Latest Comic Guest Announcement - JOE BENITEZ

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Latest Comic Guest Announcement - Joe Benitez

 

Attending: Saturday & Sunday

 

FIRST UK APPEARANCE

Writer/Artist: Lady Mechanika; Weapon Zero; The Darkness

CURRENTLY writing and drawing Lady Mechanika for his own Benitez Productions, Joe Benitez first came to notice as the co-creator of Weapon Zero, illustrating and co-writing Top Cow’s initial 1995 five-parter and all 15 issues of the monthly series that followed in 1996.

Prior to the series’ launch Benitez had already been working for the Image imprint and its WildStorm associate for almost two years, assisting on a variety of titles. While illustrating the ongoing Weapon Zero, he was also a significant contributor to Devil’s Reign, working on the Ballistic/Wolverine, Witchblade/Elektra and Silver Surfer/Weapon Zero chapters of the 1997 Marvel/Top Cow crossover.

Wrapping up on the Weapon Zero monthly the artist remained with Top Cow to illustrate 18 issues of The Darkness and then 2000’s Magdalena three-parter following which he played a major role in both issues of the Overkill: Witchblade/Aliens/Darkness/Predator crossover.

Increasingly in demand as a cover artist, Benitez produced no further story art until 2003 when he was heavily involved with two one-shots: The Magdalena/Vampirella and Witchblade: Nottingham. His first major non-Top Cow project followed in 2005 when he co-wrote and drew the six issues of Wraithborn for WildStorm, which had been acquired by DC in 1999.

Work on a variety of DC superhero titles followed although he was also producing covers for an increasing number of publishers; Aspen, Zenescope, IDW, Dynamite and Extreme Studios (another Image imprint) as well as DC among them. Benitez – who pencilled 2010’s Pilot Season: Demonic one shot for Top Cow – continues with his’ cover work although his primary focus these days is Lady Mechanika, which he launched at Aspen in 2010.