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John Romita Jr. is the son of Virginia (Bruno) and comic book artist John Romita Sr., one of the signature Spider-Man artists since the 1960s. He studied advertising art and design at Farmingdale State College in East Farmingdale, New York, graduating in 1976. Recent Projects. Current Location. Long Island, New York.
John Salvatore Romita (/ r ə ˈ m iː t ə /; born August 17, 1956) is an American comics artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is the son of artist John Romita Sr.
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John Salvatore Romita, professionally known as John Romita Jr., is an American comics artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is the son of award-winning artist John Romita Sr. johnromitajrjr.com.
About. Romita Jr.'s first contribution to Marvel Comics was at the age of 13 with the creation of the Prowler in The Amazing Spider-Man #78 (Nov. 1969). Romita Jr. began his career at Marvel UK, doing sketches for covers of reprints.
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- Amazing Spider-Man #208, 210-218, 223-227, 229-236, 238-250. Following in his father's footsteps, in 1980, Romita Jr. began his first stint providing pencils for one of Marvel's most iconic series, the Amazing Spider-Man (JRJR's very first Marvel work was a "B" story in 1977's Amazing Spider-Man Annual #11).
- Daredevil: Man Without Fear #1-5. Cited by Romita Jr. himself as some of his best work in comics, in 1993, JRJR collaborated with legendary writer Frank Miller and inker Al Williamson to create the Daredevil: Man Without Fear miniseries.
- Uncanny X-Men #175-185, 187-197, 199-200, 202-203, 206-211. Despite Romita Jr's success in the late 70s and early 80s illustrating such Marvel icons as Spider-Man and Iron Man, it was Romita's stint on the extremely popular Uncanny X-Men series in the mid-1980s that truly launched his career into the stratosphere.
- Amazing Spider-Man #30-58 (vol. 2), 500-508. Romita Jr's second stint providing pencils on the A mazing Spider-Man is considered by many to be one of the title's greatest runs, which breathed new life into a franchise that was struggling both commercially and critically.
Jun 17, 2023 · Features. John Romita, 1930-2023. Steven Ringgenberg | June 17, 2023. Undated Comics Journal file photo. The work of John Romita spanned several eras, and defined one. He was among the first generation of comic book readers to become comic book professionals, and the bright, romantic realism of his style spoke of youth and idealism.
Jun 14, 2023 · John Romita, one of the last great comic book artists from the Golden Age of Comics, who re-defined Spider-Man for multiple generations after succeeding Steve Ditko as the artist on Amazing Spider-Man, and who served as Marvel's Art Director from 1973 until the mid-1990s, has passed away at the age of 93, according to his son, comic book superst...
