Guide Note

John Buscema was an American comic book artist.

Fast Facts

Full name: Giovanni Natale Buscema
Born: December 11, 1927
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Died: January 10, 2002
Age at death: 74
Disciplines: Pencils, inks
Awards: 2002 Will Eisner Hall of Fame

Career

At the start of his career in the 1940s, Buscema drew for crime and romance comics. He joined Marvel in the 1960s, and worked on numerous titles for the next forty years.

Buscema contributed artwork to The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, Silver Surfer and Conan the Barbarian. Buscema worked on the latter title for nearly 15 years.¹

In 2000, he worked for DC for the first time, penciling an issue of Batman: Gotham Knights. He died of stomach cancer in 2002 at the age of 74.

Notable Works

Quotes

"[Artists are] in a position of movie director -- but whereas movie directors have thousands of dollars of tools at his exposure, all we have is two hands and a brain. And it is the toughest thing in the world to say, you used so many tilted panels, or you used no tilted panels, it depends. It depends. I don't think anybody has ever succeeded in telling the perfect story."²

Categories

Entertainment | Art | Comics | Comic Book Creators | Comic Book Artists

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Notable Works

The Avengers Vol. 1 #41-62, 74-85, 94, 97, 105, 121, 124-125, 152-153, 255-300: Comic Book DB - Comic Vine
Silver Surfer Vol. 1: Comic Book DB - Comic Vine
The Mighty Thor Vol. 1 #182-226, 231-238, 241-259, 272-278, 283-285, 370 & 490: Comic Book DB - Comic Vine
Wolverine Vol. 2 #1-8, 10-16, 25 & 27: Comic Book DB - Comic Vine
Conan the Barbarian #25-56, 58-68, 70-78, 84-86, 88-91, 95-190: Comic Book DB - Comic Vine

John Buscema Portfolio and Images

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Mile High Comics: The Avengers Vol. 1 #41-62, 74-85, 94, 97, 105, 121, 124-125, 152-153, 255-300
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Mile High Comics: The Mighty Thor Vol. 1 #182-226, 231-238, 241-259, 272-278, 283-285, 370 & 490
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John Buscema News, Articles and Blogs

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Comics Should Be Good!: "365 Reasons to Love Comics #209: John Buscema"
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Loston Wallace: "John Buscema, His Life and His Influence on Loston Wallace"

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