Andy Kubert

Andrew Kubert (; born February 27, 1962) is an American comics artist, letterer, and writer. He is the son of Joe Kubert and brother of Adam Kubert, both of whom are also artists, and the uncle of comics editor Katie Kubert.

Kubert is a graduate of and an instructor of second-year classes at The Kubert School, founded by his father, who also taught there, and would later serve as an instructor there himself. After beginning his career as a letterer at DC Comics, Kubert went on to illustrate books for that company including '' Sgt. Rock'' and ''Adam Strange'', as well its intercompany crossover with Dark Horse Comics, '' Batman Versus Predator''.

He later worked for Marvel Comics, illustrated various ''X-Men'' and Ultimate Marvel-related titles, including ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', and '' Ultimate Iron Man'', and provided artwork for notable storylines such as "Age of Apocalypse" in 1995. He returned to DC in 2005, where he provided art for storylines such as '' Batman: Cacophony'', " Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, "Blackest Night", " Flashpoint", and '' The Dark Knight III: The Master Race''. During his run on ''Batman'' with writer Grant Morrison, they co-created the character Damian Wayne.

Early life

Andrew Kubert is the son of Muriel (''née'' Fogelson) and Joe Kubert, the latter of whom came from a Jewish family in southeast Poland (now Ukraine). His siblings include a sister, Lisa, and brothers David, Daniel, and Adam. He and his siblings were raised in Dover, New Jersey. He is also the uncle of comics editor Katie Kubert. He graduated from The Kubert School, which was founded by his father in Dover.

Career

Andy Kubert started his comics career as a letterer at DC Comics in 1980. His first credited artwork for the company was the story "Old Soldiers Never Die" in '' Sgt. Rock'' #393 (Oct. 1984).
He later drew ''Adam Strange'' and the '' Batman Versus Predator'' intercompany crossover. He is best known for his work at Marvel Comics, specifically the company's X-Men titles. An occasional cover artist on ''Uncanny X-Men'' (drawing the first cover appearance of the character Gambit) and ''X-Men Classic'', Kubert later served as a fill-in penciller for ''Uncanny X-Men'' #279-280 and #288 before becoming the regular penciller on ''X-Men'' vol. 2 (starting with #14), following Jim Lee's departure from Marvel to form Image Comics. Kubert was one of the artists of the "X-Cutioner's Song" storyline which ran through the X-Men titles in 1992 and drew the wedding of Cyclops and Jean Grey in ''X-Men'' #30 (March 1994). Kubert drew the '' Amazing X-Men'' limited series as part of the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline in 1995. In 2001, Kubert drew two issues of the new ''Ultimate X-Men'' title. With writers Bill Jemas, Joe Quesada and Paul Jenkins, Kubert produced the ''Origin'' limited series which revealed the early history of Wolverine. Kubert collaborated with novelist Neil Gaiman on the ''Marvel 1602'' eight-issue limited series published from November 2003 to June 2004. Writer Orson Scott Card and Kubert crafted the '' Ultimate Iron Man'' limited series in 2005.

Both Kubert and his brother, Adam, signed exclusive contracts to work for DC Comics in 2005. Andy Kubert became the penciller of the ''Batman'' series and with writer Grant Morrison introduced the Damian Wayne character.

He illustrated the covers to '' Batman: Cacophony'', a three-issue miniseries published in November 2008. Kubert drew the two-issue Batman story by Neil Gaiman entitled, " Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" This reunited Gaiman and Kubert, who previously worked together on the series ''Marvel 1602''.

While his brother Adam has returned to Marvel Comics following his three-year deal with DC, Dan DiDio confirmed in 2009 that following "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?", Kubert had two more Batman projects in the works, one of which he would write himself. He contributed covers to the ''Blackest Night: Batman'' mini-series, as well as variant covers for "Blackest Night" issues of ''Green Lantern''.

In late 2009, DC announced that Andy Kubert was working on two DC stories, one featuring Batman, the other featuring the DCU. Kubert's father Joe inked over his pencils on the first two issues of '' DC Universe: Legacies'', a 10-issue series chronicling the history of the DC Universe. Andy Kubert contributed to ''Batman'' #700, teaming again with Grant Morrison to tell another tale of Damian Wayne as Batman in the future as part of the oversized anniversary issue. In 2011 Kubert illustrated the DC miniseries '' Flashpoint''. In 2013 Kubert wrote and drew ''Damian: Son of the Batman'', a four-issue mini series about Robin in an alternate future. Kubert was one of the artists on '' The Dark Knight III: The Master Race'' which was co-written by Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello. As of 2018, Kubert is collaborating with writer Scott Snyder on the ''New Challengers'', part of the ''Dark Metal'' project.

In 2020, DC Comics announced that Kubert would be among the creators of a revived ''Batman: Black and White'' anthology series to debut on December 8, 2020.

Teaching

Kubert and his brother Adam teach at their family business and ''alma mater'', the Joe Kubert School.

Bibliography

DC Comics

* '' 52'' #46 (2007)
* ''Action Comics Weekly'' #636 (Phantom Stranger) (1989)
* ''Action Comics'' vol. 2 #5–6 (2012)
* ''Adam Strange'' #1–3 (1990)
* '' The Adventures of Superman'' #442, 460 (1988–89)
* ''Batman'' #400 (letterer on Chapter VIII), 655–658, 664–666, 686, 700 (1985, 2006–10)
* ''Batman'' vol. 2 #18; #23.1 (writer) (2013)
* '' Batman Black and White'' vol. 5 #1 (2020)
* '' Batman Versus Predator'' #1–3 (1992)
* ''Before Watchmen: Nite Owl'' #1–4 (2012–13)
* ''Christmas with the Super-Heroes'' #2 (finisher on the Enemy Ace story "Silent Night") (1989)
* '' Damian: Son of Batman'' #1–4 (writer/artist) (2013–14)
* ''Dark Days: The Forge'' #1 (2017)
* '' The Dark Knight III: The Master Race'' #1–9 (2015–17)
* '' DC Universe: Legacies'' #1–2 (2010)
* ''Detective Comics'' #853 (2009)
* ''Doc Savage'' #1–4 (1987–88)
* '' Flashpoint'' #1–5 (2011)
* ''Justice League of America'' #0 (2006)
* '' New Challengers'' #1–4 (2018)
* '' Sgt. Rock'' #393 (writer/inker); #394, 401, 408–415, 417–419, 422 (1984–88)
* Superman: Up in the Sky #1-6 (2019-2020)
* '' The Warlord'' #98–99, 101 (1985–86)

Eclipse Comics

* ''Airboy'' vol. 2 #50 (1989)

Marvel Comics

* '' Amazing X-Men'' #1–4 (1995)
* '' The Avengers'' #334 (1991)
* ''Captain America'' vol. 3 #8–12, 14–17, 19–22, 25–28, 30–31 (1998–2000)
* ''Conan the Barbarian'' #201 (1987)
* ''Ghost Rider'', vol. 3, #24, 28–31 (1992)
* '' Ka-Zar'', vol. 4, #1–5, 7–11, 14 (1997–98)
* '' Mark Hazzard: Merc'' #9 (1987)
* ''Marvel 1602'' #1–8 (2003–04)
* ''Origin'' #1-6 (2001–02)
* '' The Punisher War Journal'' #31 (1991)
* '' Savage Sword of Conan'' #114, 136, 160 (1985–89)
* ''Semper Fi'' #2–3, 5–6, 8 (1989)
* ''Tales of the Marvel Universe'' #1 (1997)
* ''Thor'' vol. 2 #29–32, 34–35 (2000–01)
* '' Ultimate Iron Man'' #1–5 (2005–06)
* ''Ultimate X-Men'' #5–6, 50–53 (2001–2005)
* ''Uncanny X-Men'' #279–280, 288 (1991–1992)
* ''What The--?!'' #11 (1991)
* ''Wolverine'' #51 (1992)
* ''Wolverine: Rahne of Terra'' #1 (1991)
* ''X-Factor'' #57 (1990)
* ''X-Men'', vol. 2, #14–20, 22–26, 28–34, 36–38, 40–41, 44–47, 50, 52–57, 59 (1992–96)

Pacific Comics

* '' Skateman'' #1 (1983)

References

External links

*

Andy Kubert
at The Kubert School

Andy Kubert
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics


at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators

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