Mark Brooks (comics)


Mark Brooks is an American comic book artist. For his cover art, he was awarded the Inkpot Award in 2014.
He has produced designs for a line of Marvel figures manufactured by Sideshow Collectibles.

Career

Brooks' first published work was in 10th Muse, written by Marv Wolfman for Image Comics, in which he penciled the Atlas back-up stories in 2001. His first cover was a variant for the Atlas #1 one-shot from Avatar Press, which he also penciled. His other early work included illustrating the covers for Transformers: More Than Meet the Eyes for Dreamwave Productions, G.I Joe vs. the Transformers for Devil's Due Publishing, and Ultraman Tiga for Dark Horse Comics.
In 2004, Brooks penciled and provided the cover art for a number of issues of Marvel Age Spider-Man, his first collaboration with Marvel. He then worked on Cable & Deadpool for two issues before moving on to illustrate the first arc of Amazing Fantasy (vol.2) featuring Anya Corazon. He signed an exclusive contract with Marvel the same year. Since then he has worked on various projects including penciling issues of The Amazing Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man Annual, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, and providing cover art for titles such as Araña: The Heart of the Spider, Avengers: The Initiative, Dark Reign: Young Avengers, and X-Men: Legacy.
In 2014, Brooks was awarded the Inkpot Award.
In 2016, Brooks gained critical acclaim and was nominated for the Eisner Award in two categories, best penciler/inker and best limited series, for his work in the Han Solo miniseries with writer Marjorie Liu, set between the original Star Wars film and The Empire Strikes Back.
In 2017, Brooks was the main cover artist for the 12-issue Secret Empire crossover storyline written by Nick Spencer.
In 2022, Brooks was the main cover artist for the Judgment Day crossover event written by Kieron Gillen.

Awards and recognition

Technique

Brooks primarily pencils his work digitally before colouring and rendering them with markers, coloured pencils, and acrylic paint.
His style has been compared to that of artist Alex Ross, who is known for his realistic depiction of comic book characters.

Interior work

DC Comics

  • Robotech Sourcebook #1

Marvel Comics

  • Marvel Age Spider-Man #1–2, 4, 6
  • Cable & Deadpool #1–2
  • Amazing Fantasy #1–2, 5–6
  • Amazing Spider-Man #515–518
  • X-Men: Age of Apocalypse One Shot #1
  • X-Men Unlimited #9
  • Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1–2
  • New X-Men #20–22; : #23
  • Ultimate X-Men #75, 94–95, 97–100
  • X-Men Annual #1
  • Ultimate Fantastic Four #39–41, 47–49
  • Young Avengers Presents #4
  • Ultimate X-Men/Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual #1
  • Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1–5
  • Cloak and Dagger #1
  • Age of Heroes #2
  • Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men #1
  • Spider-Man: Back in Quack #1
  • Fantastic Four #588
  • Thor #620.1
  • Uncanny X-Force #11–13
  • Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega #1–5
  • AvX: Consequences #4
  • Avengers: Heroes Welcome #1
  • Ultimate Spider-Man #200
  • Han Solo #1–5
  • Star Wars Saga #1
  • Giant Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein & Cockrum #1

Other publishers

  • 10th Muse #7–9
  • Atlas #1
  • Judo Girl #1

Cover work

DC Comics

Detective Comics #982–989, 991–995, 1002–1004
  • Heroes in Crisis #1
  • DCeased #6
  • Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy #6
  • Batman/Superman #13

Marvel Comics

  • Marvel Age Spider-Man #1–6
  • Amazing Fantasy #1–6
  • Cable & Deadpool #5, 29, 34–35
  • Araña: The Heart of the Spider #1–12
  • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 #1
  • Ororo: Before the Storm #1
  • X-Men Unlimited #9
  • New X-Men #20–25
  • Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #2–3
  • What If? Spider-Man The Other #1
  • X-Men Annual #1
  • Ultimate Fantastic Four #47–49
  • Avengers: The Initiative #14–20
  • Ultimate X-Men #98–99
  • Hulk: Broken Worlds #1
  • Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1–5
  • Ultimatum: X-Men Requiem #1
  • Cloak and Dagger #1
  • Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age #1
  • X-Men Origins: Deadpool #1
  • Rawhide Kid #3
  • Captain America #612
  • Secret Avengers #7
  • The Incredible Hulks #618
  • New Avengers #7
  • The Amazing Spider-Man #651
  • 5 Ronin #2
  • Uncanny X-Force #11
  • Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega #1–2
  • X-Men: Legacy #260.1–275
  • Uncanny Avengers #1
  • AvX: Consequences #4
  • Avengers #1, 3
  • AAFES #14
  • A + X #4
  • Fearless Defenders #1–12
  • Guardians of the Galaxy #1, 5
  • Secret Avengers #4
  • X-Men #1
  • Age of Ultron #10
  • Infinity #1
  • Deadpool #21–25.NOW, 27, 30–32, 34–39, 41–42; : 28–29
  • Revolutionary War: Alpha #1
  • Revolutionary War: Dark Angel #1
  • Revolutionary War: Knights of Pendragon #1
  • Revolutionary War: Death's Head II #1
  • Superior Spider-Man #27.NOW
  • Revolutionary War: Supersoldiers #1
  • Avengers: Heroes Welcome #1
  • Avengers Undercover #1
  • Revolutionary War: Motormouth #1
  • Revolutionary War: Warheads #1
  • Revolutionary War: Omega #1
  • Magneto #3
  • Avengers World #7
  • Original Sins #1–5
  • Uncanny X-Men Special #1
  • Iron Man Special #1
  • Nova Special #1
  • Ant-Man #1–5
  • Star Wars #13–14; : #1
  • Darth Vader #14–15, 19–20; : #1
  • Princess Leia #1
  • Kanan - The Last Padawan #1–5
  • Secret Wars #1, 5
  • Spider-Gwen #1
  • X-Tinction Agenda #1
  • Ant-Man: Last Days #1
  • Astonishing Ant-Man #1–3, 5–7
  • Kanan #7–12
  • Star Wars: Vader Down #1
  • All-New, All-Different Avengers #4
  • A-Force #3
  • Black Panther #1
  • Han Solo #1
  • Champions #1
  • Deadpool #25
  • Star Wars: Darth Maul #1
  • Secret Empire #0–10
  • Darth Vader #1
  • Astonishing X-Men #1
  • Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Captain Phasma #1
  • Secret Empire Omega #1
  • Marvel Legacy #1
  • Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #14
  • Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey #1
  • The Avengers #675–690
  • Avengers Universe #3–5, 7, 9–10, 19
  • The New Mutants: Dead Souls #1
  • Cosmic Ghost Rider #1
  • The Amazing Spider-Man #24, 49
  • Tony Stark: Iron Man #2, 15
  • Fantastic Four #25–36; : #1, 5
  • Extermination #1-5
  • Uncanny X-Men #4
  • Infinity Wars #6
  • Captain Marvel #1, 9–16
  • Avengers No Road Home #1
  • Conan the Barbarian #4
  • Deadpool #14
  • Black Cat #2
  • House of X #1
  • Powers of X #1
  • Marvel Comics #1000
  • X-Men #1, 6
  • Mighty World of Marvel #21
  • Amazing Mary Jane #1
  • X-Men/Fantastic Four #1–4
  • Iron Man #1
  • X of Swords: Creation #1
  • Avengers #37
  • Demon Days: X-Men #1
  • Captain America Anniversary Tribute #1
  • Black Widow #9–10
  • X-Men: Trial of Magneto #1
  • Inferno #1
  • X Lives of Wolverine #3
  • Immortal X-Men #1–8
  • Captain America #0
  • A.X.E.: Judgment Day #1–6
  • Avengers Assemble: Alpha #1

Other publishers