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John Romita, Jr. occurs as comic book artist best known for his extensive act for Marvel Comics in the 1970s through the 2000s. He is typically known as JRJR (abbreviation of John Romita, Jr.)

He is the boy of John Romita, Sr.

Romita's early popularity was according to his rerun in Iron Man in the 1970s by owning writer David Michelinie and artist Bob Layton.In the early- 1980s, he had his foremost process on the Amazing Spider-Human, working using writer Roger Stern he co created the character Hobgoblin and he drew an issue in which Spider-Human would encounter a Juggernaut and the Juggernaut would prevent higher traped around cement foundations. In the mid-1980s he had the begin in Uncanny X-Men with author Chris Claremont which brought him immense popularity, when a X-Men had become the immense industry phenomenon by that instance.

In the late '80s & early '90s, Romita enjoyed an acclaimed stint in Daredevil with writer Ann Nocenti and Eisner Award-winning inker Al Williamson, noted for its creation of long-running Temerarious nemesis Typhoid Mary.

Romita in a future collaborated by owning the enigmatic Frank Miller on the Madcap origin story entitled A Human Forgoing Fear, considered to exist as a companion of sorts to Miller's Batman: Year 1 tale. Romita worked in a unsuspecting hosts of Wonder titles in the period of the '90s, including Punisher: War Zone, the Cable mini-series, The Mighty Thor, a link to to Iron Man, and a Punisher/Batman cross-over.

In the 2000s, Romita once again come to prominence for his 2nd begin illustrating The Amazing Spider-Man (the title for which his father is better known for drawing in the 1960s) for writer J. Michael Straczynski. He drew Wonder's Wolverine with author Mark Millar as part of the character's thirtieth-anniversary celebration. When of 2005, Romita's art is presently around display in Black Panther, The Sentry as well as Ultimate Vision, a back higher story featured in the Ultimate line, written by creator Mark Millar.

The Unofficial John Romita Jr. Website
Fan page with gallery of pencil illustrations, fan art, news and links.

The Incomplete John Romita Jr. Checklist
Artist's work listed chronologically and by title; also includes interview excerpts.

All Things Considered: Amazing Spider-Man
Radio interview by Linda Wertheimer on Romita's Spider-Man work after the disaster of September 11, 2001. [Requires RealAudio]


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