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Latest Comic Guest Announcement - Gary Frank Attending: Sat/Sun AFTER a brief 1991 with Toxic!, Apocalypse's short-lived British anthology, Gary Frank was enticed to Marvel UK where he drew covers and interiors for a variety of titles (Overkill, Motormouth and Codename: Genetix among them) between in 1992 and 1994. His output for the company reduced significantly from early 1993 when Marvel itself hired as the Incredible Hulk's new regular penciller. He stayed on the title until 1995 drawing 22 out of 24 issues after which he concentrated on covers and pinups and occasional fill-ins, not only for the House of Ideas but also Malibu's Ultraverse imprint, Harris and Valiant. After illustrating Bullets and Bracelets – a 1996 one-shot published by Marvel and DC as part of their joint Amalgam line – Frank was hired by DC to relaunch Supergirl (drawing 17 of the first 18 issues but also 1996's Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey one-shot). Midway through '97 he was lured to WildStorm for which he pencilled 17 issues during which time artist Jim Lee's high profile Image imprint was acquired by DC. Then it was back to Image – this time to artist Marc Silvestri's Top Cow imprint – for Kin. A 2000 six-parter that he wrote as well as drew, it was followed by Midnight Nation, a 12-parter written by Babylon 5​ creator J Michael Straczynski. After that came a return to Marvel where Frank pencilled two 2003 issues the Avengers authored by Geoff Johns, a writer who would play a significant role in the artist's career going forward. Next the artist would reunite with Straczynski for the 18 issues of 2003's Supreme Power and the seven of Squadron Supreme that followed it before moving back to DC for a collaboration with Johns that would begin a partnership that continues to this day. After their year on Action Comics the pair moved onto the six issues of 2009's Superman: Secret Origins and then to Justice League, where they produced a 13-part back up featuring Shazam, as DC's Captain Marvel is now known. In 2012, while the Shazam serial was running DC released Johns and the artist's Batman: Earth One graphic novel. A sequel is currently being drawn by Franks, who continues to produce covers and pinups.