Jon Bogdanove is an American

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and writer. He is best known for his work on '' Power Pack'' and '' Superman: The Man of Steel'', as well as for creating the character

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with writer Louise Simonson in 1993.

Career

Comics

After attending the

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, Jon Bogdanove's first work for

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was '' Alpha Flight'' #32 (March 1986). He then became the regular artist on '' Power Pack'' as of #22 (May 1986) and would draw that title for the next four years. Bogdanove collaborated with writer

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on the ''Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men'' limited series in 1987 and with Louise Simonson on the ''

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'' series the following year. In 1991, Bogdanove began drawing for

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. He, Louise Simonson, and editor

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launched a new Superman title, '' Superman: The Man of Steel''—which Bogdanove would draw for nearly eight years until #85 (Jan. 1999). He contributed to the "Panic in the Sky" storyline in 1992. That same year, Bogdanove and Simonson (along with Carlin,

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and others) were the architects of '' The Death of Superman'' storyline, in which Superman died and was resurrected. It was during that storyline, in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #500 (June 1993), that Simonson and Bogdanove introduced their character

, who graduated to his own title in February 1994. The character went on to feature in an eponymous feature film starring

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in 1997. The Bogdanove-drawn ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' #30 (Feb. 1994) had a variant edition packaged in a polybag. The logo and all cover copy were printed on the bag and vinyl clings (similar to Colorforms) were included for a do-it-yourself front and back cover. Bogdanove was one of the many artists who contributed to the '' Superman: The Wedding Album'' one-shot in 1996 wherein the title character married

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. After leaving the ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' title, Bogdanove drew two

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s for DC Comics: ''Superman & Savage Dragon: Metropolis'' (Nov. 1999) co-published with

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and '' Superman / Aliens II: God War'' (May 2002 – Nov. 2002) co-published with

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. Bogdanove reunited with Louise Simonson for the '' DC Retroactive: Superman – The '90s'' one-shot in October 2011. In 2023, he did the artwork on two new Steel stories, written by Simonson, for ''The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special'' #1 and ''The Return of Superman 30th Anniversary Special'' #1.

Film

Bogdanove has participated with his son, Kal-El Bogdanove, on assorted film projects including ''Hansel & Gretel'' (2006) and the ''Lady of the Isle'' television series.

Awards

Bogdanove received an

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in 2013.

Relatives

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at Heritage Auctions; published March 22, 2024; retrieved April 6, 2024

Bibliography

DC Comics

*'' 52'' #15 (Origin of Steel) (2006) *''

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'' #600 (one page only), #667 (1988, 1991) *'' Adventures of Superman'' #480, 500 (1991–1993) *''

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

'' #566 (1999) *'' Batman '66'' #24 (2015) *'' Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet '' #5 (2014) *'' Countdown'' #21, 15 (2008) *''

DC Comics Presents ''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring bac ...

: The

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'' #1 (2004) *''DC Infinite Halloween Special'' #1 (2007) *'' DC Retroactive: Superman – The 90's'' #1 (2011) *'' The Death of Superman'' #11 (webcomic) (2018) * ''The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special'' #1 (2023) *''

The Multiversity ''The Multiversity'' is a two-issue Limited series (comics), limited series combined with seven interrelated one-shot (comics), one-shots set in the Multiverse (DC Comics), DC Multiverse in The New 52, a collection of universes seen in publicatio ...

Guide Book'' #1 (2015) *''Newstime'' #1 (1993) *''The Return of Superman 30th Anniversary Special'' #1 (2023) *'' Sandman Special'' #1 (2017) *''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...

of Super-Villains 80–Page Giant'' #1 (1999) *''

'' #1–3 (writer) (1994) *''Steel Annual'' #1 (

Elseworlds Elseworlds is the publication imprint (trade name), imprint for American comic books produced by DC Comics for stories that take place outside the DC Universe Canon (fictional), canon. Elseworlds publications are set in alternate realities that ...

) (writer) (1994) *'' Steel: The Official Movie Adaptation'' (1997) *''

Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...

'' vol. 2 #57, 200 (1991, 2004) *''

'' vol. 3 #50 (2016) *''Superman Forever'' #1 (1998) *''

Superman Red/Superman Blue "Superman Red/Superman Blue" refers to two comic book storylines published by DC Comics featuring Superman. Silver Age story The original Superman-Red/Superman-Blue tale, "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!", is an "Elseworlds" ...

'' #1 (1998) *'' Superman: Secret Files & Origins 2004'' (Mxyzptlk story) (2004) *'' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #1–7, 9-14, 16-27, 29-30, 32-37, 39-41, 43-48, 50-53, 55-56, 59-63, 66-68, 75–76, 78-82, 85, #0, 134 (1991–1999, 2003) *'' Superman: The Wedding Album'' #1 (1996) *''

Who's Who in the DC Universe ''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' (1985–87), usually referred to simply as ''Who's Who'', is the umbrella title for a number of comic book series which DC Comics published to catalogue the wide variety of fictional ch ...

'' #11–13 (1991) *''Who's Who in the DC Universe Update 1993'' #1–2 (1992–1993) *''Who's Who Update '87'' #5 (1987)

DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics

* '' Superman/Aliens II: God War'' #1–4 (2002)

DC Comics and Image Comics

*''Superman & Savage Dragon: Metropolis'' #1 (1999)

Malibu Comics

* ''

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'' #5 (1994)

Marvel Comics

*''Adventures in Reading Starring the

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'' #1 (promo) (1990) *'' Alpha Flight'' #32 (1986) *''Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men'' #1–4 (1987) *'' The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 3 #33 (2001) *''

The New Mutants The New Mutants may refer to: *''New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teena ...

Annual'' #5, 7 (1989–1991) *''

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe The ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' is an encyclopedic Guide book, guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications. The original 15-volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, followed b ...

'' #7, 10, 12 (1986) * '' Power Pack'' #22–27, 29, 31–33, 35–36, 42–44, 47–49, 54 (1986–1990) * '' Solomon Kaine'' #5 (1986) *'' What The--?!'' #1, 8 (1988–1990) *''

'' #58, 60–62, ''Annual'' #4–5 (1989–1991) *'' X-Terminators'' #1–4 (1988–1989)

Storm King Comics

* '' John Carpenter's Tales for a HalloweeNight'' vol. 1–3 (2015–2017)

References

External links

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Jon Bogdanove
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