Ben Lai is a Canadian comic book penciler who worked on series such as ''
Sigil
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'', ''
Radix'', ''
Thor
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'' and ''
X-Men
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''. His brother,
Ray Lai
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Fish
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* Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin
Science and mathematics
* Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point
* Ray (gra ...
, often inks his work.
In 2002, the Lai brothers were involved in a controversy when the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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used an image from ''Radix'' #1 in a $50 million grant proposal for the development of battlefield armor for the United States military.
Bibliography
*''CrossGen Primer'' #1, (with writers
Barbara Kesel and
Ron Marz
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Career
Marz is known for his work on ''S ...
,
CrossGen Comics
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, 2000)
*''
CrossGenesis'' #1, (with writers Barbara Kesel and Ron Marz, CrossGen Comics, 2000)
*''CrossGen Sampler'' #1, (with writers Barbara Kesel and Ron Marz, CrossGen Comics, 2000)
*''
Sigil
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'' #1-5, (with writer Barbara Kesel, CrossGen Comics, 2000)
*''
Radix'' #1-3 (CrossGen comics, 2001–2002)
*''
G.I. Joe Battle Files'' #2, (with writers Josh Blaylock and
Scott Wherle
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* Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
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,
Devil's Due Publishing
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, 2002)
*''
Guard Force
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'' #1, (with writer
Chuck Austen
Chuck Austen (born Chuck Beckum)
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,
Marvel Comics
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, 2003)
*''
Thor
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'' #61-62, 64–65, 67, 70, (with writer
Dan Jurgens
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, Marvel Comics, 2003)
*''
Ultimate X-Men
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'' #26, (with writer
Mark Millar
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, Marvel Comics, 2003)
*''
X-Men Unlimited
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The purpose of this title was to run stories that fit between the main X-Men comics. The stories included all characters (heroes and villains) from the X-tit ...
'' #1, (with writer
Tony Lee
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, Marvel Comics, 2004)
*''
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z'' #6, (with various writers, Marvel Comics, 2006)
*''
Ultimate Secrets'' #1, (with various writers, Marvel Comics, 2008)
References
External links
*
Ben Laiat the Comic Book Database
Ben Laiat the Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited creator index
Living people
Artists from Montreal
Canadian comics artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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