American comic book artist (born 1964)
Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an
American
comic book artist who has worked for
Marvel Comics ,
DC Comics ,
Dark Horse Comics ,
CrossGen Comics and
Image Comics .
Early life
Aaron Lopresti was born January 7, 1964
[1]
[2] in
Portland, Oregon . After studying business for a year at
Oregon State University , Lopresti left to pursue his passion for film. After two years of community college, went to study at
USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles.
[3]
Career
Lopresti's first published work of note was the
Malibu Comics title
Sludge , in 1993. He has since gone on to illustrate such titles as
Marvel 's
X-Men ,
Captain Marvel ,
Planet Hulk and
Ms. Marvel and was the artist for
DC 's
Wonder Woman for issues #20-23, 26–30, 32–40, switching shifts with artist
Bernard Chang . He drew covers for both
Adventure Comics and
Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton , as well as interior art for
Justice League: Generation Lost . Lopresti was amongst the new creative talent running DC Comics'
The New 52 relaunch in 2011, becoming the penciller of the new
Justice League International series, working with writer
Dan Jurgens .
[4] In June 2012 it was announced that Lopresti and writer
Christy Marx will be producing a revival of
Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld in the
Sword of Sorcery title.
[5]
Since that time, Lopresti has written and illustrated the serialized
Garbage Man series for DC Comics which appeared in the anthology mini-series'
Weird Worlds and
My Greatest Adventure and dealt with the adventures of a young corporate lawyer turned toxic muck monster who, according to Lopresti, was created because "the DCU needed a monster/hero character to replace
Swamp Thing which at the time was being held captive by
Vertigo ".
[6] That project was followed by work on
Detective Comics and
Legends of the Dark Knight . In 2015–2016, Lopresti wrote and illustrated his first creator-owned project,
Power Cubed , published by
Dark Horse Comics and wrote and illustrated the revamped
Metamorpho series for
DC Comics .
Influences
Comics artists that Lopresti has named as influences include
Berni Wrightson ,
Neal Adams ,
Michael Golden ,
Jim Steranko ,
Brian Bolland . Illustrators who have influenced him include
Frank Frazetta ,
James Bama ,
William Stout ,
JC Leyendecker ,
Brian Froud ,
Robert McGinnis and
Chuck Jones .
[3]
Other contemporary artists Lopresti has named as his favorites include
Adam Hughes ,
Travis Charest , Mark Schultz,
Mike Ploog ,
Peter de Sève ,
Walt Simonson ,
Alan Davis ,
Barry Windsor-Smith ,
Chris Ayers ,
Claire Wendling , Dave Johnson,
Rudy Nebres and
Alex Nino .
[3]
Personal life
Lopresti and his wife Shelley have two children, Josh and Samantha.
[3]
Bibliography
Empire Comics
Wraith of God (2022), artist and writer
Wraith of God: Bloodhunters (2023), artist and writer
DC
Aquaman vol. 8 #56 (with writer
Kyle Higgins , 2020)
Catwoman vol. 4 #25 (with writer
John Layman , 2013)
Convergence #7 (with writers
Jeff King and
Scott Lobdell , 2015)
Countdown to Final Crisis #12 ("Origin of
Circe " backup story, with writer
Scott Beatty , 2008)
Damage vol. 2 #9-16, Annual #1 (with writer
Robert Venditti , 2018–2019)
Death of
Hawkman #1-6 (with writer
Marc Andreyko , 2016–2017)
Detective Comics vol. 2 #26, 28-29 (with writer John Layman, 2014)
Earth 2 #15.2 (
Solomon Grundy , with writer
Matt Kindt , 2013)
Elseworlds 80-Page Giant #1 one-shot (among other artists, 1999)
Future Quest Presents #9-11 (
The Herculoids , with writer
Rob Williams , 2018)
Green Lantern 80-Page Giant #3 (among other artists, 2000)
Guy Gardner : Warrior #40 (with writer Beau Smith, 1996)
Harley Quinn vol. 3 #67 (among other artists, 2020)
JSA Returns : National Comics #1 (with writer
Mark Waid , 1999)
Justice League vol. 4 #41-42, 48–50, Annual #2 (with writers Robert Venditti and Si Spurrier, 2020)
Justice League: Generation Lost #1, 5, 8, 11, 14, 18, 24 (with writer
Judd Winick , 2010–2011)
Justice League International vol. 3 #1-5, 7-12 (with writer
Dan Jurgens , 2011–2012)
Legends of Tomorrow #1-6 (
Metamorpho , writer/artist, 2016)
Legion of Superheroes vol. 4 #41 (with writer
Jim Shooter , 2008)
Martian Manhunter /
Marvin the Martian Special #1 (with writers Steve Orlando and Frank Barbiere, 2017)
My Greatest Adventure vol. 2 #1-6 (Garbage Man, writer/artist, 2011–2012)
The New 52: Futures End #4, 7, 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, 33, 37 (with writers
Brian Azzarello ,
Jeff Lemire ,
Dan Jurgens , and
Keith Giffen , 2014–2015)
Plastic Man Special #1 (with writer
Ty Templeton , 1999)
Robin Vol. 2 #23-24 (with writer
Chuck Dixon , 1995, 1996)
Superboy vol. 4 #66-67 (with writer
Karl Kesel , 1999)
Superboy and the Ravers #11-12 (with writers Karl Kesel and Steve Mattsson, 1997)
Sword of Sorcery vol. 2 #0-3, 5-8 (
Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld , with writer
Christy Marx , 2012–2013)
Takion #1-7 (with writer
Paul Kupperberg , 1996)
Tales from the Dark Multiverse:
Infinite Crisis #1 (with writer
James Tynion IV , 2020)
Weird Worlds vol. 2 #1-6 (Garbage Man, writer/artist, 2011)
Wonder Woman vol. 3, #20-23, 26–30, 32–36, 38-40 (with writer
Gail Simone , 2008–10)
Wonder Woman vol. 5 #73 (with writer Steve Orlando, 2019)
Wonder Woman/
Conan #1-6 (with writer Gail Simone, 2017–2018)
Marvel
The Amazing Spider-Man , #365, 368, 370–372, 375 (backup stories, with writers Al Milgrom, J.M. DeMatteis, and David Michelinie, 2009)
Amazing Spider-Man Annual , #26-27 (backup stories, with writers Mike Lackey and David Michelinie, 2009)
Captain Marvel vol. 3 #19-22 (With writer Peter David, 2004)
Civil War :
X-Men miniseries, #3 (2006)
Darkhawk Annual #2 (1993)
New Excalibur #2-14 (With writer Chris Claremont, 2004–05)
Generation X #46-47 (1998–99)
Hulk Giant-Size #1 (among other artists) (2006)
Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular #1 (1990)
Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #96-99, 102-103 (With writer Greg Pak, 2006–07)
Marvel Comics Presents (
Spider-Man ) #39 (1990)
Ms. Marvel vol. 2 #13-24 (With writer Brian Reed, 2007–2008)
Namor, the Sub-Mariner #51 (1994)
New X-Men #16-19 (With writers Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, 2005)
Uncanny X-Men #403, 406 (With writer Joe Casey, 2002)
Other publishers
Atomic Toybox #1 (Image, 1999)
Countdown #1-6 (With writer Jeff Mariotte, 2000)
Lady Death : A Medieval Tale #11-12 (CrossGen, 2004)
Marriage of Hercules and Xena #1 (Topps, 1998)
Mystic #31-34, 36–39, 41-43 (With writer Tony Bedard, CrossGen, 2003–04)
Notes
^
Comics Buyer's Guide #1650; February 2009; Page 107
^
Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005).
"Comics Industry Birthdays" .
Comics Buyer's Guide . Archived from
the original on February 18, 2011.
^
a
b
c
d Lopresti, Aaron
"Biography" . aaronlopresti.com. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
^ Rogers, Vaneta (August 17, 2011).
"The DCnU Take 2: Justice League International" .
Newsarama . Archived from
the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012 .
^ Rogers, Vaneta (June 8, 2012).
"DC Adds Four to New 52, Including DiDio's Phantom Stranger " .
Newsarama . Archived from
the original on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012 . This new series...will launch with the return of Amethyst to the New 52. Written by Christy Marx with art by Aaron Lopresti, the comic will show how Amethyst finds out she's the lost princess of Gemworld.
^
"Newsarama | GamesRadar+" . 19 January 2024.
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