| John Paul Leon | |
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Leon at the New York Comic Convention in Manhattan, October 9, 2010. |
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| Born | April 26, 1972 New York City, New York, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist |
| Notable works | Earth X Static |
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John Paul Leon (born April 26, 1972 in New York City) is an American comic book artist, known for his work on the Milestone Comics series Static, and the Marvel Comics limited series Earth X.
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Leon first began working professionally at the age of 16, with a series of black and white illustrations for TSR's Dragon and Dungeon magazines.
While majored in illustration at New York's School of Visual Arts, studying under artists as Will Eisner, Walter Simonson, and Jack Potter.[1]
Leon began his comic book career with a mini-series for Dark Horse Comics, RoboCop: Prime Suspect, and followed with the DC Comics/Milestone series Static.
Leon received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from SVA in 1994, after which he worked on series such as Superman, Batman, and X-Men. Some of his other notable works include Logan: Path of the Warlord, The Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix and Challengers of the Unknown. Leon has contributed artwork for the Superman Returns style guide, as well as a pair of Superman children's books for Meredith Books. He also illustrated most of the licensing artwork for the movie Batman Begins. He was the artist for The Winter Men, a miniseries for Wildstorm/DC Comics.
Comics work includes: