American illustrator and comic artist
Jen Bartel is an American illustrator and comic artist, best known for her work forMarvel Comics andImage Comics . She co-created the comicBlackbird for Image withSam Humphries .[ 1]
Jen Bartel was born inLos Angeles and is from Korean and Japanese descent.[ 2] [ 3] South Korea .[ 4] [ 5] queer .[ 6] [ 7]
Bartel was scouted for mainstream comics cover work after she published her fan art on social media platforms.[ 8]
Bartel created the cover art[ 9] Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy ,[ 10] DC: Women of Action , both published by Chronicle Books.[ 11]
She created graphic designs forAdidas brand shoes featuring theMarvel Cinematic Universe characterCaptain Marvel ,[ 12] [ 13] Marvel Cinematic Universe characterThanos tied in with the releases of theCaptain Marvel andAvengers: Endgame films in 2019.[ 14]
Bartel also created graphic designs for thePuma andFoot Locker corporation featuringDC Extended Universe characterHarley Quinn [ 15] [ 16] DC Extended Universe filmBirds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
In 2021 Bartel created a Marvel variant cover collection to celebrate Women's History Month. She created eight covers that showed off some othe most popular Marvel female characters.[ 17] Rainbow Rowell 's She-Hulk.[ 18]
In 2023, she continued her freelance work with Marvel. As part of the annualHellfire Gala event, Bartel was commissioned by Marvel with designing a new gala outfit forCaptain Marvel . It was included as a variant cover withCaptain Marvel: Dark Tempest #1.[ 19] The Marvels , she was tasked with redesigning with the characters' costume using her own previous design as the base.[ 20] [ 21]
Awards and nominations [ edit ] She has won two Eisner Awards for her work as a cover artist on Blackbird (Image ) and Submerged (Vault) in 2019 and in 2022 for herWonder Woman and Women of Marvel covers.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
In 2018, The Marvel ComicAmerica , to which Bartel contributed as one artist among 18 creators, was nominated for a GLAAD media award.[ 28]
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