Andy Kubert
Encyclopedia
Andrew "Andy" Kubert is an American
comic book
artist
, son of Joe Kubert
, and brother of Adam Kubert
, both of whom are also artists. He is a graduate of and an instructor of second-year classes at The Kubert School, founded by his father (who also teaches there).
) of one of the the Kubert comics artist family.
Kubert graduated from his father's Dover, New Jersey
school, the Joe Kubert School.
, drawing Adam Strange
and the Batman vs. Predator
crossover, he is best known for his work at Marvel Comics
, specifically the company's X-Men
titles. An occasional cover artist on Uncanny X-Men (drawing the first cover appearance of the character Gambit
) and X-Men Classic, Kubert later served as a fill-in penciller for Uncanny X-Men #279-280 and #288 before becoming the regular penciller on X-Men vol. 2 (starting with #14), following Jim Lee
's departure from Marvel to form Image Comics
.
Both Adam and his brother, Andy, signed exclusive contracts to work for DC Comics in 2005. According to DC editor Mike Marts, Andy is working on a top secret project involving Batman
, after leaving the monthly title's illustrating duties to current artist Tony Daniel
.
Kubert has been announced to be doing the covers to Batman: Cacophony
, a 3-issue miniseries due out in November 2008. Andy will also be illustrating the two-issue Batman story by Neil Gaiman
entitled, "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
" This will reunite Gaiman and Kubert, who previously worked together on the series Marvel 1602
.
While his brother Adam has returned to Marvel Comics following his three year deal with DC, Dan DiDio has confirmed that following 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?' Andy has two more Batman projects in the works, one of which he is writing himself. He contributed covers to the Blackest Night: Batman mini-series, as well as variant covers for Blackest Night issues of Green Lantern.
Dan DiDio then confirmed Andy was working on two DC stories, one featuring Batman, while the other features the DCU. These two projects were revealed as first, Andy, with his father Joe inking, drawing the first two issues of DC Universe Legacies, a 10 issue series chronicling the history of the DC Universe, the first of which came out in May 2010, the second to come in June. Alongside this, Andy contributed to Batman #700, teaming again with Grant Morrison to tell another tale of Damian Wayne
as Batman in the future as part of the over-sized anniversary issue.
In 2011 he illustrated the DC miniseries "Flashpoint
".
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Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, son of Joe Kubert
Joe Kubert
Joe Kubert is an American comic book artist who went on to found The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman...
, and brother of Adam Kubert
Adam Kubert
Adam Kubert is an American comic book artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and DC Comics, including work on Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Superman and Ghost Rider.Kubert has established himself as one...
, both of whom are also artists. He is a graduate of and an instructor of second-year classes at The Kubert School, founded by his father (who also teaches there).
Early life
Andy Kubert was born on February 27, 1962, the third member (after father Joe and elder brother Adam KubertAdam Kubert
Adam Kubert is an American comic book artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and DC Comics, including work on Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Superman and Ghost Rider.Kubert has established himself as one...
) of one of the the Kubert comics artist family.
Kubert graduated from his father's Dover, New Jersey
Dover, New Jersey
Dover is a town in Morris County, New Jersey on the Rockaway River. Dover is west of New York City and west of Newark, New Jersey. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town's population was 18,188.-Geography:...
school, the Joe Kubert School.
Career
While Kubert started at DC ComicsDC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, drawing Adam Strange
Adam Strange
Adam Strange is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Mike Sekowsky, he first appeared in Showcase #17 .In May 2011, Adam Strange placed 97th on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time....
and the Batman vs. Predator
Batman vs. Predator
Batman versus Predator is a comic book crossover featuring a duel between Batman and the creature from the Predator film. It was written by Dave Gibbons, with art by Andy Kubert and published by DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics in 1991....
crossover, he is best known for his work at Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, specifically the company's X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
titles. An occasional cover artist on Uncanny X-Men (drawing the first cover appearance of the character Gambit
Gambit (comics)
Gambit is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero that has been a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee, the character first appeared briefly in Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 , weeks before a more comprehensive appearance in Uncanny X-Men #266...
) and X-Men Classic, Kubert later served as a fill-in penciller for Uncanny X-Men #279-280 and #288 before becoming the regular penciller on X-Men vol. 2 (starting with #14), following Jim Lee
Jim Lee
Jim Lee is a Korean-American comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher. He first broke into the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as Alpha Flight and Punisher War Journal, before gaining a great deal of popularity on The Uncanny X-Men...
's departure from Marvel to form Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
.
Both Adam and his brother, Andy, signed exclusive contracts to work for DC Comics in 2005. According to DC editor Mike Marts, Andy is working on a top secret project involving Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
, after leaving the monthly title's illustrating duties to current artist Tony Daniel
Tony Daniel
Antonio Salvador Daniel AKA Tony S. Daniel is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on various books for DC Comics, including Teen Titans, Flash: The Fastest Man Alive and Batman.-Career:...
.
Kubert has been announced to be doing the covers to Batman: Cacophony
Batman: Cacophony
Batman: Cacophony is the title of a three-issue comic book limited series starring Batman. The series was written by Kevin Smith with art by Walt Flanagan, and ran from November 2008 through March 2009 due to delays with issue three.-History:...
, a 3-issue miniseries due out in November 2008. Andy will also be illustrating the two-issue Batman story by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
entitled, "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
"Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" is a 2009 story featuring the DC Comics character of Batman. The story is published in two parts, in the "final" issues of the series Batman and Detective Comics , released February and April respectively...
" This will reunite Gaiman and Kubert, who previously worked together on the series Marvel 1602
Marvel 1602
Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The limited series was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove; Scott McKowen illustrated the distinctive scratchboard covers...
.
While his brother Adam has returned to Marvel Comics following his three year deal with DC, Dan DiDio has confirmed that following 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?' Andy has two more Batman projects in the works, one of which he is writing himself. He contributed covers to the Blackest Night: Batman mini-series, as well as variant covers for Blackest Night issues of Green Lantern.
Dan DiDio then confirmed Andy was working on two DC stories, one featuring Batman, while the other features the DCU. These two projects were revealed as first, Andy, with his father Joe inking, drawing the first two issues of DC Universe Legacies, a 10 issue series chronicling the history of the DC Universe, the first of which came out in May 2010, the second to come in June. Alongside this, Andy contributed to Batman #700, teaming again with Grant Morrison to tell another tale of Damian Wayne
Damian Wayne
Damian Wayne is a fictional character in the . Damian is the child of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, and thus the grandson of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul....
as Batman in the future as part of the over-sized anniversary issue.
In 2011 he illustrated the DC miniseries "Flashpoint
Flashpoint (comics)
Flashpoint is an American comic book crossover story arc published by DC Comics. Consisting of an eponymous core limited series and a number of tie-in titles, the storyline premiered in May 2011...
".
Teaching
Kubert, along with his brother Adam, teaches at his family business and alma mater, the Kubert School.External links
- Andy Kubert at Kubert School