| Josef Rubinstein | |
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 Rubinstein at the 2017Phoenix Comicon | |
| Born | (1958-06-04)June 4, 1958 (age 67) Poland |
| Nationality | American |
| Area | Inker |
Notable works | The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe |
Josef "Joe"Rubinstein (born 4 June 1958) is acomic book artist andinker, most associated with inkingMarvel Comics'The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and the 1982 four-issueWolverine miniseries byChris Claremont andFrank Miller. He is also known for giving artistArt Adams his first professional work.[1]
Josef Rubinstein was born inWrocław, Poland[2] in 1958.[3] He moved with his family to the United States, where he became anaturalized citizen in 1972.[2]
Rubinstein started his artist career in the early 1970s as a teenager. Primarily working as an inker, his artwork has been published by major U.S. comics publishers includingMarvel Comics,DC Comics andDark Horse Comics. However, he first entered the industry as an office assistant toNeal Adams andDick Giordano atContinuity Associates. While working this position, he learned how to ink from Giordano.[4]
At age 17, he metMike Nasser, who had just received his first comics assignment, penciling a backup feature inKamandi #45-46. Nasser allowed Rubinstein to practice inking onphotocopies of his pencils for the story, and afterward showed the results to editorGerry Conway, who then assigned Rubinstein to inking the story.[4] Rubinstein is grateful that editors assigned him work with Nasser as partners, pairing them with each other on every assignment.[4]
In 1982, Rubinstein inked the acclaimedWolverine limited series.
One of his most important works has been inkingThe Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe over a span of twenty years, which he holds a comic book record of inking more pencilers than any other inker.[citation needed] Rubinstein recounted,
I did an inker's round table for a magazine calledComics Scene, whereKlaus Janson,Tom Palmer,Bob Layton and myself all inked aMike Zeck drawing.Mark Gruenwald saw these and decided that mine was the clearest to understand what the character looked like, not necessarily the best inked, and when I came back from theSan Diego con ... Mark said, "We're doing this encyclopedia, and we would like you to ink as many of the figures as you want." And I said, "I'll ink all of them," which turned into a gold mine and a godsend. [laughs] And he picked me because he knew that I would not make a homogenous look of it, and I honestly think I chameleon my style enough ...[4]
Among his extensive inking credits (which include more than 2,500 comic books), were work withMichael Golden onMicronauts,Jim Starlin'sWarlock andAquaman withDon Newton. Later assignments included amini-series forDark Horse Comics calledArchenemies, and co-inked issues ofDC Comics'sIon mini-series andGreen Arrow/Black CanaryIn 2016 he was inducted into the Joe Sinnott Inkwell Hall of Fame.
In 2016, Rubinstein won one of the two annualInkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Awards.[5] In his acceptance speech, he once again namedDick Giordano as his mentor.
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