Frank Tieri entered the early part of the new century as writer on
diverse titles such as Wolverine, Iron Man and Weapon X. His
Hercules limited series cast the Avenger as a reality-TV star
reliving his twelve trials, continuing the lighthearted legacy of
Olympus’ favorite son. Tieri’s Underworld and Civil War: War Crimes
explored the effects of the heroes’ registration fight on Marvel’s
criminal element. World War Hulk: Gamma Corps followed the next
generation of gamma-irradiated superhumans as they sought to kill
the Hulk. And Dark Reign: Lethal Legion charted the crash-and-burn
exploits of an ad hoc team of bad guys as they vainly sought to
topple Norman Osborn from power. Tieri, whose Marvel credits also
includes New Excalibur, explored Weirdworld in the pages of Black
Knight.
Sean Chen came to fame drawing such titles as X-O Manowar,
Bloodshot and Harbinger for Valiant Comics. At Marvel, he
illustrated a multi-year run on Kurt Busiek’s Iron Man, as well as
Wolverine, Elektra and X-Men: The End. Chen’s later credits include
Nova, Mighty Avengers and Avengers Academy.
Mark Texeira worked on Marvel’s New Universe titles, including
Psi-Force and Kickers, Inc., and other books — but his reputation
caught fire in the early 1990s as a revamped Ghost Rider returned
the character to fan-favorite status. Texeira helped introduce
Black Panther to Marvel Knights in an acclaimed run, and his art
has long been a regular sight for Marvel readers — particularly on
gritty characters like Wolverine, Moon Knight, Punisher and a
return to Ghost Rider.
Barry Windsor-Smith — best known for Marvel’s Conan and Red Sonja —
also illustrated memorable Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man and Daredevil
stories; he revealed Wolverine’s origin in the “Weapon X” serial.
Windsor-Smith has also published several art books in the tradition
of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
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