Michael Choi (comics)

Michael Choi
Choi sketching Big Barda at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 17, 2009.
Area(s)	Penciller, Inker, Colourist
Pseudonym(s)	Mike Choi
Notable works	Witchblade X-23 X-Force

Michael Choi is a comic book artist and video game concept artist, known for his work on books by DC Comics, Marvel Comics and Top Cow Comics,^[1] such as Witchblade, X-23 and X-Force.

Early life

Michael Choi went to business school at The University of Texas at Austin, and graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems.^[1]

Career

Choi worked at IBM for three years as an IT consultant before changing careers.^[1]

Choi penciled a six-issue Marvel entitled X23: Target X miniseries.

Michael Choi joined Marvel and penciled Uncanny X-Men from issue #495 to issue #499 with writer Ed Brubaker.

In the April 2007 issue of Wizard Magazine (#186) Choi was named number 10 of the "Hot 10 Artists" for his work on X-23: Target X. Said the magazine, "Choi pulls up the rear with his newly popular, vibrant pencils."

In 2010, Choi provided the illustrations in a pictorial featuring comedic actress Olivia Munn in the April/May 2010 issue of Complex magazine, and on its cover. The pictorial featured Munn interacting with illustrated animals in a forest setting, which were drawn by Choi and colored by Sonia Oback.^[2] Choi's approach to the visuals were inspired by the music video for the A-ha single "Take on Me".^[3]

Choi previewed his creator-owned series, Chomperstompers, on Twitter, before its debut at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.^[4]

In 2012, Choi provided the cover to Green Lantern vol. 5 #5, and guest pencilled issue #6.

In November 2013, Choi participated in his first gallery showing at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California.^[5]

In 2015, March 2015, Kotaku named Choi as one of the 20 best X-Men artists over the 50-year history of the comic books.^[6]

Personal life

Mike Choi's sister, Mary H.K. Choi, is a comic book writer, known for her work on books such as Lady Deadpool from Marvel Comics.^[4]

As of July 2010, Choi was engaged to fellow comics creator Sonia Oback.^[4]

Bibliography

Choi in 2012

Interior work

• Witchblade (Top Cow):
  • "LXIV-LXV" (with David Wohl, Francis Manapul, Joel Gomez and Romano Molenaar, in #64-65, 2003)
  • "Road Trip, Part Two" (with David Wohl, Francis Manapul and Joel Gomez, in #69, 2003)
  • "Death Pool, Part One" (with David Wohl, Francis Manapul, Joel Gomez and David Nakayama, in #70, 2003)
  • "Strength and Weakness, Part One" (with Troy Hickman, in #76, 2004)
  • "Witch Hunt" (with Ron Marz, in #80-85, 2004–2005)
  • "Partners" (with Ron Marz, in #88, 2005)
  • "Fugitive" (with Ron Marz, in #89-91, 2005)
  • "10th Anniversary" (with Ron Marz and various artists, in #92, 2005)
  • "Reflections" (with Ron Marz, in #93, 2006)
  • "True Confessions" (with Ron Marz, in #96, 2006)
  • "Old Habits" (with Ron Marz, in #97-98, 2006)
  • "C" (with Ron Marz and various artists, in #100, 2006)
• The Magdalena #3 (with Brian Holguin, Eric Basaldua and David Nakayama, Top Cow, 2003)
• Knights of the Jaguar: A Tale from the Legend of Diablo (with Robert Place Napton, one-shot, 2004)
• The Darkness #7: "In Search of the Blue Goldfish, Part One" (with Paul Jenkins and Eric Basaldua, 2004)
• Tomb Raider: The Series #45: "Inner Demons" (with David Bonny, Top Cow, 2004)
• X23: Target X #1-6 (with Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, Marvel, 2007)
• X-Men #204: "Blinded by the Light, Epilogue" (with Mike Carey, Marvel, 2007)
• Uncanny X-Men #495-499: "Divided" (with Ed Brubaker and Ben Oliver, Marvel, 2008)
• X-Force #7-10, 17-20, 26-28 (with Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, Marvel, 2008–2010)
• X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (with Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, one-shot, 2009)
• Nation X #2: "Wish You Were Here" (with C.B. Cebulski and Jim McCann, Marvel, 2010)
• Astonishing Thor #1-5 (with Robert Rodi, Marvel, 2011)
• Demon Knights #4: "Merlin Watches the Storm" (with Paul Cornell and Diogenes Neves, DC Comics, 2012)
• Green Lantern v5 #6: "The Other Hero" (with Geoff Johns, DC Comics, 2012)
• T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents v4 #5: "At Breath's End" (with Nick Spencer and Wes Craig, DC Comics, 2012)
• Fantastic Four #605.1: "Origin Story" (with Jonathan Hickman, Marvel, 2012)

Cover work

• The Magdalena #3 (Top Cow, 2001)
• Tomb Raider: The Series #16 (Top Cow, 2001)
• Helios: In with the New #3 (Top Cow, 2006)
• Witchblade #101, 113-115, 150 (Top Cow, 2006–2011)
• The Darkness: Level #5 (Top Cow, 2007)
• First Born #1 (Top Cow, 2007)
• Marvel Comics Presents #4 (Marvel, 2008)
• The Darkness #5 (Top Cow, 2008)
• Dark Avengers #2 (Marvel, 2009)
• Fusion #1, 3 (Top Cow, 2009)
• Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer #1 (Top Cow, 2009)
• War Machine #7 (Marvel, 2009)
• Dark Wolverine #76 (Marvel, 2009)
• War of Kings #5-6 (Marvel, 2009)
• Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine #1 (Marvel, 2009)
• Dark X-Men #4 (Marvel, 2010)
• Vengeance of the Moon Knight #7 (Marvel, 2010)
• X-Men: Legacy #236 (Marvel, 2010)
• Ultimate Comics: Thor #1 (Marvel, 2010)
• Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #1-2 (Marvel, 2011)
• Invincible Iron Man #510 (Marvel, 2012)
• Action Comics v2 #4 (DC Comics, 2012)
• Batman v2 #4 (DC Comics, 2012)
• Fantastic Four #601-604, 606-607 (Marvel, 2012)
• FF #13-17, 19-21 (Marvel, 2012)
• Demon Knights #5-10 (DC Comics, 2012)
• Green Lantern v5 #5 (DC Comics, 2012)
• The Flash v4 #6 (DC Comics, 2012)
• Captain Atom v4 #7-10 (DC Comics, 2012)
• Justice League #8 (DC Comics, 2012)

Notes

References

• Michael Choi at the Grand Comics Database

External links

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• Michael Choi at the Comic Book DB
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• Mike Choi. Blogger.
• MichaelChoiArt. deviantArt.
• Mike Choi. Twitter.