Legendary Comic Book Artist John Romita Jr. Is coming home to Marvel, today the Publisher announced along with a beautiful visual drawn by the artist himself with the headline reading “John Romita Jr. Is Back!” He will be making his return in July, where he will be drawing iconic Marvel Characters and Titles.
John Romita Jr. is the son of the Legendary Comic Book Artist John Romita Sr, who was one of the Signature Spider-Man Artists since the 1960s. Just like his father, his art style is one of the most recognizable and respected in the industry, Romita Jr has been on titles such as Daredevil, The Amazing Spider-Man, Uncanny X-Men, and Ironman. He is coming back from working with DC, started in 2014 working with Geoff Johns on Superman and later would go on working on titles such as All-Star Batman, Action Comics, and Superman: Year One.
Marvel had a chance to talk to the Legendary Artist, he had this to say about returning, including his excitement about returning to the Company.
“I have been very fortunate more than a few times in my life, and now I can add this latest event to that list. I have returned to Marvel, the company that I started my career in, and I couldn’t be more thrilled! I am at this very moment, working on my next big Marvel project, and it’s a blast!!! I am JUST as excited as I was when I first started, and I will do my best to let the work show that again. I hope fans will see that too!”
John Romita Jr.
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