Leonard Kirk

Infobox Comics creator
name = Leonard Kirk


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caption = Leonard Kirk at the 2008 New York Comic Convention.
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location = Canada
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nationality = American
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notable works = "JSA", "Agents of Atlas", "Supergirl"
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website = http://leonardkirk.comicbloc.com/

Leonard Kirk is an American born comic book artist living in Canada. He has worked on such properties as "Supergirl", "JSA", "Star Trek", "Batman", and "Witchblade". Currently Kirk is exclusively signed for Marvel Comics.Fact|date=April 2008

Biography

Kirk first broke into the comics field pencilling issue #5 of the Malibu Comics title "Dinosaurs for Hire" and issue #1 of "Captain Canuck" vol.2. He then went on to pencil "" comics for Malibu.

In 1995, he began working with Marvel, penciling the "Ultragirl" miniseries.

In 1997, he began a long association with DC Comics, beginning with a nearly 60 issue run on the Peter David written "Supergirl" series. Following that, he penciled the Dan Jolley written "Bloodhound", which was canceled in under the year.

He penciled the Fred Van Lente written Scorpion story in the Marvel anthology title "Amazing Fantasy". Following that, he illustrated the acclaimedFact|date=April 2008 humorous miniseries, "Freshmen", written by Seth Green and Hugh Sterbakov, for Top Cow.

He returned for a year to work at DC, filling in on "Aquaman" and doing the "One Year Later" storyline "Face the Face" that ran through "Batman" and "Detective Comics".

Later in 2006, Kirk signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Comics,Fact|date=April 2008 his first project being a five issue Jeff Parker written "Agents of Atlas" miniseries, which included Wakandan-born S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Derek Thanaka from the Scorpion story he penciled in "Amazing Fantasy". Marvel has proceeded to assign him to pencil "Marvel Adventures: The Avengers" (from issue #13 onwards), "Spiderman Family", and a fill-in for the "World War Hulk" storyline in "The Incredible Hulk" #108.

Kirk's most recent projects including providing the art for "", written by Paul Cornell and starting in May 2008. [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16193 EXCLUSIVE: Captain Britain and MI:13 #1 Preview, Comic Book Resources, April 28, 2008] ]

Bibliography

*"Amazing Fantasy" #7-12
*"Aquaman" #34-38
*"Bloodhound" #1-8, 10
*"Deadman: Dead Again" #1, 3, 5
*"Detective Comics" #817-820
*"Dinosaurs for Hire" #5-12
*"Freshmen" #1-6
*"H.E.R.O." #12-14 (with writer Will Pfeifer, DC Comics, 2004)
*"JSA" #33-37, 40-45, 48-51, 74-75
*"" #9-25, 28, 31
*"Supergirl" #10, 13-61, 64, 67-72
*"Switchblade" (Silverline) #1-2
*"Ultragirl" #1-3
*"Witchblade" #71
*"Batman" #651-#654
*"Legion of Super Heroes" #4
* "" #1-ongoing (with Paul Cornell, Marvel, May 2008-present):
**"Captain Britain and MI13: Secret Invasion" (collects "Captain Britain and MI: 13" #1-4, 104 pages, January 2009, ISBN 1846534070)

Notes

References

*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=165|title=Leonard Kirk

External links

* [http://leonardkirk.comicbloc.com/ Leonard Kirk's Blog]
* [http://www.comicbookbin.com/kirkleonard.html 2003 Interview]