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 Saviuk at the November 2008 Big Apple Convention in Manhattan. | |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
| Notable works | Web of Spider-Man |
Alex Saviuk (born August 17, 1953) is an American comic book artist primarily known for his work on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.
Biography
Saviuk graduated from Floral Park Memorial High School in 1970. He attended the School of Visual Arts, where he studied with (among others) Will Eisner, graduating in 1974 with a degree in Illustration. Saviuk's professional career began in 1977 at DC Comics, where he illustrated such titles as Green Lantern, The Flash and Superman. In the early 1980s, Saviuk was the regular backup feature artist on Action Comics, where he drew the exploits of characters like the Atom, Air-Wave, and Aquaman.
In 1986, Saviuk moved to Marvel Comics, where he eventually established himself as a key Spider-Man artist with a seven-year run on Web of Spider-Man (issues #35-116). From 1994–1996, Saviuk worked on the series Spider-Man Adventures (later retitled The Adventures of Spider-Man). Since 1997, Saviuk has drawn The Amazing Spider-Man Sunday newspaper comic strip, written by Stan Lee; since 2003, he has inked the daily Spider-Man strip, written by Lee's brother Larry Lieber.
In 1997–1998, he spent a one-year stint at Topps Comics drawing The X-Files until the end of its run.
Some of the characters Saviuk has co-created include Sunburst (with Paul Kupperberg), Olympian (with E. Nelson Bridwell), Tombstone (with Gerry Conway), and the New Enforcers (with Terry Kavanagh).
In addition to comics, Saviuk does storyboards for advertising agencies and, occasionally, film and animation studios.
Saviuk lives in Port Orange, Florida, with his wife Jodi and their two children, Daniel and Erica.
Notes
- "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated August 1992: "'Where were you in June '62?' . . . : 'I was nine years old'. . . ."
- ^ Plaxo profile. Accessed May 17, 2009.
- ^ Saviuk bio at King Features. Accessed Mar. 25, 2009.
- ^ Rozakis, Bob. "It's BobRo, the Answer Man: Alex Saviuk, What's it Worth & More," Silver Bullet Comics (2003). Accessed Mar. 25, 2009.
- "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated December 1988.
References
- Alex Saviuk at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Bails, Jerry. Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999.
| Preceded bySal Buscema | Web of Spider-Man artist 1988–1994 |
Succeeded bySteven Butler |
| Preceded byCharlie Adlard and Gordon Purcell |
The X-Files artist 1997–1998 |
Succeeded byN/A |
| Preceded byAlan Kupperberg | The Amazing Spider-Man artist 1987–1988 |
Succeeded byTodd McFarlane |