| Al Gordon | |
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.jpg) Gordon in 2007 | |
| Born | Alan Gordon (1953-06-22)June 22, 1953 (age 72) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Area | Writer,Inker |
Notable works | Fantastic Four Justice League of America Legion of Super-Heroes WildStar |
| Awards | Eisner Award (2000) |
Alan Gordon (born June 22, 1953) is an Americancomic book creator primarily known as aninker andwriter. He is best known for his 1990s work onDC Comics'Legion of Super Heroes and theJustice League of America,Marvel Comics'Fantastic Four, andImage Comics' creator-ownedWildStar. He is not to be confused with another Al Gordon who illustrated comics in the 1950s.[1]
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Gordon was born inSan Francisco, California,[2] on June 22, 1953.[3] Gordon's career began in the mid-1970s asinker of the story "A Christmas Carol", starringMichael T. Gilbert'stalking animal detective the Wraith, inQuack #6 (Dec. 1977), from the earlyindependent comics publisherStar Reach. The following year, Gordon began freelance inking forMarvel Comics, working withpencilersBob Budiansky andSteve Leialoha, respectively, on a backup story each inCaptain America #220-221 (April–May 1978). He was the regular inker onSpider-Woman, with pencilerCarmine Infantino from #7-16 (Oct. 1978 - July 1979), and worked as well on at least one issue each ofThe Avengers,Ghost Rider,Iron Man,Marvel Premiere,Marvel Team-Up,Marvel Two-in-One,Master of Kung Fu,Power Man and Iron Fist,The Spectacular Spider-Man,Thor Annual and "What If..." through 1982.[4]
In 1982, Gordon left Marvel forDC Comics to ink writer-penciler-co-creatorScott Shaw and fill-in pencilerStan Goldberg on the seriesCaptain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!. In 1983, Gordon did a year-and-a-half run at the independentEclipse Comics, inkingWill Meugniot on Will and Mark Evanier'sThe DNAgents, as well as inking Rick Hoberg for the company's spin-off seriesSurge and itsanthologyEclipse Monthly.[4]
Afterward, he returned to Marvel to become the regular inker on the company's flagship seriesFantastic Four, and on thescience-fiction adventurelimited seriesRocket Raccoon (withMike Mignola penciling). Other work around this time includes issues ofThe Eternals andPower Pack, and Marvel's licensed seriesThunderCats andTransformers.[4]
Freelancing once again for DC, Gordon in 1987 began inking Kevin Maguire while working with plotter/thumbnail artistKeith Giffen onJustice League International. Two years later, Gordon, this time inking Giffen, also began cowriting with Giffen andTom and Mary Bierbaum for DC's revampedLegion of Super Heroes. Gordon took over complete writing and scripting for issues #21 though 24 (Aug. 1991), while continuing to ink Giffen.[4]
In 1992 he beganWildStar withJerry Ordway forImage Comics. TheWildStar: Sky Zero miniseries was written, inked, edited (with the help of Billy "Bud" Shakespeare) and produced by Gordon with pencils byJerry Ordway. A continuingWildStar series followed with penciler Chris Marrinan.[4]
Other late 1980s and 1990s work includes issues of Marvel'sSensational She-Hulk andSilver Surfer and a run over pencilerErik Larsen onThe Amazing Spider-Man; DC'sValor andTimber Wolf (the latter of which he also wrote and thumbnailed);Hero Comics'Champions;Awesome Entertainment's "Supreme" series andJudgment Day Alpha both written byAlan Moore;Tom Strong written by Alan Moore for DC'simprintAmerica's Best Comics;Image Comics'Freak Force and others.[4]
He continued his working relationship with Ordway, inking Marvel'sThe Avengers vol. 2. Other 2000s work for Marvel includesCaptain Marvel #25 (Sept. 2004) andMarvel Holiday Special #1 (Jan. 2006).[4]
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Outside of comics, Gordon has also done commercial and advertising art,fashion illustration,advertising and commercialvoice overs including audiobooks, and played inrock bands.[2]
Gordon has received twoEisner Awards and several Eisner Award andHarvey Award nominations:
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