John Romita, Jr.

John Romita, Jr. is a comic book artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics in the 1970s through the 2000s. He is often referred to as JRJR (abbreviation of John Romita, Jr.)

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Comic book - Marvel Comics - 1970s - 2000s

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He is the son of John Romita, Sr.

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Romita's early popularity was based on his run on Iron Man in the 1970s with writer David Michelinie and artist Bob Layton.In the early- 1980s, he had his first run on the Amazing Spider-Man, working with writer Roger Stern he co created the character Hobgoblin and he drew an issue in which Spider-Man would encounter the Juggernaut and the Juggernaut would end up traped in cement foundations. In the mid-1980s he had a run on Uncanny X-Men with author Chris Claremont which brought him immense popularity, as the X-Men had become a huge industry phenomenon by that time.

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Iron Man - David Michelinie - Bob Layton - 1980s - Roger Stern - Hobgoblin - Juggernaut - Uncanny X-Men - Chris Claremont - X-Men

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In the late '80s and early '90s, Romita enjoyed an acclaimed stint on Daredevil with writer Ann Nocenti and Eisner Award-winning inker Al Williamson, noted for its creation of long-running Daredevil nemesis Typhoid Mary.

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Daredevil - Ann Nocenti - Eisner Award - Al Williamson - Typhoid Mary

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Romita later collaborated with the enigmatic Frank Miller on a Daredevil origin story entitled The Man Without Fear, considered to be a companion of sorts to Miller's Batman: Year One tale. Romita worked on a host of Marvel titles during the '90s, including Punisher: War Zone, the Cable mini-series, The Mighty Thor, a return to Iron Man, and the Punisher/Batman cross-over.

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Frank Miller - Batman - Punisher - Cable - The Mighty Thor - Iron Man

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In the 2000s, Romita again came to prominence for his second run illustrating The Amazing Spider-Man (the title for which his father is best known for drawing in the 1960s) for writer J. Michael Straczynski. As of 2004, Romita's art is currently on display in The Gray Area mini-series for Image Comics, as well as Marvel's Wolverine with author Mark Millar as part of the character's thirtieth-anniversary celebration.

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The Amazing Spider-Man - 1960s - J. Michael Straczynski - Image Comics - Wolverine - Mark Millar

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