Mike Wieringo
Michael "Mike" Lance Wieringo (born June 24, 1963 in Vicenza , Italy, † August 12, 2007 in Durham , North Carolina ; pseudonym: Ringo) was an American comic artist .
Wieringo grew up as the child of Italian immigrants in the city of Lynchburg in the US state of Virginia. After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond with a degree in Communication Arts and Design, he began working as a draftsman for Millennium Publications. There he illustrated the series Pat Savage and Doc Savange: Doom Dynasty from 1991 .
In 1993 he took on assignments as a cover artist for Caliber Press (for example for the anthology Negative Burn ) before he had his breakthrough as a full-time comic artist with work for the publisher DC Comics . There he initially drew stories for the quarterly series Justice League Quarterly (# 11 and 12) before he got the job of lead draftsman for the traditional superhero series The Flash in 1995 . His partner was the author Mark Waid . After leaving as a draftsman of the Flash stories, he drew a few covers for the series (# 100, 118-124, 128-129; 80-Page Giant # 2)
This was followed by a short run on the Robin series , which features the solo adventures of Batman's junior partner Robin. Author Chuck Dixon was a partner in this project . At the same time he drew the four-part miniseries Rogue (1995) for Marvel Comics . He drew the Firearm series for Malibu Comics .
In 1996 Wieringo drew the One-Shot Spider-Boy # 1, followed by an engagement as a regular artist on the series The Sensational Spider-Man, in which he worked with author Todd DeZago (# 8-31). With DeZago, Wieringo worked again from 1999 to 2000 on the fantasy series Tellos , which was published by Image Comics . In 2001 he submitted the one-shot Tellos: Maiden Voyage after.
In 2001 Wieringo returned to DC where he took on the drafting job for the series Adventures of Superman (# 592-600), which was written by writer Joe Casey at the time . In 2002 Wieringo renewed his collaboration with Mark Waid, with whom he was responsible for the Fantastic Four series for almost three years . He then drew on the series Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (# 1-5, 8-10) and the miniseries Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four .
literature
- Eric Nolen-Weathington: Wieringo. Modern Masters Volume 9: Mike Wieringo.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wieringo, Mike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wieringo, Michael Lance; Ringo (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vicenza , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 2007 |
| Place of death | Durham , North Carolina |