Whilce Portacio
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Awards | Inkpot Award (2012)[1] |
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William "Whilce" Portacio (
Early life
Whilce Portacio was born July 8, 1963
Career
Portacio attended his first comic book convention in
Later he was given assignments as a
Stan Lee interviewed Portacio in the 1991 documentary series The Comic Book Greats.
In 1992, Portacio left Marvel to co-found
In 1998, he started
In August 2000, Portacio fell into a diabetic coma as a result of a failing pancreas. He woke up a week later, thirty pounds lighter, and unable to walk, stand or even draw. Only six months later was he able to pick up a pencil and draw. According to his blog, "My mind could see what I wanted to draw but my hand couldn't accomplish it."[13]
In 2006, Portacio returned to his artistic duties at Wildstorm on Wetworks vol. 2, which was being written by
On June 9, 2008, it was announced that Portacio would be the new artist on
Following his run on
Two pages of Portacio and Arthur Adams' Longshot were up for auction in the 2021 April 1–4 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction in Dallas, where the starting prices were $2,600 and $6,250, respectively.[16]
In July 2021, Marvel announced that Portacio was one of the various Asian artists for the book Marvel's Voices: Identity #1, in which he would contribute the art for the character
Bibliography
DC
- Authority, vol. 2, #14 (2004)
- Authority, vol. 3, #6 (2005)
- Batman Confidential #1–6 (2007)
- Batman: Gotham Knights (Batman Black and White) #47 (2004)
- Coup D'Etat: The Authority (2004)
- Eye of the Storm Annual #1 (2003)
- Stormwatch: Team Achilles #1–10 (2002–03)
- Superman/Batman #57–59 (2009)
- Wetworks vol. 2, #1–6 (2006–07)
Image / Top Cow
- Artifacts, limited series, #5–8 (2011)
- Darkness#84 (2010)
- Deathmate #Black (among other artists) (1993)
- Non Humans, miniseries, #1–4 (2012–13)
- Image United #1–3 (2009–2010)
- Spawn#185–192, 194–195, 197 (2008–2009)
- Stone #1–4 (1998–1999)
- Stone, vol. 2 #1–4 (1999–2000)
- Tales of the Darkness #1–2 (1998)
- Wetworks vol. 1, #1–9, 11–12, 14 (1994–96)
Marvel
- Cable and X-Force #8 (variant cover) (2013)
- Champions vol 2 #1 (variant cover) (2016)
- Conan the Barbarian (cover) #243 (1991)
- Daredevil Annual #5 (1989)
- Darth Vader #1 (variant cover) (2015)
- Deadpool: Black, White & Blood #1 (2021)
- Deadpool: Seven Slaughters #1 (2023)
- Fantastic Four, vol. 2, #4 (cover inks) (1996)
- Hulk, vol. 3, #18 (2009)
- Incredible Hulk, vol. 3, #2 (along with Marc Silvestri and Billy Tan), 4–7 (2011–12)
- Iron Man, vol. 2, #1–3, 4 (cover), 6–8, 11 (1996–97)
- Journey into Mystery #628–629, 631 (2011)
- Kanan - The Last Padawan #1, 4 (variant cover) (2015)
- Legion of Night#1–2 (1991)
- Major X #3 (2019)
- Marvel's Voices: Identity #1 (2021)
- New Avengers, vol. 2, #18 (2011)
- Prelude to Deadpool Corps, miniseries, #2 (2010)
- Power Pack #46 (1989)
- Punishervol 1, #8–18 (1988–89); (cover) #19 (1989); vol 11 #7 (variant cover) (2017)
- Spider-Gwen #1 (variant cover) (2015)
- Spider-Man/Deadpool #9 (variant cover) (2016)
- Strange Tales (Cloak & Dagger) #12 (1988)
- Strikeforce: Morituri #1, 10, 16 (1986–87); (cover) #17 (1987); (cover inks) #19 (1988)
- Stryfe's Strike File, one-shot (among other artists) (1993)
- Uncanny Avengers vol 3 #3, 15 (variant cover) (2015-16)
- Uncanny Inhumans #3, 15 (variant cover) (2016-17)
- Uncanny X-Men vol 1(cover inks): #201 (1986); (full art): #267, 281–286, 289–290, 522, 526 (1990–92, 2010); (along with Leonard Kirk): #527–529 (2010); vol 4 #6 (variant cover) (2016)
- X-Factor #63–69 (1991)
- X-Force (full art): #102–105; (along with Paco Medina): #106, 107 (cover), 108, 109 (cover) (2000)
Notes
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ Power ng Pinoy – "Whilce Portacio"
- ^ Richard George and Jesse Schedeen. (April 5, 2010) "Whilce Portacio Joins Uncanny X-Men". IGN.
- Todd McFarlane Productions. June 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008 – via Newsarama.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Image Comics. 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Image Comics. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Whilce Portacio". Dragon Con. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- Esquire Middle East. October 2016. Archived from the originalon March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Minorities in cartoons: Bishop". Diverse Tech Geek. February 19, 2015. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Barrios, William (February 25, 2022). "A Chronological Look At The Most Popular Black Superheroes, Past And Present". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on February 27, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "It's not "uncanny" that a young Pinoy illustrator is now the marvel of comics fans in America". J.R Mercado. 11 January 1992. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Whilce Portacio (December 6, 2006). "Wetworks:The Creative Process". Retrieved April 30, 2007.
- ^ Hulk #18 solicitation at Marvel.com; Accessed October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Advance X-Solicitations, March 2010". Comic Book Resources. December 21, 2009 Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Johnston, Rich (March 30, 2021). "Two Pages Of Arthur Adams, Whilce Portacio's Longshot Up For Auction". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Your First Look Inside 'Marvel's Voices: Identity #1". Marvel Entertainment.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (July 2, 2021). "Whilce Portacio Joins Marvel's Voices: Identity in August". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
References
- Whilce Portacio on Marvel.com
External links
- Portacio's Blog on Wetworks: The Creative Process
- Whilce Portacio at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Whilce Portacio on Spawn with MacFarlane June 9, 2008