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Jim Cheung

{{short description|British comic book artist|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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Jim Cheung ({{IPAc-en|tʃ|ʌ|ŋ}} {{respell|CHUNG}}; born 1972) is a BritishMarvel Spotlight: Warren Ellis/Jim Cheung Marvel Comics 2006 comic book artist, known for his work on the series such as Scion, New Avengers: Illuminati, Young Avengers and Avengers: The Children's Crusade.

He co-created the Marvel superhero team the Young Avengers, including its members: Kate Bishop, Hulkling, Iron Lad, Patriot (Eli Bradley), Speed, and Wiccan.

Career

Cheung worked on several Marvel series during the mid- to late 1990s. He also worked on Scion for Crossgen Comics in the early 2000s. He later returned to Marvel, where he illustrated the five-issue New Avengers: Illuminati mini-series for Marvel Comics, and then pencilled two more issues of New Avengers.

He was named in August 2005 as one of Marvel's "Young Guns", a group of artists that, according to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, have the qualities that make "a future superstar penciller". Other "Young Guns" include Olivier Coipel, David Finch, Trevor Hairsine, Adi Granov and Steve McNiven.[https://archive.today/20120905160800/http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=1504 Young Guns Sketchbook] at Marvel.com

Cheung illustrated the 2010-2012 miniseries Avengers: The Children's Crusade.{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Richards |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25813 |title=C2E2: Heinberg & Cheung Launch "Children's Crusade" |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date=April 18, 2010 |access-date=May 29, 2010 }}

In addition to interior comics work, he has drawn several covers including those of "Avengers vs. X-Men", "Spider-Men" and the Young Avengers.

In 2015, Marvel enlisted Cheung to create an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. poster for a panel devoted to that TV series at that year's San Diego Comic-Con.Spiegel, Danny (July 13, 2015). "Fandemonium!", TV Guide. p. 22.

He drew the Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy limited series in 2016 with writer Christos Gage and Dan Slott.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/spideys-clone-conspiracy-brings-back-the-dead-maybe-new-controversy/ |title=Spidey's Clone Conspiracy Brings Back The Dead, & Maybe New Controversy |author=Comic Book Resources |date=13 October 2016 |website=cbr.com |access-date=26 April 2020}}

in February 2018 Cheung created promo art for a relaunched Marvel Universe, called the Fresh Start.{{cite web|author=Adams, Tim|url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-fresh-start-teaser-analysis/ |title=Marvel's Fresh Start: Who's Who & What to Expect from the New Initiative |date=February 20, 2018 |website=CBR.com |access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=September 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914090734/https://www.cbr.com/marvel-fresh-start-teaser-analysis/}}

That March, it was announced that Cheung would be the artist on a relaunched Justice League series.{{cite web|author=Marston, George|url=https://www.newsarama.com/39118-official-justice-league-relaunches-with-snyder-cheung-and-jimenez.html|title=OFFICIAL: JUSTICE LEAGUE Relaunches With SNYDER, CHEUNG & JIMENEZ|publisher=Newsarama|access-date=August 7, 2020|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143853/https://www.newsarama.com/39118-official-justice-league-relaunches-with-snyder-cheung-and-jimenez.html}}

Bibliography

=Marvel Comics=

==Interior work==

==Covers==

=DC Comics=

=CrossGen Comics=

  • Scion #1-6, 8–11, 13–16, 18–21, 23–26, 31–32, 35–36, 38-39

=''Village Voice''=

  • Kill Bill (October 1–7, 2003) (vol XLVII NO.40)

=Bubble Comics=

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External links

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  • {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=81|title=Jim Cheung}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080610000821/http://marvel.com/catalog/?artist=Jim%20Cheung Jim Cheung] on Marvel.com
  • [https://jimcheungart.bigcartel.com/ Official website]
  • {{Instagram|jimcheungart}}

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Category:1972 births

Category:Living people

Category:British comics artists