Alex Saviuk

Alex Saviuk

Saviuk at the November 2008 Big Apple Convention in Manhattan.
Born August 17, 1952 (1952-08-17) (age 59)
Nationality American
Area(s) Penciller, Inker
Notable works Web of Spider-Man

Alex Saviuk (born August 17, 1952)[1] is an American comic book artist primarily known for his work on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.

Biography

Saviuk grew up on Long Island, New York, graduating from Floral Park Memorial High School in 1970.[2] He attended the School of Visual Arts, where he studied with (among others) Will Eisner,[3] graduating in 1974 with a degree in Illustration.[2] Saviuk also studied biology at Hofstra University and York College.[4]

Saviuk's professional career began in 1977 at DC Comics, where he illustrated such titles as Green Lantern, The Flash and Superman. In the early 1980s, Saviuk was the regular backup feature artist on Action Comics, where he drew the exploits of characters like the Atom, Air-Wave, and Aquaman.

In 1986, Saviuk moved to Marvel Comics, where he eventually established himself as a key Spider-Man artist with a seven-year run on Web of Spider-Man (issues #35-116). From 1994–1996, Saviuk worked on the series Spider-Man Adventures (later retitled The Adventures of Spider-Man).[5] Since 1997, Saviuk has drawn The Amazing Spider-Man Sunday newspaper comic strip,[5] written by Stan Lee; since 2003, he has inked the daily Spider-Man strip, written by Lee's brother Larry Lieber.[3]

In 1997–1998, he spent a one-year stint at Topps Comics drawing The X-Files until the end of its run.[5]

Some of the characters Saviuk has co-created include Sunburst (with Paul Kupperberg), Olympian (with E. Nelson Bridwell), Tombstone (with Gerry Conway), and the New Enforcers (with Terry Kavanagh).

In addition to comics, Saviuk does storyboards for advertising agencies and, occasionally, film and animation studios.[5]

Saviuk lives in Port Orange, Florida,[2] with his wife Jodi[6] and their two children, Daniel and Erica.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated August 1992: "'Where were you in June '62?' . . . [Saviuk]: 'I was nine years old'. . . ."
  2. ^ a b c Plaxo profile. Accessed May 17, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Saviuk bio at King Features. Accessed Mar. 25, 2009.
  4. ^ Saviuk Facebook profile. Accessed Apr. 13, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d Rozakis, Bob. "It's BobRo, the Answer Man: Alex Saviuk, What's it Worth & More," Silver Bullet Comics (2003). Accessed Mar. 25, 2009.
  6. ^ "Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated December 1988.

References

Preceded by
Sal Buscema		 Web of Spider-Man artist
1988–1994		 Succeeded by
Steven Butler
Preceded by
Charlie Adlard and
Gordon Purcell		 The X-Files artist
1997–1998		 Succeeded by
N/A
Preceded by
Alan Kupperberg		 The Amazing Spider-Man artist
1987–1988		 Succeeded by
Todd McFarlane