Mike Zeck
Artist
Georgia
Biography:
MIKE ZECK was born (1949) in Greenville PA, grew up (1955-1977) in South Florida where he also attended Ringling School of Art in Sarasota FL, and resided (1977-2002) in Connecticut for the majority of his working years at Marvel and DC Comics.
Mike's comics series and covers have influenced generations of artists, and one would have to argue which of Mike's series has been the most influential, or most deeply embossed in our pop culture.
Zeck's groundbreaking six part story "Kraven's Last Hunt," with J.M. Dematteis and Bob McLeod is the definitive Kraven the Hunter story and took the Spider-Man character to a whole new level, and has been touted by readers as the "Greatest Spider-Man story of all time," in recent polls.
His work with writer Steven Grant on the Punisher Limited Series--collected as "Circle of Blood"-set the standard for the look and feel of the character and propelled the Punisher to flagship character status at Marvel. Along with air-brush artist Phil Zimelman, Mike has created some of the most recognizable painted images of the Punisher.
The 12-issue Series "Secret Wars," was a monumental success, and Zeck's design for Spider-Man's black costume is still recognizable and indelible to this day. Spider-Man wore the costume temporarily, and it still lives on in the form of the super-villain, Venom.
Collected editions of all those series remain in print, are still popular, and still talked about to this day. Many of Mike's images and covers are still used for t-shirts, costumes and other comics-related merchandise today.
Zeck's work has also graced the pages and covers of "Captain America," "Master of Kung Fu," "Aquaman," "Batman," "Legends of the DC Universe," "Green Lantern," "G.I. Joe," "G.I. Joe: Special Missions," "Lobo," "Deathstroke The Terminator," "The Eliminator," "Damned" and many other titles.
Sci-fi Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Supanova Comic-Con & Gaming - Gold Coast 2024 - April 13-14, 2024 in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
- Supanova Comic-Con & Gaming - Melbourne 2024 - April 6-7, 2024 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2019
- GalaxyCon Louisville 2019 - November 22-24, 2019 in Louisville, KY
- GalaxyCon Minneapolis 2019 - November 8-10, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN
- Florida Supercon 2019 - July 4-7, 2019 in Miami Beach, FL
- Fan Expo Dallas 2019 - May 3-5, 2019 in Dallas, TX
- South Texas Comic Con 2019 - April 26-28, 2019 in McAllen, TX
- FanExpo Vancouver 2019 - March 1-3, 2019 in Vancouver, BC, Canada 2018
- TerrifiCon 2018 - August 17-19, 2018 in Uncasville, CT
- Phoenix Comic Fest 2018 - May 24-27, 2018 in Phoenix, AZ 2017
- FanExpo Vancouver 2017 - November 10-12, 2017 in Vancouver, BC, Canada
- FanExpo Canada 2017 - August 31 - September 3, 2017 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- TerrifiCon 2017 - August 18-20, 2017 in Uncasville, CT
- Florida Supercon 2017 - July 27-30, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Fan Expo Dallas 2017 - March 31 - April 2, 2017 in Dallas, TX 2016
- Phoenix Comicon 2016 - June 2-5, 2016 in Phoenix, AZ 2015
- Phoenix Comicon 2015 - May 28-31, 2015 in Phoenix, AZ 1990
- Creation Anaheim 1990 - January 6-7, 1990 in Anaheim, CA
18 confirmed guest appearances
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