Jarvinen,_Kirk

Kirk Jarvinen

Kirk Jarvinen

American artist / illustrator (born 1967)

Kirk Jarvinen (born 1967 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American artist / illustrator best known for his cartoon-style comic book art.

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Early life

Kirk Jarvinen was born in 1967 in Detroit, and raised in Michigan.[1]

Career

Jarvinen became a professional comic artist and worked for a number of major publishers including Northstar, Fantagraphics, Malibu, DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He gained attention as penciller for a four issue mini-series story for DC's Aquaman, in collaboration with writer, Peter David.[2] The Aquaman:Time and Tide series was later collected into a trade paperback.[3][4]

Jarvinen is also credited as the co-creator of the Marvel Comics Hulk character, Lazarus, with Peter David, and a DC Comics Green Lantern character, Torquemada, with Ron Marz.[1]

Other published credits to the Jarvinen name include a series of Golden Books produced by Random House, under The Amazing Spider-Man name.[5]

In 2004 as the penciller, artist for Moonstone Books' comic book adaptation of Kolchak: The Night Stalker, entitled Kolchak: Tales of the Night Stalker. Jarvinen has designed numerous action figures for the Kenner Hasbro.

Personal life

In 2001, Kirk Jarvinen married Pamela Milliron in a Las Vegas wedding ceremony, whose attendants were dressed in comic book attire as the Jack Kirby/Stan Lee character of Thor. They live in Portland, Oregon.[1]

References

Inline citations

  1. [1]
    Lagerstedt, Ilpo (2008). "Kirk Jarvinen". Amerikansuomalaisia sarjakuvataiteilijoita (American comic artists) (in Finnish). University of Tampere. pp. 84–90. ISBN 9789514472305. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    Burgas, Greg (11 January 2012). "Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 11: Aquaman: Time and Tide #2". Comic Book Resources.
  3. [3]
    Duncan, Randy; Smith, Matthew J. (2013). Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to Wonder Woman [2 volumes]: From Captain America to Wonder Woman. ABC-CLIO. p. 24. ISBN 9780313399244. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. [4]
    DC Comics Graphic Novels: Aquaman Time and Tide
  5. [5]
    Weiner, Robert G. (2008). Marvel Graphic Novels and Related Publications: An Annotated Guide to Comics, Prose Novels, Children's Books, Articles, Criticism and Reference Works, 1965–2005. McFarland. p. 310. ISBN 9780786451159. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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