Mark Brooks | |
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Born | April 12, 1973 |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Penciller, cover artist |
Notable works | Avengers, Secret Empire, Han Solo |
Awards | Inkpot Award (2014)[1] |
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Mark Brooks is an American comic book artist. For his cover art, he was awarded the Inkpot Award in 2014.
He has produced designs for a line of Marvel figures manufactured by Sideshow Collectibles.[2][3]
Brooks' first published work was in 10th Muse, written by Marv Wolfman for Image Comics, in which he penciled the Atlas back-up stories in 2001. His first cover was a variant for the Atlas #1 one-shot from Avatar Press, which he also penciled.[4] His other early work included illustrating the covers for Transformers: More Than Meet the Eyes for Dreamwave Productions, G.I Joe vs. the Transformers for Devil's Due Publishing, and Ultraman Tiga for Dark Horse Comics.[5]
In 2004, Brooks penciled and provided the cover art for a number of issues of Marvel Age Spider-Man, his first collaboration with Marvel. He then worked on Cable & Deadpool for two issues before moving on to illustrate the first arc of Amazing Fantasy (vol.2) featuring Anya Corazon. He signed an exclusive contract with Marvel the same year.[6] Since then he has worked on various projects including penciling issues of The Amazing Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man Annual, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, and providing cover art for titles such as Araña: The Heart of the Spider, Avengers: The Initiative, Dark Reign: Young Avengers, and X-Men: Legacy.[5]
In 2014, Brooks was awarded the Inkpot Award.[1]
In 2016, Brooks gained critical acclaim and was nominated for the Eisner Award in two categories, best penciler/inker and best limited series, for his work in the Han Solo miniseries with writer Marjorie Liu, set between the original Star Wars film and The Empire Strikes Back.[7]
In 2017, Brooks was the main cover artist for the 12-issue Secret Empire crossover storyline written by Nick Spencer.[citation needed]
In 2022, Brooks was the main cover artist for the Judgment Day crossover event written by Kieron Gillen.[citation needed]
Brooks primarily pencils his work digitally before colouring and rendering them with markers, coloured pencils, and acrylic paint.[10]
His style has been compared to that of artist Alex Ross, who is known for his realistic depiction of comic book characters.[11]