Alitha Martinez
Alitha E. Martinez is an American comic book artist best known for her work on for Marvel Comics's Iron Man, the [List of List of Heroes graphic novels|Heroes graphic novels|Heroes] webcomics, and DC's Batgirl. Over the course of her career she has worked for all the major comic book publishers, including Marvel, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Archie Comics.
Career
Martinez attended the School of Visual Arts in the mid-1990s. She has discussed the challenges she faced as often the only female student in her cartooning classes.For much of the latter half of the 1990s, Martinez worked as a background assistant/inker for other creators, with her earliest known work being her 1993 contribution to the series Cable. Martinez counts 1999 as her big break in comics when she was working as an assistant to Marvel editor Joe Quesada. Via this connection, she became the lead artist on Iron Man, working on the book throughout 2000 and 2001.
After a series of short stints and one-shots for the next few years, Martinez became a regular artist on the Season 2 and Season 3 Heroes webcomics produced in 2008β2009 to supplement the popular television show of the same name.
Moving to DC Comics, Martinez co-created the villain Knightfall in Batgirl #10.
In recent years, she helped create the artwork, including cover art, for a special commemorative issue of Riverdale by Archie Comics. Martinez penciled most of the first five issues of World of Wakanda, a spin-off from the Marvel Comics' Black Panther title that was primarily written by Roxane Gay. In 2017, she was a guest artist for the limited series Lazarus X+66 from Image Comics, written by Greg Rucka. She also worked on five issues of Marvel Comics' Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur.
In 2019, Martinez released the series Omni with writer Devin K. Grayson for the Humanoids Publishing comic line.
In 2020, art by Martinez was included in the exhibit Women in Comics: Looking Forward, Looking Back at the Society of Illustrators in New York City.
Martinez is on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts.
Personal life
Martinez is of Honduran and Curaçao heritage. She has a son named Michael.Awards
- 2018 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series
- 2018 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book
Archie Comics
New Crusaders issues #3β5 β with writer Ian FlynnRiverdale One-Shot β with writer Will EwingMighty Crusaders #1 β with writer Ian FlynnDC Comics
Batgirl issues #7, 8, 10 β with writer Gail SimoneVertigo Quarterly CMYK #1 β with writer Amy ChuRepresent: It's a Bird! β with writer Christian CooperDevil's Due Publishing
Voltron: Defender of the Universe #9β11 β with writer Dan JolleyGraphic Universe
The Quest for Dragon Mountain: Book 16 β with writer Robin Mayhall''Heroes">List of Heroes graphic novels">Heroes''
Faces, Part 1 β with writer Mark SableBerlin parts 1 and 2 β with writer Christopher ZattaHindsight β with writer Oliver GrigsbyForesight β with writer Zach CraleyDreams Unto Death β with writer Christopher ZattaThe Sting of Injustice β with writer Christopher ZattaViewpoints β with writer Chuck KimThe Caged Bird parts 1 and 2 β with writer Timm Keppler- What We Have Wrought β with writer Joseph Robert Donnelly