John Romita, Jr.
Comic Artist
USA
Biography:
John Romita Jr. is the son of John Romita, Sr., the co-creator of several notable Spider-Man stories in the 1960s and 1970s. He began his career at Marvel UK, doing sketches for covers of reprints: his debut was with a six pages story in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #4.
Romita's early popularity was based on his run on Iron Man with writer David Michelinie and artist Bob Layton, began in 1976. In the early-1980s, he had his first regular run on the Amazing Spider-Man series. Working with writer Roger Stern he co created the character Hobgoblin and he drew an issue in which Spider-Man would encounter the Juggernaut and the Juggernaut would end up traped in cement foundations. From 1983 to 1986 he had a run on Uncanny X-Men with author Chris Claremont which brought him immense popularity, as the X-Men had become a huge industry phenomenon by that time.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Romita enjoyed an acclaimed stint on Daredevil with writer Ann Nocenti and Eisner Award-winning inker Al Williamson, noted for its creation of long-running Daredevil nemesis Typhoid Mary. Working for Daredevil Romita defined his style and left definitively behind every uncertainty which was still present in the X-Men pages.
Romita later collaborated with Frank Miller on a Daredevil origin story entitled Man Without Fear, considered to be a companion of sorts to Miller's Batman: Year One tale. Romita worked on a host of Marvel titles during the 1990s, including The Punisher War Zone, the Cable mini-series, The Mighty Thor, a return to Iron Man for the second Armor War written by John Byrne, and the Punisher/Batman cross-over.
In the 2000s, Romita again came to prominence for his second run illustrating The Amazing Spider-Man for writer J. Michael Straczynski. He drew Marvel's Wolverine with author Mark Millar as part of the character's thirtieth-anniversary celebration. As of 2005, Romita's art is currently on display in Black Panther, The Sentry as well as Ultimate Vision, a back up story featured in the Ultimate line, written by author Mark Millar.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Rhode Island Comic Con 2024 - November 1-3, 2024 in Providence, RI, USA
- Eastern Rim Funny Book & Vintage Con 2024 - August 24-25, 2024 in Baytown, TX, USA
- GalaxyCon Raleigh 2024 - July 25-28, 2024 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Heroes Convention 2024 - June 14-16, 2024 in Charlotte, NC, USA 2023
- New York Comic Con 2023 - October 12-15, 2023 in New York, NY, USA
- Comic-Con International: San Diego 2023 - July 20-23, 2023 in San Diego, CA, USA
Comic Con Revolution 2023 - May 20-21, 2023 in Ontario, CA, USACancelled AppearanceAmazing Las Vegas Comic Con 2023 - April 28-30, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV, USACancelled Appearance- GalaxyCon Richmond 2023 - March 24-26, 2023 in Richmond, VA, USA 2022
GalaxyCon Columbus 2022 - December 2-4, 2022 in Columbus, OH, USACancelled Appearance- Lucca Comics and Games 2022 - October 28 - November 1, 2022 in Lucca, Italy
Baltimore Comic-Con 2022 - October 28-30, 2022 in Baltimore, MD, USACancelled Appearance- Dragon Con 2022 - September 1-5, 2022 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- TerrifiCon 2022 - July 29-31, 2022 in Uncasville, CT, USA
- Heroes Convention 2022 - June 24-26, 2022 in Charlotte, NC, USA
- Phoenix Fan Fusion 2022 - May 27-29, 2022 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Planet Comicon Kansas City 2022 - April 22-24, 2022 in Kansas City, MO, USA 2021
- Dragon Con 2021 - September 2-6, 2021 in Atlanta, GA, USA 2019
CCXP 2019 - December 5-8, 2019 in São Paulo, SP, BrazilCancelled Appearance- New York Comic Con 2019 - October 3-6, 2019 in New York, NY, USA
- Comic Con Honolulu 2019 - August 2-4, 2019 in Honolulu, HI, USA 2018
- MCM Comic Con London 2018 - October 26-28, 2018 in London, UK
- New York Comic Con 2018 - October 4-7, 2018 in New York, NY, USA
- Ace Comic Con Arizona 2018 - January 13-15, 2018 in Glendale, AZ, USA 2016
- New York Comic Con 2016 - October 6-9, 2016 in New York, NY, USA
- Puerto Rico Comic Con 2016 - May 20-22, 2016 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
- WonderCon 2016 - March 25-27, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Monaco Anime Game International Conferences 2016 - February 27, 2016 in Monaco 2015
- Amazing Hawaii Comic Con 2015 - September 18-20, 2015 in Honolulu, HI, USA
- Amazing Houston Comic Con 2015 - September 4-6, 2015 in Houston, TX, USA
- Florida Supercon 2015 - June 25-28, 2015 in Miami, FL, USA
- Amazing Las Vegas Comic Convention 2015 - June 19-21, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- London Super Comic Convention 2015 - March 14-15, 2015 in London, UK
- Magic City Comic Con 2015 - January 16-18, 2015 in Miami, FL, USA 2014
- New York Comic Con 2014 - October 9-12, 2014 in New York, NY, USA
- Florida Supercon 2014 - July 3-6, 2014 in Miami, FL, USA 2013
- Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo 2013 - November 1-3, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013 - July 18-21, 2013 in San Diego, CA, USA 2003
- Super-Con 2003 - October 19, 2003 in Hayward, CA, USA 2002
- Canadian National Comic Book Expo 2002 - August 23-25, 2002 in Toronto, ON 1982
- Dallas Fantasy Fair 1982 - June 10-13, 1982 in Dallas, TX, USA
36 confirmed guest appearances