Nick Spencer broke into the comic-book industry with Existence 2.0,
published by Image in 2009 and slated for adaptation into a feature
film by Paramount Pictures. He has since worked on a sequel,
Existence 3.0, and the ongoing series Morning Glories and Bedlam
for Image, as well as T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents for DC. For Marvel, he
wrote Secret Avengers, Iron Man 2.0 and Ultimate Comics X-Men
before relaunching Secret Avengers and launching the
villain-centric Superior Foes of Spider-Man for Marvel NOW! Spencer
brought the comedic-underdog tone of the latter book to the pages
of Ant-Man, and then shocked readers by turning the Sentinel of
Liberty against the world in the pages of Captain America- Steve
Rogers, Captain America- Sam Wilson and the event series Secret
Empire.
Hired on the strength of his Official Marvel Tryout penciling
submission, Mark Bagley rose to prominence as the artist of 1990s
sleeper hit New Warriors. Following an acclaimed run on Amazing
Spider-Man, he worked with writer Kurt Busiek on Thunderbolts. When
Marvel launched its Ultimate line, Bagley and Brian Michael Bendis
led the way with Ultimate Spider-Man, whose years of success made
the pair the longest-running creative team in Marvel history.
Bendis and Bagley have also collaborated on Avengers Assemble and
the creator-owned Brilliant. His subsequent credits include
Fantastic Four, Cataclysm- The Ultimates' Last Stand, Hulk, All-New
X-Men and Venom.
Ryan Ottley penciled his way into comic-book history with his
fourteen-year collaboration with Robert Kirkman on Invincible at
Image Comics, having impressed the writer with his work online.
Ottley also illustrated Image's Haunt before making his spectacular
Marvel debut on Amazing Spider-Man.
Artist Humberto Ramos made his American comics debut in 1994 with
DC's Impulse, featuring the Flash's brash grandson. In 1998, Ramos
launched the creator-owned Crimson under Wildstorm's Cliffhanger
imprint, illustrating the title for more than two years. He then
moved to Marvel, becoming one of the most recognizable and
innovative talents in comics. Seamlessly blending both Eastern and
Western styles, the artist's artist has worked on many of Marvel's
most iconic characters - including Spider-Man, Wolverine and the
X-Men - in addition to a run on the fan-favorite Runaways. Ramos
brought his kinetic artwork to the pages of Extraordinary X-Men and
Champions, as well as a magical collaboration with Skottie Young on
Strange Academy.
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