After beginning his writing career on DC horror titles, David
Michelinie moved to Marvel. He and co-writer/inker Bob Layton
established Iron Man's battle with alcoholism, use of specialized
armor variants and vendetta against Doctor Doom, as well as other
aspects of the character that endure to this day. Michelinie's
unique blend of action, suspense and humor distinguished not only
Iron Man, but also Amazing Spider-Man. With artist Todd McFarlane,
he introduced the vicious vigilante Venom; he also wrote the first
Venom limited series, Lethal Protector. Michelinie's run as Amazing
writer was second in length only to that of Stan Lee himself, while
he also authored tie-in titles Spectacular Spider-Man, Web of
Spider-Man and Spider-Man. He moved from Marvel's flagship
character to DC's with a stint on Superman's Action Comics, later
returning to the world of Tony Stark for writing collaborations
with Bob Layton on Iron Man- Legacy of Doom and Iron Man- The
End.
Al Milgrom, A.K.A. "Editori-Al," is renowned as writer, editor,
penciler and inker - and held most of those positions on
Spectacular Spider-Man. He also contributed to SSM's sibling
Amazing Spider-Man. He penciled West Coast Avengers for four years
and inked X-Factor for eight. His artwork has also appeared in
Avengers, Captain America, Thor and most X-titles, including the
classic Kitty Pryde and Wolverine. As editor, he oversaw Marvel's
Epic imprint and the sixty-issue run of Marvel Fanfare, where his
satirical self-portraits made his face as recognizable as any super
hero's mask. At DC, he co-created Firestorm the Nuclear Man with
Gerry Conway.
Gerry Conway wrote Daredevil, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and others.
He was instrumental in Marvel's 1970s horror boom with work on
Man-Thing, Tomb of Dracula and Werewolf by Night. His years on
Amazing Spider-Man yielded such historic highlights as the
groundbreaking death of Gwen Stacy and the debut of the Punisher.
He also wrote DC's Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Legion of
Super-Heroes. For TV, he has written and produced episodes of
Diagnosis- Murder, Hercules- The Legendary Journeys, Huntress and
Matlock.
Hired on the strength of his Official Marvel Tryout penciling
submission, Mark Bagley rose to prominence as the artist of 1990s
sleeper hit New Warriors. Following an acclaimed run on Amazing
Spider-Man, he worked with writer Kurt Busiek on Thunderbolts. When
Marvel launched its Ultimate line, Bagley and Brian Michael Bendis
led the way with Ultimate Spider-Man, whose years of success made
the pair the longest-running creative team in Marvel history.
Bendis and Bagley have also collaborated on Avengers Assemble and
the creator-owned Brilliant. His subsequent credits include
Fantastic Four, Cataclysm- The Ultimates' Last Stand, Hulk, All-New
X-Men and Venom.
Chris Marrinan has illustrated such titles as Nova, Spider-Man,
Marvel Comics Presents and Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme for
Marvel, as well as DC's Wonder Woman.
Guang Yap began his comics career at Aircel Publishing, co-writing
and co-penciling Dragonring, and inking Samurai. Moving to Marvel
in 1991, he illustrated several Spider-Man and X-Men family
annuals, plus a Ghost Rider/Cable team-up serial for Marvel Comics
Presents. At DC, Yap contributed inks to several Green Lantern
titles, including Mosaic and Green Lantern Corps Quarterly, before
transitioning into the animation industry. Under the name Robert
Yap, he has storyboarded several children's cartoons including
Arthur's Perfect Christmas and the TV series Sagwa, the Chinese
Siamese Cat.
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