Artist Bio: Chris Ivy

Well, as promised, here is a quick little artist's bio on Sequential Treasures newest resident, Chris Ivy. And away we go...

"Chris Ivy's career in comics started with a phone call from legend Don Perlin just two days before he graduation from art college in 1987. He asked if Chris was interested in a staff job at Marvel in 1987, working under Perlin himself and John Romita in Marvel’s Art Corrections dept. Chris learned more from the both of them in the next 12 months then in any of his schooling about the art of comics. After a short stint in the same year as Joe Rubenstein's inking assistant, he began his own lucrative freelance career on the lowest rung of the ladder—pencilling, coloring and (mostly) inking for Marvel—starting on a couple of the New Universe titles, Remo Williams: Destroyer and Wolf Pack. He eventually gained enough trust from editors there to expand to higher-selling books (Avengers, Marvel Comics Presents, Alpha Flight, Punisher, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Blade, Cage, Wolverine and plenty others), while working with some of the best talent in the business. In “Forrest Gump” fashion—he seemed to meet and befriend key figures in the industry (Jim Lee, Jim Valentino, Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld, Whilce Portacio, to name a few) over the next several years that led him to more high-profile work on titles at Image (Shadowhawk, Wildstorm Swimsuit issue, Supreme, Phantom Force, Union), Valiant-Voyager/Acclaim (Bloodshot, H.A.R.D. Corps), DC (Anima, Superman, Flash, Beast Boy, Sovereign Seven, JLA) and Dark Horse (Star Wars-Bounty Hunters: Kenix Kil , Aliens v. Predator: Xenogenesis, Aliens v. Predator v. Terminator, Planet of the Apes). Truly, Chris was one of the most prolific artist/inkers within the comic industry throughout the late 80's and well into the 90's!"

Of course, those days are long gone and things have changed very much since then. With the crushing industry-wide implosion through the last half of the 90’s and early 2000’s, work has been much harder to come by. Lately, most of his time is spent looking for any and all illustration work, making some of the convention circuit, as well as doing private comic-related commission work through places like ComicArtFans.com and eBay. And now, selling his original pages through Sequential Treasures: Comic Art Sales can be added to that list.

So, make sure to check out the art we currently have on hand from Chris. More will be on the way very soon. Don't miss out. Until later, peace out!