Lee Weeks (born 1962) is an American

comics artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

known for his work on such titles as ''

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''.

Career

Lee Weeks attended

The Kubert School The Kubert School, formerly the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art and Joe Kubert School, is a private, for-profit technical school focused on cartooning and located in Dover, New Jersey. It teaches the principles of sequential art a ...

and made his professional comics debut penciling, inking, and lettering a short story ("Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk") in ''Tales of Terror'' #5 (March 1986), a horror anthology published by

Eclipse Comics Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market. It was ...

. He is best known for his work for

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on the ''

'' series (1990–1992), where he pencilled the ''Last Rites'' storyline. It featured the fall of the

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and is a sequel of sorts to

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and

David Mazzucchelli David John Mazzucchelli (; born September 21, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer, known for his work on seminal superhero comic book storylines '' Daredevil: Born Again'' and '' Batman: Year One'', as well as for graphic novels in othe ...

's '' Born Again.'' He collaborated with writer Howard Mackie on the ''

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'' limited series in 1993–1994. At

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...

, Weeks drew the ''

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vs.

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'' and '' Tarzan vs. Predator: At the Earth's Core'' crossovers. Back at Marvel, he wrote and drew the ''Spider-Man: Death and Destiny'' limited series in 2000 and worked with

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on ''Spider-Man: The Mysterio Manifesto'' the following year. Other Marvel Comics titles he has contributed to include ''

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'' (1988–1989), '' The Destroyer'' (1989–1990), '' Spider-Man's Tangled Web'' (2002), ''

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'' vol. 4 #17-20 (with writer

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) (2003), ''

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'' vol. 3 (2002, 2005) and the five-part '' Captain Marvel'' (2008) mini-series. In a brief period with DC Comics, Weeks penciled the 1997 48-page bookshelf format book, ''

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: Gauntlet'', which was written by Bruce Canwell. He also worked as a storyboard artist for '' Superman: The Animated Series''. Weeks is the subject of the seventeenth volume of the ''Modern Masters'' series published by

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in 2008. Weeks is the writer and artist of "Angels Unaware", the opening three issue storyline of the eight-issue, Marvel anthology miniseries ''Daredevil: Dark Nights''. James Hunt of

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gave the first issue four and a half out of five stars. While Hunt praised Weeks' writing, he stated, "It's Weeks' art which really sells the story. Weeks is a very visual storyteller whose ideas translate fantastically onto the page, whether it's the ambiance of snow-covered streets or the fluid, weighty action scenes. The world looks grimy, yet ethereal. It's clear that the artists have a rock-solid grip on the character." The second issue was also given four and a half out of five stars by CBR's

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, who called it "hauntingly beautiful and surprisingly complex in the way it addresses the ideas of being a superhero", and that the storyline is a "fantastic" look at the character. He worked on '' Superman: Lois and Clark'' in 2015 with writer

Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw and Booster Gold. Jurgens ...

. In 2017, Weeks drew a ''

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'' one-shot.

Awards

In 2003, Lee Weeks shared the

Haxtur Award The Haxtur Award (''Premios Haxtur'') is a Spanish award for comics published in Spain. It is awarded annually at the Salón Internacional del Cómic del Principado de Asturias (International Comics Convention of the Principality of Asturias). It ...

for "Best Short Story" with

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and

Josef Rubinstein Josef "Joe" Rubinstein (born 4 June 1958) is a comic book artist and inker, most associated with inking Marvel Comics' '' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' and the 1982 four-issue ''Wolverine'' miniseries by Chris Claremont and Frank M ...

. In 2019, Weeks was awarded the Inkwell Awards All-in-One Award, having received 31% of the votes for that category.

Bibliography

Dark Horse Comics

* ''

Comics' Greatest World Comics' Greatest World was an imprint (trade name), imprint of Dark Horse Comics. It was created by Team CGW. Originally conceived in 1990, it took three years for the line (comics), line to be released, which led to an industry-wide perception tha ...

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'' (#3) (1993) * ''Comics Greatest World: Monster'' (#4) (1993) * ''Comics Greatest World: Pit Bulls'' (#2) (1993) * ''Comics Greatest World: X'' (#1) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Barb Wire'' (#9) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Catalyst: Agents of Change'' (#8) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Division 13'' (#13) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Hero Zero'' (#14) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: King Tiger'' (#15) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Mecha'' (#6) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Motorhead'' (#12) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Out of the Vortex'' (#16) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Rebel'' (#5) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: The Machine'' (#10) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Titan'' (#7) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Wolf Gang'' (#11) (1993) * ''

vs.

'' #1–2 (1992) * ''

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vs. Predator at the Earth's Core'' #1–4 (1996)

DC Comics

* ''

'' vol. 3 #50 (one page), 51–53, 67, ''Annual'' #2 (2018–2019) * '' Batman Black and White'' vol. 5 #5 ("Signals" story) (2021) * ''

'' #1, 7 (1995–1997) * ''The Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet'' #1 (1997) * ''

'' #1 (2017) * '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' #100 (1997) * '' Convergence: Superman'' #1 (2015) * ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman ...

'' #679–680 (1994) * ''

Heroes in Crisis ''Heroes in Crisis'' is an American comic book limited series published by DC Comics. It is written by Tom King and illustrated by Clay Mann. ''Heroes in Crisis'' follows the "Crisis" naming convention of prior DC crossovers, but is billed as ...

'' #3 (2019) * ''

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 ...

'' vol. 3 #1 (Superman) (2014) * '' Starman Secret Files'' #1 (1998) * '' Superman: Futures End'' #1 (2014) * '' Superman: Lois and Clark'' #1–8 (2015–2016) * ''

Titans In Greek mythology, the Titans ( grc, οἱ Τῑτᾶνες, ''hoi Tītânes'', , ''ho Tītân'') were the pre-Olympian gods. According to the ''Theogony'' of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (Sky) and Gai ...

'' vol. 3 #7 (2017)

Eclipse Comics

* ''

Alien Encounters In ufology, a close encounter is an event in which a person witnesses an unidentified flying object. This terminology and the system of classification behind it were first suggested in astronomer and UFO researcher J. Allen Hynek's 1972 book ''Th ...

'' #6, 9 (1986) * '' Miracleman'' #8 ("New Wave" backup story) (1986) * '' The New Wave'' #2 (1986) * ''Tales of Terror'' #5 (1986)

Marvel Comics

* ''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bim ...

'' vol. 2 #29 (2001) * ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #580, 627–629 (2009–2010) * '' The Avengers Annual'' #18 (1989) * ''

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'' #1 (2005) * ''

'' vol. 3 #18 (1999) * ''Captain America'' vol. 4 #17–20 (2003–2004) * ''Captain America'' vol. 5 #10 (2005) * '' Captain Marvel'' vol. 6 #1–5 (2008) * '' Civil War: Front Line'' #3–9 (2006) * '' D.P. 7 Annual'' #1 (1987) * ''

'' #284–285, 287–288, 291–295, 297–300, 380 (1990–1998) * ''Daredevil'' vol. 2 #94 (2007) * ''Daredevil: Dark Nights'' #1–3 (2013) * '' The Destroyer'' #1, 3, 5, 8 (1989–1990) * ''The Destroyer'' vol. 2 #1 (1991) * '' Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' #21–23 (1990) * ''

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: A Death in the Family'' #1 (2006) * ''

'' #1–4 (1993–1994) * ''

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/Captain America: Fear'' #1 (1992) * '' Giant-Size Invaders'' #2 (2006) * '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #107 (1990) * '' Hulk 1999'' #1 (1999) * ''

'' vol. 3 #40–43, 77–81 (2002–2005) * ''Iron Age'' #1 (2011) * ''

'' #15–23, 25–27, 29–31 (1988–1989) * ''

Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics originally from 1988 to 1995. It returned for a second volume in 2007–2008, and a third volume that started in 2019. Volume 1 The first volum ...

'' vol. 2 #11 (2008) * ''

The Mighty Avengers ''The Mighty Avengers'' is a comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics. Originally written by Brian Michael Bendis, also the writer of '' New Avengers'', the title first featured an officially sanctioned Avengers team of registered ...

'' #20 (2009) * ''

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe The ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' is an encyclopedic 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 by sporadic ...

Deluxe Edition'' #17 (1987) * '' Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' vol. 2 #13 (2000) * ''

Secret Invasion "Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight-issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term i ...

: Who Do You Trust'' #1 (2008) * ''

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'' vol. 2 #38 (2007) * ''Shadows & Light'' #2 (1998) * ''

Solo Avengers ''Solo Avengers'' was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, and was a spin-off from the company's superhero team title ''The Avengers''. It was published for 20 issues (December 1987–July 1989) until it was renamed ''Avenger ...

'' #10 (

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) (1988) * ''Spider-Man'' #34 (1993) * '' Spider-Man's Tangled Web'' #7–9 (2001–2002) * ''Spider-Man: Death and Destiny'' #1–3 (2000–2001) * ''Spider-Man: The Mysterio Manifesto'' #1–3 (2001) * '' Stan Lee Meets the Thing'' #1 (2006) * ''

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing ...

'' vol. 2 #15 (1999) * ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the ...

'' #314 (1994) * '' What The--?!'' #11 (1991) * ''

Wild Cards ''Wild Cards'' is a series of science fiction superhero shared universe anthologies, mosaic novels, and solo novels. They are written by a collection of more than forty authors (referred to as the "Wild Cards Trust") and are edited by George ...

'' #2 (1990) * '' Winter Soldier: Winter Kills'' #1 (2007) * ''

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'' #1–5 (2004) * ''

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'' #9 (1995) * ''

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: The Magneto War'' #1 (1999)

References

External links

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Lee Weeks
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators {{DEFAULTSORT:Weeks, Lee 1960 births 20th-century American artists 21st-century American artists American comics artists American comics writers American storyboard artists DC Comics people Living people Marvel Comics people The Kubert School alumni