Cosmic Madness 2019 First Round : Jack Kirby Region
Welcome to the first round of Cosmic Madness!
And here we have the region named after the legendary Jack Kirby, featuring the artistic talents of Mike Deodato, Greg Capullo, Esad Ribic, and of course the one and only Jim Lee!
All you have to do is pick which artists you want to win in each contest. The first round of voting will go from March 20-24, with the second round kicking off on March 25.
All the info you need, including the complete bracket and info about the contest, is available at Cosmic Madness HQ! Now GET TO VOTING!
Mike Deodato
Mike Deodato Jr., is the professional pseudonym of Brazilian comic book artist Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho. He is best known for Wonder Woman, Elektra, Thor, Original Sin, Old Man Logan, Thanos, and Infinity War. Deoodato has one of the largest backlog of comics on our list of artists and he’s just getting better with age. Having just finished Infinity War, we’ll look to see what book Deodato decides to do next.
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Greg Capullo
Capullo is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Spawn Batman, Metal and Reborn. Many of his designs laid the foundation of the New 52 and his newest creation, The Batman Who Laughs, is already a fan favorite. Capullo has been popping up here and there but word is a new Batman: Last Knight on Earth book with Scott Snyder will be releasing sometime in 2019.
David Marquez
Marquez is an American comic book artist best known for his works at Marvel such as Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Defenders, Civil War II and All-New X-Men, with writer Brian Michael Bendis as well as for his first creator-owned book, The Joyners in 3D, with writer R.J. Ryan. Many of the artists on our list have a very distinct style and Marquez is no different. However there may not be as many on our list who maintain that style while looking quite as clean.
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Esad Ribic
Ribić is a Croatian comic book artist and animator, known for his work on various titles for Marvel Comics, including Loki, Silver Surfer: Requiem, Sub-Mariner: The Depths and the 2015 Secret Wars. His art on Thor helped to launch Jason Aaron’s run that continues to this day. So Ribic could probably make a living on his covers alone we are grateful he still decides to put out quality books like VS at Image.
Marco Checchetto
Checchetto is an Italian comic-book artist who has drawn Marvel Comics' Old Man Hawkeye, Gamora, Obi Wan and Anakin and the current Daredevil series. His resume may just be beginning but as you’ll see for yourself, his name is one to keep an eye on in the future.
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Liam Sharp
Sharp is a British comic book artist, writer who has drawn Wonder Woman, Batman/Wonder Woman The Brave and the Bold, and currently Green Lantern with Grant Morrison. Sharp’s Green Lantern is truly a masterpiece. Channeling his inner Neal Adams and John Byrne, Sharp’s art is reminiscent of comics past and yet feels like something we’ve never seen before.
Chris Bachalo
Bachalo is a Canadian comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. He became well known for stints on DC Comics' Shade, the Changing Man and Neil Gaiman's two Death series. Chris has also illustrated several of Marvel Comics' X-Men-related series, including Generation X (which he co-created), X-Men Vol. 2, Uncanny X-Men, and Ultimate X-Men. Most recently his work has been seen on Doctor Strange, and Spider-Man Deadpool.
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Jim Lee
Lee is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Co-Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. He entered the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as Alpha Flight and The Punisher War Journal, before gaining popularity on The Uncanny X-Men. X-Men No. 1, the 1991 spin-off series premiere that Lee penciled and co-wrote with Chris Claremont. In 1992, Lee and several other artists formed their own publishing company, Image Comics, to publish their creator-owned titles, with Lee publishing titles such as WildC.A.T.s and Gen¹³ through his studio Wildstorm Productions. Lee has also illustrated successful titles set in DC's main fictional universe, such as the year-long "Batman: Hush" and "Superman: For Tomorrow" storylines.
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Check out the results for the Jack Kirby Region so far!
And don't stop there! Be sure to vote in the WILL EISNER, STAN LEE,
and BOB KANE regions, too!