Mark Chiarello is an American

People of the United States

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 painter, art director and comic book editor.

Biography

As a painter, Chiarello has worked on such projects as the Batman

Batman

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 story Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop

Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop

Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop is a 1993 Elseworlds one-shot, written by Howard Chaykin and John Francis Moore, with full-painted art by Mark Chiarello...

(which earned him the 1993 National Cartoonists Society

National Cartoonists Society

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 Award for Best Comic Book.) and Clive Barker

Clive Barker

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's Hellraiser. He was also the first colorist on Mike Mignola

Mike Mignola

Michael Joseph "Mike" Mignola is an American comic book artist and writer who created the comic book series Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics. He has worked for animation projects such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire and the adaptation of his one shot comic book, The Amazing Screw-On Head.-Career:Mignola...

's creator owned comic book

Comic book

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, Hellboy

Hellboy

Hellboy is a comic book superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 , and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers...

(on Seed of Destruction

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction is the first Hellboy comic book mini-series, published by Dark Horse Comics. It was conceived and illustrated by Mike Mignola and scripted by John Byrne.This was, in part, the basis for the first Hellboy motion picture....

).

As an editor for DC Comics, he created the critically acclaimed series BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE, SOLO, and WEDNESDAY COMICS. Chiarello was responsible for teaming up comics superstars Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb for their extremely successful run on the Batman series "Hush". Previously, Chiarello worked at Marvel Comics where he was assistant to Archie Goodwin.

Chiarello's work was seen in Star Wars

Star Wars

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: The New Essential Chronology alongside artists Tommy Lee Edwards

Tommy Lee Edwards

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 and John Van Fleet. He also co-authored the book The DC Comics

DC Comics

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 Guide to Coloring and Lettering Comics with Eisner Award

Eisner Award

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 winning letterer, Todd Klein

Todd Klein

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. He also drew a Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack

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 story for DC's Cartoon Network Action Pack #1.

He is an Advisory Board Member of SPECTRUM, the Fantastic Art Annual.

In 2007 Chiarello and Jack Morelli authored "Heroes of the Negro Leagues," from Abrams Publishing, a book on the history of the Negro Leagues. An article and interview featuring Chiarello's Negro League paintings appeared in the March 8' issue of Juxtapoz Magazine.

In 2009 Chiarello painted the Spring Summer 09 advertising campaign for Carhartt

Carhartt

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.

Comics

• 1987
  • Lost Planet #2 (Eclipse)
• 1990
  • Clive Barker's Hellraiser #4 (Epic/Marvel)
• 1992
  • Ray Bradbury Chronicles #2 (Byron Preiss)
• 1993
  • Batman & Houdini: The Devil's Workshop (DC)
• 1998
  • Gangland #4 (Vertigo/DC)
• 2006
  • Cartoon Network Action Pack #1 (DC)
  • Cartoon Network Action Pack #2 (DC)

Covers

• 1988
  • Wolverine
    Wolverine (comics)
    Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
    
    #28-30 (Marvel)
  • Marvel Comics Presents
    Marvel Comics Presents
    Marvel Comics Presents was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics originally from 1988 to 1995; it returned for a second volume in 2007-2008.-Volume 1:The first volume was released on a biweekly basis and lasted for 175 issues...
    
    #81 [Backcover](Marvel)
  • Doctor Zero
    Shadowline (Epic Comics)
    The Shadowline Saga is a comic book imprint from Epic Comics that was published in its original incarnation from 1988 to 1990. It was created and edited by Archie Goodwin....
    
    #4 (Epic/Marvel)
  • Power Line
    Shadowline (Epic Comics)
    The Shadowline Saga is a comic book imprint from Epic Comics that was published in its original incarnation from 1988 to 1990. It was created and edited by Archie Goodwin....
    
    #4 (Epic/Marvel)
  • St. George
    Shadowline (Epic Comics)
    The Shadowline Saga is a comic book imprint from Epic Comics that was published in its original incarnation from 1988 to 1990. It was created and edited by Archie Goodwin....
    
    #4 (Epic/Marvel)
• 1994
  • The Many Armors of Iron Man
    Iron Man
    Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
    
    (Marvel)
  • Animal Man
    Animal Man
    Animal Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily “borrow” the abilities of animals...
    
    #72-73 (Vertigo/DC)
  • Ray Bradbury Comics Special Edition #1 (Topps)
• 1995
  • Batman featuring Two-Face and the Riddler (DC)
  • Vigilante
    Vigilante (comics)
    Vigilante is the name used by several fictional characters appearing in DC Comics. The original character was one of the first DC Comics characters adapted for live-action film, beating Superman by one year.-Greg Saunders:...
    
    : City Lights, Prairie Justice #1-4 (DC)
• 1996
  • Terminal City
    Terminal City
    Terminal City is the name for two comic book limited series published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint in 1996 and 1997, with, respectively nine and five issues. Dean Motter was the writer and Michael Lark was the artist for the series....
    
    #1-3 (Vertigo/DC)
• 1997
  • Terminal City: Aerial Graffiti #1-5 (Vertigo/DC)
• 1998
  • Jonny Double
    Jonny Double (Vertigo)
    Jonny Double is a comic series written by Brian Azzarello and published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. The series was based on the Jonny Double character created in 1968 by Len Wein and Marv Wolfman...
    
    #1-4 (Vertigo/DC)

External links

• An Audio Interview with Mark Chiarello by SiDEBAR