Monday, May 24, 2010

Special Guest: Ethan Van Sciver

Ethan Van Sciver is one of the most popular artists working in comics today, with a body of work that includes definitive treatments of some of the most prominent characters in mainstream comics. His first major work was on the DC Comics series Impulse with writer Todd Dezago in 1999. During writer Grant Morrison’s run on Marvel’s New X-Men in 2002, Van Sciver’s strikingly detailed and kinetic work elevated his profile in the eyes of critics, fans and publishers alike. In 2004, writer Geoff Johns and Van Sciver brought Hal Jordan back to the DC Universe as Earth's main Green Lantern in the six-issue miniseries Green Lantern: Rebirth, before the duo re-launched the Green Lantern title itself with a new volume. In 2007, Johns, Van Sciver, Dave Gibbons and Ivan Reis produced the eleven-issue Sinestro Corps War across the two Green Lantern monthly titles. This story launched the Sinestro Corps, the antithesis of the Green Lantern Corps, led by rogue Green Lantern Sinestro and his Qwardian yellow power ring. Van Sciver's most recent work includes the six-issue mini-series The Flash: Rebirth, and variant covers for the massive DC Comics event, Blackest Night.