Javier Pulido

Javier Pulido is a Spanish comic book artist working primarily for the American market. His notable works include Human Target, Robin: Year One, She-Hulk and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Early life

Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Javier Pulido was a comics fan since early childhood. He moved to Barcelona to study at the University of Fine Arts.^[1] Pulido was part of the second big wave of Spanish authors who introduced themselves on the American market in the 1990s, together with Germán García and Kano (following the example of the "first wave" formed by Carlos Pacheco, Salvador Larroca and Pasqual Ferry some years earlier). Pulido's style is heavily influenced by David Mazzucchelli and Steve Rude.^[2]

Career

While studying at the University of Fine Arts, Pulido started getting his first professional assignments, doing covers and illustrations for Marvel Spain.^[1] In 1996, he released Mentat, a four-issue miniseries which became his first and final work directly for the Spanish market. Less than a year later, he was contacted by Marvel Comics and since then has been working exclusively for Marvel, DC and its Vertigo imprint.

Bibliography

Interior comic work includes:

• Forum Especial Salón del Comic '95: "Arde la ciudad" (script and art, Planeta DeAgostini, 1995)
• Mentat #1-4 (script and art, Planeta DeAgostini, 1996–1997)
• Star Trek: Early Voyages #16-17 (with Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton, Marvel, 1998)
• The Incredible Hulk #468-469, 472-474 (with Joe Casey, Marvel, 1998–1999)
• Hellblazer #142: "Setting Sun" (with Warren Ellis, Vertigo, 1999)
• Flinch #13: "The Shaft" (with Brian Azzarello, anthology, Vertigo, 2000)
• The Batman Chronicles #19: "Got a Date with an Angel" (with Steve Englehart, anthology, DC Comics, 2000)
• Robin: Year One #1-4 (with Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon and Marcos Martín (#4), DC Comics, 2000–2001)
• Uncanny X-Men #400: "Supreme Confessions" (with Joe Casey, among other artists, Marvel, 2001)
• Human Target (with Peter Milligan, Vertigo):
  • Human Target: Final Cut (graphic novel, 2002)
  • Human Target v2 #1-5, 11-13, 18 (2003–2005)
• Catwoman #17-19: "'No Easy Way Down" (with Ed Brubaker, DC Comics, 2003)
• Breach #9-10 (with Bob Harras, DC Comics, 2005)
• Untold Tales of the New Universe: Star Brand: "Adventures in the Mulletverse" (with Jeff Parker, Marvel, 2006)
• Captain America 65th Anniversary Special: "Secrets of Iron & Fire" (with Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martín and Mike Perkins, Marvel, 2006)
• The Immortal Iron Fist #12: "The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven: Round 5" (with Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, David Aja and Kano, Marvel, 2007)
• All Select Comics 70th Anniversary Special: "Murder on Another Planet" (with Marc Guggenheim, one-shot, Marvel, 2009)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel):
  • "Dark Reflection" (with Marc Sumerak, in Family #8, anthology, 2009)
  • "Red-Headed Stranger: Epilogue — Chapter One: ...as The Girl" (with Fred Van Lente, in #605, 2009)
  • "The Gauntlet: Sandman — Keemia's Castle" (with Fred Van Lente, in #615-616, 2009)
  • "The Gauntlet: Rhino — The Walk" (with Joe Kelly, in #617, 2009)
  • "The Gauntlet: Mysterio — Smoke & Mirrors" (with Dan Slott and Marcos Martín, in #620, 2010)
  • ... Presents: Black Cat #1-4 (with Jen Van Meter and Javier Rodríguez (#2-3), Marvel, 2010)
  • "Peter Parker: The Fantastic Spider-Man" (with Dan Slott, in #658, 2011)
  • "Just Another Day" (with Paul Benjamin, in #661, co-feature, 2011)
• Fear Itself: The Worthy #8: "The Monster Inside Me" (with Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, digital, Marvel, 2011)
• Point One: "Behold, the Watcher" (with Ed Brubaker, anthology one-shot, Marvel, 2012)
• The Shade #5-7 (with James Robinson, DC Comics, 2012)
• Hawkeye v4 #4-5, Annual #1 (with Matt Fraction, Marvel, 2013)
• Green Lantern: New Guardians #18 (with Tony Bedard, among other artists, DC Comics, 2013)
• Batman: Black and White v2 #5: "Cat and Mouse" (with Keith Giffen, anthology, DC Comics, 2014)
• She-Hulk v3 #1-4, 7-12 (with Charles Soule, Marvel, 2014–2015)
• Guardians Team-Up #9: "Guns & Rockets" (script and art, Marvel, 2015)

Covers only

• Batman: Turning Points #1 (DC Comics, 2001)
• Irredeemable #9 (Boom! Studios, 2009)
• Letter 44 #1 (Oni Press, 2013)
• The Amazing Spider-Man v3 #7 (Marvel, 2014)
• Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan #1 (Marvel, 2015)
• Catwoman v3 #41 (DC Comics, 2015)

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