Hulkwriter
2010–2012
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n/a
Preceded by Dark Avengerswriter
2012–2013
Succeeded by
n/a
Preceded by Aquamanwriter
2014–2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Christos Gage
(Ninja-K)
Ninjakwriter
2021–present
Succeeded by
current