Jamal Igle

Jamal Igle
Igle at theEmerald City Comic Conin 2017
Born	Jamal Yaseem Igle
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer,Penciller,Inker,Editor,Colourist
Notable works	Supergirl,vol. 4,Firestorm,vol. 3
Awards	2011Inkpot Awardfor Achievement in Comic Art

Jamal Yaseem Igleis an Americancomic bookartist, editor, art director, marketing executive and animation storyboard artist. The creator of the comic book seriesMolly Dangerhe is also known for hispencilling,inking and coloring work on books such asSupergirl,The Ray,andFirestorm

Career

Igle at the 2010New York Comic Con

Igle decided he wanted to be a professional comic book artist at the age of 14.Igle attained his first job in comics at 17, as an intern at DC Comics, while still attending theHigh School of Art and Design.He later studied at theSchool of Visual Arts.Most of his formal art education centered upon classical illustrators such asBob Peak,Norman Rockwell,andJohn Singer Sargent.After college, Igle worked as a junior art director at an advertisement agency and in a marketing company. Igle's first break as an artist was with a now-defunct publisher called Majestic Entertainment in 1993. He built his resume working for a number of small publishers for years until about 1999, when he left comics for a while to work atSony Animation.Igle spent several months as a storyboard artist for several CGI animated series such asMax SteelandRoughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles.It was during his time at Sony that he received a call from editorBobbie Chaseat Marvel Comics to work onNew WarriorswithJay Faerber.He has been working in comics ever since. Igle has worked in books ranging fromThe Narrative of the Life ofFrederick Douglass,the all-ages action miniseriesRace Against Timeas well as fill-in issues in mainstream titles such asGreen Lantern,G.I. Joe,Martian ManhunterandSupergirl.With writerJay Faerberhas done several works: a four issue run onNew Warriorsand anIron Fist/Wolverineminiseries forMarvel Comics,andVenture,a short-lived creator-owned series forImage Comics.He became the regular artist ofDC Comics' ongoingFirestormseries, beginning with issue #8 (December 2004). In November 2006, DC Comics announced that Igle would be taking over as series artist ofNightwing.

Igle has worked on several projects outside of theUnited Statesincluding theArmy of Angelsgraphic novelforHumanoids Publishing/DC ComicsandPerry Rhodanfor The Perry Rhodan company in Germany.

In December 2005, Jamal signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics, which was publicly announced on January 10, 2006. As part of the contract's announcement, DC Editor Steve Wacker described Jamal as a "triple threat," stating "Jamal has the best combination in an artist: he's scary talented, super reliable, and one of the nicest guys in the business."Igle was also honored at the 40th Anniversary edition ofSan Diego Comic-Conwith theInkpot Awardfor Achievement in Comic Art.

Igle was the artist on theRaytitle that debuted in September 2011 as part of the DC'sNew 52relaunch.

On January 2, 2012, Igle announced the end of his DC Comics exclusive contract on his personal blog.

In November 2013, Igle began working atAction Lab Comics,serving as Co-Director of Marketing and Press Relations until March 2015, when was promoted to Vice President of Marketing.He announced he was leaving the company in October 2016, and was working on the next installment ofMolly Danger,which would remain part of that publisher's imprint for younger readers.

Other work

In July 2006, Jamal joined the staff of theArt Students League of New York.

In 2022, Igle joined the staff of theSchool of Visual Arts,as an instructor in the BFA Comics department,beginning with that year's Fall semester.

Art style

Regarding the influences on his art style, Igle has stated:

"Well, that's hard to say because they are so varied. I'm not only a comics fan but a fan of fine art, film, television, and theater so my influences includeSteve Rude,Al Williamson,Alan Davis,Brian Bolland,Dave Stevens,Mark Shultz, Joseph Clemet Cole, Louise Gordon,Sam Raimi,Tim Burton,Audu Paden and the list keeps growing. I'm influenced by everyone I see and talk to. I'm a student of the world and I learn and grow everyday.

Personal life

Igle and his wife Karine have a daughter named Catherine.As of November 2012, they live inBrooklyn.

Bibliography

Crusade

• Shi: The Way of the Warrior#8 (1996)
• Shi: Kaidan#1
• Atomik Angels#1
• Tomoe/Witchblade: Fire Sermon(1996)

Dark Horse Comics

• The Terminator:Enemy of My Enemysix issue series (2014)
• Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine#1–3 (withScott Snyder,reprint of Comixology digital series, 2024)

Dark Angel

• Race against Time#1-3
• Blackjack: Blood and Honor

DC

• Action Comics#900 (among other artists) (2011)
• Countdown to Final Crisis#21, 4 (2007–08)
• Countdown: Search forRay Palmer,miniseries, #1 (2007)
• Famous first: Green Lantern(2002)
• Golden AgeSecret Files(Dr. Sivana) (2001)
• Green Lantern,vol. 3, #52 (among other artists) (1994); #146, 157, 174,Secret Files#3 (2002–04)
• Green Lantern Corps#18 (2007)
• Impulse#58 (along with Grey) (2000)
• Kobalt#7 (1994)
• Martian Manhunter#36 (2001)
• Sensation Comics featuringWonder Woman#11 (2015)
• Supergirl,vol. 3, #71 (2002)
• Supergirl,vol. 4, #34-40, 42-46, 50-59 (2008–11)
• Superman# 713-714 (2011)
• Superman: War of the Supermen,miniseries, #1 (2010)
• Firestorm,vol. 3, #8-10,12-21,23-32 (2004–06)
• Nightwing#129-131, 133-134 (2007)
• Teen Titansvol. 5, # 52, 55 (2007–08)
• Tangent:Superman's Reign,miniseries, #2-6 (2008)
• The RayMiniseries, #1-4 (2011–2012)
• Wonder Woman:Our Worlds at War(among other artists) (2001)
• World's Finest,miniseries,(Supergirl & Batgirl) #3 (2009)
• Zatanna#11, 13-15 (2011)

Marvel

• Daredevil/Shi:Blind Faith(1997)
• New Warriors,vol. 2, #7-10 (2000)
• Iron FistandWolverine,miniseries, #1-4 (2000–01)
• Iron Man,vol. 3, #44 (along with Keron Grant; 2001)
• Marvel Age Spider-Man#14

Other publishers

• G.I. Joe#8, 10
• Noble Causes#2 (Image, 2002)
• Trinity Angels#10-11 (along with other artists) (Acclaim, 1998)
• Venture,miniseries, #1-4 (Image, 2003)
• Gateway Legends#2 (Originally penciled in 1996 for Living Legends Entertainment) (Gateway Comics, 2012)
• KISS#1-2, covers for issues 5 and 6 (IDW publishing, 2012)
• Molly Danger: Book One(Action Lab Entertainment, 2013)
• BLACK1-6 (Black Mask Studios, 2017)
• The Wrong Earth,#1-6 (Ahoy Comics, 2018)
• The Wrong Earth: Night and Day,#1-6 (Ahoy Comics, 2020)
• The Wrong Earth: Dead Ringers,#1-5 (Ahoy Comics, 2024)

External links

• JamalIgle.comJamal Igle official website.
• Jamal Igleat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
• Comic Geek SpeakComic Geek Interview with Jamal Igle at the 2006 New York Comic-con
• Comic Geek SpeakInterview May 2006 With Jamal Igle
• Where Monsters Dwell interview
• The Comics Journal“I Spent Seven Years in the Belly of the Beast”: An Interview with Jamal Igle