Wookieepedia

READ MORE

Wookieepedia
Don't have an account?
Register
Register
Wookieepedia
In a galaxy far, far away....
190,480
pages
in: Real-world articles, Infoboxes with missing parameters, Infoboxes with unrecognized parameters,
and 2 more

Changes: Carmine Infantino

Back to page
Edit
mNo edit summary
mNo edit summary
(8 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 14: Line 14:
 
'''Carmine Infantino''' ([[May 24]], [[1920s|1925]] – [[April 4]], [[2013]]) was a comic-book artist and editor who illustrated a number of issues in [[Star Wars (Marvel)|Marvel's ''Star Wars'']] comic series.
  
'''Carmine Infantino''' ([[May 24]], [[1920s|1925]] – [[April 4]], [[2013]]) was a comic-book artist and editor who illustrated a number of issues in [[Star Wars (Marvel)|Marvel's ''Star Wars'']] comic series.
   
−
Infantino started in comics in [[1940s|1941]] illustrating for [[Wikipedia:Timely Comics|Timely Comics]] and later worked for [[Wikipedia:DC Comics|DC Comics]] on such titles as ''[[Wikipedia:Green Lantern|Green Lantern]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Flash|The Flash]]''. Infantino's most notable work came in the 1950s, when DC was reviving many of their superhero comic titles. He illustrated the new version of the Flash in a series called ''[[Wikipedia:Showcase (comic book)|Showcase]]'', an issue which is now cited as the beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Silver Age of Comics|Silver Age of Comics]]. Infantino was named publisher of DC Comics in the 1970s during a period when the company, and the industry as a whole, was struggling to survive; he soon returned to freelance work.
 +
Infantino started in comics in [[1940s|1941]] illustrating for [[Wikipedia:Timely Comics|Timely Comics]] and later worked for [[Wikipedia:DC Comics|DC Comics]] on such titles as [[Wikipedia:Green Lantern|''Green Lantern'']] and [[Wikipedia:The Flash|''The Flash'']]. Infantino's most notable work came in the 1950s, when DC was reviving many of their superhero comic titles. He illustrated the new version of the Flash in a series called [[Wikipedia:Showcase (comic book)|''Showcase'']], an issue which is now cited as the beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Silver Age of Comics|Silver Age of Comics]]. Infantino was named publisher of DC Comics in the 1970s during a period when the company, and the industry as a whole, was struggling to survive; he soon returned to freelance work.
   
−
In the late 1970s, Infantino was the regular penciller for [[Marvel Comics|Marvel's]] ''Star Wars'' title, doing the art duties on nearly every issue until the adaptation of ''[[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]''. He and writer [[Archie Goodwin]] were responsible for such creations as [[House of Tagge]] and the [[The Wheel/Legends|The Wheel]].
 +
In the late 1970s, Infantino was the regular penciller for [[Marvel Comics|Marvel's]] ''Star Wars'' title, doing the art duties on nearly every issue until the adaptation of [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''The Empire Strikes Back'']]. He and writer [[Archie Goodwin]] were responsible for such creations as [[House of Tagge]] and the [[The Wheel/Legends|The Wheel]].
   
 
==''Star Wars'' bibliography==
  
==''Star Wars'' bibliography==
−
[[File:Mswc14cover.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Cover of ''[[Star Wars 14: The Sound of Armageddon]]'' by Infantino and [[Terry Austin]]]]
 +
[[File:StarWars1977-14.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cover of ''Star Wars 14'' by Infantino and [[Terry Austin]]]]
 
Infantino was both penciller and cover artist on the issues below unless otherwise noted.
  
Infantino was both penciller and cover artist on the issues below unless otherwise noted.
   
Line 58: Line 58:
 
*''[[Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil]]''
  
*''[[Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4: Screams in the Void]]''
  
*''[[Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4: Screams in the Void]]''
  +
*''[[Star Wars 108: Forever Crimson]]'' {{C|Cover artist}}
   
 
==Bibliography==
  
==Bibliography==
Line 72: Line 73:
 
*[http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/dec02/infantino.shtml Interview at Sequential Tart (2002)]
  
*[http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/dec02/infantino.shtml Interview at Sequential Tart (2002)]
   
  +
{{Interlang
−
[[Category:Star Wars artists|Infantino, Carmine]]
  
  +
|ka=კარმინ ინფანტაინო
  +
|ru=Кармин Инфантино
  +
}}
  +
  +
{{DEFAULTSORT:Infantino, Carmine}}
  +
[[Category:Comic book pencillers]]
  +
[[Category:Comic book cover artists]]

Revision as of 23:31, 29 December 2019

Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: listedpronouns and unrecognized parameters: other, SW, voice


Carmine Infantino (May 24, 1925 – April 4, 2013) was a comic-book artist and editor who illustrated a number of issues in Marvel's Star Wars comic series.

Infantino started in comics in 1941 illustrating for Timely Comics and later worked for DC Comics on such titles as Green Lantern and The Flash. Infantino's most notable work came in the 1950s, when DC was reviving many of their superhero comic titles. He illustrated the new version of the Flash in a series called Showcase, an issue which is now cited as the beginning of the Silver Age of Comics. Infantino was named publisher of DC Comics in the 1970s during a period when the company, and the industry as a whole, was struggling to survive; he soon returned to freelance work.

In the late 1970s, Infantino was the regular penciller for Marvel's Star Wars title, doing the art duties on nearly every issue until the adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back. He and writer Archie Goodwin were responsible for such creations as House of Tagge and the The Wheel.

Star Wars bibliography

StarWars1977-14

Cover of Star Wars 14 by Infantino and Terry Austin

Infantino was both penciller and cover artist on the issues below unless otherwise noted.

Bibliography

Sources

Wiki-shrinkable
Explore all of Wookieepedia's [[:Category:{{{soundcat}}}|audio files]] for this article subject.

External links

In other languages
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
More Fandoms