Adi Granov
Adi Granov | |
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Born | 1977 (age 46–47)[a] Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia[1] |
Area(s) | Artist |
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Adi Granov (
Early life
Adi Granov was born in 1977
Career
Granov spent his last three years in the U.S. in Chicago doing design work for
In a 2014 interview, he stated that he had been working as an illustrator and a concept artist for many years prior when he showed a portfolio of comics artwork to a company at the
Granov's subsequent cover work for Marvel includes books such as
In May 2008, the Iron Man feature film was released, for which Granov helped design the Iron Man and
Granov would later do concept work on the 2012 film The Avengers, and on the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2. He has also provided artwork for the packaging of action figures and other toys based on those characters.[1]
Granov provided the illustrations for the packaging of the band Tool's 21st anniversary re-release of their debut album, Opiate.[9] He has worked on packaging illustration, design and consulting for high-end toy company Play Imaginative for their line of collectible Iron Man figures.[10]
In July 2018, Insomniac Games revealed the PlayStation 4 video game Spider-Man, which features a Granov-designed suit worn by Spider-Man called the Velocity Suit.[11][12]
Personal life
When Granov started posting his work on an Internet art forum, he became friends with that site's moderator, an Ilkley, West Yorkshire native named Tamsin Isles. They eventually met and married, and made their home in Ilkey. Granov says of the town, "Ilkley was the first place I saw in England. I had always lived in cities, Sarajevo, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles for a few months, Chicago... but to see the moors and the countryside and the beautiful town..."[1][2][13] Tamsin arranges his convention appearances, handles sales of his art,[14] and also helped organize Thought Bubble, a comics convention based in Leeds.[1]
Granov is fond of mechanical devices such as airplanes, trains, cars, watches, etc.[4] His hobbies include beekeeping and rebuilding his 1967 Lotus Elan.[1][4][14] He is also an ardent fan of science fiction.[4]
Bibliography
Marvel Comics
Interior work
- Venomstory) #568 (2008)
- Dark Reign: The Cabal one-shot (2009)
- Iron Man, vol. 4, #1-6 (2005–06)
- Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas, unfinished miniseries, #1-2 (2008)
- Tales of Suspense Commemorative Edition: Captain America and Iron Man #1 (2005)
- X-Men Unlimited #2 (2004)
- Young Guns Sketchbook 2004 (2005)
- Captain America: Living Legend #1-4 (2013) (Credited in issue #1 as penciller and co-writer w/ Andy Diggle; Issues #2-4 credited as writer w/ Andy Diggle.)
Cover work
- Agents of Atlas, 12-part limited series, #3, 11 (2009)
- Assault on New Olympus #1 (2010)
- The Amazing Spider-Man #569, 595, 602, 608-610, 612 (2008–09)
- The Amazing Spider-Man Family #1 (2008)
- Avengers/Invaders #3 (2007)
- Black Widow: Deadly Origin, miniseries, #1-3 (2009–10)
- Cable, vol. 2, #6 (2008)
- Captain America: Hail Hydra #1-6 (2010)
- Dark Avengers #1 (2009)
- Darth Vader #1- (2015-)
- Nova, vol. 4, #1-10 (2007), 21 (2009)
- Fantastic Four #538-543 (2006)
- Incredible Hulk #636 (2011)
- Inhumans, vol. 3, #8-12 (2004)
- Invaders Now #1 (2010)
- Iron Man, vol. 3, #75-83 (2004)
- Iron Man, vol. 4, #1-15 (2005–07), 29-35 (2008–09)
- Iron Man: I Am Iron Man #1-2 (2010)
- Iron Man 2: Public Identity (2010)
- New Avengers #5, 24 (2005–06)
- New Mutants, vol. 3, #12-14 (2010)
- Secret Warriors #7 (along with Jim Cheung) (2009)
- Secret Avengers #13-15 (2011)
- She-Hulk, vol. 2, #1-4 (2004)
- Siege Embedded#1-4 (2010)
- Silver Surfer, vol. 3, #5, 8 (2004)
- Skaar: Son of Hulk#13 (2009)
- Thor: Son of Asgard, miniseries, #1-6 (2004)
- Thunderbolts #141-143 (2010)
- Uncanny X-Men #523-525 (2010)
- War of Kings #5 (2009)
- Wolverine: Weapon X #4 (2009)
- X-Force, vol. 3, #26-28 (2010)
- X-Men, vol. 3, #1-6 (2010), 20-23 (2011)
- X-Men: Legacy #231-233, 235-237 (2010)
- X-Men Origins: Cyclops, one-shot (2010)
- X-Men: Second Coming #1-2 (2010)
Collected editions
- Iron Man ISBN 0-7851-1612-5)
Notes
References
- ^ Ilkey Gazette.
- ^ a b c Booth, Cathy (June 10, 2009). "Superheroes 'made in Yorkshire'". BBC News.
- ^ "Heroes of Ruin Interview with Adi Granov"
- ^ a b c d e f "Adi Granov interview". Hi-Ex Highlands international Comic Expo. December 9, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Shannon, Hannah Means; Aminu, Abdulkareem Baba (March 14, 2014). "Why Adi Granov Will Probably Never Draw Another Extended Arc – The Bleeding Cool Interview". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- Jusko, Joe; Ryan, Michael(a). Iron Man Poster Book (2004). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ong Pang Kean, Benjamin; Brady, Matt (September 11, 2007). "Forging Iron: Adi Granov talks Iron Man". Newsarama. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ Furey, Emmett (May 21, 2008). "VIVA LAS VEGAS: Granov talks Iron Man". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ Bennett, J. (March 13, 2013). "Interview: Tool Guitarist and Visual Guru Adam Jones on the Making—and Reissue—of Opiate" Archived March 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Revolver.
- ^ "PLAY IMAGINATIVE ANNOUNCES MULTI-TERRITORY LICENSING DEAL WITH MARVEL FOR SUPER ALLOY HIGH END COLLECTIBLE FIGURES" Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Play Imaginative. January 2013. p. 2. (PDF)
- ^ Gordon, Rob (July 19, 2018). "Spider-Man PS4 Reveals First Look at Velocity Suit at Comic-Con". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ Dedmon, Tanner (August 9, 2018). "This Spider-Man PS4 Cosplayer Nails the Velocity Suit". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (July 4, 2013). "Adi Granov: Man Of Ilkley, Yorkshire". Bleeding Cool.
- ^ a b Granov, Adi. "About". Adi Granov Illustration. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Adi Granov at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Adi Granov at IMDb