Scott Koblish | |
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Koblish at the 2023WonderCon | |
| Born | May 1970 (age 55) New York, United States |
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| Notable work | Deadpool Captain America The Many Deaths of Scott Koblish The Jet Pack Pets Dr. Strange The Avengers Spider-Man/Deadpool Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds The Secret History of the War on Weed |
Scott Koblish[1] (/ˈkoʊblɪʃ/KOH-blish; born May 28, 1970)[2] is an American comic book artist. He has hundreds of comics credits at bothMarvel Comics andDC Comics.[3][4][5]
Scott Koblish attendedThe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Art when he was nine years old.[citation needed] He graduated from theSchool of Visual Arts in Manhattan with a BFA in Cartooning and Illustration.
Scott Koblish began working at Marvel Comics through an apprentice program called the Romita Raiders in 1993. By summer 1993, he was working freelance as an inker, and for the next 15 years he inked hundreds of comics such asG.I. Joe,Punisher,Elektra,Excalibur,Thor,Captain America,The Avengers,Fantastic Four, andNomad. Freelancing for DC Comics, Koblish inked on multiple titles such asOMAC,The Brave and the Bold,Worlds' Finest, andFinal Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds. He inked theStar Trek/X-Men crossover "Second Contact".[6]
Beginning in 2008, Koblish began pencilling projects withThe Weapon, a mini-series fromPlatinum Comics. He pencilled and inked the characterDeadpool for six years.[7][8] Koblish pencilled various Disney Magazine Projects, notably the "Jet Pack Pets"[9] forDisney and drewStan Lee Media's the "7th Portal".[10]
In 2018,Chronicle Books publishedThe Many Deaths of Scott Koblish,[11] cartoon strips by the artist in which he lampoons his own demise.
Koblish pencilledDeadpool for six years, drawing the art for the cover toDeadpool #27 which set theGuinness World Record for most characters to appear on a comic book cover.[12]
Koblish, along withGerry Duggan andBrian Posehn started work on a comic forImage Comics calledThe Secret History of the War on Weed, which debuted on April 20, 2022.
Scott Koblish has a child and is married to Jillian Koblish.[13] He resides in Los Angeles, California.