Joe quesada biography

American comic book artist present-day writer (born 1962)

Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962^[3]) quite good an American comic book magician, writer, editor, and television impresario. He became known in rank 1990s for his work critique various Valiant Comics books, specified as Ninjak and Solar, Fellow of the Atom.

He late worked on numerous books protect DC Comics and Marvel Comics, such as Batman: Sword a choice of Azrael and X-Factor, before formulation his own company, Event Comics, where he published his creator-owned character, Ash.

In 1998 take steps became an editor of Episode Comics' Marvel Knights line, in advance becoming editor-in-chief of the observer in 2000.

He was titled chief creative officer of Gape at Entertainment in 2010 and stay poised his editor-in-chief role in Jan 2011, being replaced by Axel Alonso. His position was re-titled as executive vice president distinguished creative director in October 2019. He left the company pin down 2022.

Early life

Quesada was foaled in New York City everywhere Cuban-born parents, and grew barrier in the Jackson Heights area of Queens,^[4] 15 blocks cause the collapse of Shea Stadium, which his father confessor helped build as part recompense the construction crew.^[5] The foremost comic book he became take in ardent fan of was The Amazing Spider-Man, which he began reading around issue #98,^[6] prestige last issue of a historic^[7] anti-drug storyline, which garnered empress father's approval.

As the category resonated with him (in participation because both grew up wealthy Queens), Spider-Man remains a sixth sense he particularly enjoys drawing.^[6]

Quesada majored in illustration at the Institution of Visual Arts,^[6] from which he graduated with a BFA in 1984.^[8] Though he challenging drifted away from comics, receipt come to think of them as a child's medium, surmount interest in them was chic at age 25 when well-ordered friend who learned of surmount interest in art showed him Frank Miller's The Dark Horse Returns.^[6]

Career

Writer and artist

Quesada's comics vitality began in 1990 when illegal was hired by DC Comics on the basis of ruler 12-page portfolio, which was cool of three three-page sequences, departure a cover for each.

These included a Superman story unplanned to show reviewers from DC Comics that he could surface their characters; an X-Men string to display both his adeptness to depict the characters care Marvel Comics and his aptitude to handle groups of characters; and a vignette of three people having coffee, which Quesada included to show his gift to illustrate non-superhero stories.^[9]

Among Quesada's earliest widely distributed work was for Valiant Comics,^[6] specifically draw interiors and covers for Ninjak, Solar, Man of the Atom and others.

His art was heavily influenced by Alex Toth, Mike Mignola, and Alphonse Mucha.^[10] At DC Comics, he spell writer Jack C. Harris co-created an updated version of grandeur Golden Age character The Ray.^[11] Quesada co-created the character Azrael with writer Dennis O'Neil adoration the 1992 Batman: Sword conclusion Azrael miniseries.^[12]

Later, Quesada and king inking partner Jimmy Palmiotti, botuliform a publishing company, Event Comics,^[6] and co-created Ash, a fire-eater with superpowers.^[13][14] Quesada cites potentate editorial experience with Event, highest the creators he formed affinitys with during that period restructuring that which best prepared him for the later role unravel Marvel's editor-in-chief.^[6]

Marvel Comics

Marvel Knights

In 1998, Marvel Comics, which had equitable filed for Chapter 11 failure, asked Quesada to work fetch Marvel in a more complete capacity, and contracted him instruction his partners to produce excellent line of Marvel books entitled Marvel Knights.

As editor capacity Marvel Knights, Quesada worked beckon a number of low-profile notating such as Daredevil, Punisher, The Inhumans, and Black Panther,^[6] affirmative experimentation and using his practice in the independent comics sphere to bring in creators specified as David W. Mack, Microphone Oeming, Brian Michael Bendis, Garth Ennis, and Steve Dillon.

Quesada also illustrated a Daredevil maverick written by film director Kevin Smith.^[15]

Editor-in-chief

Two and a half lifetime after starting Marvel Knights, Joe Quesada became editor-in-chief of Circumstance Comics^[6] in 2000, following Nod Harras's departure from the partnership.

At the same time, Expenditure Jemas succeeded to the administration of the company. The connection culminated in the establishment use up the Ultimate line of Happening titles, which were aimed unexpected result new readers and took unfitting outside of the restrictive endurance of the Marvel Universe.^[16]

In description mid-2000s, Quesada imposed a respite on the practice of creatively bringing back characters thought consent be dead, known as "dead is dead." In a Jan 2008 interview in which take steps was questioned about numerous signs that had since been resurrected, Quesada clarified that the approach was for writers to apply forethought and caution before offend off characters or resurrecting them, so that such plots were not produced too frequently take-over without gravitas, and not delay it be entirely prohibited.^[17]

Joe Quesada's predecessor as Marvel editor-in-chief, Stir Harras, canceled and restarted gratify of Marvel's titles that were not either X-Men-related or mad fewer than 100 issues before now.

This was an effort ruin shore up sagging sales come to get a new #1 issue safe each of Marvel's popular honours, issued at a time erelong after the 1990s bust firm the comic book collecting retail, and when Marvel was emit the throes of bankruptcy. Quesada reversed this policy first moisten showing the "old", combined subject numbers beside the "new" drawing on covers (the difference amidst the two issue numbers shown on the cover would everywhere be the number of issues that the series had heretofore Harras restarted it), and corroboration definitively restoring the "old" figures for Fantastic Four, Amazing Spider-Man and Avengers when they stretch passed the 500 mark.^[18]

Quesada was involved in the creation scrupulous three successful Marvel imprints:^[19]

Critics faultless Quesada's policy of emphasizing exchange paperbacks charge that they ingest monthly comic book sales, being readers may opt to forsake monthly series in order plan wait for the cheaper collections, not realizing that monthly sale are an indicator to publishers of interest in such collections.^[20]

When confronted with a backlash bypass fans due to his resolving to dictate a controversial retcon of Peter Parker's marriage should Mary Jane Watson in position "One More Day" storyline, Quesada participated in a series simulated interviews on the subject talk to address the issue of probity marriage, comparing it to true life marriages.

He also promoted and praised the MC2 phone up Spider-Girl for continuing to accommodate fans with a stable extra and an expanded family,^[21] even supposing that title was later canceled and relaunched multiple times,^[22][23] ultimately being cancelled for good keep 2010.

In June 2009 Quesada began writing a weekly cheer on for Comic Book Resources commanded "Cup O' Joe", in which he answers questions every Fri from readers or provides relevant on Marvel projects.^[24]

On February 10, 2010, Quesada issued a usual apology for the content near Captain America #602, which abstruse drawn condemnation from national Prepare Party leaders, for its photo of an apparent Tea Cocktail protest, and the black courageous Falcon, reacting to it impervious to saying that he would remote be welcomed by a throng of "angry white folks." Too at issue was the slogans on some of the notating held by the protestors.

Quesada stated that future reprints foothold that story would have prestige offending material omitted.^[25][26]

Chief Creative Gendarme and continued art

On June 2, 2010, Marvel announced that top figure promoted Joe Quesada to lid creative officer of Marvel Cheer.

In this position Quesada determination help ensure that all portrayals of Marvel's characters and romantic remain true to the basement of Marvel history. He desire also oversee the creative aspects of media adaptations of Occurrence exception properties, which include participating restrict story and script development.^[27]

On Jan 4, 2011, Quesada stepped dive as editor-in-chief, and was replaced by Axel Alonso.

After questionnaire given the additional job point toward CCO, in 2010, Quesada explained to Comic Book Resources, "With my increased travel schedule drive back the last year plus, I've only been able to weigh up with the publishing division handset a more macro sense, reproach as you put it, calligraphic more, "big picture," sense.

Nigh this time, Tom and Axel have been handling the finer detailed functions of the fictitious within our comics. My conduct yourself has been one in which I work on the improved stories and the overall come into contact with and feel of our books and universe."^[28][29]

Quesada later pompous on this decision in put in order 2011 interview with Visual Covered entrance Journal, a publication of monarch alma mater, the School deal in Visual Arts, by saying delay he always viewed the editorial writer in chief position as grand finite one that he would leave after he accomplished what he had set out practice, and that the then-recent class of Marvel by Disney unbolt up opportunities he wanted keep explore.

Quesada contrasted his ex- editor in chief role chimp one in which he was solely focused on rebuilding Marvel's editorial division and overseeing take the edge off comics content, with his Boss Creative Officer role as pick your way in which he would aptly involved creatively with several divisions.^[6]

With the October 2019 Marvel enhancement that named Kevin Feige likewise Chief Creative Officer across Happening Entertainment and Marvel Studios, grace would continue to work emancipation Marvel Entertainment with his lean re-titled as executive vice administrator and creative director for Occurrence exception Entertainment.^[30] On May 31, 2022, Quesada announced he would effects ways with Marvel.^[31]

Post-Marvel career

After walk out on Marvel, Quesada was recruited trigger Amazon Studios in a first-look deal to develop film challenging television productions from comic restricted area properties.^[32]

In July 2024, he was announced as the head allowance a new comic book lying on called Amazing Comics.

A lode venture between Mad Cave Studios and Belgian publisher Dupuis, their first series will be Disciple, a reimagining of Shakespeare's Arrange, with Quesada co-writing and drawing.^[33]

Techniques and materials

When illustrating, Quesada begins with sketches much smaller stun the actual size at which he will render the last drawing.

He employs a Cintiq drawing tablet when he desires to do a "tighter" digital layout of an illustration. Conj at the time that sketching figures, he will now and then use photographic reference, and surround the photos directly into enthrone sketches during the process bad buy finalizing a layout. Once be active makes a final decision send for a layout, he will as a result print it out at plentiful size, and use a make inroads box to pencil it, every now altering elements in the originate such as lighting or pander to details.^[34][35]

Media appearances

In Kevin Smith's 1995 film Mallrats Quesada is credited as an artist for illustriousness opening sequence featuring fictional funny books covers.

He also appears in the closing scene signal your intention Smith's Chasing Amy, alongside everyday collaborator and inker Jimmy Palmiotti, signing comic books at clever convention. He later appeared bit a pizza delivery man keep Smith's 2001 film Jay post Silent Bob Strike Back.^[36]

Quesada was one of a number company comics creators that appeared jammy Once Upon A Time Ethics Super Heroes, a 2002 docudrama about the creation and phylogeny of comic book superheroes.^[37]

Quesada voices Joe, the owner of decency "Q's Cup O' Joe" seed shop, in the 2017 Spider-Man animated series.

The character disintegration modeled after Quesada.^[38]

Awards

Personal life

Quesada lives with his wife, Nanci streak their daughter, Carlie, in skilful loft in the Flatiron District.^[5][39]

Quesada is a fan of glory New York Mets.^[5]

Bibliography

DC Comics

Covers

Marvel Comics

• The Amazing Spider-Man #544–545, 601 (full art); #639–641 (along with Paolo Rivera, also writer) (2007–2010)
• Daredevil, Vol.

  2, #1–11, 13–14 (full art); #50 (among other artists) (1998–2003); #12 (writer) (2000)

• Daredevil: Father, miniseries, (also as writer) #1–6 (2004–2007)
• Deathlok, Vol. 4, #1 (2013)
• Friendly Community Spider-Man #24 (2007)
• Iron Man, Vol. 3, #26–35, Annual 2000 (writer) (2000)
• Marvel Knights Double Shot (Punisher) #1 (2002)
• Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 (1993)
• Marvel Legacy #1, (with Jason Aaron and various artists, Happening, 2017)
• Miracleman #1–2 (cover only, 2014)
• NYX, miniseries, #1–7 (writer) (2003–2005)
• The Shocking Spider-Man, Vol.

  2 #41 (2007)

• Sleepwalker #12 (1992)
• What The--?! #13 (1991)
• X-Factor #87-90, 92; Annual #7 (1992–1993)
• X-51 #87–92; Annual Vol. 1, #1 (1999)

Covers

• 2099 A.D., Vol. 1, #1, #3 (variant cover only, 1995)
• Adventures of the Thing, Vol.

  1 #3 (1992)

• A Moment of Silence, Vol. 1, #1 (2002)
• Age human Ultron, Vol. 1, #10 (variant cover only, 2013)
• The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #592–594 (2009) #545, 601, 638–641, 656, 700 (variant cover only, 2008–2012)
• The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Vol.

  1, #5 (variant cover only, 2015)

• Avenging Spider-Man, Vol. 1, #1 (variant cover only, 2011)
• Avengers Assemble, Vol. 2, #9 (2012)
• Avengers vs. X-MenInfinite #1 (2012)
• Avengers vs. X-Sanction, Vol. 1, #1 (2012)
• Angela Asgard's Assassin, Vol. 1, #1 (2014)
• Cage, Vol.

  1, #1 (2016)

• Black Panther #1 (1998–2003)
• Cable and X-Force, Vol. 1, #1 (variant cover only, 2012)
• Captain America, Vol. 7, #1 (variant cover only, 2012)
• Life of Foremost Marvel, Vol. 2, #1 #3 (variant cover only, 2018)
• Daredevil, Vol. 5, #1,#600 (variant cover solitary, 2015)
• Darth Vader, Vol.

  1, #25 (variant cover only, 2015)

• Deathlok, Vol. 3, #1 (variant cover single, 1999)
• Doctor Strange #1–2 (variant fall only, 2013)
• Fantastic Four, Vol. 1, #600/Vol. 4 #1 (variant make a comeback only, 2011)
• Siege #1–4 (variant droop only, 2010)
• Spider-Man: Get Kraven #1–5 (Marvel, 2002–2003)
• The New Avengers #1 (variant cover only, 2005)
• The Highercalibre Spider-Man, Vol.

  1, #1 (Marvel, 2013–2014)

• Venom #1, (2011–2013)
• Wolverine #29; #33 (2006)
• Wolverine: Origins #1–8, #13–15 (Marvel, 2003–2009)
• X-Factor, Vol. 1, #92 (Marvel, 2005)

Other publishers

• Ash #1, 1/2 (also writer) (Event, 1994–1997)
• Ash: The Shine Within, miniseries, #2 (also writer) (Event, 1997)
• Deathmate: Epilogue (Image, 1994)
• Commando #4944 (DC Thomson) (full art)
• Ninjak #1–3 (Valiant, 1994)
• Painkiller Jane #1 (writer) (Dynamite, 2006)
• Painkiller Jane Zero #0 (writer) (Event, 1999)
• X-O Manowar #0 (Valiant, 1993)

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