Barry Kitson

Barry Kitson is a British comics artist best known as a penciler of major superhero comic books published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

Biography

Kitson's first professional work was Spider-Man for Marvel UK. He also drew many stories for 2000 AD, beginning with a "Future Shocks" tale written by Peter Milligan as well as others by Grant Morrison, and going on to achieve great acclaim with his detailed work on Judge Anderson written by Alan Grant.

Kitson provided illustrations for "Osgood Peabody's Big Green Dream Machine", a Superman text story written by Grant Morrison which appeared in the 1986 British Superman Annual. His first American work for DC Comics was a Batgirl Special published in 1988. He and writers Keith Giffen and Alan Grant launched the L.E.G.I.O.N. series in February 1989. The Azrael series was crafted by Kitson and writer Dennis O'Neil beginning in February 1995. While drawing Azrael, Kitson drew part of the "Contagion" storyline which crossed-over through the various Batman-related titles. Kitson was one of the many artists who contributed to the Superman: The Wedding Album one-shot in 1996 wherein the title character married Lois Lane. With writers Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, Kitson produced the JLA: Year One limited series which clarified elements of the team's origin. In 2000, Kitson drew a series titled Empire which was written by Waid, whose protagonist was a Doctor Doom-like supervillain named Golgoth who had defeated all superheroes and conquered the world. The series was originally published by Gorilla Comics, a company formed by Waid, Kurt Busiek and several others, but the company folded after only two issues were published. Empire was completed under the DC Comics label in 2003 and 2004. In 2002 he began a run on The Titans and in 2004, he and Waid relaunched Legion of Super-Heroes. for DC Comics and continued on it for two and a half years ending with issue No. 31.

Kitson has worked with Marvel Comics since 2007 on titles including The Order, Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four, and The Amazing Spider-Man. In addition, he has worked on The Incredible Hulk, an Iron Man miniseries, and FF.

Bibliography

DC

• 9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember, Volume Two (2002)
• Action Comics (Catwoman) No. 611â€"614 (1988)
• The Adventures of Superman No. 507â€"513, 515, 0, 517â€"519 (1993â€"95)
• Azrael No. 1â€"19, 21â€"28, Annual No. 1â€"2 (1995â€"97)
• Batgirl Special No. 1 (1988)
• Batman: Book of the Dead, Elseworlds miniseries No. 1â€"2 (1999)
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight No. 63, 146â€"148 (1994â€"2001)
• Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire (1994)
• Batman: Shadow of the Bat No. 35â€"38, 43â€"44, 50 (1995â€"96)
• DC Universe: Trinity No. 1â€"2 (1993)
• Detective Comics No. 670 (1994)
• Empire, miniseries, No. 0, 1â€"6 (2003â€"04)
• Fables No. 59, 130 (2007â€"2013)
• Fairest No. 14 (2013)
• The Flash No. 84 (1993)
• Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold miniseries, No. 1â€"6 (1999â€"2000)
• JLA: Year One limited series No. 1â€"12 (1998)
• JSA: All Stars, miniseries, No. 3 (2003)
• JSA Strange Adventures miniseries No. 1â€"6 (2004â€"05)
• The Kingdom: Planet Krypton No. 1 (1999)
• L.E.G.I.O.N. No. 1â€"18 (artist); No. 25â€"27, 29â€"37, 39â€"43, 46â€"47 (writer/artist); No. 48, Annual No. 3 (writer) (1989â€"93)
• Legends of the Legion No. 1â€"4 (1998)
• Legion of Super Heroes, vol. 3, Annual No. 4 (1988)
• Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 5 No. 1â€"3, 5â€"7, 10â€"13, 16â€"17, 19, 23â€"28, 30 (2005â€"07)
• Lobo No. 37 (1997)
• Magnetic Men Featuring Magneto No. 1 (1997)
• Silver Age: Dial H For Hero No. 1 (2000)
• Superman Annual (1986)
• Superman: The Wedding Album No. 1 (1996)
• Teen Titans/Legion Special No. 1 (2004)
• The Titans No. 37â€"40, 42â€"44, 47â€"50 (2002â€"03)
• Worlds' Finest No. 11 (2013)

IPC Magazines

• 2000 AD (Future Shocks): No. 437, 440, 473, 475, 482, 501 (1985â€"86); (Judge Anderson): No. 520â€"531 (1987); (Judge Dredd): No. 464â€"465, 481, 484, 491, 493, 506, 540â€"541, 557, 562â€"564, 587, 622, 629â€"630 (1986â€"89)
• Judge Dredd Megazine, vol. 2, No. 18 (1992)

Marvel

• Alpha Flight No. 122â€"123 (1993)
• The Amazing Spider-Man No. 558, 574, 577, 583, 586, 590â€"591, 594, 602, 604, 659 (2008â€"11)
• Avengers Assemble No. 18â€"19 (2013)
• Avengers/Thunderbolts miniseries No.1â€"2 (2004)
• Captain America and Iron Man No. 633â€"635 (2012)
• Fantastic Four No. 602â€"603 (2012)
• FF No. 4â€"5, 10â€"11 (2011)
• Incredible Hulks No. 614â€"616 (2010â€"11)
• Iron Man No. 288, Annual No. 12 (among other artists) (1991â€"93)
• Iron Man 2: Public Identity miniseries No. 1â€"3 (2010)
• Iron Man 2.0 No. 1â€"3 (among other artists) (2011)
• Marvel Apes No. 1 (2008)
• The Order No. 1â€"4, 6â€"8 (2007â€"08)
• Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four miniseries No. 1â€"4 (2008)
• Thor No. 12.1, 22 (2012)
• Weapon X No. 13 (2003)
• Web of Spider-Man, vol. 2, No. 2, 4 (2010)
• Wild Cards No. 1â€"4 (1990)
• Wolverine No. 28â€"29 (1990)

Marvel UK

• Captain Britain No. 5, 10 (with Jamie Delano, 1985)
• Spider-Man Weekly No. 607, 609
• Spacethieves
• Transformers No. 31â€"32, 45â€"46, 48, 50, 59â€"60, 64 (with Simon Furman, October 1985 â€" June 1986)

Other publishers

• Empire No. 1â€"2 (with Mark Waid, Gorilla Comics, Mayâ€"September 2000)

References

External links

• Official website
• Barry Kitson at Barney
• Barry Kitson at the Comic Book DB
• Barry Kitson at Mike's Amazing World of Commics
• Barry Kitson at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
• Barry Kitson Art, official Yahoo Group