 Bagley's cover for Ultimate Spider-Man #65. Bagley's run on the book has been one of the most successful of his career. Mark Bagley (born August 7, 1957) is an American comic book artist for Marvel Comics. He has worked on titles such as The Amazing Spider-Man, Thunderbolts, New Warriors, and Ultimate Spider-Man. Download high resolution version (550x832, 70 KB)Cover art from Ultimate Spider-Man #65. ...
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August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ...
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...
Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ...
Amazing Spider-Man #509 cover art by Mike Deodato Jr. ...
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former villains. ...
The New Warriors are a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of teenaged and young adult heroes. ...
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He is perhaps best known for his work on Spider-Man licensed merchandise.[citation needed] Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...
Early life
Mark Bagley was born to a military family in Frankfurt, Germany. He had always wanted to break into the comic book business and at 18 he joined the military so that he could qualify for the GI Bill and go to art school. For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ...
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The G. I. Bill of Rights or Servicemens Readjustment Act of 1944 provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans as well as one-year of unemployment compensation. ...
After his work in the military and art school, he continued trying to break into the comic industry but ended up working for Lockheed Martin making technical drawings. Lockheed/BAE/Northrop F-35 Lockheed Trident missile C-130 Hercules; in production since the 1950s, now as the C-130J Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is an aerospace manufacturer formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. ...
Marvel Tryout Contest In 1986, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter created the Marvel Try-out book to draw new talent into the comic book industry. The contest involved a deconstructed comic book in which contestants could complete the comic and submit it to Marvel. The winner would be awarded a professional assignment with Marvel. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ...
Cover image of Harbinger #1 from Valiant Comics Jim Shooter (born September 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American writer, occasional fill-in artist, editor, and publisher for various comic books. ...
At 27 years old, Mark Bagley entered the contest and won first place for penciling. This led to a series of low profile penciling jobs including jobs for Marvel's New Universe line and backup stories in Captain America. Promotional ad for the New Universe. ...
Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers[1]), is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...
The New Warriors In 1990, Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz created a team of teenage superheroes called the New Warriors. Given the positive fan reaction, Marvel created a new series based on these heroes and assigned Bagley and Fabian Nicieza to the title. New Warriors #1, July, 1990. ...
New Warriors #1, July, 1990. ...
The New Warriors are a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of teenaged and young adult heroes. ...
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Tom DeFalco (June 26, 1950 - ) is one of the most prolific and well-known writers and editors in comic publishing today. ...
Ron Frenz is an American comic book artist. ...
The New Warriors are a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of teenaged and young adult heroes. ...
Fabian Nicieza (December 31 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, - ) is an American comic book writer. ...
Though not an instant success, the title rose in fame to become one of Marvel’s more successful titles in the 1990s. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ...
The Amazing Spider-Man A couple of years into the New Warriors run, New Warriors editor Danny Fingeroth became responsible for the Spider-Man line of titles. At the same time, Erik Larsen vacated his spot as penciler on Spider-Man’s flagship title The Amazing Spider-Man. Danny Fingeroth is a comic book writer and editor, better known for a long stint as Group Editor of the Spider-Man books at Marvel Comics. ...
Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...
Cover to The Savage Dragon (original miniseries) #1. ...
Amazing Spider-Man #509 cover art by Mike Deodato Jr. ...
Fingeroth decided to take a chance on Bagley, who was a relatively inexperienced artist to be assigned what is arguably Marvel’s flagship title. After a rough start Bagley hit his stride on Spider-Man and eventually grew to be considered the definitive Spider-Man artist of the late 90s. His artwork was used extensively for licensed material appearing on everything from plates and cups to credit cards.
Bagley also holds the distinction of being the artist on Marvel’s first web-based comic book, featuring Spider-Man, which appeared on Marvel’s official web site.
Thunderbolts After working on Spider-Man for several years, Bagley began to feel burnt out on Spider-Man. Needing a change, he next collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek on a new team of superheroes, the Thunderbolts. The concept behind the Thunderbolts was that of a team of super villains who posed as superheroes in order to gain the public’s trust. As the title progressed, some of the villains began to realize they enjoyed the role of a hero and no longer wanted to be villains. Download high resolution version (669x1041, 171 KB)Cover to Thunderbolts #4. ...
Download high resolution version (669x1041, 171 KB)Cover to Thunderbolts #4. ...
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former villains. ...
Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ...
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former villains. ...
The title enjoyed modest success and though its sales did decline over time, the decline was so slow and the fan base was so dedicated that the title continued to be published even after Bagley left the title in 2001 (at issue 50).
Ultimate Spider-Man
 Bagley's cover to Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1 Bill Jemas, publisher at Marvel in the year 2000, was looking to relaunch Marvel’s primary franchises in a way that would make them accessible to younger readers. Designed as a 6-issue mini series, Ultimate Spider-Man would be a title that began the Spider-Man mythos from the beginning set in modern times. Marvel wanted Bagley on the title from the beginning but, still being burnt out from his earlier run, he resisted. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (565x850, 133 KB) Summary Cover of Ultimate Spider-Man Annual 1, Spidey and Kitty Pride Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Bill Jemas is a founding partner at 360ep, a management firm dedicated to cross-pollinating entertainment properties against various forms of media, such as film, video games, comic books and consumer products. ...
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Eventually though, he (reluctantly) agreed and was assigned Ultimate Spider-Man with writer Brian Michael Bendis. The title was an instant hit and soon turned from a limited series to an ongoing series by Bendis and Bagley. Brian Michael Bendis. ...
As of August 2006, Bagley is still drawing Ultimate Spider-Man with Bendis and they are fast approaching the record set by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby of longest running creative team on a Marvel comic. Stan Lee at the 1973 San Diego comic con Stan The Man Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922, New York, New York) is an American writer, editor, Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics and memoirist, who — with several artist co-creators, especially Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko — introduced...
Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books. ...
On August 16th, 2006, Comic Shop News reported that Bagley will leave USM after issue #110. [1]
Licensing Ever since his initial run on Spider-Man, Mark Bagley has been the preeminent artist for Spider-Man material. It is now rare that you’ll find licensed material that does not have Bagley art on it.
External links - The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
- Mark Bagley Interview at Newsarama
- Mark Bagley credits on Spider-Man
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