Marc Silvestri(born March 29, 1958) is an Americancomic book artist,creator and publisher. He isCEOofTop Cow Productions[1]andImage Comics.[2]
| Marc Silvestri | |
|---|---|
 Silvestri in 2014 | |
| Born | March 29, 1958 Palm Beach,Florida,U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, artist, publisher |
Notable works | Cyberforce The Darkness Uncanny X-Men Strykeforce Witchblade Wolverine |
| Official website | |
Early life
editMarc Silvestri was born on March 29, 1958, inPalm Beach, Florida.[3][4][5]Silvestri first discovered comics through his cousin, who was an avid collector. It was during visits to his cousin's house that Silvestri would become familiar with artists such asJack Kirby,Bernie Wrightson,andJohn Buscema.Silvestri names Wrightson, Buscema, andFrank Frazettaas his biggest influences.[6]
Career
editSilvestri began his career drawing issues forDC ComicsandFirst Comics.He joined Marvel Comics in the mid-1980s (having earlier guest pencilled for Marvel as early as 1982 on Master of Kung Fu issue 119), and became the penciller onUncanny X-Menfrom 1987 to 1990.[4]He subsequently spent two years pencilling its spin-off titleWolverine.
In 1992, Silvestri became one of the original seven artists (along withJim Lee,Whilce Portacio,Rob Liefeld,Erik Larsen,Todd McFarlane,andJim Valentino) to form the breakaway comics companyImage Comics.Silvestri's stable of titles was published under the imprintTop Cowwith the first title released beingCyberforce.Besides his art, Silvestri was also scripter (and co-plotter) on the Top Cow titleCodename: Stryke Force.Many of Silvestri's stories were scripted by his brother,Eric Silvestri.
Disputes among the Image partners led to Silvestri briefly leaving the publisher in 1996, but he returned after Liefeld severed his own ties with Image.[7]
Top Cow's successes include the titlesWitchblade,The Darkness,Inferno Hellbound(publication of which was interrupted for unknown reasons), andFathom.[citation needed]
Silvestri produced the story and preliminary character sketches for the 1997video gameFighting Force.[8]
In 2004, Silvestri made a brief return to Marvel to pencil several issues ofX-Men,collaborating with writerGrant Morrison.Later in the year, he launched a new Top Cow title,Hunter-Killerwith writerMark Waid.He provided covers for the Marvel Comics mini-series,X-Men: Deadly GenesisbyEd BrubakerandTrevor Hairsine.
In June 2006, Top Cow releasedCyberforce#0 featuring art by Silvestri.
In late 2007 (cover date December), he pencilled theX-Men: Messiah Complexone-shot, as well as many covers in the crossover of the same name that followed.
Silvestri executive produced theanimeadaptation ofWitchblade.[citation needed]
He continued his work onX-Men,penciling the first installment, in the form of the Uncanny X-Men/Dark Avengersone-shot crossoverUtopiain 2009. That same year, he contributed to the crossover miniseriesImage United,penciling all the characters he created during his run at Image that featured in the story.
In 2012, Silvestri was one of several artists to illustrate a variant cover forRobert Kirkman'sThe Walking Dead#100, which was released July 11 atSan Diego Comic-Con.[9]
In November 2022, DC Comics published the limited seriesBatman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo,written and drawn by Silvestri.[10]
Personal life
editSilvestri is married to Bridget Silvestri.[6]
Bibliography
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DC
edit- Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo#1-7 (2022-2023)
- Batman Black and White#3 (1996)
- Ghosts#104 (1981)
- House of Mystery#292 (1981)
- The Unexpected#222 (1982)
- Weird War Tales#113 (1982)
Image/TopCow
edit- 21#3 (along withBilly Tan) (1996)
- Cyberforce#1–4 (miniseries, also referred as vol. 1) (1992)
- Cyberforce,regular series, #1–7, 9–13, 18 (1993–95)
- Cyberforce Ashcan,one-shot
- Cyblade/Shi:The Battle for Independents#1 (1995)
- Darkness#1–7, 9–12 (1996–97); #75 (2009)
- EVO: Endgame#1
- Hunter-Killer#0–6 (2005–06)
- Image United#1–3 (2009–10)
- Spawn#25 (1994) (Cover Art)
- Codename: Stryke Force
- "September Mourning"
Marvel
edit- Civil War: The Initiative,one-shot (2007)
- Cloak and Dagger#7 (1986)
- King Conan#13–16, 19–29 (1982–85)
- Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men:Utopia#1, one-shot (2009)
- Incredible Hulk,vol. 3, #1–3 (2011)
- Marvel Graphic Novel#17: Revenge of theLiving Monolith(1985)
- Master of Kung Fu#119 (1982)
- Star Trek/X-Men,one-shot (among other artists) (1996)
- New X-Men#151–154 (2004)
- Uncanny X-Men#218, 220–222, 224–227, 229, 230, 232–234, 236, 238–244, 246, 247, 249–251, 253–255, 259–261 (1987–90)
- What If?(Sub-Mariner) #41 (1983)
- Web of Spider-Man#16–20, 22 (1986–87)
- Wolverine#31–43, 45, 46, 48–50, 52, 53, 55–57 (1990–92)
- X-Factor#8, 12, 54 (1986–90)
- X-Men: Messiah Complexone-shot (2007)
- X-Menvs.Avengers#1-3 (1987)
Other publishers
edit- Warp Special#2 (First Comics, 1984)
Notes
edit- ^WEEK OF TOP COW: Marc Silvestri,Comic Book Resources,December 1, 2008
- ^"Image Comics Marc Silvestri Profile".
- ^Silvestri, Marc [@Marc_Silvestri] (March 29, 2021)."Thanks so much everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes!!!"(Tweet).RetrievedSeptember 20,2021– viaTwitter.
- ^abRosenberg, Aaron (March 29, 2008)."Happy Birthday: Marc Silvestri"ComicMix.
- ^"Marc Silvestri"Archived2013-02-10 at theWayback Machine.IGN.Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ^ab"The Third Degree: Marc Silvestri".Point of Impact.Image Comics. October 2012. Page 27.
- ^Dean, Michael."The Image Story, part 3"Archived2012-04-06 at theWayback Machine.The Comics Journal.2000. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
- ^"A Force to Be Reckoned With".Electronic Gaming Monthly.No. 96.Ziff Davis.July 1997. p. 87.
- ^Logan, Michael (June 4, 2012)."Exclusive First Look: The Walking Dead Comic Hits 100".TV Guide.
- ^"BATMAN & THE JOKER: THE DEADLY DUO #1".DC.2022-09-21.Retrieved2023-01-11.
References
edit- Marc Silvestrion Marvel
External links
edit- Official website
- Marc Silvestriat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)