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(Wolverine: First Class, New Exiles cover artist) | |  | |  Co-creator of the X-Men's Rogue character, Michael Golden has been called “a legend” in the comics industry, and is sought after worldwide for his unique style, cover dynamics and story construction that has garnered him a legion of devotees that number not only comic readers but other artists as well!
With pivotal and groundbreaking work on “The 'Nam,” “Micronauts,” “G.I. Joe Yearbook,” “Dr. Strange,” “Nightwing,” “Detective,” “Heroes for Hire,” “Hulk,” “Spiderman,” “Uncanny X-Men” and “Iron Man” among much, much more-- Golden, modestly never says which is his own personal favorite project... However, according to one art dealer, “Everybody in the business has been influenced by Golden’s Dr. Strange.
Michael, no matter on which character, is indeed known for his unique art style that at various times seems detailed and at other times seems to be amazingly streamlined--cutting away the excess and maintaining the true essentials of a piece. As a conceptual cover artist, Golden has penciled everything from Batman and Captain America to Vampirella and Conan-- and “Virtually every character in the industry at some point or another. I'm the one they come to when they want one of those covers with a thousand characters on them,” he laughs.
Other milestones in Golden's career include the co-creation of “Bucky O'Hare,” with writer Larry Hama, which led to an animated series and toy line designed by Michael, as well as the creation “Spartan X” with the input of Jackie Chan and editor/writer Renee Witterstaetter.
Current projects include “Manga Bucky O’Hare” from Vanguard Productions; “Michael Golden Monsters” portfolio from Eva Ink; “Heroes and Villains Sketchbook” from Eva Ink; “Modern Masters in the Studio with Michael Golden” DVD and trade from TwoMorrows; “The Creator Chronicles : Michael Golden” DVD from Woodcrest Productions, and the best selling “Excess: The Art of Michael Golden,” from Vanguard which sold out and is into a second printing. Michael's new sketchbook “MORE Heroes and Villains” is due out in the fall. A massive all-encompassing coffee table book is also in the works!!
Honored with gallery shows in places as diverse as New York, Brussels, Antwerp, Gijon, Paris and Barcelona, Golden is sought after for his signature art class in storytelling, which he has conducted throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Michael has served as an Editor at DC Comics as well as Senior Art Director at Marvel Comics, and has worked on scores of movie production projects, including some currently in development. As well as design work for both Universal and Disney.
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