Chris Giarrusso
Encyclopedia
Chris Giarrusso is a graphic novel author/illustrator best known for the all-ages series G-Man at Image Comics
and Mini Marvels
at Marvel Comics
.
, writing and drawing dozens of comic strips and short stories which have been published in countless Marvel comics and collected editions in several languages. Chris even contributed a brand new character to the Marvel Universe, fantastic fan-favorite "Elephant Steve."
Today, Chris Giarrusso is best known for writing and illustrating G-Man, an all-ages series by Image Comics
featuring a young superhero who gains the powers of super strength, super endurance, and flight when he wears a magic cape. G-Man, Volume 1: Learning to Fly and G-Man, Volume 2: Cape Crisis are available now at bookstores.
Giarrusso has worked with the nonprofit reading education group Reading With Pictures.
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...
and Mini Marvels
Mini Marvels
Mini Marvels is an all-ages comic book written and illustrated by Chris Giarrusso and published by Marvel Comics. The comic has been published in the form of back-ups in other comic books as well as original one-shots and trade paperback collections...
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...
.
Career
Chris Giarrusso created the world-famous Mini Marvels in 1999 for Marvel ComicsMarvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
, writing and drawing dozens of comic strips and short stories which have been published in countless Marvel comics and collected editions in several languages. Chris even contributed a brand new character to the Marvel Universe, fantastic fan-favorite "Elephant Steve."
Today, Chris Giarrusso is best known for writing and illustrating G-Man, an all-ages series by 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...
featuring a young superhero who gains the powers of super strength, super endurance, and flight when he wears a magic cape. G-Man, Volume 1: Learning to Fly and G-Man, Volume 2: Cape Crisis are available now at bookstores.
Giarrusso has worked with the nonprofit reading education group Reading With Pictures.
External links
- Hogan, John. "G Is for G-Man: Chris Giarrusso on His Kid Superhero". Graphic Novel Reporter. accessed September 29, 2011.
- Winstead, Nick. "Chris Giarusso Discusses G-Man, his Work and the Future!". ComicBook.com. accessed September 29, 2011.