Jeff Parker (comics)

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Jeff Parker
Born (1966-10-25) October 25, 1966 (age 57)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)
Writer, penciller, inker, letterer, colorist
Notable works
Agents of Atlas
Thunderbolts
Hulk
Batman '66
Aquaman
Future Quest
https://www.jeffparkerwrites.com

Jeff Parker (born October 25, 1966) is an American

Helioscope Studio
(formerly Periscope Studio, also known as Mercury Studio).

Early life

Parker, a son of a grocery store owner, grew up in

spinner racks, which included Dennis the Menace as well as various Archie and Harvey publications.[2] After graduating from East Carolina University,[3] where he majored in English Literature and Communications, Parker joined the Hillsbourough-based illustration studio Artamus Studios, whose other members over the years included Mike Wieringo, Richard Case, Scott Hampton, Dave Johnson, Craig Gilmore and Casey Jones.[4]

Career

Parker began his career in comics as an artist, inking various projects pencilled by his Artamus Studios colleagues and illustrating

The Interman, which he also pencilled, inked, lettered, colored and self-published under the Octopus Press name.[5][6] In 2006, Parker announced a continuation of the story in the form of a 32-page release titled The Interman #0, to be illustrated by artist Tomm Coker,[7]
but the issue never came out.

In 2005, Parker began working as a writer for Marvel, penning short stories for various anthology titles as well as the Fantastic Four ongoing series for the all-ages imprint Marvel Adventures,[8] followed by Marvel Adventures: The Avengers.[9] In 2006, Parker and artist Leonard Kirk launched Agents of Atlas,[10][11] a six-issue mini-series featuring the adventures of the eponymous superhero team composed of seldom-used Golden Age characters,[12][13][14] such as Marvel Boy,[15] Jimmy Woo[16] and Namora.[17] The mini-series was followed by several short stories and eventually the second volume of Agents of Atlas, launched in 2009.[18] This iteration lasted for 11 issues,[19] and was followed by two mini-series that saw Agents of Atlas crossover with Avengers and X-Men.[20] In 2010, Parker and artist Gabriel Hardman launched another attempt at an ongoing series, titled simply Atlas,[21] which ended after five issues.[22] Between 2006 and 2009, Parker also wrote X-Men: First Class, another series aimed at younger audiences which retold the earliest adventures of X-Men.[23][24]

Parker's other work of the period includes

thread discussing the series and held an impromptu Q&A session with the anonymous users of the website.[30] According to Parker and Lieber, this particular instance of comic book piracy led to a noticeable rise in sales of the series' collected edition.[31] In 2021, Parker launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his next creator-owned project, the graphic novel Blighter: Tracker of the Realm with art by Drew Moss.[32]

In 2010, Parker took over the writing duties of the ongoing series

digital-first series Batman '66. The following year, he began writing the Aquaman ongoing series.[37] 2016 saw the release of Future Quest, written by Parker and drawn by Evan Shaner, the flagship series of DC Comics' short-lived attempt at reimagining various Hanna-Barbera characters for the modern audiences.[38] In 2021, Parker and artist Javier Pulido launched a new volume of the Ninjak series for Valiant,[39] although Pulido was taken off the title after three issues for undisclosed reasons.[40]

Influences

Parker cites Alex Toth, Milton Caniff, Harvey Kurtzman, Carl Barks and Alan Moore among his influences.[2][6][11]

Bibliography

Early work

Covers

Pin-ups

DC Comics

Dark Horse Comics

Marvel Comics

Marvel Adventures

Dynamite Entertainment

Other publishers

References

  1. Silver Bullet Comics. Archived from the original
    on October 4, 2006.
  2. ^ a b Lien-Cooper, Barb. "Declaration of Independents: Jeff Parker". Sequential Tart. Archived from the original on April 1, 2004.
  3. ^ "Jeff Parker, East Carolinian cartoonist, 1989". East Carolina University. Archived from the original on September 18, 2003.
  4. ^ a b Parker, Jeff. "History". parkerspace.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2002.
  5. ^ "The Interman Graphic Novel". Archived from the original on February 10, 2003.
  6. ^
    Silver Bullet Comic Books. Archived from the original
    on April 13, 2003.
  7. ^ Singh, Arune (January 31, 2006). "JEFF PARKER KICKS IT OLD SCHOOL WITH "KICKERS, INC."". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 28, 2006.
  8. ^ Minnick, Remy (May 17, 2005). "JEFF PARKER: WRITER BY NIGHT". ComiX-Fan Forums. Archived from the original on January 19, 2006.
  9. ^ Ong Pang Kean, Benjamin (December 3, 2007). "INSIDE THE ADVENTURES VI: JEFF PARKER". Newsarama. Archived from the original on October 6, 2009.
  10. ^ Brady, Matt (February 5, 2006). "JEFF PARKER ON AGENTS OF ATLAS". Newsarama. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009.
  11. ^
    The Comics Reporter. Archived
    from the original on August 20, 2006.
  12. ^ Richards, Dave (May 12, 2006). "SECRET AVENGERS REASSEMBLED? PANICCIA TALKS "AGENTS OF ATLAS"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 26, 2006.
  13. ^ Richards, Dave (May 19, 2006). "THE MARVEL UNIVERSE NOW WITH EXTRA PULP: PARKER TALKS "AGENTS OF ATLAS."". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 26, 2006.
  14. ^ Richards, Dave (May 26, 2006). "THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON HIS PENCIL: KIRK TALKS "AGENTS OF ATLAS"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 28, 2006.
  15. ^ Richards, Dave (June 3, 2006). "AGENTS OF ATLAS" WEEK 4 - AGENT PROFILE: MARVEL BOY & A CRYPTIC INVITATION". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 16, 2006.
  16. ^ Richards, Dave (June 12, 2006). ""AGENTS OF ATLAS" AGENT PROFILE: WOO, JIMMY WOO". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006.
  17. ^ Richards, Dave (June 16, 2006). "AGENTS OF ATLAS: THE FINAL AGENT PROFILE". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 19, 2006.
  18. ^ Richards, Dave (July 24, 2008). "CCI EXCLUSIVE: Parker and Paniccia on "Agents of Atlas"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008.
  19. ^ Richards, Dave (September 24, 2009). "Jeff Parker's "Agents of Atlas" Plans". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009.
  20. ^ Richards, Dave (December 14, 2009). "Parker Deploys the Agents of Atlas". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010.
  21. ^ Richards, Dave (February 10, 2010). "Parker Remaps Marvel's "Atlas"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010.
  22. ^ O'Shea, Tim (September 27, 2010). "Talking Comics with Tim - Jeff Parker". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010.
  23. ^ Moyerman, Sam (September 15, 2006). "First Day at the Mansion". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on October 7, 2006.
  24. Marvel.com. Archived from the original
    on September 25, 2008.
  25. ^ Brady, Matt. "VIRGIN COMICS WEEK:TALKING TO DAVE STEWART". Newsarama. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
  26. ^ Smith, Zack (January 9, 2008). "JEFF PARKER ON VIRGIN'S GAMEKEEPER & MORE". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008.
  27. ^ "DEAR JOHN-The Alex Toth Doodle Book". Octopus Press. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006.
  28. ^ Smith, Zack (November 4, 2008). "Getting 'Mysterius' With Jeff Parker - His New Series". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008.
  29. ^ Lamar, Andre (September 21, 2009). "Steve Lieber & Jeff Parker: Tell a Story of Park Rangers in Underground". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 19, 2009.
  30. ^ Goellner, Caleb (October 19, 2010). "'Underground' Artist Steve Lieber Wins Over 4chan". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010.
  31. ^ Weiland, Jonah (October 26, 2010). ""Underground": From Bootleg To Breakout". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010.
  32. ^ Johnston, Rich (September 9, 2021). "Jeff Parker And Drew Moss Create New Tiger Comic, Blighter". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021.
  33. ^ Phegley, Kiel (July 25, 2010). "CCI: Parker Sees Red "Hulk"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010.
  34. ^ Richards, Dave (August 9, 2009). "CCC09: Parker Hears the sound of Thunder(bolts)". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009.
  35. ^ Richards, Dave (January 20, 2010). "Parker's Thunderbolts Gear Up For "Siege"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 22, 2010.
  36. ^ Richards, Dave (February 9, 2010). "Jeff Parker Cages the "Thunderbolts"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010.
  37. ^ Salvatore, Brian (October 25, 2021). "Jeff Parker on "Aquaman:" "What Can Aquaman Do That Superman and Batman Can't?"". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021.
  38. ^ Towers, Andrea (January 29, 2016). "DC Entertainment announces new slate of Hanna-Barbera titles". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016.
  39. ^ Kit, Borys (May 3, 2021). "Valiant Unveils "Right for the Time" 'Ninjak' From Jeff Parker, Javier Pulido (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021.
  40. ^ Johnston, Rich (October 22, 2021). "Javier Pulido's Art On Ninjak #4 Was Redrawn By Beni Lobel". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021.
  41. ^ Weiland, Jonah (January 18, 2005). "DC COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR PRODUCT SHIPPING APRIL, 2005". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 21, 2005.
  42. ^ Cronin, Brian (May 25, 2006). "Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #52!". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006.

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Preceded by Exiles writer
2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Thunderbolts writer
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Preceded by Aquaman writer
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