Filipino comic book artist (born 1977)
At a con in 2023 Leinil Francis Yu (born 1977) is aFilipino comic book artist , who began working for theAmerican market throughWildstorm Productions .
Yu sketching at theNew York Comic Con in Manhattan, October 16, 2011 Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning theWizard ' s Drawing Board Contest, his first published work. He was first hired byWhilce Portacio to do some work for Wildstorm and started his comic book artist's career onAster: The Last Celestial Knight #3 (with Ronaldo Roxas) in the mid-1990s, but that work fell through. Portacio then passed on samples of Yu's work toMarvel Comics , who subsequently hired him to work onWolverine [citation needed
After his run onWolverine he moved on to work on Marvel's coreX-Men Chris Claremont at the time. Yu continued to work on other Marvel titles such asFantastic Four Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk New Avengers High Roads Scott Lobdell atCliffhanger , andSuperman: Birthright Mark Waid andSilent Dragon Andy Diggle atDC Comics .
His run on Marvel'sNew Avengers series ended with #37 so he could begin working onSecret Invasion Brian Michael Bendis . He also completed his work on the long-delayedUltimate Wolverine vs. Hulk Secret Invasion Ultimate Comics: Avengers 2 Mark Millar .
Yu was commissioned to design the cover for The Pin-Up Girls' 2001 debut albumHello Pain , and the internationally releasedTaste Test EP.[dead link ] [ 2]
Yu was a conceptual artist on the 2005 feature filmSerenity [ 3]
On April 9, 2011, Yu was one of 62 comics creators who appeared at theIGN stage at the Kapow! convention in London to set twoGuinness World Records , the Fastest Production of a Comic Book, and Most Contributors to a Comic Book. With Guinness officials on hand to monitor their progress, writer Mark Millar began work at 9am scripting a 20-page black and whiteSuperior comic book, with Yu providing the book's front cover, and the other artists appearing on stage throughout the day to work on the pencils, inks, and lettering, includingDave Gibbons ,Frank Quitely ,John Romita Jr. ,Jock ,[ 4] Doug Braithwaite ,Ian Churchill ,Duncan Fegredo ,Simon Furman ,David Lafuente ,John McCrea ,Sean Phillips andLiam Sharp ,[ 5] [ 4]
Yu formed the band Marty McFly[ 6]
He drewAvengers Walt Simonson andJim Cheung .
In 2018 Marvel relaunched a new volume ofCaptain America , with Yu as artist.[ 7]
In 2019, Yu created the first Filipino superhero "Wave" who first appears in the Marvel Comics issueWar of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1, published on May 8, 2019. There are also two variant covers that came from a comic shop in the Philippines that feature Wave on the cover, making it her first cover appearance.
Batman /Danger Girl Andy Hartnell ,one-shot , 2005)High Roads Scott Lobdell , 2002)Superman: Birthright Mark Waid , 2003–04)Silent Dragon Andy Diggle , Wildstorm, 2005–06)Avengers Avengers vs. X-Men : AvXHawkeye vs.The Angel ) (withMatt Fraction , 2012)Avenging Spider-Man Zeb Wells , 2012)AXIS Captain America Ta-Nehisi Coates , 2018)Civil War (Secret Wars) Civil War: Choosing Sides Marc Guggenheim , one-shot, 2006)Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America Fantastic Four Jonathan Hickman , 2011)Fantastic Four , vol. 3, (The Thing ) Annual 2001Indestructible Hulk New Avengers Finale New Avengers Brian Bendis , 2006–09)New Avengers Finale (among other artists) (2010)Hulk Secret Invasion Secret Empire Star Wars Supercrooks Icon , 2012)Superior Icon , 2010–12)Ultimate Avengers vs.New Ultimates Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk Damon Lindelof , 2006–09)Ultimate X4 Mike Carey andPasqual Ferry , 2006)New X-Men AnnualGrant Morrison , 2001)Ultimate Comics: Avengers Ultimate Comics: Avengers 2 #1–6 (withMark Millar , 2010)Ultimate Comics: Avengers vs. New Ultimates #1–6 (with Mark Millar, 2011)Ultimate X-Men AnnualRobert Kirkman , 2006)Uncanny X-Men Steven T. Seagle ,Alan Davis and Fabian Nicieza, 1999)Wolverine "The Wind from the East" (withLarry Hama , in #113, 1997) "For the Snark Was a Boojum, You See!" (with Larry Hama, in #114, 1997) "A Whiff of Sartre's Madeleine!" (with Larry Hama andCary Nord , in #-1, 1997) "Operation: Zero Tolerance" (with Larry Hama, in #115–118, 1997) "Not Dead Yet" (withWarren Ellis , in #119–122, 1997–1998) "Logan's Run!" (withChris Claremont , in #125, 1998) "Blood Wedding" (with Chris Claremont, in #126, 1998) "Survival of the Fittest" (withTodd Dezago , in #129–130, 1998) "A Rage in the Cage" (withFabian Nicieza , in #132, 1998) "The Freaks Come Out at Night" (withErik Larsen , in #139, 1999) "Vengeance" (with Erik Larsen, in #140, 1999) "Broken Dreams" (with Erik Larsen andEric Stephenson , in #141, 1999) "Reunion" (with Erik Larsen and Eric Stephenson, in #142–143, 1999) "On the Edge of Darkness" (with Erik Larsen, in #145, 1999) X-Men Jonathan Hickman , 2019–2020)X-Men X-Men: Legacy ) #100–102, 104–108, 110–113, Annual 2001 (with Chris Claremont andScott Lobdell , 2000–2001)Books and compilations [ edit ] Wolverine Marvel , 1997–1998)Bishop: The Last X-Man X-Men v2 X-51, The Machine Man Magneto: Dark Seduction Star Wars Tales Dark Horse , 2001–2002)KISS Reveal Hellboy: Weird Tales Breakdown Devil's Due , 2004)Defex Conan Serenity: Those Left Behind New X-Men Fantastic Four Special Punisher vs. Bullseye Marvel Knights , 2006)Black Panther X-Men Unlimited Uncanny X-Men AnnualMarvel 1602: Fantastick Four Wonderlost Image , 2007)Thunderbolts The Amazing Spider-Man Mighty Avengers The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword Sub-Mariner The Last Defenders War of Kings Agents of Atlas Dark Wolverine Ultimate Comics: Avengers Captain America: Reborn Vengeance of the Moon Knight What If? Secret Invasion Millar & McNiven's Nemesis Icon , 2010–2011)New Ultimates Wolverine: Origins Marvel Zombies 5 Sentry: Fallen Sun I am an Avenger Ultimate Comics: Mystery X-Men Ultimate Comics: Avengers 3 What If? Wolverine: Father X-23 Kick-Ass 2 New Mutants Spider-Island: Avengers X-Men v3 Avengers: X-Sanction All-New X-Men Death of Wolverine MPH The Amazing Spider-Man All-New Wolverine Astonishing X-Men #9 (Marvel, 2017)Secret Empire Phoenix Resurrection: The Return Of Jean Grey #3, 5 (Marvel, 2017)Kingsman: The Red Diamond The Amazing Spider-Man #17 (variant only, Marvel, 2018)Weapon H #1–6 (Marvel, 2018)Return of Wolverine Uncanny X-Men #1– (Marvel, 2018)Batman Savage Avengers ^ Web NDL Authorities ^ "The Pn-Up Girls: The little band that could" .The Philippine STAR . RetrievedAugust 27, 2010 .[dead link ] ^ Whedon, Joss .Serenity: Those Left Behind Dark Horse Comics .^a b "Kapow! '11: Comic History Rewritten On The IGN Stage" Archived January 25, 2012, at theWayback Machine .IGN . April 14, 2011^ "Guinness World Records at Kapow! Comic Con" Archived April 15, 2011, at theWayback Machine .Guinness World Records . April 9, 2011^ Cruz, Jiggy; Cruz, Jonty (June 29, 2012)."Attack of the Geek-bros" Archived January 15, 2016, at theWayback Machine . Philstar.com. ^ Melrose, Kevin."Ta-Nehisi Coates, Leinil Yu Take Over Captain America on July 4" .CBR.com . Archived fromthe original on February 28, 2018. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2018 .
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