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Sherman at the November 2008 Big Apple Con in Manhattan. |
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| Area(s) | Penciller |
James Sherman is an artist known for his work in American comic books, movies and logos.
In comics he is known for his pencil work on Legion of Super-Heroes in the late 1970s, when he took over as regular artist following Mike Grell. His run, which ended halfway during the multiple issue Earthwar story arc due to his displeasure with the direction of the storyline. According to an interview,[1] he did not like the ending which had Mordru the magician turn out as the final villain behind all the different factions attacking earth. He walked off the title and was replaced by Joe Staton.
His run as the regular penciller on Legion (vol. 2) ran from issue #225[2] (March 1977) to #242[3] (August 1978).
Sherman was the artist on Elaine Lee's 1991 noir space opera The Transmutation of Ike Garuda.
He has also done fill-in work from time-to time on a number of titles, but primarily works in commercial art.[1]
Sherman also created the logo for the supermarket chain ShopRite. Sherman also formerly claimed to have created the logo for Major League Baseball.[1] He has since acknowledged that a logo he designed for MLB is similar to the original logo, but that he did not design the original logo.[4]