Adam Kubert (; born 1959) is an American

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known for his work for publishers such as

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and

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, including work on ''

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'', '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine'', '' The Incredible Hulk'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Kubert was rated by '' Wizard'' magazine as one of the "Hot 10 Writers and Artists" in the industry in 2008. He is the son of

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and brother of Andy Kubert, both comic book artists as well, and the uncle of comics editor Katie Kubert. Born in

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he is an instructor at the Joe Kubert School located there, which Joe Kubert founded, and at which he and Andy studied.

Early life

Adam Kubert was born in 1959, the son of Muriel (née Fogelson) and Joe Kubert. His siblings include a sister, Lisa, and brothers David, Daniel, and

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. Comics editor Katie Kubert is his niece. He and his siblings grew up in

. He began his professional comics career at age 12 as a letterer. He attended the

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and graduated with a degree in

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. He subsequently attended his father's The Kubert School in Dover, New Jersey.

Career

Adam Kubert began his comics career as an occasional letterer for DC Comics in late 1977. His first credited work as a colorist came in 1982, in the Dr. Fate backup feature in ''

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'' #310. His first credited artwork for the company is the story "Gremlins" published in '' Sgt. Rock'' #394 (Nov. 1984). In 1988, Adam Kubert drew the '' Jezebel Jade'' limited series, a spin-off from the '' Jonny Quest'' series, for

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. He collaborated with his brother on ''

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'' (1990) and the '' Batman Versus Predator''

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(1992).

Marvel Comics

Adam Kubert is known for his work at Marvel Comics. From 1993 to 1996 he illustrated 17 issues of writer

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's run on ''

'' between issues #75 to 102. His first issue on the series featured the after-effects of

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removing the

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from Wolverine's body. Kubert drew the ''Weapon X'' limited series as part of the " Age of Apocalypse" storyline in 1995. The following year, he drew the '' Onslaught: X-Men'' and ''Onslaught: Marvel Universe'' one-shots which lead into the " Heroes Reborn" crossover. From 1997 to 1998 he illustrated 12 issues of

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's run on '' The Incredible Hulk'' from #454 to 467, as well as the -1 issue (July 1997). From late 1998 to early 1999 Kubert drew ''

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'' #81 - 84, on which he was teamed up with European colourist Richard Isanove, who subsequently followed Kubert to ''Ultimate X-Men'', employing the pencils-to-color approach seen on most of ''Ultimate X-Men'' covers. In 2001, Kubert drew the new ''

'' title, penciling the first four issues, and then illustrating 16 various issues beginning with #7, before leaving the title with issue #33 (July 2003). In 2004, he began a run on ''

'', once again with writers Mark Millar and

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, illustrating that series' first six issues, and then issues 13-18.

DC Comics

Both Kubert and his brother Andy signed exclusive contracts with DC Comics in June 2005. Kubert's first project for DC was illustrating " Last Son", a

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story arc co-written by

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and

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, which ran in ''

'' #844–847, 851 and ''Action Comics Annual'' #11. Further delay forced DC Comics to bring in substitute creative teams and delay the fourth part of the "Last Son" storyline and the 3D issue to #851, which was released in early July 2007. The final part of the storyline was in ''Action Comics Annual'' #11. Following his work on Superman he penciled the "

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" tie-in, ''DC Universe: Last Will and Testament'', written by

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. His last work for his latest tenure at DC was the ''Batman and The Outsiders Special,'' released in February 2009. This issue, written by Peter Tomasi, highlighted

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's efforts to recruit a new team of Outsiders in the wake of

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's apparent death. After the release of the comic book, Kubert said he was pleased with his work at DC and had done, "what eset out to do," which was to draw Superman.

Return to Marvel

May 2009 marked Adam Kubert's return to Marvel, his first interior work being published as one of two stories in ''

'' #73 and 74. Following this he contributed several covers to ''

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'' and ''Wolverine: Weapon X'', and pencilled the " Dark Reign" tie in, ''The List: Amazing

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''. When he returned to pencilling for Marvel, he continued to do some work for DC, contributing the stories for the '' Wednesday Comics'' " Sgt. Rock" feature, drawn by his father. He has since stated that he is Marvel-exclusive, but they are allowed him to work on the "Sgt. Rock" feature as he had signed on to do it before his contract at DC had expired. Kubert's next job was providing pencils on '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine''. In 2012, Kubert pencilled issues #8–10 and #12 of the Marvel crossover miniseries '' Avengers vs. X-Men''. He then drew issues #4–6 of

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's run on '' The Avengers''. In June 2017, Kubert began penciling ''Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man'' written by

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. The revamped title being billed as a “back-to-basics” approach for the character. In February 2020, Kubert and writer Benjamin Percy were the creative team on a new ''Wolverine'' series that debuted as part of the Marvel's Dawn of X relaunch the X-Men line of comics. The series was Wolverine's first ongoing series since his resurrection following the ''Hunt For Wolverine'' one-shot and ''Return of Wolverine'' miniseries. Issue #1 was best-selling comic for the month of February 2020.

Teaching work

Kubert and his brother Andy teach at The Kubert School, which was founded by their father, who also taught there before his passing in 2012.

Awards

*1992

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for Best Inker for '' Batman Versus Predator''

Bibliography

Interior work

Comico Comics

* ''Jezebel Jade'' #1–3 (1988) * '' Jonny Quest'' #6 (1986)

DC Comics

* ''

'' #844–846, 851, ''Annual'' #11 (2006–2008) * ''

'' #1–3 (1990) * '' Batman & the Outsiders Special'' #1 (2009) * '' Batman Versus Predator'' #1–3 (1992) * ''Clash'' #1–3 (1991–1992) * ''DC Universe: Last Will and Testament'' #1 (2008) * ''

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'' #1–4 (1987–1988) * ''

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of America'' vol. 2 #0 (2006) * '' Sgt. Rock'' #394, 401, 417, 422 (1984–1988) * ''

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'' #38 (1987) * '' The Warlord'' #95, 99–100, ''Annual'' #5 (1985–1986) * '' Wednesday Comics'' (Sgt. Rock) (writer) (2009)

Marvel Comics

* '' All-New, All-Different Avengers'' #1–3, 7–8, 13–15 (2016–2017) * '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine'' #1–6 (2010–2011) *'' The Avengers'' vol. 5 #4-6 (2013) *'' Avengers vs. X-Men'' #8-10, 12 (2012) *''AvX: Vs.'' #1 (2012) * '' Avengers & X-Men: Axis'' #1–2, 7 (2014) * ''

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'' #7-12 (2019) * '' Civil War II'' #8 (2016) * '' Dark Reign: The List – The Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 (2010) * ''Dark Web'' #1 (2022) * ''Dark Web Finale'' #1 (2023) *''Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII'' (with Joe Kelly, mini-series, 2024) https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/108483/deadpool_wolverine_wwiii_2024_1 *'' Fear Itself:

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'' #7.2 (2012) * '' Ghost Rider/ Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance'' #1–10, 12–13 (1992–1993) * '' The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #454, -1, 455–456, 458–460, 462–464, 466–467 (1997–1998) * ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 3 #87 (2005) * '' Mark Hazzard: Merc'' #9 (1987) * '' Monsters Unleashed'' #5 (2017) * '' Onslaught: Marvel Universe'' #1 (1996) * ''Onslaught: X-Men'' #1 (1996) * ''Origin II'' #1–5 (2014) * '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #1–5, 297–300, 304-307 (2017–2018) * ''

'' #1–6, 13–18 (2004–2005) * ''

'' #1–8, 10–12, 15–17, 20–22, 25, 29, 31–33 (2001–2003) * ''

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'' #339, 368–370, 372–373, 375, 378, 381, 383–384 (1996–2000) * ''

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'' #1–4 (1995) * ''

'' vol. 2 #75, 77–79, 81–82, 85, 87–88, 90, 92–93, 95–97, 100, 102 (1993–1996) * ''Wolverine'' vol. 3 #73–74 (2009) * ''Wolverine'' vol. 7 #1–3, 8-10, 14-16, 20-23 (2020-2022) * ''

'' vol. 2 #81–84 (1998–1999) *'' X-Men: Schism'' #5 (2011) * '' X-Men 2099'' #1–3 (1993)

Cover work

Marvel Comics

* ''All New Captain America'' #1 (2015) * '' All-New Wolverine'' #19 (2016) * '' All-New X-Men'' vol. 2 #1 (2012) * ''

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'' vol. 4 #14 (2017) * '' Avengers'' vol. 7 #1 (variant cover only) (2012) * ''

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'' #1–3 (2001) * ''

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'' vol. 3 #1 (variant cover only) (2017) * '' Daredevil'' vol. 3 #25 (variant cover only) (2014) * ''Ghost Rider'' vol. 7 #1 (2015) * ''

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'' vol. 3 #8 (variant cover only) (2013) * '' X-Men: hellfire club'' #4 (2000) * ''

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'' #1-6 (2013) * ''

'' vol. 3 #6 (2009) * ''Spider-Man/Deadpool'' #1 (variant cover only) (2016) * ''

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'' vol. 3 #20-21 (2015) * ''Uncanny X-Men'' #377 (2016) * '' Wolverine: Weapon X'' #10 (2017)

References

External links

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at The Kubert School
Adam Kubert
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Kubert, Adam 1959 births American comics artists American comics writers American people of Polish-Jewish descent American art educators Artists from New Jersey DC Comics people Eisner Award winners for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Jewish American comics writers Jewish American comics artists Living people Marvel Comics people People from Dover, New Jersey Rochester Institute of Technology alumni The Kubert School alumni Educators from New Jersey

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Career

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Return to Marvel

Teaching work

Archive

Awards

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Interior work

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