Mahmud A. Asrar

Mahmud A. Asrar
Asrar at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan, October 16, 2011
Born (1976-11-20) November 20, 1976 (age 47)
Ankara, Turkey[1]
Area(s)Penciller, Inker
Notable works
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Mahmud Anjum Asrar (born November 20, 1976) is an Austrian comic book artist who is known for his work on American and non-American comic books.[2]

His American work includes runs on Conan the Barbarian, King Conan, X-Men, X-Men Red, Wolverine & the X-Men, All-New All-Different Avengers and others for Marvel Comics, Supergirl and Batman vs Robin for DC Comics, and for co-creating, with writer Jay Faerber, the series Dynamo 5, which debuted in March 2007 from Image Comics.[1]

Early life

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Asrar was born in Ankara, Turkey to an Austrian mother and a Pakistani father.[3] He expressed an interest in art and comic books at an early age.

He attended Hacettepe University from 1994 to 1996, majoring in fine arts and graphics, and Anatolian University from 1996 to 2000, majoring in the same.[1]

Career

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Asrar came to the attention of writer Jay Faerber through his work on the independent anthology Digital Webbing Presents, and through a recommendation by Invincible artist Ryan Ottley, which led to his work on the Image Comics monthly series Dynamo 5, which Faerber and Asrar co-created, and on which Asrar was the regular artist. Asrar's other Image Comics work includes Small Gods.

Asrar also pencilled She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision, a one-shot written by Peter David, that was published in December 2008, by Marvel Comics.[2] He was the artist on the Brightest Day: Atom oneshot written by Jeff Lemire that leads into an Atom co-feature in Adventure Comics,[4] and is currently the artist of Supergirl in the rebooted DC Universe.[5] Starting in March 2013, Asrar was the lead artist on Ultimate Comics: X-Men.[6]

Bibliography

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DC

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Image

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Marvel

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Other publishers

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  • Alacakaranlik #2 (2006)
  • Cyberage Adventures #2: "Jade Tiger" (2005, IHero Entertainment)
  • Digital Webbing Presents #20, 25-26 (Digital Webbing Press, 2004–05)
  • Dylan Dog #9 (Rodeo Kitap, 2004)
  • Nothingface, graphic novel (Digital Webbing Press, 2004)
  • Resimli Roman #2-3 (2005)
  • Rodeo Strip #1-6, 11 (Rodeo Kitap, 2004–06)
  • Star Wars: Jedi The Dark Side, miniseries #1-5 (2011)
  • Seruven #6 (2005)
  • Warmageddon Quarterly #2-3 (2006, L Jamal Inc)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "About". Mahmud A. Asrar Online Portfolio. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Weiland, Jonah (December 20, 2006). "Ain't Nothing but a Family Thing: Faerber Talks Dynamo 5". Comic Book Resources.
  3. ^ "Interview with Artist Mahmud Asrar, Comics Artist". Copic Marker. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  4. ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (April 13, 2010). "Lemire Embiggens Ray Palmer". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  5. ^ Truitt, Brian (September 19, 2011). "Supergirl gets a teenage makeover". USA Today. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  6. ^ Richards, Dave (December 11, 2012). "Asrar Draws on the 'Natural Resources' of 'Ultimate Comics X-Men'". Comic Book Resources.
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