Marc Silvestri at a 2006 comic book convention.

Marc Silvestri, (born on March 29, 1958), is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He currently acts as the CEO for Top Cow Productions. Image File history File links Marc_Silvestri_at_ComiCon_2006. ... Image File history File links Marc_Silvestri_at_ComiCon_2006. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comic Book Artist is an American magazine primarily devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published between the 1960s and the present-day. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Top Cow Productions (TCP) is an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in the 1992. ...

Biography

Born in Palm Beach, Florida, Silvestri began his career at Marvel Comics, and is best-known as the penciller of Uncanny X-Men between 1987 and 1990. He then spent two years pencilling its spin-off title Wolverine. Being largely seasonal, downtown Palm Beachs streets are virtually vacant in the summer. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... A penciller (or penciler) is one of a number of artists working within the comic industry. ... The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ...

In 1992, Silvestri became one of the original seven artists - along with Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Rob Liefeld, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane and Jim Valentino - to form the breakaway comics company Image Comics. Silvestri's stable of titles was published under the imprint Top Cow with the first title released being Cyberforce. The demands of publishing meant Silvestri's time to spend on his own artwork steadily diminished. Many of Silvestri's stories were scripted by his brother, Eric Silvestri. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Whilce Portacio is a Filipino-American comic book artist. ... Rob Liefeld, born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California, is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ... Cover to The Savage Dragon (original miniseries) #1. ... Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur. ... The Guardians of the Galaxy as drawn by Valentino. ... Image Comics Logo Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ... Top Cow Productions (TCP) is an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in the 1992. ... Cyberforce is an action-adventure comic book created by Marc Silvestri. ...

Disputes among the Image partners led to Silvestri briefly leaving the publisher in 1996, but he soon returned after Liefeld severed his own ties with Image.

Top Cow's successes include the titles Witchblade, The Darkness, Inferno Hellbound (publication of which was interrupted for unknown reasons) and Fathom. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Darkness is a series of comics produced by Top Cow Productions (TCP). ... Fathom Issue #0, character Aspen Matthews pictured Fathom is a comic book created by Michael Turner and originally published by Top Cow Productions. ...

In 2004 Silvestri made a brief return to Marvel to pencil several issues of X-Men, collaborating with writer Grant Morrison. Later in the year, he launched a new Top Cow title, Hunter-Killer with writer Mark Waid. He provided covers for the Marvel Comics mini-series, X-Men: Deadly Genesis by Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine. The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... Cover to Hunter Killer #2 by Marc Silvestri Hunter-Killer is a comic book series from Top Cow Productions, written by Mark Waid and penciled by Marc Silvestri for the first story arc. ... Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. ... Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an American cartoonist and writer. ... Trevor Hairsine is a British comics artist. ...

In June 2006 Top Cow released a Cyberforce #0 featuring the art talents of Silvestri. Cyberforce is an action-adventure comic book created by Marc Silvestri. ...

Externals links

• Marc Silvestri - official site
• Marc Silvestri on Marvel.com