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M. D. Bright

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Mark D. Bright(December 27, 1955 – March 27, 2024) was an Americancomic bookandstoryboardartist. Sometimes credited asDoc Bright(a play on his initials), he was best known for pencilling theMarvel ComicsIron Manstory "Armor Wars",the twoGreen Lantern: Emerald Dawnminiseries forDC Comics,for painting the cover to Marvel Comics'Transformers#5 and for co-creatingQuantum and Woodywith writerChristopher J. Priest.Bright later became a freelance storyboard artist, although he and Priest reunited for a five-issueQuantum and Woodyminiseries[1]published by the new incarnation of Valiant Comics in 2014–2015, but set in the continuity of the originalQuantum and Woodyseries.

M. D. Bright
BornMark D. Bright
(1955-12-27)December 27, 1955
DiedMarch 27, 2024(2024-03-27)(aged 68)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Penciller,Inker
Notable works
Power Man and Iron Fist
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Quantum and Woody
Solo Avengers(Hawkeyefeature)
Icon
Iron Man

Biography

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Quantum & Woody: Director's Cut Trade by VALIANT Comics

Bright was born on December 27, 1955 and grew up inMontclair, New Jersey.[2][3]His work in comics began in 1978 with a three-page story inHouse of Mystery#257(April 1978)[4]His first regular work was providing the art for theChristopher J. Priest(then going by his birth name, Jim Owsley) pennedFalconmini-series in 1983. One issue had been completed by artistPaul Smith,and Bright pencilled the remaining three issues.

Bright again collaborated with Priest on the final 10 issues ofPower Man and Iron Fist.Bright's regular-artist runs on comic-book series includeSolo Avengers,Iron Man,G.I. Joe,Green Lantern,Action Comics(when it was published weekly),Milestone Comics'IconandAcclaim Comics'Quantum and Woody.Although Bright inked some of his covers, most of his interior comics artwork was created in collaboration with an inker, primarilyRomeo Tanghal,Randy Emberlin,Greg Adams and Mike Gustovich. During his years as a full-time comic book artist, Bright also provided artwork for analogous trading cards: The Green Lantern Hal Jordan card forImpel's1992DC Cosmic Cards,approximately one-third ofImpel's1991 G.I. Joe trading card set, and all of the Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps artwork forImpel/Skybox's1993 DCCosmic Teamstrading cards.

After 20 years in American comic books, Bright moved into storyboarding for commercials, and live-action television and feature films, notably includingM. Night Shyamalan'sThe Last Airbender.He has occasionally returned to comics, including an Untold Tales of theNew Universeone-shot for Marvel Comics and aTransformers Spotlightissue forIDW Publishing.

Bright also createdthe Damagedcomic series with Jason McKee of A-10 Comics.[5]Bright's Christian-themed comic strip...level path, that he writes and draws, is occasionally updated on his website.

Bright died on March 27, 2024, at the age of 68.[6]

Bibliography

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Comics work (interior pencil art) includes:

DC Comics

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Milestone Media

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  • Hardware#14 (fill-in pencils, with writer Dwayne McDuffie, 1994)
  • Icon#1–10, 13–17, 19–25, 27–31, 33–36, 38–42 (1993–97)
  • Milestone Forever#1–2, (partial pencils for 48-page specials, with writer Dwayne McDuffie, 2010)
  • Worlds CollideSpecial(1994)

Paradox Press

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  • The Big Book of Bad(one page story, pencils and inks, DC Comics/Paradox Press, 1998)
  • The Big Book of Little Criminals(one page story, pencils and inks, DC Comics/Paradox Press, 1996)
  • The Big Book of Urban Legends(one page story, pencils and inks, DC Comics/Paradox Press, 1994)
  • The Big Book of the Weird Wild West(one page story, pencils and inks with writer John Whalen, DC Comics/Paradox Press, 1998)

Marvel Comics

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Other publishers

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(Quantum and Woodynote: The series was canceled in 1998 with issue #17. WhenAcclaim Comicsreorganized and relaunched its comic book line the following year,Quantum and Woodyresumed publication. As a joke to capitalize on the number of months that had passed since issue #17, the first new issue released was #32, to match the number of months the series had been off the stands, as if the series had continued all along. Issue #32 features a storyline that has jumped ahead, with no indication of what has happened just before, and a cliffhanger ending that only would have been resolved hadQuantum and Woodycontinued publishing for an additional 15 months. The following month it resumed its original numbering at #18, picking up the narrative from #17. Bright penciled through issue #20, but issue #21 was a fill-in by artistOscar Jimenez,and the series' last, as it was cancelled once again.)

As writer or co-writer

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  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero(Marvel Comics) issue #109 (credited as co-plotter)
  • Static#44-45 (Milestone Media, 1997)

As pin-up contributor, partial list only

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Reprints and collections of M.D. Bright's work

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  • Iron Man: The Armor Wars(reprintsIron Man#225–232, features seven issues by Bright, Marvel Comics, 1990)
  • The Many Armors of Iron Man
  • Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn(first printing, newsprint paper stock, reprintsGreen Lantern: Emerald Dawn#1–6, DC Comics, 1991)
  • Icon: A Hero's Welcome(first printing, reprintsIcon#1–8, DC Comics, 1996)
  • GOAT: H.A.E.D.U.S.#1 (contains 3 pages fromQuantum and Woody#15, Acclaim Comics 1998)
  • Quantum and Woody: The Director's Cut(reprintsQuantum and Woody#1–4, plus new pages, features four issues by Bright, Acclaim Comics, 1997)
  • Quantum and Woody: Kiss Your Ass Goodbye(reprintsQuantum and Woody#5–8, plus new pages, features four issues by Bright, Acclaim Comics, 1998)
  • Quantum and Woody: Holy S-Word, We're Cancelled?!(reprintsQuantum and Woody#9–12, plus new pages, features three issues by Bright, Acclaim Comics, 1998)
  • Quantum and Woody: Magnum Force(reprintsQuantum and Woody#13–16, plus new pages, features four issues by Bright, Acclaim Comics, 1999)
  • G.I. Joevol 4 (reprintsG.I. Joe#31–40, reprints Bright's partial pages within issue #s 35 & 36, Marvel Comics, 2002)
  • Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn(second printing, reprintsGreen Lantern: Emerald Dawn#1–6, features six issues by Bright, DC Comics, 2003)
  • Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II(reprintsGreen Lantern: Emerald Dawn II,features six issues by Bright, DC Comics, 2003
  • Iron Man: Armor Wars(new edition, colors reseparated and glossy paper, reprintsIron Man#225–232, features seven issues by Bright, Marvel Comics, 2007)
  • Iron Man: The Dragon Seed Saga(reprintsIron Manissues #270–275, features one issue by Bright, Marvel Comics, 2008)
  • Iron Man: The Many Armors of Iron Man(new edition with new color separations and glossy paper stock from 1993 version, now includesIron Manissue #200, one issue by Bright, Marvel Comics, 2008)
  • Iron Man: Armor Wars(new edition, second printing, black cover, reprintsIron Man#225–232, features seven issues by Bright, Marvel Comics, 2010)
  • Iron Man: Armor Wars ProloguereprintsIron Man#215–224, features eight issues by Bright, Marvel Comics, 2010)
  • Classic G.I. Joevol. 4 (reprint of Marvel's 2002G.I. Joevol. 4 trade paperback, IDW Publishing, 2009)
  • Icon: A Hero's Welcome(second printing, reprintsIcon#1–8, DC Comics, 2009)
  • Icon: The Mothership Connection(reprintsIcon#13, 19–22, features three and a half issues by Bright, DC Comics, 2010)
  • Classic G.I. Joevol. 9 (reprintsG.I. Joe#81–90, features two issues by Bright, IDW Publishing, 2010)
  • Classic G.I. Joevol. 10 (reprintsG.I. Joe#91–100, features six issues by Bright, IDW Publishing, 2011)
  • Classic G.I. Joevol. 11 (reprints G.I. Joe #101–110, features seven issues by Bright, IDW Publishing, 2011)
  • The Complete Quantum and Woody Classic Omnibus(reprints the complete original Q&W series, along with two additional original-era Valiant comics)
  • Milestone Compendium One(reprintsBlood Syndicate#1-12,Hardware#1-12,Icon#1-10,Shadow Cabinet#0,Static#1-8,Xombi#0-11; features ten issues by Bright, DC Comics/Milestone Media, 2022)
  • Milestone Compendium Two(reprintsBlood Syndicate#13-23,Hardware#13-21,Icon#11-21,Shadow Cabinet#1-4,Static#9-20,Steel#6-7,Superboy#6-7,Superman: The Man of Steel#35-36,Worlds Collide#1; features nine issues by Bright, DC Comics/Milestone Media, 2023)

References

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  1. ^Voice, The Valiant."Valiant Entertainment".Valiant Entertainment.
  2. ^"Official Obituary of Mark D Bright".Martin's Home For Service Inc.RetrievedApril 2,2024.
  3. ^MD Bright Biography
  4. ^"CBDB".cbdb.
  5. ^The Damaged #1
  6. ^Johnston, Rich (April 1, 2024)."MD Bright of Armor Wars, Quantum & Woody and Icon Dies, Aged 68".Bleeding Cool.RetrievedApril 1,2024.
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