Spanish comic book artist (born 1977)
David Aja (born April 16, 1977) is a Spanishcomic book artist, best known for his work onThe Immortal Iron Fist Hawkeye
Aja obtained a degree in Fine Arts at theUniversity of Salamanca and served as a member of the faculty of fine arts from 1995 to 2000.
He began working as a professional illustrator inBarcelona in 2000. He has conducted public lectures on illustration as Faculty of Fine Arts at both Universidad de Salamanca andUniversidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). His work includesCD covers, as well ascomputer graphics with collaboratorMarcel·lí Antúnez Roca .
In November 2006, Aja and writersEd Brubaker andMatt Fraction started the seriesThe Immortal Iron Fist [ 1] David Lapham 'sWolverine: Debt of Death
In August 2012 he started a newHawkeye Marvel NOW! .[ 2] [ 3] Hawkeye , Aja won the 2013Eisner Award for Best Penciler/Inker (tyingChris Samnee ) and won the 2013Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist .[ 4] Hawkeye won the 2014Eisner Award forBest Single Issue (Or One Shot) and Aja again won the Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist for his work on the series.[ 4]
In September 2020,DC Comics announced that Aja would be among the creators of a revivedBatman Black and White [ 5]
He and his wife, Pilar, live inValladolid , Spain.
Interior comic work includes:
X-Men Unlimited anthology ,Marvel ):"So This Guy Walks Up to a Fruit Whipz Counter..." (withDavid Hahn , in #11, 2005) "Colossus: Dying Inside" (withC. B. Cebulski , in #14, 2006) Civil War: Front Line Paul Jenkins , co-feature, Marvel, 2006)Giant-Size Wolverine David Lapham , Marvel, 2006)Daredevil "The Secret Life of Foggy Nelson" (withEd Brubaker , in vol. 2 #88, 2006) "On the Costa da Morte" (with Ed Brubaker, in vol. 2 #116, 2009) "3 Jacks" (withAnn Nocenti , co-feature in vol. 1 #500, 2009) "Game Room" (with Ann Nocenti, inBlack & White anthologyone-shot , 2010) The Immortal Iron Fist Matt Fraction , Marvel):"The Immortal Iron Fist" (inCivil War: Choosing Sides "The Last Iron Fist Story" (withTravel Foreman ,John Severin ,Russ Heath Jr. andSal Buscema , in #1-6, 2007) "The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven" (withRoy Martinez ,Scott Koblish ,Kano ,Tonči Zonjić andJavier Pulido , in #8-13, 2007) "Happy Birthday Danny" (in #16, 2008) New Avengers Brian Michael Bendis , among other artists, Marvel, 2009)Captain America Thor Stan Lee , co-feature, Marvel, 2009)Secret Avengers Wolverine: Debt of Death Hawkeye The Seeds Ann Nocenti ,Berger Books , 2018–...)The series was postponed indefinitely after issue 2.[ 6] Batman Black and White DC Comics , 2021)Four Marvel , 2006)Invincible Iron Man Immortal Weapons 5 Ronin Black Panther: The Man without Fear Green Arrow DC Comics , 2011)Red Skull X-O Manowar Valiant , 2012)Bloodshot Archer and Armstrong Hawkeye Secret Wars :Hail Hydra Ivar, Timewalker Spider-Gwen Karnak Howard the Duck Scarlet Witch The Wicked + The Divine Image , 2016)Star Wars: Han Solo Star Wars: Poe Dameron Star Wars The Punisher Jessica Jones 2000 AD 40th Anniversary Special Rebellion , 2017)All-New Iron Man and Avengers Marvel France , 2017)Hawkeye Godshaper Boom! Studios , 2017)Star Wars: Darth Maul Doctor Strange Daredevil X-Corp #1-5 (Marvel, 2021) Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War #1-2 (Marvel, 2023)[ 7] Aja did work for various Spanish publishers, such as:
European Press, Publishers, and Magazines, which includeEl País ,Men's Health ,Rolling Stone ,Cinemanía ,Espasa , andSantillana El País Progresa (Promotora General de Revistas S.A.):Cinemania ,Rolling Stone Revista 40 andBlue Joven Hachette Filipacchi:Emprendedores andRagazza Muy Extra and Reporter Corporate Publishing Company Covers illustrations:Espasa ,Planeta ,Oxford ,Alfaguara ,Aguilar ,Ediciones B ,Plaza & Janes ,Punto de Lecture andCirculo de Lectores Illustrated books:Gaviota ,Santillana ,Anaya ,Circulo de Lectores andCruilla ^ Richards, Dave (November 16, 2006)."Iron Drawing Hand: Aja talks "The Immortal Iron Fist" .Comic Book Resources . RetrievedFebruary 21, 2007 . ^ Uzumeri, David (April 15, 2012)."Matt Fraction Takes Aim atHawkeye " . Comics Alliance. Archived fromthe original on November 1, 2013. ^ "Hawkeye Reviews" .ComicBookRoundup.com . Retrieved2020-10-30 .^a b "Eisner Award Recipients 2010-Present, San Diego Comic-Con International" . Archived fromthe original on 2014-02-13. Retrieved2022-01-11 .^ Adams, Tim (September 9, 2020)."DC's Batman: Black and White Anthology Series Returns in Late 2020" .CBR.com the original on September 18, 2020. RetrievedSeptember 18, 2020 . ^ Johnston, Rich (March 19, 2019)."Orders for Ann Nocenti and David Aja's The Seeds #3 Cancelled, Will Return" .Bleeding Cool . ^ "DAVID AJA: COMICS" .marvel.com . RetrievedNovember 6, 2023 .
